. What are you doing now?
Your parents thought you had a mental problem. You were in a mental hospital that didn't even have a bed or a clean floor. You were in your room a lot of the time. There was no proper supervision there. They just put the mentally ill there to do their job. Most of them weren't sick. You could say that families learned the best way to discipline their grown children, and that was your sad life. You were very hurt in that hospital. Sometimes you were beaten, and sometimes everything was fine. Like when you raised a crow chick. Now it's your best friend. And like when you found a few skinny chickens in your room. You practically made a bad chicken. But they were your best friends. Your roommate was a kind old lady named Amy. Amy's children didn't want to take care of her, so they brought her here. But Amy was comfortable because she had made very good friends here. Katrina and her family had come out of a bad relationship because Katrina smoked. And Julie became your best friend. She was kind of the mother of the group. You cried with Julie many nights. Julie was only 19 years old. Her family sent her here because she had so much energy. Her friends talked to plants. They said Julie was crazy. Now, after 5 years, they sent you back home. But you said you wouldn't go anywhere without the chickens. So there was no other choice. You took your chickens with you. You went back to the same neighborhood, the same house, the same attic. Only one thing was different this time. You were different. Those old friends still wanted to contact you. What are you doing now?
Old friends' names: Tony used to bully you, but now he's married to Kim, your ex-girlfriend who promised to wait for you, Bobby, the boy who was very popular at school, became king, and finally Mrs. Carper, who gossips a lot. All the rumors start with her. Stanley, the only good old man in the neighborhood, who still brings you cookies sometimes because he doesn't have any grandchildren of his own, sees you as his grandson... and the rest of the neighborhood. To be honest, everyone in this neighborhood is talking about you since you came back from the mental hospital. This neighborhood hasn't changed much. People are still curious, they keep talking. Strange things are very noticeable in this neighborhood because it's a small neighborhood with a lot of people.
Created Dec 26, 2025
Updated Dec 26, 2025
Published Dec 26, 2025