Echoes Of A Shattered Mind

the mirror was per

version in the glass was grinning-wild-eyed and unhinged. Marcus had no m

t, shaking,

e lingered i

twisted dreams and distant screams. He no longer trusted the hou

n silence: There's onl

ay beside him like an old friend. His eyes were sunken. Skin pale. He wat

ed up t

reflection did the

ered, "I jus

e fell over

he mi

howed an

nce didn

moke. Marcus pressed his palms against his ears, rocking slightly, but the

he empty room he expected, he saw flashing red and blue lights bathing the walls.

his ey

It's just the hou

ouder, faster. The front door crashed open. Figures stormed in, shouting order

pping open-only he wasn

m, fluorescent lights flickered in dizzying patterns. His body ached everywhe

eaned over him. Her voic

You're safe. You're at M

pit

ttled insid

ed something he couldn't catch. Doors slammed. Machines beeped steadily at h

spinning, shif

the room, her arms crossed, face hidden in shadow. She