Loving Madeline

Madeline's POV

We followed Mindy into the hallways until she stops in front of a room, and she opened the doorknob while she ushered us to get inside ahead of her. And I can see that the room is also painted in white color, and I saw many steel cabinets lined up in the room, and she asked us to sit down in front of her table. She walked to the farthest side of the room and opened another door, and when she came back, she handed us two sets of a scrub suit, one for me and one for Gina,

"You may change your clothes now." She said and showed us to the changing room. I pulled my dress over my head and folded it, and put it on top of the chair, and I put on the royal blue scrub suit, and I felt so comfortable. When I turn around, I found my best friend already adjusting her scrub suit, and I smiled at her, and we return to Mindy's table.

She pulled out the patient's record and put it on the clipboard. And I am dying to ask her why Lucinda sent us here, and I can't stop myself from feeling restless.

"I am the psychiatric social worker responsible for the patient, and when Lucinda told me about her case and asked me to help the subject, I feel guilty that I have done nothing to help the victim. I am willing to help, but it would be only limited. And since Lucinda informed me that we could trust you, Maddie, we decided to implore your help." Mindy said.

"So, you have to remember you are the newly hired nurse." She said, and we both nodded.

"Shall we?" She asked, and I can no longer control my curiosity.

"May I know where we are going?" I asked, and she looked at me in the eyes.

"The patient is staying at the far end house. Still, you don't need to worry because she is harmless, and even though she attacked a nurse before, but it was five years ago, after that, she became tamable. I suddenly feel scared because this is the first time I visited a mentally ill individual, and I wonder who this patient is and what her relationship is to Hunter's father. Is she Rebecca's mom or another victim of Clark Divenson?

"What is her name?" Gina asked, and I can tell she is also eager to know who are we visiting.

"Everybody calls her Ms. Anderky, but you must refer her as patient number 1088." She said as we got out from the main building and walked towards the footpaths on the ground. And the name rings a bell, but I don't remember where did I hear it. And I want to take a picture of the mini-park, and I like the Bermuda grass that makes the entire place green. I can feel the rapid beating of my heart as we passed the extensive garden, and as we near the last unit, I can't stop my hands from trembling. I don't understand why I am feeling this way, and maybe because I felt so excited that at last, I will found out the hidden secret of Clark Divenson.

She used the master key to open the door, and I am impressed that the room is neat and spotless, and there is a wide window with window grills fronting the garden where the patient can see the flowers. And on the center, I find the bed, and a woman is sleeping while she covers her entire body, including her face, with a blanket.

"Hello, Ms. Anderky. Are you awake?" Mindy said softly as she walked near her bed.

"Did you bring my baby?" The woman answered, and she has a beautiful voice, and I wonder what Clark did to her or her family that she ended up in mental health care house.

"No, I didn't since he can't be here." She responded, and the woman removed the blanket covering her face, but I can't see her face yet, because she was facing the wall.

"You better leave now, nurse. You can't bring me my husband, and now you are telling me you can't get my son." She said.

"I want you to meet your new nurses," Mindy said, and Ms. Anderky didn't reply, and the social worker didn't talk either, and I can tell she was thinking.

"I don't need another nurse. I only want you and the others who come to visit me every day. I don't like to meet strangers." She replied, and I wonder what happened to her.

"Ms. Anderky, why are you like that? They came all the way from Archois City to see you, and now you are not going to say hi, to them?" Mindy continues to talk with her, and the patient suddenly sat up from her bed. And it seems she came from Archois, and her jet black hair covered her face. The patient used her fingers to take her hair to the side. And when she looked at us, my entire body trembled, and my heart is beating so fast. She looked so thin. Her face has scars on her forehead and a linear scar on her right cheek, but she is still beautiful, and when she looked at me, I stepped back and covered my mouth with my hands, and I felt my entire body turned so frigid and I hear Gina gasped.

"Are you afraid of me?" She asked, and I tried my best to compose myself.

"No, I am not," I said, and I can't stop myself from walking towards her.

"What is your name?" I softly asked her, and I am so afraid of my feelings right now.

"My name is Rebecca." She said, and the moment she confirmed her name, my world turned upside down. Rebecca is alive, and Hunter's first love is here in the mental care home. I still remember the portrait of Rebecca in the secret room in our house.

"What is your name?" She asked me.

"I, I am Madeline." I stuttered, and it feels like I have something on my throat.

"Do you think I am crazy, Madeline? Why do you look so afraid of me?" She asked, and I shook my head because the truth is I am not scared of her because she seemed so fragile, and what makes me nervous is the realization that she is alive and the possible effect of this reality in my marriage with my husband.

"I like you, Madeline, and I want you to be my new nurse. I am sleepy maybe you better come back tomorrow because I felt tired thinking about my son and husband. I have been waiting for them to come." She said.

"You have a husband?" I asked.

"Yes, but his father made me a prisoner in this stupid place. And he keeps on telling these medical people that I am insane, and he told me I don't deserve Hunter." She said, and it feels like my lungs stopped functioning as I struggled to breathe when she mentioned my husband's name. I still couldn't believe that this is happening right now, and I felt glad that she is alive. Still, I also realized things would never be the same again as I realized Clark Divenson hid this classified information from his son, and he made them believed that Rebecca is crazy.

"Okay, we will leave for now, and next time Madeline will talk to you, and she will take care of you," Mindy said, and Rebecca smiled and nodded. And I remember her perfect smile on the portraits around the wall of the secret room. All her stuff is still there, and I wonder what I am going to do about this situation, and I realized this is too much to process.

"Bye, Madeline and Gina." She said, and I realized she is not mentally ill at all.

"Goodbye, Rebecca." We both said, and I turned my heels and run towards the door, and I sat on the bench while I waited for Gina and Mindy.

"Lucinda told me you are the wife of Hunter Divenson, Madeline," Mindy said as she settled beside me on the bench on my right side while Gina stands in front of me, and I can tell she wants to make sure I am okay, but how can I be okay when the world is playing tricks with me? Why? Why it has to be me. 

I nodded my head since I couldn't find my voice.

"I understand that you are shocked, Madeline. Lucinda knew everything. Clark Divenson donated a lot of money to this mental house care. In return, the institution should take care of Rebecca. After the accident, Lucinda took good care of her in Magnolia Village in one of the Divenson properties. She felt so guilty that she can't tell Hunter about it because Clark Divenson threatened their lives, but now Lucinda can't take it anymore. For Lucinda, she doesn't care anymore if Cark will hurt her. Rebecca has been her for how many years, always waiting for Hunter to come." Mindy said, and I am still speechless.

"Is her son alive?" I asked.

"No, the child died on that day, she was declared DOA, but she came back to life, and Clark told her if she will try to escape from this place, he will kill her child. Clark planned everything and even the funeral of Rebecca.

"My husband loves her so much," I said, and I can't stop myself from crying, and I hate Clark Divenson for playing Hunter's heart.. How could he do this to his son? He is Hunter's father, yet because of his love for money, he sabotaged the life of his eldest son.