TWO SIDED

A Story by sheeshee

Copyrighted 2017

Shana Adams

I was running down a dark empty hallway, It felt like it was never going to end. I don't know why I was running but I couldn't stop. It felt like I was going in slow motion. I kept looking behind me but nothing was there. Why was I running? What was I running from? Up ahead there was this tiny white light. No matter how much I tried to run towards it, I couldn't get any closer. It almost felt Like I was running in place. All of a sudden the light came flashing towards me. I stopped and just stared at it. It was getting closer and closer. The light consumed me almost like a vacuum. I awoke gasping for air "ugh" I went to sit up but I couldn't, I looked around but nothing looked familiar. My hands were strapped to bed rails on each side of me. I looked to my left and there was a monitor, was I in a hospital? How did I get here? Why was I here? I couldn't talk. I started to panic because I was being restrained. Suddenly, the monitors I was hooked up to started to beep. I didn't know what was going on I just wanted out. All of these men in white coats came racing into the room and tried to hold me down. One was trying to talk to me but I didn't listen I just kept fighting them off. He grabbed my shoulders and held me down on the bed. "Ma'am it's okay. If you calm down I can tell you whats happening." He shouted. I slowly started to relax and catch my breath. I laid there. He let go of my arms and backed away from me. "Ma'am do you know where you are?" He asked me. I shook my head. "Do you know your name?" i nodded. "Do you know what month it is?" I stared at him. I didn't know. I shook my head. and thought Why can't I speak? I was terrified. "Ma'am, You're at Parkside Psychiatric Hospital." I gave him a confused look. "You were admitted here after you tried to harm yourself. You were saying your name was Tana not Braydee." I stared at him with fear. Why would I tell him my name was Tana? I don't understand. My name is clearly braydee. "Mrs., you have what we call Dissociative Identity Disorder, Which we refer to as Dual personality. Basically it means that you have this alternative lifestyle inside your mind and they can sometimes take over but you won't know it." I tried pointed to my mouth signaling my voice. "You can speak, It's just going to be sore because we had you on a breathing tube while you were unconscious." He explained. He handed me a glass of water and told me to try to drink it before I attempted to speak. I put the glass to my lips and took a big sip of the ice cold water. It felt so good on my throat and made me feel a little better. I was so thirsty I downed the whole glass. I quietly mumbled, "How long was I asleep?" "A little over two weeks." He said. "Why was I out for so long?" I questioned. "We kept you sedated because you were attempting to pull out your IV's and we thought you were a danger to yourself." he said. "I wanna go home." I said angrily. "Ma'am we can't allow that at this time. We need to make sure that you are no longer a threat to your own well being." "I WANNA GO HOME NOW!" I screamed. "You can go home once we are done all your testing and we know you'll be okay." He said sternly. I needed to get out of here. There was nothing wrong with me I don't know what he was talking about but I was fine. I knew if i kept on fighting them to let me leave they would just keep me here longer, so I let them do what they needed to do and tried my best to get out of there as soon as I possibly could. Within the next few days they poked and prodded me. hooked me to machines, scanned my brain over and over, and continued to ask me questions that I didn't know the answers to. "Mrs. Andrews, who is Tana to you?" Doctor Greene must have liked to ask this question because he asks me it every single day during our meetings. "I told you, I don't know anyone named Tana. I don't know who Tana is I've never heard that name in my life." I kept repeating myself to him. Each time he jotted the same response into his notebook. Our session lastest for almost two hours with the same questions being asked on repeat. I was so over this but I had a few more days to convince them that I was perfectly fine so I could go home. "Doctor Greene, Who is taking care of my cat?" I asked. I missed my cat so much. She was an exotic shorthair and I named her benson. She was the best cat I've ever had. I loved her and I prayed every night that someone was watching over her and keeping her company. "Braydee, your cat is with your mother. I assure you that she is perfectly fine and well taken care of." He said. I couldn't wait to get home to her and just cuddle her up. "Where is my husband? I haven't even seen him since I've been here.?" I questioned. Dr. Greene just looked at me. "Mrs. Andrews, we couldn't reach your husband. We have tried to get ahold of him since you first arrived and we had no luck." This is really strange. "It's not like Kane to not answer his phone. He is away for business but he always answers the phone." I said worriedly. I hope he is okay. "Where was he when you last talked to him Mrs. Andrews?" Dr. Greene asks. "He was in Australia the last I remember." I was trying to think back to the last time I spoke to him but I couldn't remember. "How much longer until I can go home?" I asked. I was praying he would say alot sooner than I was hoping. "Actually Mrs. Andrews, I wanted to wait but, we are releasing you this afternoon once your session is over." I was super excited. I was finally going to be free. I couldn't wait to get out of here. I can finally feel like myself again once I walk out those doors. "Are you kidding with me or are you being serious." I kind of didn't believe him even though I was excited. "No Mrs. Andrews, you are leaving today. Your mother is actually right outside those doors waiting for you." He pointed to the double doors that were next to the room we were talking in. I've waited for this moment for 2 months. To walk through those doors and be allowed to do what I wanted. Not what they want me to do. I felt the biggest smile appear on my face. "Are you sure you're ready Mrs. Andrews?" He asked me the final question of our session and of my time being here. I couldn't say yes fast enough. I jumped up out of the chair straightened my clothes out and pushed those double doors open as hard as I could. I burst though the doors and seen my mothers face for the first time in about 4 months. ( I haven't talked to her in 2 months before I was admitted because we had gotten into an argument) "Mom!" I shouted. Tears instantly poured down my face. I embraced my mom into the biggest hug ever. "I'm so sorry mom, I'm sorry I shouldn't have gotten mad at you for trying to help me out with my future. I'm sorry I haven't talked to you in over 2 months. I'm the worst person ever." Everything just came pouring out the moment I saw my mothers face. I was sobbing uncontrollably. "Sweetie, it's okay. It's okay. Calm down honey." My mom just held me and consoled me. She grabbed my face, wiped away my tears and said "Let's get you home." We walked out the front door and walked over to her car. We climbed in and drove home. I was finally relieved to be around someone I knew. We went to my moms house first so she could grab a few things. I asked her to stay with me for a few days until I felt okay to be alone again. She went to her room to pack her bag and out came Benson. She ran right up to me I scooped her into my arms and just held her tightly. I missed her so much it was insane. I rubbed her head and she was purring away with happiness. My mom was finished packing, I grabbed the rest of benson's things and we walked back to the car. We pulled up outside of my house and I saw Kanes car. "Oh look, Kanes home." I said excitedly. I jumped out of the car and ran up my front steps. I unlocked the front door and flung it open excited to see my husband. I walked into the living room but I didn't see him. "Kane?" I shouted out. He didn't answer. "I looked around downstairs before taking the journey upstairs to our bedroom. Maybe he was asleep. He did just get back from a business trip after all. I climbed the steps up to the bedroom and I heard a faint laughter. I wrinkled my brow and Crept towards the bedroom door. Being as quiet as I could, I opened the door and there was my husband. In bed with another woman. I was devastated. How could he do this to me? After everything I just went through I come home to a cheating husband. "How was Australia?" I asked him angrily. His head flew up and he tossed the woman off of him. "Bray, honey you're okay." He said nervously. "Yeah I am, not like you care. I was friggin gone for 2 months and I don't hear a word from you! Here I am Locked inside a mental hospital thinking your somewhere in Australia and can't come see me but no, You're here playing house with this B***H!" I shouted. His faced dropped and he turned white. "Mental hospital? Why were you in a mental hospital?" He asked me. "Apparently I tried to kill myself but you wouldn't f*****g know because you're too busy with your other w****s!" I slammed the door as I walked out. I could hear him calling after me but I didn't turn around. I walked back down the hall to my closet packed my things and walked back down the stairs. My mother stood there in shock I walked out into the kitchen grabbed bensons things and walked out the front door. I burst into tears the moment I got into my mothers car. "What am I going to do mom? I have nowhere else to go. Where am I going to stay?" I blubbered. "Oh sweety, forget Kane. You can stay with me for as long as you need to." My mother comforted me. We drove back to my moms house and the rest of the car ride was silent. I layed my head on the window while we drove home. I must have fallen sleep because I woke up and I was laying in my old bed at my moms house. I looked at the clock and it was already 5 o'clock the next evening. I walked downstairs to the kitchen. I was starving. My mom wasn't home I'm guessing she was at work. I walked to the fridge and pulled out stuff to make a sandwich. After I ate I cleaned up the kitchen and did the dishes. I walked over to the couch and plopped down. I turned on the tv and turned to the news channel. They were talking about how a man disappeared over night. He was 28 years old, about 5'10 with brown hair and green eyes. He lived in the area. I was kind of scared. Things like this never happen around here. It's always so quiet in the area. I wonder who it was? I went upstairs to grab my phone out of my purse. I had so many missed calls and texts it was crazy. I glanced through all of the messages.Most of them were from my mom telling me to call her as soon as I saw them. I dialed my moms number and she answered on the first ring. "Omg honey, I've been calling you all day where are you?" She asked nervously. "What are you talking about mom? I'm home, at your house. I was asleep. What's going on.?" I asked. she was hesitant. "Honey, There's something you need to know. She paused for a few minutes. "Mom just tell me already!" I said sternly. "They can't find Kane sweetheart." she blurted out. My heart dropped into my stomach. It all connected now. The missing man was my husband. How did I not figure this out sooner? "What do you mean they can't find him? where could he have gone?" I asked. My heart is racing. What could have happened to him over night? "I don't know honey, but things don't look good on your end." she said scaredly. "What? why?" "They know you were married to him and when they searched your profile they seen you were just released from a mental institution. They think you had something to do with it." Her voice dropped by the end of the sentence. I couldn't speak. I froze up when I heard her say those words. I dropped the phone out of my hand and ran out the front door. I flagged down a cabbie and told him to drive me to my house. I practically threw the money at him and raced out the cab. I ran up the front steps and into the door. The house was filled with police officers and detectives. "Ma'am you can't be in here." one of the officers said to me. "F**k off I live here. Where is my husband." I yelled. "You're Mrs. Andrews?" The officer asked me. He walked up behind me and I turned around to face a short chubby police officer. He flashed his badge at me and said "My name is officer Matthews. If I could have a few minutes of your time I'd like to ask you a few questions." We walked over to the dining room table and took a seat. "Mrs. Andrews, Where were you last night around 12:00 am?" He asked. I didn't know. but I knew if I had told him that then it would make me look suspicious. "I was at my mothers house." I said nervously. "If this is your house then why weren't you home at midnight?" He questioned. I started to get all clammy. "Me and Kane had gotten into an argument and I stayed at my mothers house." He stared at me. "What did you guys argue about.?" He asked. "I caught him in bed with another woman." I said sadly. I put my head down. It still hurt to think about what I had saw. It replayed in my head the moment I said it out loud. "Do you know who the woman was Mrs. Andrews?" The officer asked. I shook my head no. "What did you do when you encountered your husband with another woman?" He asked. "I yelled like any other wife would do if they found their husband in bed with someone who wasn't them." I said. My voice started to raise. "I walked out of the room packed a bag and left the house with my mother. do you really think I did this.?" I said angrily. "Mrs. Andrews, With all do respect, It's my job to get as much information as possible when something like this happens." The officer said trying to calm me down. "Please just find my husband." I begged. "We'll try our best ma'am but we still have a few people to talk to." and with that he walked out of the dining room. I put my head in my hands. How can this be happening right now? I stood up and went to walk out the door. "Oh and Mrs. Andrews, Don't go anywhere. We'll be in touch." The officer said. I walked back to my moms house. I needed to try and wrap my head around what was going on. I called my mom shortly after I left. I needed to hear someone familiar. "Honey, hi what's going on?" she asked. "I went to the house mom. He's really not there." I said choking back tears. "sweety why would you do that to yourself. Was anyone there?" she asked. "Just a bunch of police officers and detectives." I filled her in on what happened. The questions they asked me and how they told me not to go anywhere. My mom was confused a little. "Why did you tell them you were at my house Bradydee?" She questioned. "What do you mean why? Because that's where I was mother." I said getting upset all over again. "Honey, I went to check on you last night to make sure you were okay and you weren't there." she said nervously. My voice started to shake. Flash backs appeared into my mind from when the doctors told me about my condition. "Mom, please tell me you're lying." I said trying not to freak out. My eyes welled with tears. "I'll call you back." I shouted and quickly hung up the phone. I quickly dialed doctor Greene's number and impatiently waited for him to pick up. "Dr. Greene's off-" "If I have this so called split personality, is it possible for me to transition without knowing what is going on or when it happens?" I asked frantically. "Hello Mrs. Andrews, yes it is possible to transition without knowing it." he stated. I didn't want to believe it was possible. "So this so called Tana person living inside my head can come out whenever she wants to?" I asked. "Tana only comes out when something angers you or triggers your emotions." he said. When I heard those words exit his mouth into my phone, my heart sank. Could I have done something to Kane? Could Tana have done something to Kane? I wish I could understand her or know what she was doing when she took over. "So whenever someone pisses me off or hurts my feelings, she takes over?" I questions. "That's what it seems. When we ran our tests on you while you were here, we had to trigger your anger and that's when Tana came into play." he explained. I had to ask him. I didn't want to but I needed to know my options. "Say she were to have done something very wrong, how does it affect me in the end? Will I still have to take the blame for it?" I asked. "Mrs. Andrews, Do you think Tana did something wrong?" he asked me. I could hear the seriousness in his tone of voice. Do I tell him what I was thinking at this moment? "Can I come in for a meeting?" I asked him. "Sure, come down to the hospital and we'll talk." He said. I hung up the phone and raced down to the hospital. I pushed through the front doors, walked right past reception ans down to Dr. Greene's office. "Ma'am, you can't go in there!" The receptionist called after me. I ignored her and kept walking. I busted through his office door with the receptionist right behind me. "Doctor, I tried to stop her but she wouldn't listen." she defended. "It's okay Zoe. I called her in. Thank you." he said dismissing her out of the office. I sat down in the chair infront of him while he sat behind his desk. "Dr. Greene, I think I did something terrible to my husband." I blurted out. He cleared his throat. "Why do you think that Mrs. Andrews." I can see the look in his eyes he was scared of what I was going to say. I explained everything that happened since I left the hospital in detail. I told him how I walked in on Kane with another woman and how it made me feel. How I left and went to stay with my mother. How I couldn't remember what I did that night and how I woke up the next day like nothing happened. He stared at me. "Mrs. Andrews, did you tell anyone else what you just told me?" i shook my head no. I was afraid to be honest. I was afraid of myself and what everyone would say about me if they knew what I was going through. "Okay, for now we keep this between us until we figure out more information. We don't know for sure that you did something to him but it is a possibility. Do as the police say until we know for sure what happened." He explained. I felt horrible. I wish I knew what happened or what was going to happen. I hope Kane is okay. Even though I'm so mad at him I don't think I can forgive him for this but I would never want anything bad to happen to him. I took a deep breath nodded my head and said "Okay Dr. Greene, What do I do now. All the police told me was not to go anywhere incase they had more questions to ask me." "Then do just that. Don't go anywhere. Don't talk to anyone about what is happening if they don't know anything about what is going on with you. Do you understand me?" he said sternly. I nodded and with that I stood up and exited his office. I stood inside the door way and waited for my cab to arrive outside because it was raining. After about fifteen minutes the cab pulled up outfront. I climbed in and told him my destination. I sat there thinking about everything. The more I pictured Kane with that other woman, the more I felt myself getting angry all over again. The next thing I knew I was waking up on the dirty floor in some empty old house. Where was I? How the hell did I get here? I stood up brushing myself off this place was disgusting. I started looking around trying to figure out where I could be. "Hello" I started to call out. I wasn't locked in the room so why was I here? I walked out into the hallway looking up and down the hall calling out for an answer but praying I didn't get one. "Is anyone here?" I shouted. I heard a faint mumble. I stopped dead in my tracks. I was scared now. "Whose there?" I yelled. I couldn't make out any words but I heard moans coming from the room down the hall. I crept my way slowly down the room. The door was opened and I held my breath as I laid my body against the wall. I was terrified to look into the room. I was terrified of what I would find when I did. I took a deep breath and peaked my head through the doorway. My heart fell to my toes the air left my lungs. "KANE!" I screamed. I ran towards him but he looked terrified of me. I inched away the closer I got to him. "Kane what's wrong? why are we here? where have you been?" I knelt down next to him and removed the duct tape from his face. The skin around his mouth was red and raw from the tape. "Oh my god Kane, Who did this to you?" I asked with tears in my eyes. As much as I hated him for what he did to me, I still loved this man. He looked at me with disgusted across his face. "Really Braydee.." he said with hate in his voice. I gave him a confused look. "You. You did this to me you b***h!" Kane yelled at me. Kane has never yelled at me. "Wha- What do you mean I did this? I would know if I did this and I didn't" I started to get defensive. "Do you even hear yourself right now Bray?" He questioned. "You were so angry with me that night you left, you broke into OUR house, screamed at me and I woke up here." He explained. I didn't believe him. There was no way I did this. "It's been three days Bray. Why did you do this to me?" He was upset. "I didn't do this" I defended. "Bray, you brought me he-" "I DIDN'T DO IT!" I yelled. "Okay, okay calm down." He whispered to me. I knew who did this but it wasn't me. It was Tana. "Kane, I can explain what happened here." I was ready to pour out all the guilt I had inside me. He looked at me confused. I took a deep breath and started to explain everything. I told him every little detail. About Tana, about the hospital stay, the detectives. Why I couldn't remember what I did last night and the night Kane disappeared. I started untying his hands as I told him everything. I was ashamed of myself. I hated myself for being this way. By the time I finished telling Kane everything, I was in tears. He hated me I knew it. "Bray, I knew you had problems, but I didn't know they affected you this bad." He said calmly. I just kept my head down. "I'm so sorry Kane. I'm so sorry for everything. For putting you through everything for making you love me, for marrying a psychopath, for you ending up here. I'm sorry for everything." I cried out. Kane held me "Hey, none of this matters to me. What matters to me is that you're taken care of. I don't care about any of this. I don't care that you got mad at me for what I did hell, I deserved it all. You're not a psychopath Bray, You just need a little extra help is all and I'll make sure you get what you need." His words made me cry even more. "How do I make sure nothing like this happen again though Kane?" What if the next time it happens it's not to someone as forgiving as you are?" I questioned. This question terrified me because what if it did happen again? What if I snapped again and do something alot worse than this? "I'm scared." I said. "Don't worry, we'll figure this out." Kane stood up from the floor. He picked me up and we walked out the front door of, where ever we were. I had no clue where i brought him or why. We walked down to the main road and called a cab to take us home. The next few weeks felt normal. I didn't have any freak outs. No dual moments and Kane made sure of it. He made sure nothing triggered me and that I was safe. We talked to my doctor about medication to control "Tana" and it was actually working for now. I finally felt like me again and it felt amazing. Me and Kane worked things out, we talked about it everything. I forgave him for cheating on me and he forgave me for kidnapping him. We were in such a good place, It felt as if almost nothing could bring us down from the cloud we had been living on these last few weeks. About a month or so after everything happened, I decided to try to go to the store by myself to truly test my limits. To see if I was actually ready to do things again. I hopped in my car and drove to the super market with the windows down and the radio up. I was in such a good mood. I loved it. I had my energy back, I had my mind back, I had me back. I parked my car, grabbed my grocery bags and a shopping cart and headed into the super market. I browsed the isles taking my time to make sure I stayed calm and didn't panic myself. As I was walking down the cleaning isle, I bumped carts with someone, "Oh I'm sorry, I wasn't paying atten-" I stopped mid-sentence. It was her. The woman that my husband cheated on me with. This was the first time I have seen her since that day at my home. I took a deep breath and calmed myself back down. "Sorry, didn't see you there." I said. "Oh, braydee. It's fine. How are you?" she asked. She had nerve. How dare she as me how I'm doing like everything was fine. Like we were friends. I should tell her that she ruined my marriage, that me and Kane divorced and it was all her fault. Maybe I should just call her out right here in front of everyone in the store. "I'm okay. Thanks for asking." and with that I left the isle. My heart was beating super fast and I felt myself getting angry. I left my cart in the middle of the store and ran out the door to my car. I drove home and up the steps, through the door and slammed it shut. I closed my eyes and tried to catch my breath as I held my back against the door. "Honey, is everything okay what happened?" Kane asked. " braced myself and prepared my mind to tell him what I just endured. "I saw her." I said sternly. "What, who's her?" He asked. " Really Kane. I saw Bethany." I pushed passed him and slammed my purse and car keys down on the dining room table. I walked into the kitchen for a glass of water. I need to calm myself down. I downed the water and took a deep breath. "honey, don't worry about her. She is a nobody. She was a stupid mistake." he declared. I nodded my head. "Yeah, I'm just gonna take a shower and take a nap." Walked out of the kitchen and up the stairs. I layed on the bed trying to grasp myself back to reality. I guess I dozed off but when I woke up I wasn't in my bed. I was some empty factory. "Not again." I cried out. i jumped up and ran to the door. It was pad locked. Great now my psycho self locked myself in. What an Idiot! I looked around the building but there was nothing there. I looked at the cat walk up above but all that was up there was a tiny office room. Nothing for me in there i suppose. I pushed and kicked every wall hoping for a break away but no luck. I was out of options. I gave up and plopped myself back down on the ground. I closed my eyes and threw my head back against the wall in defeat. I looked up and something caught my attention. Confused i stared harder waiting for my eyes to adjust. Up in the corner was this little blinking red light. I stood up and walked closer to it. It was a camera. I started shouting maybe there was someone here after all. "Hello! is someone there! hello!" but no answer. I looked back over at the cat walk to the office and ran towards it. I ran up the stairs and down to the office door. It was locked but that didn't stop me. I looked around and down the walk way was a fire extinguisher. I ran down to grab it and used it to break the window on the door. I reached my hand inside and unlocked the knob. I threw the door open and it was a room filled with monitors, a tiny desk and an even tinier chair. "What the hell is this place.?" I looked around at the monitors. there had to be at least 10 of them in this tiny room. Each screen had a different camera picture on it. Where the hell were all these rooms? one screen in particular caught my attention. I glared over at the screen and seen that there was someone in one of the rooms. I looked down at the key board and back at the screen. The screen was labeled with a 6. I took a chance and pressed the 6 on the keyboard along with the up arrow. The camera zoomed in. I stumbled back in shock after what I saw. "Oh no, what have I done?" I started panicking. It was Bethany. She was laying on the floor of some room with blood all over the front of her shirt. I looked at screen number 9 and it was a recorded video of me in the room down below. "If there Is a video of me then there has to be one of bethany also!" I sat down in the chair and just clicking buttons. After a while, I hit the number 6 button and the control button at the same time. The camera for number 6 showed up on screen 9. I think I did it. I hit the back button and the video started to rewind. "Holy s**t I did" I whispered to myself. Once the screen turned black I hit the space bar and the video started playing. It started out with an empty room. Suddenly Bethany came stumbling in screaming for help. She hit the wall and landed on the floor. There was someone in the room with her but I couldn't see who. I feared it would be me. "Please don't do this! I'm sorry. It'll never happen again" Bethany cried out. The figure of the person walked up to her and all of a sudden back handed her across the face. I gasped covering my mouth but I couldn't stop watching. Bethany just held her mouth. She was bleeding. The mystery person stood over her "Shut you're mouth you dirty w***e." Then they kicked her in the stomach. I felt the tears rolling down my face. Who was this person. I fast forwarded the video a little hoping the person came back and I could see who it was. I played the video and a stream of light appeared in the video. The shadow walked back over to Bethany and knelt down infront of her. "How does it feel knowing you're a homewrecker you sick b***h. How do you sleep at night knowing you ruined someone's life." my eyes widened and I started panting. It was me. "oh my god what have I done." "Braydee, I'm sorry I won't ever do it again. I'll never talk to Kane again i'll even leave the city just please let me go." Bethany pleaded. "FOR THE LAST TIME YOU INCOHERENT LITTLE S**T, MY NAME IS NOT BRAYDEE. IT'S TANA!" I shouted. I paused the video. I had to do something. I had to fix this. I had to find Bethany and fix everything. I had to tell her what was going on. I didn't understand how Tana came out, I was on my medication. I ran out of the room and down the steps. I had to find the way out of this place. I had to find Bethany. "How the hell do I get out of here?" I looked above me to see if there were anymore cameras in the room I was in. The only one I was able to find was the one that lead me to the room upstairs. I stared up at the camera trying to figure out how they were all set up. With luck, I noticed the two cords attached to the camera ran along the ceiling. One lead to the room and one lead in the opposite direction. I followed the cord that lead into the other direction since I had already discovered the "Media room". The cord lead about 4 feet away from the camera and through the wall. This had to be the way out of here. I looked up and down the wall hoping for a little clue on how to open it. I pushed against the wall and it felt light. I ran my hand along the edge looking for an opening. There was a little hole right next to the wall. I needed something to stick in the hole to open up the wall. I looked around for something with similar size but it was hard to see in the darkness. Frustrated, I looked down at my necklace that just so happened to be a little crystal keepsake and it was the perfect fit. I ripped off the necklace and stuck it into the hole. A buzzing sound went off and the wall opened up. "Holy s**t! I did it." Now, I know you think I should know how to get through all this but remember, Tana did it, not me. I ran through the door screaming "Hello! is anyone in here?" No one answered me. I looked back up at the camera wire so I could find out where the second camera was. I followed the cord all the way across the room and found the second camera. This one wasn't on. "That's weird." I said to myself. I continued tracing the camera wires until I seen it went through the wall again. Necklace charm in hand, I sprinted towards the wall ready to open it but this time, it wasn't as easy. As I looked around the doorway for the other opening, I noticed that this one was shaped differently. It wasn't round like the first one had been. This one was flat almost like a keycard entry. "S**t. how the hell am I supposed to get out now." I felt defeated. I had no idea where the access card could be or what it possibly could even look like. I slid down the wall and put my head on my knees. I needed to get out of here. I needed to get back to Kane and the doctors. I needed help. I finally admitted it. I needed help. I sat there for a good few minutes contemplating my escape. I looked all over the floor hoping that my (Tana's) idiot self left here somewhere and I would find it. I searched everywhere. Nothing. Should I give up? Should I just let myself rot away in this place? Whatever place this could possibly be. I ran my hands through my hair getting annoyed that I couldn't figure this out when I felt the barrett I had pinning my hair up. I pulled it out to get a good look at it to make sure it was how it felt and sure enough, It was a skinny, flat barrett. There's no way this is the key to open the door but then again I don't remember putting my hair in a clip? It was worth a shot. I took a deep breath and pushed the barrett into the slit in the wall. The slit turned green and a buzzing noise sounded once again. "No way am I (Tana) that much of an idiot. The door flew open and on the other side was Bethany. She was laying on the floor with blood down her shirt. I slowly approached her just so I didn't startle her. "Bethany" I whispered. I knelt down next to her. "Bethany, are you okay?" I asked. Her eyes fluttered opened and once she saw my face she screamed with fear. "Get away from me!" she shouted. She scooted away from me against the wall. "Bethany, I'm not going to hurt you." I reassured her. "Are you kidding me, You're the reason I'm here!" She screamed. "Listen, I can explain all of this but what I really need you to do is calm down and keep me calmed down and we can both get out of here." I declared. She just stared at me like I was insane. "Trust me please." I said stretching my hand out for hers. She waited a few minutes and then grabbed onto my hand. I pulled her up from the floor and we bother walked through the door ways back into the first room with the media room. "Okay, Up in that room is a whole bunch of monitors for all the cameras. We need to figure out how to get the main door open." I said. she looked at me with attitude and said "You should know, you brought me here." I took a deep breath. " I'm not the one who brought you here Bethany. Tana did." She just looked at me. "Yeah okay, I saw you're face Braydee! you put me in that room!" She said angrily. "No, I mean yes it was my body but not me." I tried to tell her without wasting time giving her a full explanation. She just stared at me confused. "Ughhh" I groaned. I turned around a briefly explained to her who Tana was and why she brought Bethany here. Her face was blank. I could already tell she didn't believe me. "Please just help me find a way out of here and I will prove it to you." I stated. "Fine." She said scaredly. We continued on the search for the way out. I walked back up to the room on the catwalk looking for an answer. I searched the whole room but came up with nothing. I slammed my fists down on the desk. I was frustrated. I have an idea. I ran down the stairs to bethany. "Listen I think I have a way to get us out of here but I need to work with me. Bethany looked at me with fear in her eyes. "What is it." I hesitated. "I need you to make me angry." I said. "What? What does that have to do with anything.?" she questioned. "Please just trust me. I need you to piss me off and then hide. I'll know you're in here but she wont." I explained. "Who is she?" Bethany asked. "Tana! now come on piss me off!" I yelled. She thought I was crazy but I didn't blame her. I was. She took a deep breath and tried her best to make me angry but it wasn't working. "Please, think about the most horrible thing you've done. The worst thing you can possibly think of to trigger your own anger and then yell at me." I told her. She closed her eyes and took a breath. "You're husband cheated on you with me."She said. I just looked at her. It stung but wasn't enough to trigger Tana. She glared at me and then said "I fucked your husband, while you were gone." It was working. "We did it in your bed, and he loved it. He begged for it." She said. I could tell she was scared. I felt myself getting mad. "Go away." I said angrily. "But you said to-" I cut her off, "It worked go!" I yelled. She took off across the room as I stood there with my eyes closed. I felt the anger taking over my body and then everything went black. I don't know what happened next but I know I woke up outside. I felt Bethany smacking me in the face trying to awake me "Bray get up it worked. "What happened?" I asked confused. "Well, I ran and hid behind the wall at the end of the catwalk. I'm sorry I doubted you" She said. "What happened" I asked her again. "oh right, Tana came out. She is one angry girl." She kept going off track. I glared at her "Okay, Tana walked up to the media room to check the cameras. When she seen that I wasn't in the room she yelled and ran out the room down through the door ways towards where I was. I ran into the room to watch her on the screens so I can see where she was. When she got inside my room she freaked. and hit some button hidden behind the vent on the wall. This loud buzzing sound went off and everything opened up." She said. "Then how did I get out if I was in the other room?" I questioned. she perked up with a smile and said " Well, I knew I couldn't leave you there so I grabbed the fire extinguisher in the office room and followed you into the room you were in and i hit you over the head until you passed out." That explains my headache. "Whatever, we're out that's all that matters right now. I had no idea where we were but we had to get back home. "Let's find a way home." I said trying to gain balance. "Oh, I already called for a ride."She declared proudly. I looked at her confused. "You were out for awhile." She stated. I wonder why I thought sarcastically. "Well who did you call?" I asked. "Who else, The police." What is wrong with this b***h. "Are you crazy!" I yelled. "No that's you" I wanted to smack her. "Why would you call the police!" I said. "I didn't know who else to call" she said. "Um, how about a cab possibly? or even better, My husband!" I was so angry. "I didn't think of that" She said. "Of course you didn't" I whispered to myself. Great now I'm gonna go to jail for abduction. Just what I need. Maybe if I explain to the officer what happened he'll let me go? Yeah right, what was I thinking. I'm screwed. I heard the sirens coming down the road. It was too late to try to run and find another way out. I give up. I sat myself back down on the ground awaiting my chariot to jail time. The officer pulled up and climbed out of his car. "Ladies, did you make a call saying you were kidnapped?" he asked. I shook my head no. "Yup! that was us!" Bethany said. I threw my hands up in defeat. "So you two are?" The officer asked. "I'm bethany and this is Braydee." She explained. "Okay, so who is Tana?" He asked. I went to speak and was cut off by the ever so intelligent Bethany "She is." she said pointing at me. The officer looked at me confused. "I can explain." I stated. I told him about my illness and what happened from beginning to end. He was speechless. "Get in the car girls." He said holding open the back door of his patrol car. I got up off the ground and walked over to the car. I know this isn't going to end how I wanted it to. He drove us to the police station and put us in a holding cell. "Is this what being in a mental hospital is like?" Bethany asked with a smile. "bethany, please for the love of god shut your mouth" I said. Her smile disappeared and she turned around. I closed my eyes praying that I could get out of this mess. What was I going to do? I couldn't go to jail. I'm not cut out for prison. The cell door buzzed open and the officer called us out. We walked out into the main office. I was scared of what was going to happen next. "Doctor Greene? What are you doing here?" I questioned. "Just be lucky I am." was all he said then he turned around and walked towards the door. Bethany shrugged and followed right behind him. I was lost but I followed him too. We climbed into his car and drove off. "How did you know we were there?" I asked him. "When they ran your background checks they seen that you were a patient of mine. Then they called me and i told them your situation and they gave me permission to come and pick both of you up. I sighed with relief. "Ugh, I'm just glad we get to go home." I stated. Doctor Greene looked at me. "Braydee, You do know that you can not go home right?" He asked me. My heart sank. "What do you mean?" I asked scaredly. "You admitted to two different kidnappings. I told them that you were being admitted. That's the only reason you are not being charged." He explained. I couldn't believe it. I was relieved and upset at the same time. About half way through the ride home, I accepted the fact that I wasn't allowed to go home and I became grateful that I didn't have to serve time for my mistakes even though I should have. We dropped Bethany off at her home and doctor Greene and I drove to the hospital to get me checked into a room. For the next few months I just sat in my room looking out the window. I wanted to go home. Kane would come and visit every other day. It was nice to see him. He told me he still loved me and that he was sorry about Bethany. He thinks this is all his fault. I reassured him that it wasn't but he don't want to listen to me. After Kane left, I slept for what felt like weeks. I awoke to the doctor coming into my room for my daily checkup to see if my medication was working properly this time. "How are we feeling today Braydee" he asked. I didn't answer. "Are you feeling okay today?" He asked. Again I didn't answer. "Braydee, we can't make sure your meds are working properly if you won't speak. I just stared at him. "Braydee, I'm going to ask you one more time. How are you feeling?" "MY NAME IS NOT BRAYDEE! MY NAME IS TANA!" I screamed and I lunged towards doctor greene. I grabbed him and squeezed this throat. "MY NAME IS TANA. bRAYDEE IS NOT HERE ANYMORE!" I shouted. "Two big nurses came in and grabbed me off doctor Greene. They pinned me down to the bed and I tried to fight them off. Doctor Greene stood up from the floor as he pulled a large syringe out of his pocket. I screamed as he stuck it in my arm. I jumped up out of bed in a cold sweat. my heart was racing and I couldn't catch my breath. Kane sat up next to me. "Sweetheart what's wrong are you okay?" He asked. "Yeah I think so. I had the craziest dream. You would never believe it. "

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ananicole

I really liked the ideas and plot line of your story! I always find stories like these interesting because they detail mental health issues and the problems that come along with living with something like multiple personalities every day. I have a few suggestions for you if you want to continue with this story. First of all, even though it was pretty long, I think you can add even more detail! I would love to know about Braydee's back story. Many times when people have this illness, they have experienced significant trauma in their lives, leading them to the development of the illness. I would love to know when and how Tana was developed. Also, a back story for the marriage would be good, as well as a back story for Dr. Greene and Braydee's mother! I want to know more! I think you had excellent detail when it came to scenes, like the factory that Bethany was trapped in, so that was good. I think character development would definitely benefit the story. Awesome ideas!! Great start!!!