I do not own The Silence of the Lambs or any of the characters, but I do own Kelsey Black.
Story start
"No don't leave me," I yelled in my sleep. Someone was shaking me, but it was not waking me up. "Kelsey, wake up," the door man was saying. "No, please don't go," I yelled sadly. The door man ran away to get Dr. Chilton. My body started shaking and I ended up falling out of the chair that I had been sitting in.
The inmates looked worried or frightened when they heard my yells and my fall. "Kelsey," Dr. Lecter called. My body slowly stood up and I opened the door that led into the hallway. My conscious was still asleep as I walked towards Dr. Lecter's cell. Tears were slowly streaming down my cheeks as I stopped in front of Dr. Lecter's cell.
"They all left," I said in a sad tone. Dr. Lecter frowned as I placed my hand on the glass. "Kelsey, are you still asleep?" he asked. I let out a small whimper and asked, "Why did they leave me?"
Dr. Lecter placed his hand on the glass in line with mine. "I don't know Kelsey. Who left you?" Dr. Lecter asked in a soothing whisper. "Everyone left me. They all left. My family and my best friend left me. Why?" I whispered as more tears cascaded down my cheeks. My legs could no longer hold me up and I slid down to the floor. I placed my other hand on the glass and rested my forehead on it.
The other inmates gave me a confused look as my body shook. Dr. Chilton and the door man were heard entering the room that led to the hallway. "Kelsey," Dr. Chilton called. My body would not allow me to wake up yet. Dr. Lecter glared when he heard Dr. Chilton. "Kelsey, do you feel alone?" Dr. Lecter asked me as he bent down. I nodded my head and looked at him with a depressed look. He gave me a small smile and said, "You are not alone, even if it seems that way."
I looked intently at Dr. Lecter before giving a small nod. All of a sudden my body shook when Dr. Chilton yelled my name again. My eyes fluttered open and closed quickly as my conscious state was waking up. My surroundings confused me as I looked at the cells. "What happened? I thought I fell asleep at the table," I whispered confused. "Kelsey, are you alright?" Dr. Chilton asked me as he quickly came to my side. "What would be wrong?" I asked confused as I shakily stood up. My body felt like Jell-O for some reason.
Dr. Lecter was staring at me intently and I gave him a confused look. "Do you know what happened to you Kelsey?" Dr. Lecter asked me and I shook my head. "No, I just remember going to sleep at the table in that room, and then I woke up here hearing my name being yelled," I said. Dr. Lecter nodded and I felt Dr. Chilton and the door man grab a hold of one of my arms. "Come on Kelsey, you should sit down and rest for a while," Dr. Chilton said as they led me to the room.
I sighed and gave Dr. Lecter a small smile before they took me back to the main room. Dr. Chilton and the door man helped me sit down and they gave me concerned looks. "What was wrong Kelsey?" Dr. Chilton asked me. I shrugged and said, "I don't know. I was just asleep, and I don't remember anything." Dr. Chilton sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "You were crying Kelsey," the door man said worried.
I gave them a confused look and I quickly swiped one of my hands on my cheeks. I gasped when I saw tears. They looked worriedly at me and I just shook my head with a small fake smile. "Don't worry about it. I probably just had a silly nightmare while sleep walking," I said to try and get them to stop worrying.
The two of them gave me a confused look before shaking their heads. "Fine as long as you are alright, then I'll be going back to my office Kelsey," Dr. Chilton said. I sighed in relief when Dr. Chilton left. The door man gave me a worried look still and I just gave him a reassuring look. "I promise I'm fine," I said and he gave me a small nod. I looked away from the door man relieved that they believed what I said. However I'm sure that it was the same dream I've dreamed ever since everyone that I've ever loved disappeared from my life. I bet I went and told Dr. Lecter way too much information while I was asleep. This should be interesting.
Later that afternoon, I brought the inmates their last meals of the day. The inmates were giving me confused or worried looks, but I just smiled reassuringly at them. An uneasy feeling grew inside me as I approached Dr. Lecter's cell. "What did I sputter out when I was asleep?" I thought worriedly as I stopped in front of Dr. Lecter's cell.
He was sitting at his desk and staring at me like he was searching my soul as I stood in front of his cell. "Good afternoon Dr. Lecter," I said as I put his tray of supper in his drawer. Dr. Lecter did not respond. He just took the tray out of the drawer while keeping his eyes trained on me. "So Kelsey, how are you feeling?" Dr. Lecter asked me after setting the tray on the desk. I gave him a shrug and said, "I feel fine Dr. Lecter."
Dr. Lecter nodded before quickly standing out of his chair and standing close to the glass. "Why did they leave you Kelsey?" he whispered and I gasped and quickly took a step away from the glass. "I don't know what you're talking about," I whispered straightening up. Dr. Lecter shook his head and said, "You told me that they left you, and I keep wondering how and why they left you." I shook my head and looked straight into his eyes. "Dr. Lecter, I'm sorry but I do not want to talk about my past. My unconscious mind might willingly tell you, but it is too hard for me to talk about right now," I said and shook my head as the feeling of tears started forming at the corner of my eyes as flashes of my past started flying through my mind.
"Alright Kelsey, I understand. However I expect to talk to you about this again," Dr. Lecter said as he sat down at his desk again. I nodded and bid him farewell as I pushed the cart out of the hallway and into the kitchen. The kitchen staff just gave me bored smiles as I left. My head was starting to hurt as more and more images kept flying through my mind. "Make it stop," I whispered as I grabbed my head with my hands. The room went a little fuzzy as I heard a terrified scream echo through my head. "No," I yelled as I recognized the scream to belong to my friend.
Dr. Chilton poked his head out of his office and looked at me. "What's wrong Kelsey?" he asked me with that worried yet curious expression. I shook my head and removed my hands from my head. "I'm fine Dr. Chilton, nothing is wrong," I said trying to be as believable as I could. He gave me a slow nod before going back into his office. I sighed and quickly clocked out and ran out to my car.
I was dreading being at my place by myself, but I did not want to be at work and have another episode. It worried me that Dr. Lecter had heard from my own traitorous lips that I was alone in this world now. "Stupid sleepwalking and sleep talking," I mumbled as I got in my car. My car was a little cold, but when I cranked the car warm air soon started entering the car and warming me up. "I like the cold weather, but not a cold car," I thought with a small smile as I drove home.
"I wonder what that agent from the FBI will want to talk with Dr. Lecter about?" I whispered as my radio blasted an awesome techno song. Techno music always made me feel better. Dancing to techno music made me feel even better than just listening to it. Dancing always helped me get out some of my stress and worries. It also helped me get my mind off things that I would rather leave in the far depths of my mind instead of the very beginning of it.
"Well whatever she wants to talk about with him is none of my business," I thought with a sigh as I parked my car. I got out of my car and locked it and then I entered my place. It was freezing in my house. "Either I have a ghost, or the cold air just wishes to freeze me," I said annoyed as I grabbed a coat from the coat rack and put it on. The coat helped and I gave a small sigh of relief.
"Now let's go get a nice supper going and watch a funny movie," I said to myself as I walked into the kitchen. Supper was alright but it wasn't as good as normal, because I didn't feel up to going all out on making a delicious meal. I knew in other words that just meant that I'm being lazy. My day wasn't that wonderful. First I did not have Barney to talk with, and then I fell asleep and had a weird nightmare that made I scream, cry, and talk in my sleep. I don't think many other people would be energetic and hyper after having a day like I have.
I walked into my
living room after washing the dishes, and I flipped the television on
to a funny movie. It was an older movie, but it was still pretty
good. The show helped lift my mood a bit, but my mood turned to
complete dread as it neared time for me to sleep.
"Please let
me actually sleep a bit tonight," I whispered before lying down in
my bed. I would take my shower in the morning. My body felt like lead
as I lied in the bed. "This is just not my day," I whispered as I
closed my eyes. Sleep would not be coming to me that night either.
However the image of Dr. Lecter's worried face entered my mind.
"When did I ever see him worried?" I thought and I realized it
must either be my imagination or it happened when I was unconscious.