The Girl in the Thick Red Water; Part III - Quotes From The Dark

'The Girl in the Thick Red Water; Part III'

(story format, long version) The Girl in The Thick Red Water - Part I, here. The Girl in The Thick Red Water - Part II, here. *warning: strong contents*

The taste of leather in my mouth

was the first thing

that filled my mind

as I opened my eyes

to the whitest room

I’d ever seen

my mind was foggy

my body felt heavy

and then

I remembered the taste

of blood

the screams

the white uniforms

I jerked my head up

feeling the bit of the strap

holding it down

knowing

that it wasn’t just

a heaviness of body

that stopped me from moving

but more straps

I looked down as far as I could

pulling at the restraints

as hard as I could

wanting so badly

to scream

but almost choking

on the decaying flavor

of old leather

and the smell

of hospital scrubs

flickering lights

cotton swabs

all of it

burning my lungs

My eyes caught movement

in the corner

and I lifted my head as high as I could

from the bed

staring

eyes narrowing to focus

but

everything was still blurry

all I could make out

was a shadowy figured

not in white this time

but black

so very black

I felt the hairs

on the back of my neck rise

chills covering my body

and I screamed into the leather in my mouth

the shadows moving closer

whispering

“You know what you did,”

I could see white teeth

smell death 

on its breath

as it leaned in closer

eyes as black as obsidian

staring into mine

“no sense in fighting it

you can still feel him

his blood

leaving rivers

on the tile

I know you can”

it murmured

smiling

I jerked away

pulling against the straps

every inch of my body

wanting to run

to leave this place

to get as far away from this

t h I n g

as I could

I saw another movement

and before I realized it

it’s hand reached up

and swiped the hair

from my forehead

almost as if a lover’s touch

my eyes filled with tears

as I continued to scream

and shiver

and fight the straps

all the while

watching in horror

as it continued to smile

“Don’t worry

you won’t be here

for much longer

… we will get you out.”

then, touching my cheek

it brushed a tear

and licked it’s finger

“sweet, so very sweet” it said

black, empty eyes growing wider

and then it tilted it’s head

like raven

surveying a carcass

I could feel my throat

closing

the screams muffled in my mouth

growing louder 

and more hysterical

my fight to run

almost ripping my skin

as the straps dug

deeper

The door opened suddenly

and a white uniformed nurse

walked in

holding a clipboard

and approaching the bed

I froze

eye wide

waiting for her to scream

at the black figure

now standing at the foot

of the bed

“She’s awake” the nurse said

into a radio she was wearing

around her neck

no screams

no cries

no yelling and running in fear

no reaction at all

my eyes shifted from her

to the figure at my feet

watching in new horror

as it grinned

holding a finger to it’s mouth

in a “Shhh” motion

I felt my body go completely numb

the tears stopped

even my screams halted

and I felt the air

leave my lungs

like it was never coming back

realizing

the nurse couldn’t see

anything but a crazed girl

strapped down to a bed

in a white-walled room

I felt her hand touch my wrist

checking my pulse

her lips pursed

as she noticed the red marks

where I’d been fighting

the cuffs

“This won’t do,” she said

finally looking straight at me

“you can’t keep fighting

or they’ll just

sedate you again

and where will that get us, hmmm?” she asked

her voice soft and lilting

like she was talking to a child

I closed my eyes then

I wanted to shut it all out

her

the room

the bed and the lights

and

it

standing there

watching everything

with hollowed eyes

and an insidious smile

from

black lips

but it didn’t matter

because I could still hear it

still smell

the death 

filling the room

filling my head

“We will get you out soon,” I heard it whisper

and the tears burned

my eyes

rolling down my cheeks

as I closed them tighter

I felt a touch on my cheek

and my eyes sprang open

a scream

filling my mouth

and saw the nurse

pull her hand away

her eyes looking a little bewildered 

at my reaction

“No need for that, I won’t hurt you child,” she said

wiping her hand on her uniform

then turning to leave the room

clipboard in hand

talking into her radio again

“Patient very agitated” I heard

as the door closed behind her

and I turned my eyes

to the edge of the bed

… nothing was there

the room was empty

but for me

and the silence

I looked wildly around

as much as the strap on my head

would allow

only to be met

with nothing

taking a deep breath

I could feel my body

starting to relax

and then

“We will get you out

soon … very soon” I heard

and as I began to scream again

fighting harder

feeling the skin tear

around my wrists and ankles

the room

went black

and my mind

closed itself

into the dark

(( The End )) -TerriLynn Le Blanc ©2019 Quotes from the Dark

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The Author

For "Into The Dark World" space, we are pleased to present you a new collaboration with TerriLynn Le Blanc, a wonderful poet that will bring us in a twisted land, full of emotions and darkness...

TerriLynn Le Blanc (aka Yvonne White) was born in Halifax Nova Scotia Canada in 1982. Her father's work made it necessary that her family move quite often throughout her childhood until they finally arrived in Lethbridge, Alberta in 1990. During her formative and teenage years, TerriLynn was prone to being

very introverted and enjoying her own company as opposed to others. This time allowed her to explore

her imagination, draw, and begin writing as well as delving into music.

She drifted in and out of creating stories and writing poetry as well as teaching herself to play piano, but eventually, she began to notice that her motivation for a lot of once enjoyable things was draining away. During her early twenties, things became apparent that not all was right in her mind and by the time she was 30 she had

been diagnosed with several different mental illness' which finally brought to light just why she felt like she was breaking apart and losing bits of herself slowly over time.

While endeavoring to find treatments for her disorders, TerriLynn picked up poetry writing again and found a release for a lot of the darkness she'd been hiding inside from when she was very young. She has since had two of her piece published and currently runs her own Facebook page with over 6,000 followers (to date) which she started in Aug 2017. From there, she continues to write every day, posting at least two new pieces a night all with the goal of reaching out to others who may be feeling what she's feeling and fighting to see the light of day in the dark. Her goal is to be a voice for those who can't express what they feel and to drive away the stigma behind mental illness.

"I want people to finally realize that it really is okay not to 'be okay' and that breaking can be

beautiful ... breathtakingly so." - TerriLynn Le Blanc

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