INSANITY - "3RD"

A brilliant mind seeks to find a muse in the daily monotony of biding his time; they’d be shocked to find he’s not what he pretends to be. To him, it’s another phase of his game, locked away �" an asylum for the criminally insane; a challenging maze, he must find his way out, a feat within reach and he has no cause to doubt his abilities, for a chance he sees in a pretty young doctor of psychiatry; a field of which he’s no stranger to, his cunning perception tells him what to do. A battle of minds, with equal degrees, he’ll capture her thoughts and do it with ease. A turn of the tables, his specialty, and charming seduction will together be key. Last but not least, and most importantly, a transfer of funds, and he will be free. 

It’s a simple plan for a complex man. It is true, what he has done in his life is a sin, so when did it start? What had gone wrong? Where did the killing and evil begin? 

Born into wealth, fraternal twin sons, but tragedy struck and then there was one. Maxwell survived, but he’d later discover that his name was actually that of his brother. Favorites, a game, and a sin for a mother despoiled poor Maxwell and he’d never recover. Torturing insects and then pets just for fun, he’d laugh when they asked him what he had done. Father would sigh and mother would cry but they’d turn a blind eye…evidence, they’d hide. 

Maxwell experimented sometimes with fires but found only taking life quenched his desires. At private school and college he strived to excel; a passion for the psyche rid him of his shell. A hit with the ladies, he loved them intently and when he wished to impress them, he’d drive by in his Bentley. Yes, Maxwell had money and friendships abound, determination and feet on the ground, but despite how bright his future could be, he longed to indulge in his macabre hobby. 

He hunted for bear and deer with great vigor, but soon he was longing for targets much bigger. He’d hire a guide and fly overseas for exotic game in foreign countries. A masterful hunter, he soon became bored with the dozens of animal trophies he scored. 


He put down his guns, not to use them again and focused his thoughts on those of pure sin. 



It began one night on a date out of town, and the pretty girl’s body never was found. Maxwell had his first taste of great power as he taunted and tortured the poor girl for three hours. In the end he quenched his sexual desire and disposed of her body by way of fire. 

She was the first of his many conquests, but he was so clever that no one could guess what evil thoughts lurked in the mind of this man, or how many women had died by his hand until one fateful day his complacency brought to his home the authorities with enough evidence to take him to trial, he said not a word, just stared off and smiled. 



Thus was the beginning of Maxwell’s game but his lawyers convinced others that he was insane; childhood torment by his late parents, the loss of a twin and the life he had spent full of anguish he hid behind his bright smile, though he appeared normal his life had been vile at the hands of his godparents and their negligence of him, how could the poor man have avoided his sins? 

So the decision was made to send Maxwell away to an insane asylum for an extended stay. The doctors would put him through their many tests and over time they would do their very best to see if he could (somehow) be spared and sent back to society… if they dared. 


The psychiatrists chosen at first were all wrong, for Maxwell just taunted and strung them along; the next ones selected fared even worse as he threw things at them and violently cursed. Then everything changed the day Julia arrived as part of a desperate plan they contrived. To send her alone may have well sealed her fate as they were basically using young Julia as bait to win over Maxwell, whose weakness was women; she was to scrawl every tidbit that she would be given. 


Their plan started out well and she met him each week in his small sterile room, abstract and bleak. He told her about himself so she could learn but it was her trust he desired to earn….when the timing was right, the tables he’d turn. 

When he was free, in his wake, the asylum would burn…. 

Reviews

[YoungAspriringWriter]

This is a good read. I would suggest doing something about the colour scheme though as it can hurt your eyes and may scare away some readers. Also in some places it is more tell than show. This can work in poetry but reads like an essay with a short story.

Is there going to be more to this story? I would read on for sure.

[ZeStrange]

Sure will do! I copied it directly from my personal website and haven't had the time to reformat the fonts etc! Thanks for the comments, will get it done as soon as the holiday madness ends :) Happy Holidays!!

[Dezelene]

This is brilliant! It displays the vices of mankind and shows the harsh truth of not judging by appearance. I've read it twice and i'm still in awe! You have remarkable talent! (:

[ZeStrange]

Thank you, Dezelene!! I wrote this eons ago while I was in Uni. Somehow, I can't write like this anymore, so don't know if the "zazazoom" is gone. You get what I mean? :)

[Dezelene]

Yes, well it is still in you. (: I'm positive about that!