The Looney Bin - Part 14
That night the mood around the Bin is lazy, nobody much feels in the mood for anything. Sneaks is walking around the room reading the writing on the walls, Rachel is playing fetch with Puddles the Pup, Brad is polishing his sword, and Cali and Greeny are playing a game of marbles.
And in the background, audible even over the sound of the TV, there is a continuous scream of, "LET ME OUT!"
Everyone is ignoring the annoying patient in the padded room.
Sneaks starts out of her stupor when she hears Cali burst out, "What the hell Greeny? Now you have all my marbles. You couldn't leave me just a few?"
Greeny laughs a little mischeivously, "Sorry Cali, but finders keepers."
Sneaks laughs with Greeny at the irritated look on Cali's face. "How am I supposed to get any work done now?" she asks miserably.
Sneaks returns to her contemplation of one of the pictures on the wall. Greeny looks at her friend and fellow patient with a mixture of wariness and confusion. There seems to be something different about Sneaks today and Greeny just can't seem to put her finger on it.
But she knows something isn't right. She turns to Brad and quietly says, "Have you noticed anything odd about Sneaks today?"
Brad laughs quietly, "You mean more than usual?"
Greeny laughs too, "Yes, that's what I mean."
Brad thinks about if for a few minutes before saying, "Not really....I don't know, maybe....She's probably just distracted is all. I'm sure she'd tell you if something was wrong."
Greeny nodded, "Well yes, that's what I'd expect but she hasn't said more than a few words to me today." Greeny looks over to Sneaks again and then back at Brad. "I'm telling you Brad, something isn't right here."