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Before we walk the path that leads to danger we must pause and look into the future for a brief moment in time. Many strange things happen in this world of ours that cannot be explained, many things cannot be explained for we would go mad with the knowledge. Every now and then an unfortunate soul sees the other side of reality, the dark side that is ever present but not seen. Young Sammy Patterson has seen what lies beneath the comfort of reality. Whether she will be able to return to our state of consciousness depends on the events that lay further into the future than what we can see at the moment. What we can see briefly, is a scared girl who holds the secret of life in her hands...her own life.
'How long as she been like that?' asked Steve Burton, the Chief of police in Summer View County, as he looked at the young girl rocking back and forth in an old wooden chair in Ward E of Summer View's mental institution.
Susan Pilchard, the person to whom the question was directed to sighed loudly as she said, 'Ever since she arrived here yesterday afternoon, hasn't said a word to anybody since she came here. I thought that she would of said something by now but she hasn't uttered a word to anyone.'
The young girl in question was Sammy Patterson, she was nineteen years of age and lived with her Grandfather out on Millbrook farm. She was not the kind of girl to be shook up about anything, after her parents had died in an airplane crash four years ago she adopted a tough outlook on life and was scared of nothing. Many of the her admirers in Summer View that fancied their chances with her, were soon put off the idea due to her headstrong ways.
Steve said, 'I want to talk to her if that is all right with you?'
Susan said, 'Well everyone else has tried Chief Burton, so I guess it won't do no harm in you trying but I don't think she will say anything to you either... chief of police or not.'
Steve smiled to himself at this last remark and entered the ward, he felt a little uneasy as he approached the ever rocking Sammy. There was something about the vacant look in her eyes that Steve did not like, he knew he had to try and talk to her; he had to try to find out what happened the day before, what happened to this girl that would make her be like this?
Steve knelt down in front of her and and said, 'Sammy, Sammy I am Steve Burton; I am a policeman, there is no need to be afraid of me OK?'
Sammy stared into his face, no, Sammy stared through his face as she continued the never ending rocking.
'Sammy' continued Steve, 'I know that you are frightened about something, perhaps you can tell me what happened so that I can help you? Sammy? If you do not tell me then I can't help you and I want to help you I really do.'
Sammy continued the never ending rocking.
Steve started to get up from the floor when he heard a loud voice in his head which said, 'No! Please Don't Go!'
Steve startled, stood up quickly looking around him as he did, looking for the owner of the voice.
'It is me talking' said the voice.
'Do not act as though I am talking to you as they might hear me.'
Steve realized that the voice was coming from Sammy, he looked at her quizzically, frowning with the effort it took to believe what he was hearing.
'Who might hear you Sammy? who might hear you?' Steve could not believe that he was talking to someone that was not talking.
Sammy Said, 'The ones on the other side of the white wall, if they know that I am talking to anyone then they will come and get me for good.'
'I do not understand' Said Steve, 'I do not know what you mean Sammy, what is this white wall? Where is it?'
Without any indication that she was doing anything, Sammy continued to rock back and forth as she slowly opened her hand.
Steve looked down to her hand and saw something shine brightly, 'What is that?' Asked Steve.
'Take it quickly' Said the loud voice in his head, the loud voice that he now knew was the inner voice of Sammy.
'Take it quickly and go from here, the stone will lead the way, I must go now as I hear them coming.'
'who is coming Sammy.' Said Steve, 'Where are they coming from?'
Sammy started to rock quicker, the chair was almost toppling over with the motion, suddenly with out any warning Sammy screamed out a terrible shrieking sound, Steve got up quickly and ran for the door. Once outside Susan Pilchard was screaming into his face, 'What The Hell Do You Think You Were Doing In There Mister? Eh? Oi! I am talking to you.'
Steve could not answer Susan, he held the stone tightly in his hand as he fled from the building; the stone was burning in his hand but he dare not let it go. There was something bad happening to Sammy, something bad that he did not want to, but knew he had to confront in order to save her. Whatever it was frightened him, Steve thought to himself (Hell I am only a two bit Chief of police in a little county. I should not have to deal with things like this). Steve drove back to the police station and went into his office and locked the door. He then closed the window blinds and opened his hand.
John Mcleod
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