Snow laid on the almost comfy bed patiently she waited for him to return, dangling her feet over the edge as she starred mindless at the ceiling. She rolled onto her side and fiddled with the pillow, it was cold to the touch. Another hour passed before she drifted off into sleep.
Ruvik opened the door slowly with his arms occupied with a box of papers he carried to his desk setting it down silently After He spotted snow fast asleep in his bed. 'She must've got bored.' he thought.
Snow snapped open her eyes at the cold touch that wisp across her forehead. Ruvik was sitting beside her reading a book when she finally awoke and picked herself up almost falling off the bed.
"I see you're tired." He smirked.
"No..I was just resting my eyes." Snow stated as she rubbed her eye.
He closed his book and looked to her. "How about you catch some sleep and we can continue tomorrow." Ruvik smiled and got up to open the door.
Snow nodded and sleepily walked into the hallway as Ruvik followed behind to make sure she got to her room safely before telling her goodnight.
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Snow ran down the hallway and hid around the corner, giggling as she saw her friend frantically search for her. He backed up to the edge where Snow hid as he stood still, she sheepishly smiled and pounced onto his back knocking him off balance. The two laughed as they skipped down another hallway. "Do you want to meet someone?" the boy whispered then he pointed to the large doors.
Snow tilted her head in wonderment then followed the boy into the off limits area of the hospital. Upon entering the dim lighted hall Snow stopped in place, she remembered Ruvik telling her to stay away from this part of the hospital. The boy stopped and looked back at Snow. "Hey come on! He's just up ahead!" he whispered loudly as he sneaked through the hall and cut the corner at the end.
Snows eyes fixed in concern at the shadows behind the door as she cut the corner to another hall where she saw the boy peering through the bars of a door.
He gestured for Snow to come closer.
"This is berry." he whispered and gestured to the large figure stood behind the bars.
"Here give him this." the boy pulled out an apple and handed it to Snow.
"Feed him the Apple." the boy smiled.
Snow lifted a brow in confusion. "But why?"
"Because he thinks he's a horse, now put your hand through the bars and feed him the apple."
Snow cautiously put her hand through the bars and held the apple in front of the man. She waited a moment as she watched him opens his mouth and bit the apple slowly, He huffed then drops it as he tries to bite snows fingers, quickly she pulled her hand out before he could.
"No! Bad berry!" the boy shouted at the man.
The man started making horse noises and kicking the furniture in his room.
"If you keep doing that no apples for a week!" the boy yelled through the bars calming the man as he crawled to the corner and ate his apple.
Snows face sat in confusion as she watched the man for a moment. "Why do you treat him like a horse?" snow looked to the boy.
The boy smiled. "Would you rather be a happy horse or a sad man?"
Snow smirked before moving away from the door and walking down the hall with the boy.
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They came to a stop at one of the patients that stood in the middle of the hall, snow studied him for a moment.
"What's He doing out?" the boy whispered and continued to walk forward but was stopped when Snow grabbed his sleeve.
"No..there's something wrong." Snow felt uneasy as she looked at the man's face.
His teeth were gritted together and his fists her clenched tightly as if he was ready to charge.
Snow began backing away slowly, pulling the boys sleeve with her.
The man screamed and charged at them causing the two to split up and run through the halls with screams still echoed through them.
Snow stopped in place. she came into contact with the deranged patient and tried to duck under his large arm before he grabbed her but failed as he picked her up and squeezed the life out of her then throwing her small figure into the wall.
Snow coughed and slowly picked herself up, before the man grabbed her hair and smiled as he looked into her face.
"Such a pretty lady." he ran his fingers down the side of her face as she tried to break free from his grasp.
"Pretty ladies don't fight." he smiled menacingly then hit snow across her cheek causing droplets of blood to drip from it.
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The moment was silent then the man gasped and choked as he released snow slowly, she dropped to the ground and starred at the man in confusion before he dropped to his knees and fell over. Behind him stood Ruvik with a stern look on his face.
He looked to Snow then to the boy that peeked down the hallway at them.
"Haven't I warned you about this part of the hospital?" his voice was rough as he helped snow to her feet.
"There's many reasons to stay away from these patients..like this one" he pointed to the man that laid on the floor and looked snow in the eyes. "He's one of the more dangerous types. He could have.." His voice trailed off as he was still angered.
"It's time to go." He placed something back into his sleeve then walked passed her and to the end of the hallway and stood waiting for her at the door.
Snow felt something tug at her mind as she looked to Ruvik before passing by him.
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The boy followed them back to the patient's ward but fled instead of following them any further as he saw Ruvik gesture for him to leave before he and snow walked into her room.
Snow sat on her bed and looked off into the distance as Ruvik shut the door quietly.
"I apologize." snow whispered.
Ruvik studied her for a moment and stepped forward into the small light of the room.
"I.." Ruvik looked off in the distance while collecting in thought what he was going to say. 'These feelings are almost alien to me.' he thought before speaking.
"You just need to be more careful, these are not regular people here."
Snow looked to him.
"Regular? Ive been here my whole life..is there a different type of regular than in here and outside?" snow questioned staring at his expression.
He sighed. "Everyone here is mad if not then at the edge."
Snow thought for a moment and scratch the side of her head.
"Mad in what way?"
Ruvik looked to her again and turned more to her. "Mad in a way that makes it seem you're the only sane one here out of the doctors, the staff..and me.." he looked to the ground as snow tilted her head.
"If that is regular then you're absolutely mad."
Ruvik smirked. "You really believe so?"
Snow nodded her head. "Some of the best people are mad." she smiled.
Ruvik ruffled hi hand through her hair and smiled at snows sweet tone before getting up and walking towards the door.
"Goodnight." he whispered.
Snow smiled and waved as Ruvik left her room.
After shutting the door and locking it Ruviks smile faltered.
'If only she knew.' he put the keys into his pocket and strided down the hall to the basement.
