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Chara's head laid on her uncomfortable pillow in the mental hospital. There was a window in her room that was both sealed and locked in order to prevent suicide attempts, and Chara didn't have anything to break it with. There was a mattress on the other side of the room that looked like Chara's, the only difference being that there was no one tucked in. Not that it mattered.
Either way, Chara was still there. She sat up and looked around for a clock so she would know what time it was, only to discover there was nothing but empty space.
"Probably think I'm going to try to kill myself with a clock." Chara muttered quietly, as she didn't want to alert the night staff. Her insomnia didn't allow her to sleep, and as it was her first night here, she didn't know what time everyone was supposed to get to bed by. All she knew was that she was expected to be sleeping by now.
She saw one of the night staff peek into the room across from hers, the the lady turned and peered into Chara's room. The both stared at each other for a bit, Chara unblinking, her red eyes showing no emotion. The women shied from the doorway and back into the hall, allowing Chara a rest from her little staring contest.
Chara let her head fall back onto the pillow as she stretched out her arms and looked at the ceiling. She missed the ceiling from her room, decorated with glow in the dark stars that gave her hope. The ceiling the was just a pale yellow, along with the rest of the room. Well, except for the mattresses, blankets and pillows, which were white.
"Charlotte Dreemuur?" A woman's voice said very quietly, as to not wake up anyone. Chara turn her head to the doorway, where a different woman than from before stood. "Can you please follow me?" The lady spoke just as quietly as before.
Chara sighed, but pushed herself up and walked with the woman into another room, this one colored the same white that she saw on her mattress.
"So Charlotte-" "I prefer to be called 'Chara'" Chara interrupted. "Okay, 'Chara' my name is Rebecca," she paused as if waiting for Chara to say 'nice to meet you', then continued, "and I have brought you here for two reasons."
"Firstly, we are planning on getting you a roommate, as we are running out of rooms. Will you be okay with that?" Rebecca asked. "Sure." Chara replied monotonously.
"Secondly, why are you up this late?" "I can't fall asleep." Chara was getting bored of this place already. "I'll get you a pill to help you fall asleep, and I'll have you wait in your room until I get it for you." Rebecca ushered Chara back to her room.
Chara sat on the mattress, both fists clenched. Rebecca silently handed Chara the pill and water, and Chara quickly took it to Rebecca out. Rebecca took the cup and left.
Chara picked up her pillow and covered her face with it while groaning loudly. She was scared that someone heard her, which they probably did, but realized that she didn't care what they thought about her.
Chara's eyelids were starting to get droopy, a result of the pill. She decided she should actually try to get some sleep, so she got as comfortable as she could (which wasn't very comfortable at all), pulled the blanket over her, and nodded off to sleep.