Chapter 1:
Well, today is the day. Today is the day for the fifth time. I'm being transferred to a new hospital called the "Domino Psychiatric Hospital." Rumor has it, some of the most insane people are housed in this mental ward. People like the infamous Ishtar Duo. Two brothers who, so they think, killed their own father in cold blood. They both plead guilty to reasons of insanity and were shipped right off to the DPH, no questions asked. Rumor has it that they were being abused, but this allegation is often hand-waved because their older brother and sister never spoke up about the accusation. Heh..."Domino Psychiatric Hospital". It has the tamest name out of every hospital I've been to, yet it's home to some of the sickest minds. Speaking of home, I want to go home. I want to see my mother and my grandpa again, I want to continue working at our family game shop, and I just want to...
Thunk!
Thunk, thunk, thunk!
I repeatedly punched myself in the head. This is something I do when I'm trying to recover lost memories, I'm having one of my severe attacks, or simply when I'm trying to ease the overwhelming emotional pain that the tiny shards and pieces of my unforgotten memories leave behind in their wake. I shake my head, wipe the tears I didn't know I was shedding, and attempt to calm myself down. I look down to my suitcase and what little belongings and have. "I swiftly close the suitcase, which I had just finished packing, and sat down on the bed. Still trying to collect myself, I fumbled with the unfinished, golden pyramid puzzle necklace that I've alway had hanging around my neck. My grandpa gave it to me...well, at least I think he did. I can't remember. I'm still wondering why they even allowed me to keep this because they took every other belonging of mine. Someone came running backwards...it must've been the person from before. The person that was with that brunette guy. "BEEP. BEEP. BEE-WOAH!" Another dark-skinned brunette backed up past my cell and looked up at the room number as she did so.
"Man, I was WAY off!" She opens the door… "Hmm...Patient 519649...I thought you'd be taller!" She said, playfulness evident her voice. She was about my height, maybe an inch taller. I'm short? If so, I never noticed considering I haven't been around many people for the last... years. "I opened my mouth and quickly I closed it. I didn't know how to respond her. She looked at me sadly for a moment before bouncing back into happy mode. "...C'mon kiddo!" She said, as she slowly reached her hand out to me. I stared at her hand momentarily before hesitantly and gingerly taking her hand. She firmly gripped my hand in her cold one as we began our journey down the freezing, empty hall. She was strong for a girl, pulling me along and slightly dragging me. Her touch felt odd yet...comforting."Hey! I never got your name!" She said, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"I strained my voice to utter the small reply of, "...Yu-...Yugi?" I had meant for my name to come out as a statement, but it came out as an unsure question. It seemed like forever, walking down the endless hall, her and I. "But before I knew it, I was in the back of the van that was being driven to the new ward.
"'Well…A new day, a new start!' I think, trying to be as optimistic as possible. Though whenever I try to be optimistic, things turn out how I truly expect them to.
Shitty.
Like always.