Dark Mirrors 5#

Dr. Carl M. Burlington- I am glad to see you have come back this week Molly. Your mother said you have gotten so much better since our last visit. 
Anna- I have never felt better Dr. Burlington but please call me Anna.  

TO BE CONTINUED.....

Dark Mirrors 4#

        The light thud of footsteps made Molly's heart skip in her chest. A shadow passed outside the door. "Anna?" she asked. She recognized the light breathing and the shuffle of her sisters feet. The figure moved slowly away. Molly stepped carefully out of her bed, keeping her head down as she passed the small round mirror hanging on her wall. Curiosity filled her as she passed the mirror, but her fear kept her from looking into it to see what was there.
         She stepped out into the dark hallway and walked quickly , but quietly down the staircase to the main floor. After rounding the corner she opened the door that led to the basement. "Anna?"
Anna must have gone downstairs, she had to stop her. Each stair creaked underneath her footsteps. The air getting thicker and thicker like stealing the air from her lungs while she descended into the darkness. "Anna?" she whispered. She heard nothing but her own feet shaking. She reached the bottom and stretched her fingers up to pull on the light switch that connected to the lamp hanging on the ceiling. She saw nothing but the dark mirror covered with a white sheet. Her fingers shook and dripped with sweat; she would find her sister no matter what.
       Molly pulled the big white sheet from the mirror and looked at the image of her twin. Her twin smiled back at her before cocking her head sideways. Their relationship had changed then. Her sister was gone into the mirror. Molly reached out to touch the mirror, then pulled back in utter horror. Her mind started to recall what she was doing. She was back downstairs in front of the mirror. She tried to move but her legs wouldn't allow it. Her twin leaned forward. Her face distorted into an evil sneer.  She tried to scream but she could hear nothing coming out of her throat. She tried to turn and run but stumbled backward from hitting a wall. Not a wall but the mirror. She screamed soundlessly and pounded on the invisible surface as she watched the creature with her face smiling back from the other side. She looked behind her and saw nothing. Just blackness. Molly turned back to Anna and she just smiled back at her and reached up and turned off the light as she walked back up the stairs. 

Dark Mirrors 3#

Dr.Carl M. Burlington- How are you today Molly and how have you been since our last visit.
Molly- I don't know? (5 sec pause)- I am seeing things more and hearing strange things.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- what kind of things?
Molly- My mother wont let me cover my mirrors and i see shadows and hear foot steps when they shouldn't be there. You told me in our last session the things i see are not real but I've been coming to you for almost three months and nothing has changed. I don't feel safe in that home.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- How is your sister?
Molly- She is fine. shes mad that she cant come with me to my therapies. She doesn't think I'm crazy. She believes me now. She wants me to face my fear and go into the basement. My parents are not speaking to her. Anna said its because they don't like that she believes in me. 
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- what other things have you been seeing?
Molly- (Ten sec pause) you really don't want to know.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Why do you not want me to know?
Molly- If i speak of them aloud then they wont just appear in my mind but be able to leave it and come into the world through the mirrors. I am the only one who have seen them because I was the first to step into the house. The house is part of me. (Seven second pause) I cant escape them.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- So you are telling me that the house is attached to you and----Molly- What is the point of this Carl? Your not helping me. your making it worse for me. The longer I am gone from the house the more that happens to me when I return.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- You don't hear or see things when outside the house?
Molly- It hasn't happened yet but I feel the need to return. My head hurts from being apart from the house. I don't want to come see you anymore.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- I am sorry to hear you don't want to come see me anymore but Molly you are sick and need my help.
Molly- I am not SICK I AM HAUNTED and I wont come see you.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- What kinds of things happen when you return home Molly?
Molly- At night when others are asleep I--- (five second pause) -- I find myself being dragged off my bed and forced to the basement. The Tall Dark Mirror is downstairs. I don't know what it wants from me. I hear howls and morning and screams and all sorts of terrible things.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington-What do you see at night?
Molly- I see Monsters Carl. I see Nightmares and creatures.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Will you describe them for me?
Molly- I ALREADY TOLD YOU. I cant set them free. I Cant Allow them to come through. It cant happen I wont let it happen and that's why I must return. They become stronger when I am gone and they become stronger the closer they get me to the mirror.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Did this mirror come with the home.
Molly- Yes it is attached to the down stairs wall. I already asked my parents to get rid of it but they can't and its too late to move. My head hurts Doc.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Its OK will continue next week Molly.
Molly- I wont be coming Carl.

Dark Mirrors.2#

Dr. Carl M. Burlington- so why are you here today Molly?
Molly- I am not quite sure.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Do you want to be here?
Molly- I am not quite sure.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Do you want to get better?
Molly- I am not quite sure I can.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Your mother is worried about you.
Molly- 5 second pause. ( I am aware.)
Dr. Carl M. Burlington-Tell me about your sister?
Molly- I love my sister she is my best friend.
Dr.Carl M. Burlington- What is her name?
Molly- Anna, Anna is her name.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- What is your first memory of your sister?
Molly- Well that is a silly question sir because I was just a baby.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- What is your first memory?
Molly- We were playing and it was raining. (7 second pause) (sigh) Anna wanted to play in the mud but i didn't. I was very small and cold. She told me she would take me inside and that we would play hide and go seek. She said we would play this game all the time and that I would never be without her. Anna is a very kind sister and has always looked after me. (pause) well not today. 
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- What do you mean not today?
Molly- She didn't come with me sir. She said she couldn't leave and that I had to come back to her. 
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- What do your parents think about your sister?
Molly- They love Anna but they have been worried about me and haven't been paying any attention to her. My father made a joke a few weeks ago and asked me who she was. It is funny that they would mess with me. 
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Do you see Anna every day?
Molly- She is my sister. I see her all the time. In the morning and at night and even sometimes in my dreams. 
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Do you have nightmares every night?
Molly- I don't know. My mother wakes me from what she calls a night terror. I am covered in sweat and I have even woken to her holding down my arms. I cant remember the dreams or how long they last but I know I am scared. 
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Does Anna appear in your nightmares?
Molly- I do remember a few night mares and Anna has been only in one. The dream starts out in our new house and the lights are flickering all around me. My room is at the top of the stairs but no matter how hard I climb and how fast I cant reach the top. I am slipping and falling into the basement. Anna is at the top of the stairs screaming and yelling for me. She is holding out her hands but once I reach for her the Dark Mirror is before me and my hand is pressed up against the glass gazing into my reflection and I am frozen. Then I wake up.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Do you have this dream a lot?
Molly- I've had it a few times.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- what does Anna look like?
Molly- She looks like me.
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- That will be all for today Molly. I will see you next week.
Molly-will you ask me about my parents next week instead of my sister?
Dr. Carl M. Burlington- Maybe.


Notes
Patient- Molly Alexandra Allen 
Shows signs of anxiety disorders and lack of trust.
Possible Schizophrenic
Possible Night Terror candidate
Shows signs of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder  
Patients mother agrees to more sessions and possible treatments after 
verification of disorders. 
Patients mother is also asking for medication for her daughter as soon as possible

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Allen 
Here is a short copy of my first session with Molly. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call me at my office phone number you received by email. I will diagnosis Molly next session and work more with her. I am confident more work with her will benefit her condition. Please keep notes and a daily log about what she does and says so I may further confirm my diagnosis. 
Thank you 
Sincerely Dr. Carl M. Burlington

Dark Mirrors. 1 #

        She stared at the ceiling, frightened that if she looked at them, they would pull her in again. No one had believed her, but she knew the truth. If you stared into one of them for too long your body would move on its own. Each time she ended up walking down the basement and come to stand in front of the tall dark mirror with the scary faces etched into the metal frame. The first time it had happened to her, her sister had pushed her to be funny pulling her out of the trance. The second time her dad had come up behind her and scared her also breaking the trance. She knew she was only thirteen, but what she had seen the second time she had come to the big black mirror was not all in her imagination.
        She begged her family to believe her, but neither her parents nor sister took it seriously. The mirror haunted every dream and constantly waking her from night terrors. Her mother would try to wake her from the terrible dreams but couldn't.
         Still both her parents ignored the signs that even the regular mirrors around the home seemed to be watching her. She couldn't stair too long into any mirror for fear she would be entranced and her body like a doll controlled by stings. Her parents ignored her and even made jokes about her sister.
        Finally one day at dinner her mother asked her if she would like to travel to the city with her and meet a man named Dr. Carl M. Burlington. She didn't quite understand. Her mother reassured her and said they would be leaving in the next few days and that it wouldn't be more than a few hours in the car. Her father said that this Dr. could help her and give her the medication she needed to sleep and relax. She didn't need medication.
          All she wanted was for her family to believe her and believe that something was very wrong about this new house her father had bought. Her mother was truly excited about the mother daughter trip even more so then when her father had told her the price he had paid for the house and property.
     She said goodnight to her mother and father and asked for her sister to come up to bed with her. Her parents just stared at each other and looked really puzzled. Her mother stood up and gave her a hug and said she would be better soon.
      She walked up the stairs looking only at her feet since one mirror was placed on the wall walking up. She told her sister not to look into the mirror.
     Before getting into bed she closed her eyes while covering her vanity mirror with a blanket. She was satisfied with herself and climbed into bed with her sister.
    She was was scared about visiting a Dr. and being forced to take pills like some insane person.
Her parents didn't believe her and her sister never stood up for her. Her sister knew something about the mirrors but never said anything about them.
        Her father was wrong for moving her out here and buying this empty old home. Her mother was wrong about her needing a doctor and her sister was wrong for not standing up for her. She couldn't take it much longer. The nightmares, Night terrors, and the mirrors pulling her in. She wanted the Dark Mirror in the basement to disappear and maybe the other mirrors would return to normal and she could look and see her reflection. Maybe just Maybe it would finally end.

Pain.....

Have you ever thought that pain is a gift?

I have…

The pain from a wound and

The pain from the heart

I would love to reject the gift of feeling

To never feel pain and never be hurt

What if the world never felt anguish?

What a sad world it would be

To never feel pain

Pain holds us together

It does not tear us apart

Pain allows for compassion to seep

Into the hearts of men

It allows for happiness to be noticed

It allows us to feel other emotions

That we cannot live without

Pain is a gift

A gift from god

Without the pain

We would have no feeling of health

No feeling of joy

No feeling of compassion

No empathy or concern

No consideration or kindness

No love

We would be empty without feeling

The loss of physical pain is not as great

As the numbness of the heart

Someone without feeling of agony, heartache

And grief cannot relate to others.

Pain ... I do find discomfort in saying the word

Why does it scare me so?

I do not fear physical pain

The breaking of an arm or ribs

The aching of bones and or a throbbing head

Is nothing compared to the shattering

Of my heart

The sting creeping into my core

Is too much to handle

So I hold in my emotions

And I lock them away in a glass bottle

The bottle is always drifting away with

The current but

Always coming back with the tide

My lungs can’t breathe in the air

The pain in my chest is too much to bare.

I’m drowning in tears of pain

Is it too much to ask for someone to care

I can’t take much more

The glass bottle will break

And inside my heart will be set free

Finally able to breath

Feeling pain is what makes us…

Human…

We can't hold in the pain for long

we need to release it so we can finally 

heal and only then

can we feel good once again

Emotions are gifts

Pain is only part of it.....

Let go of the pain 

and only then can

you finally begin to

heal....