Five years ago, on a warm September day, after scrubbing a spot on the carpet for five hours, For the life of me, that hellacious spot would not come out of the carpet. Fingers blistered, my family swayed me to seek aid for my severe drug addiction. My doctor vowed of a brilliant facility just outside of Atlanta, Lakeview Behavioral Health, that was known for the upmost treatment of those addicted or devour mental disorders. Reluctant but desperate for recuperation, I agreed to check into the "promising and serene" hospital, that would bring about the most unnerving nightmares once I penetrated through those towering alluring gates. Once I reached to the hospital all disquiets diminished from my body. The shimmering sun was shining brightly on this fall day. Towering, giant, and enchanting trees encircled the hospital. The leaves had commenced to turn exquisite colors ranging from yellow, orange, and red. A glistening pond set off in remoteness. Neighboring, was a water fountain that was the innocent shade of baby blue that misted water skyward, as if it was grasping for the heavens. A collection of …show more content…
The screams sent chills down my spine; The torture in her voice; The dark energy of the hospital, Hell. The chairs were the manner one could find in a lobby of a doctor 's office, uncomfortable would be an understatement, no padding, and itchy and fibrous material that was attached to stern wooden legs. In the corner sits a lady, staring into space, and never she speaks a word, she suffered from catatonic schizophrenia. Her face still haunts my recollection of the rest home. Patients pleaded to go outside and perceive the sunlight like we were sworn while also, begging for smoke breaks, that too was vowed, but denied by the indolent nurses too consumed their
Hocking Hills It was a cloudy fall day, a cold feeling, and everything seemed calm. We were at hocking hills camping in cabins. The cabins were two stories with one room on the second story and two rooms on the first story. The cabin was built with brown wood with a tint of orange.
In the Zone It is Thanksgiving Day at the Thankful 13 half-marathon in Lehi, Utah. In a sea of runners, a 24-year-girl with a coral-racing shirt, freckles, and a blond ponytail swishing back and forth approaches the finish line. Her blue eyes focus straight ahead, ear buds in; she does not hear the cheers as she breezes by. She is “in the zone.”
The most memorable thing about a hospital is the smell. The sterile scent of rubber gloves and antibacterial cleaner was an all too familiar part of my childhood as I spent years swinging my feet nervously in waiting room chairs, waiting to be admitted into Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta time and time again. As my life became a series of being poked and prodded with needles for blood tests and IVs, having lead bibs placed on my chest for X-rays, and hearing the dreaded “How are you feeling today?”, the familiar aroma became a stench. Spending days in a hospital bed instead of in the classroom with my friends at school became taxing on my body and mind, and watching the toll it took on my mother who sat in the chair beside me was even more
I hovered above the large hospital bed where my limp body lay. Doctors and nurses buzz around my unrecognizable body like busy insects on a mission. I gaze around the room to see if I spot any familiar faces but not one sparks my attention. No voices sound like home either. It was all me now, just me against the world in this moment.
In the short story “Seven Floors” by Dino Buzzati, the author skillfully creates suspense throughout the span of the story. The story follows the protagonist Giovanni Corte as he arrives at a mysterious hospital where he will be treated for a mild form of a disease. He is put on the seventh floor of the hospital and learns that the doctors choose which floor to put patients on by the severity of their disease. The patients on the first floor are lost causes and the patients on the seventh floor are the most mild cases. The short story follows Giovanni Corte as the doctors send him down floor by floor until he finds himself on the first floor.
I turned left as I entered the door into a room of the same white walls and grey carpet. I was directed towards the room I would be evaluated in. As I walked through the halls, the walls were littered with posters about the quality of WellSpan’s doctors, insurance, and many other frankly biased corporate ideals. After the maze of hallways, I entered a room on the left. The room was the only way to divert my attention from the impending mental spiral I expected to happen.
I walked alongside the beautiful stream of water, as the soft mud around its edges covered my bare feet. The fluorescent green trees, the hypnotizing flowers, the beautiful scenery around me seemed upside down in its reflection. A reflection of still water, small droplets of distortion every now and again. My attention was soon grabbed by a stranger, one who was standing over the fountain. “Hello?”
The rays of orange sunlight sting my eyes as it rises in the east; just barely peaking through the ominously dark clouds. I pry my eyes away from this splendid sight and continue on my way to school. I adjust my woolen scarf so it covers a bare spot on my neck. I can feel the icy sting of the wind as it pierces through my threadbare jeans. In the distance, I hear the final bell ringing; I 'm going to be late once again.
I decided impulsively to wrap her in a cloth and take her to the river, where I was sure that the reflection of the water would bring out in her a beauty I had never witnessed. It was a glorious day. The sun glared from above me, and its light illuminated the path I tread to the river. I was so overwhelmed by the beauty of the day, that I carefully took her out of the bag, and unwrapped her. Her petals glistened gracefully in the light and I held her up to it until I reached a cliff overlooking the river.
Driving through an endless avenue covered by huge trees, sunlight flickered as we passed by. We had the windows rolled down, I could feel a gentle breeze that eased the blistering heat. With a cloudless sky that morning, we entered the hospital’s property. By Biscayne Bay’s shores, Mercy Hospital lied, with an enchanted aura that made it up as a delightful place.
Neighbor Thirty Eight Around 3:50 early morning emergency vehicles and police arrived in the neighborhood. Police informed neighbors who called in the attack, that Catherine Genovese was indeed dead. She was stalked and stabbed three separate times by the same assailant. She was stabbed once in front of the bookstore, once in front of her apartment, and once at the foot of the stairs towards the back of the apartment. Multiple people watched as she was repeatedly stabbed to her death.
His hazel eyes swept the ravine for the hundredth time. Despite the frequency of his visits, this place never ceased to amaze him. The river that rushed swiftly through the neighborhood came to a waterfall here, a glorious cascade that always seemed to catch the light of sunset in the most perfect way. Long, twisted vines graced the walls, and lilies grew on the ledges.
Golden rays danced across the deep blue surface of the still water as the day awoke. A cascade of light enveloped the horizon, unveiling a bountiful array of colours. Fields of red roses serenaded the sky, while enormous willow trees, swayed in the light breeze, applauding its arrival. Perched precariously upon a thin branch stood a delicate wood pigeon. Without warning a loud crack echoed across the area and the pigeon fell to the mercy of gravity.
I won't say he's a bad kisser because he isn't. But even with him being a good kisser, it is like an old piece of wet, dripping tire is in my mouth. I hate the feeling of him against me. I try to get the courage to push him away
Before I could change my mind, I pushed open a door on the side of the hospital. I was greeted by the city air and a view of the rolling, steep, never ending streets of my home: San Francisco. I found a hospital wall that had no windows. “This is it,” I thought.