Writers Comment: I don't own anything. Don't hurt me.
"But the rabbit did talk Dr. Wilson. I know it, I need to go back to Wonderland!", Alice exclaimed wildly.
"Alice!" warned the doctor firmly, "Anymore outbursts like this and I'll have to restrain you."
Alice sank slowly back into the leather chair in the office.
Dr. Wilson was stuck, he had no idea how he should handle this and decided that Rutledge Asylum was due for a board meeting.
Dr. Wilson cleared his throat and waited for the board to silence. "Good morning", he started, "I'm Dr. H. Wilson. I've come for help on a peculiar patient of mine. Her name is Alice, she is 18 years of age and she has suffered severe childhood trauma as her parents died in a house fire. Alice made up an imaginary land called Wonderland where I believe she hid from her fears. Now, when I was first given Alice as a patient, she was in a catatonic state. As I began to treat her by my new regimen she seemed to improve, drawing picture and reciting small verses. One day when had a conversation with me. She told me Wonderland had become a rancid and vile place and in order for it to be righted, she would have to save it."
Members of the board started to talk or laugh and Dr. Wilson waited for silence again.
"When Alice began her journey, she would slip in and out of a delusional state. One minute, she would tell me about the tea party and the Red Queen. Other times she acted as if I were one of those very enemies. One day, Alice seemed very happy, she told me the Red Queen was gone and Wonderland was safe. I thought that once Alice had dealt with her inner turmoil she would be healthy again. But now, 2 months later, she seems to be regressing to her delusional state. She believes wonderland is still real. I've tried everything, I don't know what to do."
The Doctor waited for the discussion to end.
He saw a raised hand. "Yes Peterson", he answered
"what's your question?"
"Does Alice ever hear voices?" he asked.
"Yes. Sometimes she believes a white rabbit speaks to her.
Another hand raised. "Yes Nurse Rose, your question?"
"Well I have a statement." she stated matter of factly , "There has been many new ways to treat schizophrenia, a new treatment is electro-shock therapy."
"Wouldn't that hurt her?", asked the doctor.
"While electro-shock therapy is still is in its test stages, we believe we have discovered a suitable dosage. If you'd like, bring Alice over to the lab and we'll check her out" Nurse Rose said with a flip of her red hair.
"Well what harm could it do?" Wilson asked himself.
*So, chapter two. What do you think?*
