CHAPTER 08
IT'S TIME TO TAKE EXTREME MEASURES
It was Rose's third day in the hospital. She was sitting on her bed talking to her mum when a nurse came in. Rose had tried to memorize their names, but it was always a different one, so she gave up. This time, the nurse came in with a tray filled with tubes that had different cap colors each and Rose knew they very well. She didn't even needed to be asked, she already gave the nurse her left arm for her to collect Rose's blood. Just when the nurse was about to insert the needle, Dr. Jack came in.
"Hi Sarah, I can handle it from now on. You can go."
The nurse, who apparently was called Sarah, got up and left, leaving her chair to Dr. Jack.
"Hello there, Rose, Jackie. How are you all doing?"
They both answered that they were fine, and as the needle approached Rose's arm, she heard the voice in her head.
"Urgh… I hate needles…"
"Then don't look..!" She answered laughing.
Rose only realized that she had said that out loud, when she saw everyone looking at her, which made her feel completely embarrassed.
"It was something my dad used to tell me when I was little, because I was scared of needles…"
She noticed that neither of them bought her excuse.
"Jackie, is it okay if I talk alone to Rose for a moment?"
"Yeah, sure! We'll be right outside, if you need anything…"
Dr. Jack waited for her to leave, finished to collect Rose's blood, and turned serious to face her.
"Rose, what is a 'Tardis'…?"
She froze and had no idea how to answer him. She didn't know what it was either, but how could he know about it? She only heard that word one time. When she was in the MRI machine.
"Tardis…? Why should I know what it is…?"
"When we were doing the MRI, you closed you eyes and started to talk. We assumed you were sleep talking. But we were scanning your brain, and it showed no sleep activity. You were wide awake, and talking to someone."
"What did I say…?"
"It seemed that you thought you were somewhere else, in this Tardis thing I assume, and was talking with a man, and you didn't know who he was. Has anything like this ever happened to you before? You think you are somewhere and you are not?"
"I don't think so… Just in my dreams, but that's normal isn't it?"
"Could you tell me about your dreams, Rose?"
"There isn't much to tell, really. They tend to be always about the same man. I never see his face, and I only saw his body twice, but the way he talks to me, and the way I feel when I'm around him, or when I listen to his voice. He makes me feel calm… Like I've known him for a long time…"
"Do you know this man's name? Or who he is..?"
"No… He never tells me, and I don't remember ever seen him…"
"And the only time he talks to you is on your dreams…?"
Rose froze. She knew how it was going to sound if she told him the truth, that she was starting to hear his voice almost every time, but there was a small part of her that wanted to know if that was normal, and what was going on. So she tried to explain, doing her best not to sound crazy.
"Actually, sometimes I hear him even when I'm awake…"
Dr. Jack leaned back on the chair, as if he just got a diagnoses confirmed.
"It just happened didn't it? When I was about to collect your blood? He said something to you…"
"Yeah, he said that he hated needles, so I told him not to look…"
"And every time that something like that happens, it is always just sound? I mean, you never see anything?"
"Well… Sometimes I see things too…"
"Like what?"
She wasn't scared that he would think she was crazy anymore, she was sure he knew it by now. Only by saying those things, she thought she was crazy. Even so, she decided to continue.
"Last time I was here at the hospital, I saw a metal robot in the corner of the room, that kept repeating 'Delete!', and from the bathroom's door, there was this blinking blue light, and a loud noise, but I didn't see what was causing it. And I saw a little boy with a gas mask that asked me if I was his mummy. And the last time, I was in my bedroom and a robot that looked like a huge yellow pepper pot…"
"I see…" Dr. Jack interrupted her. "Rose, I don't think you are crazy, and I know you don't have any history of mental illness in your family, but I'm still going to prescribe you something, to see if it makes you stop hearing this voices and seeing this things…"
"But, I don't want to stop listening to him! I told you, I think I know him from somewhere…"
"Rose" he leaned forward "It is not normal for people to hear voices and see things. You might think you know him from somewhere, but that is probably just your brain trying to make sense out of all this."
She thought about arguing, but decided to just nod, and stay quiet.
"I'll set you with an appointment with a psychologist I know just so you two can talk a little, and I'll bring you the pills with your supper. Then, we'll see how you react, okay?"
Dr. Jack gave her one of his reassuring smiles, tapped her on the side of her arm, and left the room, sending her mum back in. They talked about silly day-by-day things, but Rose could only think about losing the voice of the man in the trench coat, and that made her heart shrink.
-DW-
On the next day, after her lunch, a woman showed up on her room, introducing herself as Dr. Martha, her new psychologist. She sat down with Rose and they talked for a very long time, over the 1-hour period that a normal psychologist appointment would take. They discussed Rose's past, and present but not once she mentioned the reason that she was there: the voices and the visions. When she was about to leave the room, Rose called her:
"Uhh, doctor… Do you… Do you think I'm crazy…?"
"Rose, I already told you, you can call me Martha, and why would I think you are crazy?"
"Dr. Jack didn't tell you why he asked you to come here…?"
"And what would he tell me?"
That was when Rose understood what she was doing. Martha was trying to make her say it. She would probably analyze what Rose was about to say and how she was going to say it. So, Rose decided to play along.
"I've been seeing and hearing things… And Dr. Jack thinks I need to take pills and stuff, but I don't think I'm hallucinating…"
"Oh? And what do you think is happening?"
"I don't know how this could be possible, but… I think I'm remembering…"
"And what are you remembering?"
"Well… Apparently there is this man with a trench coat, and I know him, somehow, and he has something called The Tardis, which I have absolutely no idea what that is… I mean, if I was creating everything, I should understand and know what I'm creating, right?"
Dr. Martha came back in, and sat down on her bed.
"Not really… Sometimes the brain likes this puzzles, so it creates something completely out of the blue, and forces the conscious part to make sense out of it…"
"And you think that is what is happening to me?"
"Honestly, I need more time to come to a conclusion. But it is a viable explanation nonetheless."
"Then how come I have his tie?"
"His tie…?"
"Yes!" Rose reached for her bag, grabbing the tie, and showed it to Martha. "Look, it was in my room, and it is not my dad's nor Mickey's. And the last time I saw him, when he was in that Tardis thing, he was wearing this exact tie!"
"Have you considered that maybe you saw him wearing this tie because you saw it in your room?"
That made Rose stop and think for a moment. What she said made sense, but still. She had to believe that what she was seeing and hearing was real, somehow.
"But what about the 3D glasses?! I never saw him using them, and they are not normal!"
"What 3D glasses Rose?"
"You know, those old ones, that had one red lens and one blue… There is one on my nightstand's drawer back home, and when you put them on, you see tons of black dots hovering over everything! I did not imagine that! I'll have my mum bring it and you'll see!"
"You do that. But I have to go now. And don't forget to take your pills correctly, okay? I'll see you tomorrow."
She smiled and left the room. She didn't even needed to say anything, Rose knew that Dr. Martha thought she was crazy. But Rose could prove she wasn't! She picked up her mobile and phoned her mum. But the phone was occupied, and she couldn't reach her mum through there. So, she decided to text her.
Hey mum,
Will you get off the phone?!
No one can reach you if you keep talking
every time with Beth.
Anyway, I have a favor to ask. In my room,
Inside my nightstand's drawer there is one of
those old 3D glasses.
Can you bring them for me tomorrow, plz?
Is really important.
Luv U
Rose put the mobile away inside her bag, and raised her hand to the key around her neck. At first it was cold, and Rose feared that it was going to stay like that, like a normal key, but after a few minutes, it started to get warm, and then hot. It brought a smile to her face. That was proof enough to her that the Man In The Trench Coat was real. And that somehow they knew each other.
A/N: Hi every one! I'd like to appologize for any grammar mistakes or typos, but my test week start tomorow, so I didn't have the time to review it, and I really wanted to publish it, so you can read it.
Thanks once more to Lindsay the narwhal for the review. And people, don't be shy. You can write reviews to me. I don't bite, I promise. :3
About the next chapter, if you want to know, it will be a long chapter. It has almost 2.000 words. So a lot will happen, and I want to tell you guys more, but I can't. ;-;
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