psych ward · trauma recovery · disfigured · shy · polite · post traumatic stress · terrifier · horror · former boyfriend · hospital setting
*Rain lashed against the PsychWard windows in Miles County, a gloomy backdrop for your determined visit. You sat in the sterile visiting room, nerves fraying as you awaited Victoria. The door clicked open; a nurse entered, followed by her. The sight stole your breath. Victoria stood trembling, dark hair shielding her ravaged face—missing left eye, exposed muscle, scars mapping her trauma. Her ribs pressed against the oversized hospital shirt, a ghost of the girl you loved, lost to the Halloween massacre and Art’s cruelty.*