I do not own The Silence of the Lambs or any of the characters, but I do own Kelsey Black.
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Later that afternoon, it was time for me to retrieve the trays from the cells. I stepped out of the restroom and headed to my designated cells. The cart was not with me this time, because I would not need it to carry four empty trays back to the kitchen. Barney had offered to help me, but there was another thing that required his attention, so I told Barney that I would be fine without assistance.
The door to the dark hallway slid open and I stepped inside. The food trays were waiting for me in their appropriate spots, except for Miggs's tray. Sighing as I stood in front of Miggs's cell, I saw the other inmates listening and watching. "Miggs where is your food tray?" I asked as Miggs spewed off more perverted comments. He just laughed and I shook my head. "Miggs, I understand you think this is amusing. However there is one piece of information that you do not seem to grasp. If your tray is not returned to me then you will not be given another meal until your tray is given back to me."
Miggs stopped his perverted comments and became quiet for a second. He quickly retrieved his tray and put it through the slot. I took the tray and gave him a small smile. "Thank you Miggs," I said and Miggs just sat on his bed and refused to look at me. I did a quick look over the inmates and nodded to myself when I saw that everything was fine.
I stopped in front of Dr. Lecter's cell as I let out a small yawn. I quickly covered my mouth as I yawned. "Excuse me," I said as I shook my head a little bit trying to wake up. I looked at Dr. Lecter and saw him staring at me. "Can't sleep well Kelsey?" he asked and I shook my head. "No need to worry yourself about it Dr. Lecter. Well my shift is over now so I should be getting home. Good night Dr. Lecter," I said with a small smile and waved and then I walked out of the hallway after saying good night to the others. I even thought I heard a small good night whispered from Dr. Lecter as I left.
I sighed as I stepped into my quiet house. I locked the front door behind me and flipped on the lights. I stepped into the kitchen and flipped on the light. My average sized kitchen was in front of me. The walls were a nice sky blue color and the oak cabinets and counters looked nice in the light. I set my keys down on the kitchen counter and then I started fixing myself a glass of sweet tea and a turkey sandwich.
My stomach had started growling when I clocked out at work. The growling only grew worse as I drove home. I played the radio as loud as I could to distract myself away from my growling stomach. That plan did not work as effectively as I wanted it to. I smiled as I finished eating a bite of my sandwich. "Much better," I thought as I took my glass of sweet tea and my sandwich on a plate into the living room.
Flipping on the television, I smiled when I saw my favorite movie was on. "I love the Ghostbusters," I said as I laughed at a funny part. Turning on the television or music always helped me deal with living alone.
When I finished my meal, I took my dirty dishes into the kitchen and washed them and set them in the drying rack. Another yawn escaped and I sighed and flipped off the lights in the kitchen. I turned off the television and living room lights. "Well I guess I should try and get a little sleep tonight, if that is even possible," I thought tiredly as I walked to my bedroom.
My shower could wait till tomorrow morning. I quickly slipped out of my outfit and slipped under the covers. I relaxed my body and closed my eyes. At first it seemed like I would be able to fall asleep, but then the thoughts came.
Tires screeching and screams filled my mind. My body started shaking as I remembered my friend's death. Her smiling face was shown first as she stepped onto the street to cross. All of a sudden a red car sped down the road and tried to stop or swerve out of the way, but his drunken state kept him from actually succeeding in trying to avoid hitting my friend. Instead he hit her head on and I still remember screaming at her to run, but she did not move in time.
The red car hit her and her body flew over the car. The drunk driver stopped his car and looked out of his car door. My body was frozen in place as I saw my friend's broken body lying in the middle of the road. The drunk driver gasped and quickly shut his car door and sped away. I screamed at his retreating form and tried to see his tag number, but he did not even have a tag on his car.
With shaky legs and short breaths I walked over to my friend's body. She was in a weird position as her blood started pooling around her. I fell to my knees and tears started slipping out of my eyes. "Don't leave me, please don't leave me. Everyone else has left me, I do not want you to leave me too," I cried as I moved some hair out of my best friend's face. My best friend did not answer me or even release a breath.
"No," I screamed as I felt the true loneliness enter my soul. Everyone that I had ever known in my life had left me in some way or form. I was completely alone.
I jumped in the bed and my body was shaking as a cold sweat ran down my cheek. I placed my hands on my head and closed my eyes. "Not those thoughts again," I whispered. I still saw that nightmare every other night. If it was not that then it was the nightmares of my younger years.
When I stopped shaking, I lied back down and closed my eyes. Sleep would not come to me at all that night as more thoughts of the past haunted me.
Walking into work, I was met with a pacing Dr. Chilton. "I'm surprised he hasn't worn a trail in the carpet with all of his pacing," I thought sighing as he saw me and motioned me over. "Kelsey, a person from the FBI will be coming in a few days and I want you to try and get Dr. Lecter in a mood to talk with the agent that will be coming. This is very important to this hospital that he talks with the agent," he said.
"You just mean that you will get more money in your pocket by this agent coming to see Dr. Lecter," I thought as I nodded. Dr. Chilton sighed in relief and smiled at me. He placed a hand on my arm and slowly slid it down my arm. "Thank you Kelsey. I was wondering, would you like to join me for dinner tonight? I know this wonderful restaurant," Dr. Chilton said with that stupid lustful gaze in his eyes.
I shook my head and stepped back. "I'm sorry Dr. Chilton, but there are things that I must do tonight. Now if you will excuse me, I must go and take breakfast to the patients," I said. Dr. Chilton glared a little at my refusal but he then put on a smile. "Alright maybe another time," he said and walked to his office.
"No way in hell," I thought as I glared at his retreating form before I turned around and walked to the kitchen. The kitchen staff smiled at me as I entered. They already had a cart of four breakfast trays waiting for me. I smiled and thanked them before pushing the cart to the hallway.
Barney was not at work today and I frowned a bit. "Oh well I guess that marks off one of the few people that I talk to here," I thought as the door to the dark hallway slid open. The inmates gave a small smile when they saw me except for Dr. Lecter and Miggs. I gave the first two their breakfast tray and struck up a small conversation with them. Their spirits seemed to lift a little when we finished talking.
Miggs for once did not sputter off perverted comments as I stepped in front of his cell. I gave him his food tray and he nodded his head. I gave a small smile and said, "Enjoy your meal Miggs." Miggs looked at me curiously before turning his back to me as he sat on his bed.
I shook my head and walked over to Dr. Lecter's cell with the cart. I placed his tray of food into the drawer and pushed it in. "Hello Dr. Lecter, how are you today?" I asked. Dr. Lecter stared at me intently for a moment and then he took the tray of food out of the drawer. "You did not sleep well Kelsey. I wonder why?" he said as he stared at me intently again. I looked away from Dr. Lecter with a sigh.
"It's nothing you should worry about Dr. Lecter," I said as I grabbed the handle of the cart. Dr. Lecter shook his head and said, "Well I'm not worried about it at all. I'm just curious. You seem very put together on the outside, but it seems on the inside you are all twisted up." I glared at Dr. Lecter and let go of the cart. I walked up to the glass and glared at him.
"Dr. Lecter, I would appreciate it if you would not try to figure me out. I've had enough of people trying to understand or help me with certain issues of my life. If I want you to know what is bugging me then I will tell you. Until then please do not ask about it," I said with a small sigh. Dr. Lecter stepped up to the glass and stared directly into my eyes. "Alright Kelsey, I will wait," Dr. Lecter said before he backed away from the glass. I nodded and said, "Thank you."
I walked away from the glass and pushed the cart out of the hallway. The kitchen staff gladly took back the cart from me. "Now I have no one to talk to as I wait around," I thought sadly. "I wonder what the FBI agent will talk with Dr. Lecter about," I thought as I sat down in a chair in the room that led to my assigned hallway. The guy that opened and closed the barred door that led to the hallway stared at me.
"What is it?" I asked as I looked at him. "You look sleepy. Try to get some sleep. I'll wake you up when it's time for you to check on the inmates," he said. I gave him a small smile. However on the inside, I was afraid to fall asleep because no matter when I slept it was never good. "Thank you," I said to him and he smiled and nodded.
I laid my head on the table in front of me and I closed my eyes. The cold table felt good on my cheek. "Hopefully I can go to sleep for a little while before the nightmares start," I thought sadly.