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I'm Kendall Boulder. That's all I know. They tell me I was in a horrible car accident and that my family died in the crash. They tell me that I was driving. They tell me that it all happened about six months ago. I don't remember any of it. My last memory was getting married. I do remember a husband, sort of, but they tell me he is gone. Now I've been sent here, to Honey Creek Hospital to try and get my life back together. I DO remember this place from when I was growing up. Ugh.

I'm Kendall Boulder. That's all I know. They tell me I was in a horrible car accident and that my family died in the crash. They tell me that I was driving. They tell me that it all happened about six months ago. I don't remember any of it. My last memory was getting married. I do remember a husband, sort of, but they tell me he is gone. Now I've been sent here, to Honey Creek Hospital to try and get my life back together. I DO remember this place from when I was growing up. Ugh. When I was a kid, Honey Creek Hospital was a huge ugly gray cinder block building and all us kids used to steer clear of the place. It was creepy to say the least. When I was a senior in high school, there was a terrible fire and the whole placed burned to the ground. This is the "new and improved" facility. It looks nicer, but it still leaves a lot to be desired. This is home for me now. The same sadistic designers as before have furnished the place with only one sofa, five beds, one toilet and one shower for 8 people. It's just not right. Apparently, I have a job. The car pool keeps coming every morning and somebody is always shouting at me to get out there. I go to work and do my best, but I don't have a clue how I got the job or what I'm supposed to be doing. I just do what everyone else is doing or what somebody tells me to do and I seem to get along okay. Ha! Here's a real "kick in the pants"...I got a promotion! I guess I did alright on my job. What scares me now is that I suddenly have MD after my title. Did I even GO to medical school? Oh, I've been so wrapped up in my own confusion, I forgot to introduce my roomies. This is Chester Geike. He claims to have an alien son and robot back in his laboratory. Yeah, that's a story, eh? He says it has something to do with aliens looking for a planet to inhabit and some experiment. I think he was a test subject at the college one too many times... And this is Erika MacMilon. She and her twin brother Erik are both here after some psychotic weirdness where they turned llama's inside out or something. Erika is pretty quiet most of the time and I wonder sometimes if she has meat in all her sandwiches, if you know what I mean. This is Erika's twin, Erik. He is just adorable! I find his psychic background a little scary, but I wouldn't mind meeting up with him in a dark hallway... This is Jason Larson. Jason is a sociopathic liar. He has a long history of criminal behavior but he doesn't seem to understand any of the crimes. He is sweet and kind on the surface, but he would steal his grandmother's teeth without any remorse. Too bad...he's cute too. Oh well. I suppose the local mental facility isn't the best place to search for a life mate anyway. And this is Jason's little sister, Jodi Larson. Rumor has it that Jodi killed her parents. It has never been proven, but the circumstances surrounding their deaths are very suspicious and when questioned, she only shrugs her shoulders. No denial, no confession, just shrugs... Scary family, eh? This is "Teenie" Shawnessy. Despite all appearances, Teenie is a man. Enough said? And the final character, in this charade I call my life, is Theodore Tucker. Theo is an "artist". As a matter of fact, he *thinks* he's Claude Monet. And that's how he introduces himself to everyone. These are the people I live with until I get "well". One has to wonder at the logic behind this treatment plan. Erika invited me to play this game with her, but I'm having a real struggle remembering how to play (or even what it's called, for that matter). Life is such a struggle for me right now! Sometimes I wonder if it is worth the effort. OMG!!! We had our first major disaster. We had a fire that grew to monumental proportions. I called the fire department and the first truck came but the fireman couldn't get near the flames because of all the screaming crazy people! He radioed for backup and a second truck came. By then the blaze had really gotten quite large! Erika was overcome by the smoke and fumes and passed out in the kitchen. No amount of effort on our part would revive her. She was alive...but barely. In time, she finally came to and I think she is going to be alright. Jodi was overcome with grief after the fire. She had been the one to start the fire in the first place and when she saw that it almost cost Erika her life, Jodi was mortified. She cried for days. I wonder if it had anything to do with her memories of her parents...I seem to remember a huge fire in Pleasantview when I was little...but I never really knew what happened because no one would talk about it. Could it have been the Larson family? We found out that Erika was writing about everyone in her diary. Teenie came up behind her and caught her at it! Listen to this: "Poor Kendall... She doesn't even know she killed her own grandparents, husband, and son because she was driving drunk." Please tell me it's not so! See, I knew these people were just not quite right. Here, despite the fact that there is a perfectly good shower available, Erik decides to bathe au natural in the kitchen. It doesn't seem to bother him any that several folks are eating dinner in there. I brought home a collegue from work today. His name is Robin Robbins and he's a neurologist in the practice where I now work. I've started having some disturbing memory "flashes" and Robin has been my confidant at work. It was a little embarassing bringing him here, but he insisted that he understood and I believe he really does. While I was chatting with Robin, Chester and Teenie got into it. I'm not sure what started it or who, but I heard comments flying around about who was less of a man than who. Teenie...well we all know he has some issues to deal with...but Teenie doesn't respect Chester's love of science and thinks that somehow makes him less of a man. Since Chester claims to have had a child and Teenie can't pull that one off, there is some animosity there...really deep stuff. Robin said that he has worked in the past with some of the patients here at Honey Creek and there are two certainties...fights and fires. He explained that the environment is based on some studies in behavior that have proven very effective. Placing 8 unacquainted people in a home with one toilet, one shower, and only 5 beds creates a dependency that, in special cases, is the only therapy that seems to work. Apparently amnesia like mine is one of those "special" cases. I went to bed rather late that night and told Robin good-night. He was playing chess with Jodi and I'm not sure he even heard me. I was very surprised to find him still here the next morning when I awoke. He was so tender and kind. He knows that I've begun having some nightmares that relate to my memory loss. Little things are starting to come back. I remember the name Jarod, but I don't know who that is yet. As I headed off to work that morning, thinking about Robin, I wondered if perhaps there could someday be more...Right now, he is a very good friend, and until I know who I am and what occurred in my past, I can't commit to a relationship...but there is something special about Robin. For the first night in two weeks, I missed my chance at one of the beds. I am the only one working and I sort of took it for granted that I would always get a bed. I guess my roommates are not as accomodating as I thought they were. The sofa is taken too... Sadly for me, it's lettuce face tonight. I ended up face down in my chef's salad. I don't know how long I slept like that, but it took me quite a while to get the carrot bits and radishes out of my hair and my nostrils. Not pretty...not pretty at all. This is a game we sometimes play called, aptly enough, "Refrigerator". One person is it and has to face the fridge and guess the number and order of the people standing behind him or her. Teenie is phenomenal at this game! I'm not very good at it since I can't even remember everyone's name when I'm looking at them. And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why there is a curfew for children in Pleasantville. "Claude" here just stands on the sidewalk in his underwear and stares a lot of the time. There are just some things little kids shouldn't see... and Theo is one of them. All of a sudden, on my day off one day, I started having a flood of memories. I knew who Jarod was...he was my son. And I could picture my husband, but I couldn't yet remember his name. And my grandparents, Martha and Jonathon Boulder...and the party, and the crash. It all came whooshing back in a flood. I was nearly crippled by the emotion. I called Robin. He encouraged me to talk through my pain. I told him every thing I remembered. I knew there was more and we talked for hours. Finally, he decided that I was nearing the breakthrough I needed to put my life back together and begin to move on. He told me he was coming over. I got dressed and waited for him. When Robin finally did come over, I was anxious to see him. We talked for several more hours and we got even closer. My thoughts strayed from my past life, to a possible future one...with Robin. He assured me I was close to release from this place...and what happened next is probably not even ethical. Oh, and this has absolutely nothing to do with anything, but I brought home a book from work (to study for my next promotion) on cleaning. It was simply fascinating! It's called "Life is a Bowl of Suds". I highly recommend it. And speaking of books, Erik decided he was going to write one about his life at Honey Creek. Teenie growled, "There better not be anything about me in that book of yours..." Chester and Theo were quite interested and offered to help. I worry about what Erik might say about all of us. Sometimes I think I'm the only one getting "treatment" around here. Jason and Erika are getting worse all the time. I'm afraid the mail carrier is going to quit coming around all together if those two don't get their act together. And Teenie...poor er...guy/gal. He has some real issues that don't seem to be getting any better either. We rarely see his face anymore. I finally got fed up and tried to put my foot down around the house. Most of the guys seem to think it is okay to bathe naked in the kitchen. They strip down and take sponge baths in the sink. We wash dishes in there! That is disgusting and I finally couldn't stand any more. I gave Jason a solid lecture...then I had to fix the sink...again. Today is a huge day for me. Today I was promoted to Chief of Staff. As the Hospital Director was reading through my vitae to the crowd gathered for the promotion ceremony, it all came back...everything. I nearly broke. I had memories of my grandparents and my son...and my husband, Daniel. I remembered it all. There were no more gaps. Robin was there for me and he told me that I was now ready to get on with my life. I was to be discharged from Honey Creek. Finally, Robin and I met afterwork as equals. He met me downtown at Red's Diner and we shared a meal as friends. Now that my life is back on track, I'm not sure if I want to marry and start all over again after all. Robin and I have a lot to talk about before this relationship can go any further. Somehow, what happened next was rather unexpected... Robin and I had a great date... but I'm still unsure about my future. I didn't mean for this to happen, but I admit that I liked it. So I sit here now, thinking over everything. I've been here 43 days. My roommates earned 125 skill points and managed 36000 aspiration points. I never used any influence on them. Robin told me that my "lifescore" was 238. I don't know what that means, but I feel that I have earned the right to move on and be happy now. I regret what has happened in my past, and I never forget my former family, but I will not forfeit the rest of my life to grief.

Asylum Challenge II - Kendall Boulder

Jun 2, 2012 by LIUBlueJeans
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    42 Comment(s) posted so far

    On Jul 28, 2006 neenornina wrote:

    Awesome! Really well written ! I look forward to your next story very much \:\)

    On Jul 28, 2006 Vlana wrote:

    I like the stories based on the asylum challenge. This one is really good ! Good job ! \:D

    On Jul 28, 2006 fraslili wrote:

    NICE \:\)

    On Jul 28, 2006 kidnumber48 wrote:

    Well done! I actually recognise a couple of the characters in this from my own life.\:D

    On Jul 28, 2006 toripitt wrote:

    awsome\:rah\: \:P \:cool\:

    On Jul 28, 2006 SimplyDi wrote:

    This was a real nice story- It had a different feel to it. Well done!

    On Jul 28, 2006 wrote:

    Awsome story!\:\)

    On Jul 28, 2006 AAshleySEG wrote:

    Great story!\:rah\:

    On Jul 28, 2006 crst644 wrote:

    Really well written \:D

    On Jul 28, 2006 wizwa wrote:

    cool. \:D

    On Jul 28, 2006 wrote:

    \:wub\: love it, its soooooooo good\:wub\:

    On Jul 28, 2006 FluffyAuntyDi wrote:

    that was soo good\:rah\: \:rah\:

    On Jul 29, 2006 greedy wrote:

    Love it Great storytelling \:rah\:

    On Jul 29, 2006 LilyoftheValleyICE wrote:

    Wow this was the best asylum challenge story I've read. It's different from the others as well, as you had your character have amnesia, whereas most of the other characters are perfectly normal. You really made the face that she was in an asylum fit. Very good job! A sad past she had though...maybe she'll be lucky and won't remember the vivid details...anyway, again, great!! \:D \:\)

    On Jul 29, 2006 taylormorgan wrote:

    Interesting story, I look forward to a part 2 to see what happened to Kendall and the rest of them!\:\) Well done!\:rah\:

    On Jul 29, 2006 zlsuter wrote:

    great story\:rah\:

    On Jul 30, 2006 ConnieR2003 wrote:

    Great story! (applause) \:rah\:

    On Jul 30, 2006 Sk8tergirl69 wrote:

    This is such an inspirational story! You're an awesome author\:\)

    On Jul 30, 2006 *louise* wrote:

    Loved it! Probably the best asylum challenge I've read so far...especially as it wasn't too long!\:\)

    On Jul 31, 2006 jennikj wrote:

    Great story...one of the best that I've read!! I am also working on the asylum challenge, but my LTW is 20 simultaneous best friends...should be interesting, but I'm anticipating a long stay in the hospital LOL

    On Jul 31, 2006 Olga2102 wrote:

    Sweet

    On Jul 31, 2006 manic rose wrote:

    cool story \:rah\:

    On Aug 1, 2006 elizgrl_518 wrote:

    Good story. It is the best asylum challenge story. I really liked it.

    On Aug 3, 2006 KUBI wrote:

    Loved the story !!\:wub\:

    On Aug 3, 2006 DarkMoonStarsong wrote:

    i really loved it \:rah\: i like how creative you were enough to make the characters the way they were and everything lol. awesome \:D

    On Aug 5, 2006 BBKZ wrote:

    really nice story

    On Aug 7, 2006 McBeal wrote:

    finally an asylum patient which NEEDS asylum ahaahhaa \:P nice 4

    On Aug 10, 2006 SimsBarbie wrote:

    Now that was fun to read. Thank you. I agree, quite different from the other Asylum Challenge.

    On Sep 14, 2006 Minti3 wrote:

    Great story with great pics \:\)

    On Sep 19, 2006 huntress2005 wrote:

    \:cool\:

    On Oct 1, 2006 Adira wrote:

    Great story! Thanks for sharing it. \:D

    On Nov 9, 2006 wrote:

    \:rah\:

    On Dec 5, 2006 gilysse wrote:

    Those characters really caught my eyes!

    On Dec 9, 2006 civetinja wrote:

    Thanks! Great story !\:\)

    On Dec 10, 2006 manuela55 wrote:

    \:D

    On Feb 22, 2007 Palina wrote:

    Kendall is beautiful!!!!\:wub\: \:wub\:

    On Mar 11, 2007 Dead Rock wrote:


    Extremely good!
    It was great!

    On Jun 3, 2007 spacemouse wrote:

    Very nice story. Thanks for sharing. \:\)

    On Jun 13, 2007 buffysmg81 wrote:

    That was great! I love how there was a backstory added - most asylum challenges I've read don't have that.

    On Jan 31, 2008 jadespacemonkey wrote:

    There's some cool elements that I like about this story...I hope you continue on writing more stories ...\;\)

    On Oct 21, 2008 Catie-Cat wrote:

    ur stories r cool.\:\)

    On Nov 23, 2008 saturrn wrote:

    very enjoyable

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