Creative Writing: Hallucinations

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Fluorescent lights beam down at me from the low ceiling. The air is perfumed with the smell of cleaner and the atmosphere looks calming, yet I feel tense. A tall vase of white carnations sits on the table and framed pieces of artwork are scattered across the cream walls. I’m sitting in a pleated leather chair that’s seated under a long metal table. A petit woman with a black pixie cut wearing a white dress is sitting in a metal chair in the corner, typing away on her laptop. Across from me, a bald, pudgy man with pedophile like glasses and a ginger handlebar mustache, is sitting in a rolling chair too small for him, and he stares at me intently. “Excuse me? Are you okay Miss?” Coming out of my daze, I say, “I’m sorry, what did you say?” not even noticing that he asked me a question previously. He sighs dramatically and scribbles something down on his lined notepad. “Have you experienced any of these symptoms in the last year or so? Hopelessness, loss of interest in your activities/hobbies, long periods of sadness, anxiety, mood swings, excessive hunger and/or fatigue.” He pauses and looks up at me. I slowly nod my head. “Okay now what about any of these symptoms? Hallucinations, disorientation, bursts of aggression, memory loss, paranoia, hearing voices…” His voice trails off and he looks up at me expectantly. Rage quickly …show more content…

It reads 4:28 pm. The miniscule moving hands put me in a trance like state and I focus on the soothing noise of ticking. Tik tok, tik tok, tick tok. A feminine like figure appears in the doorway with a suitcase in their hand, breaking me from my trance. My eyes meet a warm, tear stained face and I realize that it’s the kind face of my mother. Her skin looks ghostly pale and her eyes look empty. Looking around the room I realize that I don’t know where I am. Nothing's making sense but seeing her gives me a sense of

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