Captivated

Strange encounters

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I stared in shock at her. Those previously angelic baby blue eyes that simmered with rage had turned sweet again. A deadly sweet.

Her head tilted to the side further and she began to giggle.

"But of course, you already knew that didn't you?"

I blinked at her in shock as she undug her nails and watched as a smile crept along her face.

"Don't be so mean. It's not nice to be a tease, else I might really get upset, okay?"

I nodded mutely. If I pushed the emergency button, I knew that the guards would come rushing in and this situation would be resolved but Dr Patel would hear about this and I wanted to make a good impression. I just needed to subdue her, somehow.

"Good, that's very good. Now repeat after me, Good afternoon Lily", she cooed.

"Good afternoon, Lily".

She smiled happily, flipped her hair over her shoulder and let go of me slowly. I sat back down in my seat and ran my hair through my curls. My palms felt sweaty so I quickly wiped them on my skirt. I took out her files and began to write 'Responds with violence when not called by the name of the persona being presented' under the evaluation section.

"Ooh, I do hope you are not writing anything mean down", she giggled. "I will be hurt if you have".

"Je- Lilly, what I write is none of your concern. How about you tell me about yourself a little?"

"That's a pretty watch on your wrist. I see we have similar taste. How about we replace that fake", she said with a disgusted voice. "With something prettier and expensive".

I sighed. I had barely been here for ten minutes and the bribing had begun. It would be best to shut the option of bribery down quickly.

"It's a fake? Are you sure?"

"Yes, of course. But I can buy you some pretty things and we can be friends".

"Well, then I might have been fooled. I was told that there was only a limited amount of these watches by the designer herself".

"Ooh, did your daddy buy it for you? My daddy buys me pretty things all the time. Who is your daddy? What does he own?"

"Yes, he did. So please understand that any attempts at bribing me will not work and will be futile".

She pouted at me. "Even if I offer you that dress by that Italian designer who only made 100 of them".

"The one being sold last summer? I already have it".

"I do too! I knew it we can be friends".

"Lily, please. Tell me about yourself".

As she spoke about herself and her 'friends', I began making profiles for each one of her personas.

First of all, there was Lily. She showed aggressive and spoilt behaviour and from what she told me, Lily was twenty-two. She exhibited bipolar characteristics.

Then there was Adrienne, an elderly, prim woman who gave off a matron aura. I only caught a small glimpse of her when Lily stayed quiet for a moment. Her back had suddenly straightened even further and she lifted her head high as if she was looking down at me. As quick as that happened, Lily went back to normal as if nothing happened.

Then there was her 'little friend', Patricia. I knew little about her except that she had a princess complex from the notes I already had.

Lastly, there was Ava. I knew nothing about her at all. Even Lily said little about her except that she didn't speak much.