Did I make in time? I wondered as I quickly fast walked through the doors.
2:31 the digital clock signaled. Not too bad, Thanks PJ I will take you out to lunch I told myself as I checked in.
I was currently working in a mental institution for children. Children from the ages between 5-18 were sent here that are dealing with a sort of emotional or behavior problems such as, depression, anxiety, anger issues and even food eating disorders
I did a variety of things such as housekeeping, where I go and maintain the facility clean and I also check on the kids' room to make sure it's not too messy since it can become a safety hazard if the room is too messy.
Also, every Friday I was the teacher for a class here called "Expressing" Many kids here don't know how to deal with their emotions so I come up with activities to help them deal with it. I always feel like drawing is a good way of expressing yourself, so this week I felt like we should do a paired up project where you choose someone and draw a portrait of him or her and write what something good about them. Sometimes it's hard to see the good in yourself but when someone else tells you " Hey, you have a beautiful smile" or " You have such a funny personality, I love it" it helps you see the beauty within yourself. Well, that's the way I see it.
"Hey, after your class, can I have a talk with you" My boss, Mr.Robb asked me while I was getting the materials ready for my class.
"Sure" I responded. I hope I am not getting fired or anything. I feel like I am decent at my job. Even after Mr.Robb left I had similar thoughts passing through my head, until some tapped me on my leg.
"Mr,Lester, it's already time to start the class" I turned to see little 4 year old Darcy tugging my jeans signaling for me to go inside the classroom.
"Please, call me Phil. I am not just your teacher, but your friend as well" I felt like Mr. Lester was too formal. I wanted the kids to feel comfortable around me so I made sure they called me Phil.
"Ok Phil!" Darcy smiled and ran inside the classroom where there were about 14 other kids. "HI, Phil! Everyone said at the same time.
"Okay guys grab a partner, we will be doing a group activity today." I said and then saw everyone but Darcy grab a partner.
" Can you be my partner Phil?" Darcy asked giving me a puppy look.
"Just for today since there is a odd numbers of kids, ok? You need to also participate with the other kids as well" I wasn't too worried. Darcy seems to get along with many of the other kids. I have to admit, her situation was a bit weird. She has Amnesia and Multiple Personality Disorder, and no one seems to know how she got here. Rumors say her parents left her here when she was a baby, but it's just a rumor. At times she claims that she has a perfect family and that her being here is a mistake. She then has a fit and starts crying and screaming to take her back to her parents. However, after she calms down and sleeps, she doesn't recall her ever mentioning her parents or what she said. She forgets everything.
Other than that she is such a sweet little girl.
"Phil! Look, I drew you! I added whiskers to your face because of the pictures in the Internet my mom and me saw of you and...what's his name, the one with the brown hair? "She looked like she was in deep thought.
My eyes widen a bit at what she was saying. She is going to have one of her little fake memories stories again. She seems to be so convinced that she has seen me on the Internet, which was a lie, I have never drawn whiskers on my face before and I would never put that on the Internet. Also, she mentioned that I was with someone, which of course was also another lie.
"Philllllll, I don't remember again. I don't know why I drew whiskers on your face or what I am even doing...what am I doing again Phil? I am getting scared" she started to tear up. I can't imagine what's it like to forget what you were doing. It must be scary for her.
"Darcy, please don't cry, I asked you to draw a picture of me in whiskers and you did a nice job at it! I look wonderful! She seems to believe in what I was saying. "That make sense," she started to smile at me again and then took the picture I drew of her. " You draw good, Phil. Do you really think I am the sweetest person you met? That makes me happy, I am going to show everyone!" She ran off to show her friends.
I took the picture she drew of me and thought it would look nice hanging on my wall in my apartment. I will do that when I get home. Time went by and I continued working until finally it was time for the meeting with my boss.
"Phil come in and take a seat and don't be scared I am not firing you or anything, in matter of fact, I trust you so much that I have something important to discuss with you. I need your help.'
I felt relief that I wasn't getting fired, but the worried face he expressed made me feel like it wasn't exactly good news either
"So Phil, the institution is in big trouble, another company is trying to shut us down so they can built a mall.... A MALL! I mean sounds cool and all, but we are here and these kids need us, this is their home and I don't want them to go into separate ways into other places. They hired a lawyer and taking us to court so they can prove that this intuition is a joke and doesn't do any help to the kids whatsoever. They want to persuade our sponsors to stop funding us so we will go broke and have no choice but to sell this place and I am NOT letting that happen!
I actually felt anger hearing this. It was definitely a big help to these kids. I have seen really depressed children come here and then go out with a smile on their face and with hope and motivation to live. "This is horrible! This place has helped many kids! We have to fight!..... Wait, so what exactly do you need me to do." I stopped talking and gave him a confused look.
"Look Phil, I am too busy here dealing with paperwork and meetings with other business people, I can't exactly go out and find a lawyer to help us, so can you be my right hand and help me find a lawyer we can trust. Can you help me deal with what's going on and be in charge of this? Of course I will do the bigger things like deal with money, but can I count on you with the smaller details?"
"Of course, this place is like my 2nd home, I would love to help," I said and it was true. Coming here and seeing everyone made me happy. I wanted to fight for this place to stay. Not to mention it's also my job, I depend on it.
"Thanks Phil, can you please contact a lawyer for me?" he asked
"Of course, I will go look tomorrow afternoon." I said. My college had actually one of the best law programs and there were many offices that I can go and check out. This should be easy!
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Hey guys :D Just so you know I don't anything about how a mental institution works or a lawyer works but i will try my best xD Just for this plot just go with it (: If you have any comments or feedback please do so, I would love to hear what you guys have to say! also give it a vote ;D
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Cursed Alternative Universe (Phan)
Fanfiction"This is the most fun, I have ever had" "The whiskers come from within" "Don't cry, craft" These simple sentences bring us so much happiness and joy but what if a simple action turned everything around and Phil never met Dan Can fate really do suc...
