Author's Note: I am going to be honest here. I didn't really feel like really writing this yesterday. (I have been struggling to get my Sims game to work.) Plus, I hadn't had an idea or a title for it. But I got my shit together and pulled out this key. I now realize that I am going to have to do more than write about Allen going crazy. I can't keep doing the same thing all season. That would be boring. I will have to go through my inspirations and see. I don't know what's going to happen next week. You are going to have to see. For now, enjoy this week's key.

Key Two: Spiral:

-Allen-

I'm still me, right? I think I am.

Sometimes, I feel like I am outside of my body. I've come to disassociate myself more often. I've gotten so good at it too. I don't think my mistress notices when I do it. Wait… mistress? Why did I say that? No. No! This isn't me! This isn't me!

Yes, it is.

I tried to push away that little voice in my head. I think that it's getting worse. My mind doesn't know what is real anymore. I gave up on trying. I… I…

I shut my eyes.

I don't know what I am doing anymore. I looked down to see Road's arm over my body. She pins me down when she sleeps. So I can't get away. In a weird way, it calms me down. I don't want to get into the reasons why. Please don't make me go there. I completely lost what I was thinking about. Hang on.

Oh yes.

I think I have lost my mind. No, I've known that I have. I wasn't in denial or anything. It's just that my head is so clear now. I don't know how low I am going to be like this. I can feel like something trying to pull me back.

Not only that, but I am also starting to see things out there that let me know that the living world is rotting. That rot is spreading to Heaven.

Heaven.

Oh, that's right! I have to get back! I have to escape from here. What about my crew? Are they doing okay? Maybe they've escaped. I don't blame them for leaving Ophelia and me behind. Wait…

Ophelia.

She's still here too. I have to get her out of here. But…

A sinking feeling formed in the pit of my stomach. Maybe I shouldn't go right away. I can't anyway. I turned and looked behind me. Road was still sound asleep.

Mistress…

I can't leave. Do I really want to leave? I shut my eyes.

What is that? That sounds like a drum in the distance.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

She's playing that drum again. Whom am I talking about? I don't really know. I've only seen her once. Something about her scares me. I can't even see her face. Her long black hair covered her face. She stands out in the middle of an empty desert with white sand. Only the sun stands out in the dark sky. There is no wind but her hair floats around her. Her right hand beats the drum without breaking rhythm.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

She keeps her head down. The skirt of her white dress floats around her too. Something inside of me wants to run away. I know that I should.

But this time, she wasn't alone.

A pale woman in a long black dress stood behind her. She had her long red hair pinned back into a bun. She covered her face to hide her tears. The pale woman stood behind her. A plant of blackened thorns grew around them. White blossoms of cotton grew at the ends. The woman silently wept. I don't know who they are or what they want. They never tried to interact with me. The thing time, she beats her drum.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

That's the only thing I can hear in this place. The pale woman's cries are silent. There were no other signs of life around us. I can't even hear myself breathing. Nothing else. Just that damned drum.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

Only that's not a drum, is it? I have taken a closer look the last time I saw her. I thought it was a drum. But after looking, I was wrong. That "drum" is really a heart. I covered my mouth as I gasped while backing away. She slowly lifted her head.

And then…

Road's grip tightened around my body. I snapped back into reality. Against my better judgment, I turned my head. Oh no.

Her lips curved into that cold smile I have come to dread.

"Good morning, darling," she purred. And like that, I feel myself sinking back into the dark sea in my head. I tried but I couldn't hold on anymore.

I don't know when or if I will be back.