I yawned a little sturing in my sleep. I opened my eyes and saw Mikey sat on my bed looking at me. Watching me like a cat, he smiled as he saw me awake fixing his hair and playing with his frittering fingers.

“Morning Marcy” he smiles

“Morning, what do you want?” I ask

“I came over to borrow a pencil” he answered “But I got distracted”

“By what?” I ask

“You” He smiled

“Go back to your room Mikey, I'll see you at breakfast” I tell him he nodded jumping off my bed and going back to his own room. I turned and looked to my little Ballerina clock It was almost breakfast anyway how long was he just sat watching me? I jumped from my bed and got dressed I shut my room up tight and wondered down to the canteen. I went to que for my food but Mikey waved to me as he sat across the white hall on a little table with two of the half broken blue trays a nurse sitting next to him with her paper so I went over taking the seat he had obviously saved for me

“Marcy? What did you dream about?” He asks sweetly eating his scrambled eggs I glanced to the nurse who's eyes watched me closely

“Nothing much, just my book” I tell him

“Really, I dreamed the world ended again in fire and smoke” he says

“Take ya medi'ation honey” the nurse said tapping the little paper cup on the corner of Mikey's tray with his pill in he nodded to her putting them all in his mouth and forcing them down with a gulp from his little cup of apple juice I sighed having mine too and starting on my breakfast I saw out of the corner of my eye the nurse ticked the box reading Thursday for both me and Mikey.

I spotted two doctors approach us Dr Aster and Dr Carter, They shooed the nurse away leaving just us four at the little table Mikey hid himself looking to the floor he was always scared of the doctors not that I can blame him. After everything they had done to him.

“Good morning Marcy” Dr Aster Smiled at me but I ignored him having my breakfast “Marcia!” he said sternly but still I ignored him “Marcia Aster answer me” he said

“Morning” I answered

“Mikey I will be taking your session this morning as Dr Lewis is unavailable for your morning session” he told him Mikey nodded a little more relaxed then he was before

“And as usual I will be takin' your mornin' session Marcy” Dr Carter Smiled to me

“No” I tell him “I go with Mikey”

“Marcia-” Dr Aster began

“I go were Mikey goes, or I kick, bite and scream” I tell him holding my ground

“it's just till lunch you two can be together a'ain then” Dr Carter told me I just shake my head crossing my arms and starting to kick the table so much it was shaking Mikey did it too starting to make drinks spill and things fall off the table

“Alright!” Dr Aster sighed so we both stopped “Drop Marcy off with me at ten I'll run there session together”

“Fair enou'h” Dr Carter shrugged as they both finished there food

“Come along Mikey” Dr Aster told him so Mikey got up and gave my cheek a kiss before wondering off behind Dr Aster

“Come on then Marcia” Dr Carter smirked to me I got up UN happily following him out to his office I sat on his little red sofa so many horrible memories of this room, he locked the door and turned a little light on outside meaning he didn't want to be disturbed taking a seat at his desk. He asked me questions but I didn't answer most of them trying my best to stay still and quiet.

“So, what have you been dreamin' this week?” He asked me

“The same, the fire” I tell him

“It's very unusual to have a dream this often” he says I didn't reply “Even more so to dream the same as Mikey” he says I don't answer “I'm startin' to think your liein' to me, both of you. I've seen him 'oin' in your bedroom in the late hours of the ni'ht. Startin' to wonder if your makin' this dream up” he says

“Were not” I tell him

“What does Mikey come in your room for then?” he asks

“He likes to watch me sleep” I answer

“why?” he asked

“He say it calms him when he can't sleep” I explain

“I'm sure it does” he smirked he came over to me sitting on the sofa with me I tried to shuffle away but he held my arm as he crossed his leg I sighed sitting still knowing it's a waste of my energy to try and fight back as he undid the buttons on my shirt he smirked looking at my still growing body I held my breath trying not to move my chest to much “Ummm very pretty, your 'oin' to be beautiful when your done” He smirked giving my head a kiss I glanced to the clock and did up my shirt

“Time to go” I said

“okay” he smirked “I'll take you back to your boyfriend” He sighed moving to check his paperwork, I fixed myself up going to the door but he pushed me against it “He better not be seein' more then me?” he asked

“what?” I ask confused

“That lover boy of yours? Mikey? He better not be seein' more then me, if he is... I'll make sure he's in double with Dr lewis Next week” he smirked

“leave him be!” I yell

“I will, so lon' as you behave” he smirked unlocking the door so I ran from the office down to Dr Aster's office I heard crying so I forced the door open and saw Mikey crying on the blue sofa

“what have you done to him!” I yell sitting beside him holding Mikey tightly “shhh shhh it's okay I'm here” I whisper to him stroking his soft hair

“I saw you there, I'm my dream. A man he was touching you” he says between his tears

“it's okay, It's okay... I'm fine I'm here” I tell him

“Nurse, take Mikey back to his room” Dr aster said

“I'll take him, he won't go with them” I ordered Dr aster sighed and nodded so I got up letting Mikey hold my hand tightly and taking him back to his little room I hated his room, it was always a mess and full to the brim of drawings from when he wakes up in the middle of the night and draws what he dreamed, some of it... was honestly horrible. He had a lot of issues telling what was a dream and what was real. But given the horror of reality I'm sure the line is pretty blurred for him he had a few on a little board all of the pins super glued in so he couldn't get them out and do something horrible. A couple I knew where real...

his mother abandoning him here, his father being killed by the doctors, the things Dr Lewis had done to him but a lot where dreams. My favourite was the one of a person in a giant Bird cage... don't know why I just laughed at the absurdness of it. I got a tissue wiping his eyes from the little tears as he held my hands sniffling his nose,

“Did you want to stay with me tonight?” I ask and he nods so I smiled taking him to my room and sitting on my bed he sat beside me resting his still teary face on my shoulder

“What did Dr Carter say to you?” he asked me

“Nothing” I reassure him

“Marcy...Please tell me” he begged

“just about what I show him, and how I have to start complying with him more else” I began

“Else what?” he asks

“Else he puts you in double with Dr lewis” I sigh

“Then you do that” he says

“No, I can take it you can't” I tell him

“But I don't want you to” he says caressing my face “You shouldn't have to take double to protect me all the time” he cried “I can close my eyes and scream, convince myself it was a nightmare, you can't not all the time Marcia... “ he sobbed “Please just for once fight back, so for once I can protect you” he begs

“No, I've dwelt with it much longer then you have, it doesn't affect me any more.” I tell him

“So! It doesn't mean I'll just let it happen every time! Please Marcy” He begs

“We'll see” I smile giving his head a kiss “Come on Lunch time” I tell him

“You think Miss Levi will let me have jelly as I don't feel good?” He asks

“If you ask nicely, maybe” I laugh tugging his hand along with me.