PROLOGUE

"Let's go over this one more time." The doctor, Mr. Toren or something, says. "You have two best friends named Leo and Jason. Only you can see them. Only you can talk to them. One day you came home and they weren't there."

I refuse to speak, but my father piped up. "Yes. She doesn't talk much, only to them. But, what is it?"

I'M. NOT. CRAZY.

I wish I could say those three words, but I refuse to talk to them. My father, sending me to a mental institution! The nerve of him!

They talk a bit more, but I tune it out. I can mouth what my father says sometimes like," Will she be alright?" and "We're taking her to a place called Half- Blood Mental Institution."

When they're done talking Mr. Whatever His Name Is turns to me.

"We will escort you to the hospital."

We walk silently to minivan with the red logo of the hospital on the side.

'We're not happy, until you're fixed!' is the red logo.

I snort and pull the door open, slamming my body into the seat.

We take a twenty minute drive to the Institution.

Why me? Where are Jason and Leo? We were all such great friends, why did they leave me? They were my only friends! I'm considered a freak because I talk to them, but they said to ignore it and Leo ties there shoelaces together. If he's not real, how does he do that?

The minivan jolts to a stop before turning, letting me read the sign.

"HALF- BLOOD MENTAL INSTITUTION" has been faded so it looks like 'ALL MENTAL IN TUTION'.

They stop and I race out the door.

I walk inside to see white.

At first I thought I was dead.

White walls, white ceiling, white tiles, white furniture, white lights, everything.

I hope the rooms aren't like this.

We walk to the desk to see a cheery lady, making me want to throw up.

Her name tag reads 'APHRODITE! :D'.

She must've written it.

"Hello! I am Aphrodite! Let me show you to your room, Piper!"

How does she know my name?

I walk with her and she shows me my room down at B hall.

Thankfully it's not white.

My dad says goodbye to me in which I only glare at him and Aphrodite shows me to the other patients.

She knocks on a door with loud rock music playing in.

A girl with short black hair and electric blue eyes opens it.

"What?" she snaps.

"Thalia, this is Piper. Thalia has anger issues."

"I DO NOT!" she screams, chucking a pillow at us.

I dodge easily, rolling to the side, while Aphrodite simply gets hit by the pillow.

She throws it back in and closes her door.

"Next!" she sings.

We walk to a door with the words 'HAZEL' on the door in black sharpie.

Aphrodite sighs. "I told her to stop doing that."

She knocks and a head peeks out of the door.

"Hazel gets flashbacks of her when she was younger. She claimed she died once."

"I did!" Hazel sighs.

I smile at her.

Hoping she knows sign language I sign 'I believe you'.

She looks at me in surprise, obviously knowing sign language.

"Thanks! Reyna has a problem where she doesn't talk either. She carries a notebook around."

I nod. Thats a good idea.

"Goodbye Hazel." Aphrodite says. "Remember dinner's in a hour."

She nods and closes the door.

Aphrodite brings me back to my room.

"After dinner we have group counseling."

I nod and she shuts my door.

I look in my closet to find our 'uniform'.

Yeah right.

I grab my bag and pull out my fabrics, ready to annoy some people.

I grab the red and take the gray tank top and make red ruffles on it. I grab the normal blue jeans and cut them the shorts and make little cuts in them. I wear the white converses and draw on them, hearts and quotes, peace signs and knifes, and color it all. The dinner bell rings when I finish and I slip the clothes on.

Everyone stares at my transformed uniform as I walk in but I don't care.

I mess with my braid and sit next to Hazel and Thalia, along with some other kids.

They stare at me and I glare at them.

"Guys this is Piper." Hazel introduces.

"Why is she in the nut house?" a girl with brown hair and light green eyes asks.

"Katie, be nice! And we don't know. She doesn't talk, like you Reyna." she gestures to who must be Reyna.

She looks at me and writes something down.

In scribbly handwriting it reads 'Need a notepad? None of the workers know sign language.'.

I smile at her and nod.

She takes out a purple notebook and hands it to me.

I smile and write 'Thanks. I haven't talked to anybody since I was seven. It feels weird.'.

She smiles back.

I look around at these people.

They're nice, but no ones like Leo and Jason.

No one will replace them.

Ever.

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Pieces and Peaches

-Gray