CHAPTER FIVE

1964

- With the new information maria had came across yesterday, she thought it would be best to avoid kit. So, she decided to go hang out with grace. For the last six months, Maria had promised to get grace out for a short period of time, but had never gotten to it. Yet. Maria decided she would take grace out for a bit of fresh air, Grace was the nicest person of all so she deserved it. Maria snuck grace out the secret passageway, where Dr.arden had his office. Though, maria didn't know why the passageway existed, she thought it was an old exit perhaps.

"Okay, out here you gotta be quiet." Maria said. Grace nodded, and quietly followed maria out the door. Maria took off her nun attire, to reveal a nice beautiful blue shirt along with shorts, her long black hair dangled down her back.

"Wow, your hair has gotten so much longer than the last time I saw it." Grace laughed. Grace took in the sweet smell of fresh air, or not-so fresh air. Grace always had a desire to escape the asylum, her story would always keep her there no matter what. There was no getting out on good behavior, she was left to rot. Grace looked back at maria, who was just letting the air sink into her clothing, then she looked at the woods. Graces heart raced, her mind scattered.

"I love you, maria." Grace turned to Maria. Maria smiled, but that smile faded after she saw the expression on graces face.

"I love you too." Maria replied, added with a awkward giggle. Grace stood for a second, then..

"GRACE!" Maria yelled. Grace ran off into the woods, her feet racing against the leaves, and the sticks. Maria followed behind her, hoping to god that she could keep up with Grace. The bushes, the sticks, the leaves that flew up in Maria's face as she chased after grace.

"STOP RUNNING YOU FUCKING IDIOT." The yells of Maria rung in graces ears, but as much as grace loved Maria, she loved the idea of freedom more. Maria's prayers were answered, graces body hit the ground with Maria holding her to the ground, graces arms pinned behind her back.

"Grace, what the actual fuck man." Maria sighed. She stood up, and grabbed graces arms along with her. Back at the spot, Maria sat grace down forcefully.

"You arent gonna say a thing?" Maria asked. Grace looked her in her eyes, and said nothing.

"This is so fucked up, grace." Maria said.

"I trusted you!" Maria yelled. There wasn't a chance anyone could hear them, so maria could scream and nobody would pass a thought.

"You don't know what it feels like." Grace shot back.

"To be trapped."

"To be alone."

"To have nothing."

Maria never felt angry at grace, no hate, no disgust, but grace also had never done this to Maria before. Grace betrayed her trust, took advantage of her.

"So you try to escape when I do a nice thing for you? You know I could go to jail, right?" Maria laughed sarcastically.

"You don't know what being here feels like. The nice thing you could do for me, is to let me leave. I could run away.." grace replied.

"You could've had a happy life, grace."

"Instead, you Murdered your family."

"That's on you."

You could literally see the hate for maria in graces eyes in the moment, the angry and fury. Grace lunged at maria, making Maria fall back from her sitting spot.

"Fuck-"

Grace began repeatedly punching Maria in her jaw, with one arm and holding her down with the other. Maria didn't see grace in her eyes, she saw evil. And evil never went well with her.

"GRACE, STOP!" Maria screeched in pain. Grace didn't exactly realize what she had done until maria used her leg to kick her off. Maria stood up, and grabbed her nun attire off the grass and put it on. She came over to grace, who was still holding her hand to her stomach, which Maria had kicked in self defense. She grabbed graces hand, pulled her up, and pushed her back inside the secret passageway door. Past Dr. ardens office, and back up in the halls. Grace turned to Maria, and sighed.

"I'm sorry, but I'm getting out of here. Whether you like it or not maria. I'm getting the fuck out." Grace said. Maria did believe graces story of her father molesting her, but grace was still capable of murder. So, as grace was walking off, Maria slapped herself to get her nose bleeding again. she then yelled.

"HELP, SOMEBODY HELP. A PATIENT ATTACKED ME!"

Grace turned around, with utter shock in her pupils. Maria herself never imagined doing that, or anything related to it. But, she was always raised to do what was right. Little did she know, that would bite her in the ass sooner or later. Guards circled grace, grabbing her arms and legs, taking her away. Graces eyes never left Maria's, she didn't stop staring at her for as long as she could.

"Take her to solitary!" Sister jude yelled to the guards. Maria wiped her bloody nose, and stiffened her position. Sister Mary Eunice walked next to Maria, and placed her hand upon her shoulder.

"Bout time you realized she was using you." A small whisper escaped Mary Eunices mouth. Confusion struck Maria, but in the depths of her stomach her main thought knew what he was speaking of.

"What do you mean?" Maria asked. Mary Eunices expression wasn't as soft as it usually was, not as welcoming.

"I'm not dumb, Maria. I see things, and soon the others will too. You have a secret, I have mine. I saw you and ms. grace outside." Mary Eunice replied. Maria felt dizzy, felt scared, felt that her privacy was violated.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Maria said. Mary Eunice slammed her hand up next to Maria's head.

"Don't you dare lie, it'll always come back to you."

And with that Mary Eunice left Maria's presence.