“THE PHANTOM ASYLUM”

By Zyrine Jane D. Ada

The night was cold and dark, the view outside was serene, and the luminous moon is
captivating, then suddenly the bus stopped and new passengers went up and a woman
seated beside me.
"Find her! Find her!" a man in a white uniform shouted and two men went inside the bus
wearing also a white uniform with a dark black, gold logo with the initials P.M.I,
my heart were bouncing, and I can solemnly feel fear, but why? it is dark inside, the light
was turned off and many were asleep since it’s night ,they are looking for someone,
then the man with gold glasses ,he stared at me for a minute and it confused me, what
a familiar glare, the driver told them to get out since they are disturbing some
passengers, then the three men were left without a choice they went out unwillingly.
My eyes settled at the guy whose staring at me earlier, and I’m surprised that he is still
looking at me, and that’s weird and creep the hell out of me.

"Hey!" said the girl beside me waving, I looked at her while she’s staring at me, her eyes
were dull, she has long dry jet black hair ,long nails and she has dark under eye, she is
actually pretty, she has natural morena complexion, she hasn't trimmed her nails or cut
her dry hair also doesn’t have any bag or anything, is she the one they’re finding? What
could be the reason? I began to feel uneasy
“Who?”
“I’m Morticia, How are you?” she said while offering her hand
"My name is Elvira nice to meet you morticia" I smiled at her, It will be bad if I snob her
right? She seems to be friendly and nice maybe, I’m just being paranoid

"Elvira the mistress of dark, you're name doesn’t suits you dear" she suddenly said
" you're not from here.. aren't you? “she asked with a deep voice, as if she's certain at
her conclusion
" Yeah, I'm from Candelaria, Quezon" I stated
she smirked and that smirk just gave me goose bumps ,what the heck was that?
" A 'probinsyana' what are you doing in the big city little kitty, why did you left that little
hometown of yours?'"
"I'm actually hired on one of the mental facilities in Baguio, I’ve just received an email
that I’ve passed their qualifications"
"Oh mental facilities? You mean crazy people? they can't be helped they are incurable,
you're just wasting your time" she said while rolling her eyes

"I don’t think that way morticia and the mind-set of the society about mental patients are
wrong, physical health is just the same as mental health, it is a sickness, if cancer can
be cured mental illness can too."
I saw her eyes dazed
"oh okay did I offend you perhaps? I deeply apologized, I didn't meant it that way uhm..
why don't you join me instead? I’m also going to Baguio, I can help you find the perfect
place so are you in? or are you out?" she smiled but that smile is not sincere smile and
also not sarcasm, it's more of like a business professional smile like I’m making a deal
with her
" uhm..okay" morticia is familiar at the place it will be a great help for me so I won’t be
misguided after all she’ll just show me where and we’ll not cross our lives again

morticia wear that mischievous grin of hers

"It will be a fun day, you'll enjoy my company “she winked and I stared at her while she
kept that grin of hers

and I just swallowed thinking what will happen next.

ELVIRA felt the cold air against her skin, she opened her brown eyes, mesmerized by
the beauty of the lights, she checked at her watch the time is nearly 4:30 in the morning.
On their way to Baguio there are magnificent light from houses that surrounds the city
it's like pile of stars, huge number of stars, the bus are going up to reach Baguio City the
road was steep but the view was enchanting like a fantasy

"Baguio! Baguio! , sinong bababa" the driver announced when I looked beside me
morticia were still asleep, I don't know if I’ll wake her up or not, as I looked at her closed
eyes I notice a dried tear did she cried? why would she cry? there must be a reason for
her tear?

"BABA NA PO BAGIUO NA PO" the bus driver announced that we are already arrived
on our destination ,morticia waked up and quickly fixed her hair and stand up and leave
as i was following her while getting my luggage she suddenly turn around and faced me
“ So what's your plan? where exactly are you going?" morticia asked

"Here, 720 Hillside Baguio City" I showed her the address that I’ve got from the internet
"I know that place, The Legendary phantom asylum, it's the only asylum near that
place.. that must be it" she said, I can only look at her and follow what she’s saying
“Come on follow me!” she said
“I'm hungry come on, let’s eat and I’ll show you my favourite places—“ I interrupted
morticia
“ But morticia I need to find this place urgently, that is where I’m staying and I supposed
to meet the doctor who hired me” I voice out

“Elvira it’s only morning I promise you, I’ll guide you to that place but before that let’s
just enjoy! come on, we’ve just arrived, you need to see the city first before becoming
an employed woman of lunatics"
So I agreed to her since I’m just new here ,we travelled and arrived at restaurant called
Dr. Kane we are welcomed by the waitresses and waiters
“Welcome back mistress morticia, what’s your order for today?” morticia must be regular
customer here
“1 OCD for the main and Depression for dessert and an anarchophobia please.” I was
confused what was that?
“ Did you ordered food? Or mental illnesses ?” Morticia just shrugged and laughed

“I ordered food you dimwit Dr. Kane is a psychiatrist who owned this restaurant , they
typically served Filipino foods but named after an illness, It’s weird but it’s what makes it
in trend nowadays” oh now I understand

“Ordered yours, My order was OCD it’s for Tapsilog, depression is a leche flan and well
anarchophobia is a mango juice”
“what do you like?” she asked and I really can’t decide cause I don’t know what to order
“Is there sinigang here?”

Morticia smiled “Okay 1antisocial and an ADHD for her please” the waiter smiled as she
takes morticia’s order
“So I’m guessing that sinigang was the antisocial and what is ADHD?”
“It’s a Coke” I just nodded

The ambiance of this restaurant were very Filipino, the staffs were dressed in a modern
ethnic dresses and printed ethnic polo’s
We didn’t wait long ,the food was served and it tastes amazing, as I taste my sinigang
and feel the very sour taste of pure sampaloc in my buds, I’ve sensed someone staring
at me, I felt discomfort and looked at the person, I had an eye contact with him, and how
I wish I could shift my gaze on the man sitting before our table, he is the same guy who
were inside the bus with that gold glasses but he’s now wearing a dark blue checkered
shirt and a brown pants.
“Hey where were you looking at?” Morticia got my attention and when I look back at the
other table the man was gone.
“Nothing” I stated
After Eating Morticia and Elvira went to the botanical Garden Elvira was mesmerized at
the beauty of the flowers and the forest that Baguio has.
It is amazing how they maintain the beauty of the garden, different species of flowers
and there are also seeds and plants that you can buy, many foreign people are here too
Japanese, American and most of them are with their families, when I looked at mortician
her gaze were far away
“Elvira, I think we should go..” she said while looking at me
“Oh okay” I’ve agreed
We are now inside the taxi on the way to Phantom Asylum

Phantom Asylum are on top of the hill it’s a long and rocky road but we managed to get
a long.
I’m now in front of a fancy old and rusty gate, that still shows nobility ,and it’s huge
enough to cover the entire asylum, It is a pure pitch black with a gold lettering that says
’Phantom Asylum Psychiatric Institute’
“so this is it?” I said, should I bid my Goodbye? I should give thanks to her?
“Yeah.. this is too creepy Elvira So.. I think I’ll come with you inside”
“Really? You’ll come with me?”
“yeah sure” morticia smiled and thank god morticia is here, I don’t know what would I do
without her I ring the doorbell and the gate just opened widely and I can see the
majestic white palace, wow is this really the phantom asylum ? this is so different from
what I’ve expected, this is so beautiful, how come there is an mental institute that is
literally a palace, a red hair girl with a high school uniform welcomed us she gives us a
cheerful smile
“Hi I was hired here—“
“You must be miss Elvira, Welcome To Phantom Asylum, where your Fantasy could
become Reality” she stated and smiled

“He’s been waiting for you” she gently grabbed my hands and I’m shocked, who is the
person waiting for me? I looked at morticia who were scanning the place
“He? Who?” I asked
“Me” a deep very familiar toneless voice appeared and that voice just made my heart
flutter

“I’m doctor Hades Spane the director of Phantom Asylum, don’t you think you’re quite
late for your first day Ms. Elvira?” as I gazed at the back were the voice came from I
saw a man wearing a hospital gown and a casual attire inside his gown.

“I’m sorry sir” I bowed my head and apologized sincerely

“ And you brought a mouse inside our home?” he said with a tone of insulting, he might
be offended since it’s there territory and I’m just a newbie
“Oh no sir, morticia is—“
“I’m her cousin sir, My name is morticia I was hoping to have job here inside the asylum,
I’m sorry , I didn’t apply for the job I just think that it will be great if I can talk to you face
to face”
Why the hell did morticia did that? She should go outside now why did she consider
going in? and she lied at the director, oh god!

“come with me” he stared at morticia coldly

“ blair show miss elvira her room and her ward”
“ Yes, doctor” blair said
“Come Elvira let’s go to the hall first, as you can see these is a palace you might get
lose if you didn’t know the way, on the very top floor are the doctors and nurses places
there are 12 rooms per floor and your room is in room 7” I just nodded and looked
around, this is literally a palace, gigantic windows and painted ceiling like an ancient
roman architecture full of chandeliers and gold everywhere, the marbles on the ground
are gold too and there is a red carpet from the gate to the gold stairway

Phantom Asylum is different than the asylum that I’ve been to, it’s too majestic and
unique
“this is the patients rooms ,they have separated rooms for privacy, they were still asleep
today since it’s day they are only awake when night comes, you should adapt to our
sleeping time, after all you’ll start to work here”

“Am I in a whole different world ?”

She stopped at walking and faced me
“ Elvira, Phantom Asylum is really different, the old owner of this mansion has a vision
to make every patient feels that they have a control over there life, so it’s easy for them
to gain their confidence and to be cured, not unlike some filthy mental institute who
treats patients like a dog and a prisoner”

“I get what you mean and I had such a huge respect for phantom asylum’s ways how to
treat your patients”
“Thank you Elvira, I know you’ll understand us” and then she smiles
“We called the patients Queens and Kings you should know that, every morning and
when I said morning it’s 5 pm ,we go and have breakfast together let them drink their
medicines and look after them, joined them if you must and play along”
She said
“uhm.. Blair I shouldn’t ask you this but why are you wearing a high school uniform?”
I even thought earlier that she must be one of the patients

she sighed and start speaking ”One of our patients woke up earlier looking for his
daughter so I wear this to act like I was his daughter so I can calm him down”
“ well what happened to her daughter?” I asked curiously
“Died”
“oh sorry”
She just shrugged and we went upstairs and she showed me my room
“Wow” I said, the room is huge enough it’s like for a princess it has a queen size bed
and a pink blossom cabinet and also painting of a woman who were looking at the stars
I put my luggage beside the wall mirror
“Oh! I forgot to tell you at the second floor there are library and music room for patients
nurses and doctors”
Wow, this place isn’t like a work place, it’s like a paradise

“ Well I should be sleeping today Elvira enjoy you’re room, later 5:00 pm were going to
have a breakfast at 6:00 am everyone should be at their bed okay?”

“oh okay, thank you!” as fast as blair left I silently went out and look for morticia I just
walk around and near the library there are the director office, as I saw morticia come out
I grabbed her hand
“What do you think you’re doing morticia? Is this a game for you? This is a mental
institute and you don’t belong here, what happens if they found out you are lying?, you
are going to be a dead meat morticia!” I was furious this wasn’t a joke and she shouldn’t
be here
“I am here for a reason Elvira! And you don’t belong here either! Elvira, look Elvira you
aren’t safe here!” what does she mean? Morticia seemed to be worried about something
“ What do you care? you didn’t even know me we just met earlier at the bus for God’s
sake” I yelled

Morticia looked around and took me to the music room it’s dark inside but because of
the gigantic window the afternoon light can go through the window, no one was inside
the room except us, Morticia looked at me first
“Haven’t you seen that man ? he’s been following us since we arrived at Baguio..”
“wait what? What do you mean?” I was shocked
“Dr. Snape?” I asked and she just looked at me with her dull eyes

“ At the bus, at the restaurant, at the botanical garden he’s been eyeing us actually no
it’s you Elvira, he’s been staring at you, don’t you sensed it?”

“Why didn’t you even tell me that earlier morticia?” yeah I remember that guy in the bus
and that guy at Dr. Kane’s they are Dr. hades, why didn’t I notice that?

“well, actually I don’t really care earlier, you know! I just thought that he was an admirer
of yours but I didn’t expect that he’s also here at the phantom asylum and be your
employer, isn’t that disturbing elvira? What if he had planned this?”

“Morticia, I don’t like this feeling, nor this atmosphere, If Dr. Hades Snape really had a
bad Intention then I’ll leave right away” His familiarity made me feel in peace, but what if
I’m wrong, but why do I feel that I knew that man?

“No!” she seemed tensed “Don’t worry I’m going to protect you, just keep your distance
from him, We can’t trust anyone here”
“But Morticia why? Why are you doing this? Staying with me until now? Don’t you also
have intention? In fact I really think you are more suspicious than every one else, I’m
just stranger morticia, you don’t need to do that, follow me even at work” I gulped as I
said my thoughts

Morticia really looked hurt and urge of crying, but why?

“No you’re not just a stranger Elvira.. I-I know you, we know each other long time ago
but you can’t still remember, I know that but I just want you to trust me okay we can’t
trust anyone here inside so you can only trust me okay? after all we went here together”

I know her and she know me how? Did I loss my memory perhaps? No that’s impossible
“ what do you mean morticia? I lost my memory? that’s unbelievable” I don’t know
anymore if morticia were lying or not
“ Okay, you want me to prove it? say elvira where did you graduated from ?”
“ In..I- I d-don’t know” why can’t I remember?
“See?” she grinned
n-no way what the heck was that, I just knew that I was a BS psychology student, And
my purpose is to work here in Baguio, why did I even want to work here? My mind are
puzzling I know something wasn’t right why couldn’t I remember that?

“ Don’t worry I’ll tell you soon, I’ll explain everything to you, now sleep, we need to
prepare for tonight devils are everywhere” maybe she’s right I can only trust morticia for
now

I WOKED up at the sudden noise I’ve heard , I realized that It’s the breakfast for the
patients, I quickly have a quick bath and had my self groomed
As soon as I went down holding the handle of the stairs, I can hear there laughs and
cries of every residents
There is a woman wearing a purple shirt who carries an off white towel carrying it like a
baby, while singing lullabies.
An old man calls me mommy
There are also some people who were dancing and singing, and there is someone who
got my attention a man who has full glam make up on and dressed like a European
princess, everyone who noticed her are bowing and showing their respect.

“ Don’t look at her like that, you’ll be punished, she is the queen of Phantom Asylum,
literally a Queen, every year we are organizing a beauty pageant, we also want them to
have that normal life, since people on your pathetic world just treats them differently”
someone with a familiar deep voice spoke behind me
“ Thank you for that information Doctor, and your perception are quite impressive Dr.
Spane”
A person who has this vision and a person who understands, how can she tell that this
man, could be dangerous

As looked at his eyes and bid goodbye, I felt that familiarity on his dark brown eyes, It’s
captivating, and luring me to look more, like a shining moon in a dark gloomy night, Mr.
Hades looks handsome with his red tuxedo, he had this angelic soft looking face when
he smiles, but when he had this poker face you can feel his demonic and wicked aura.
I’m actually quite scared at him, I think he’ll be one of the reasons of my death, So I
continued to stay away from him

”Good Morning Mommy” the old man said he’s like a child his voice were screechy
“Good Morning, My King My name is Elvira, I’m a new nurse here”
“Mommy you can just call me matt as always, Did daddy hurt you again? Don’t worry I
promise you, Once I grew up I’ll protect you from him” he’s so thoughtful, his childhood
must be painful.

“ He is one of the kind patients here, everyone’s friend, and you’re his new mommy
huh?” Blair said I looked at her and move a bit space so Matt couldn’t hear
“What happened to him?”
“ All I know that when he was young her mother committed suicide in front of him”
eventually” when I looked at my side matt was gone

“AHHHHH!” The Queen yelled and cried as we saw on the floor A nurse suddenly fell
down and her body were shivering, some patients cried, and some are saying ‘may
sapi’
“It’s back the curse is back!” a person who said bluntly while looking at the nurse who
collapsed and now taken by the doctors and other nurses.

“Kings and Queens of Phantom Asylum, Let’s eat our breakfast we will settle this things
don’t be afraid every thing will be okay” Doctor Wen stated

“I’m not crazy, Why am I at the asylum?” ron said

“ Ron got crazy HAHAHA” liam stated

“Nurses please accompany our majesties and please Kings and Queens enjoy” He
stared at me for a second Is that fear that I see in his eyes fear for what?

They seated at a marble table act like nothing happens and eat like no one collapsed
earlier, some patients went to the garden accompanied by their nurse
“You are next” the lady with red lipstick said
“no she isn’t ,don’t scare mommy” the old man earlier seated beside me while holding
my arms
“Do you know what happened earlier?”
“It is always happening, random days, random people, there are always a victim” on the
corner of the table a teen boy said
"This is the dark side of Phantom Asylum that not everyone know, a young doctor who
had a vision of treating patients and curing them like a royalty" the lady with red lipstick
stated

"This doctor created a drug that would eventually cure any mental disease but
something happened" the man who were laughing earlier said

" As what I've heard he tried the drug himself but instead of a cure he just got crazy" an
old lady added

"And until now he's been experimenting, making the right formula and finding a new
mouse to play"

“That nurse probably loss her sanity now or worst the formula could kill her now”
“ I-It’s a curse the D-doomed Curse, We w-won’t be cured, we w-won’t have chance t-to
be cured, we’re all going to die!” A man cried out loud the nurse who is beside the vase,
a nurse consoled him and help him stand up and went to the garden

"We don't know who he is and where he is, he might be just here with us, watching us
listening , We don't know".

" Yeah and this doctor are also with us inside the asylum we don't know who he is but
we know that he's only here might be listening to us"

Everyone on the table stated their thoughts I was in a deep shock from what I have
learn, what happened earlier are very alarming, I don’t want to die here not here

"There are rumours that it's dr. snape winter seen him making leron our friend drink
some kind of drug and It killed him” everyone gasped
No it can’t be him, I felt the urge to say that but I don’t have that much strength
“Mommy, I’m Scaared..”
“Don’t worry I’m here matt” I hugged him

Different gazes looked at Dr. snape who just arrived ,most of them we're alarmed some
looked at him with abomination

Dr. Hades Snape as usual in his poker face went to the table near us and eat I looked
at him, and wonder is it him? how can it be him?

It’s already 5 am we just had dinner earlier and It’s sleeping time
“MORTICIA!” I yelled and called her when I saw her going to her room
“how are you?” I asked
“I’m fine, Elvira I think they are separating us I was sent to served doctor snape but it’s
okay”
“Morticia, earlier there are nurse who collapsed, they said it was because of the psycho
doctor who are experimenting people still now, they don’t know who’s who ,everyone’s
worried, There are people who already died Morticia”
“If only we could leave, I want to go home, morticia, I’m scared”

“Don’t worry we would leave but first, we must know who are the one behind this so we
can save us all” morticia said she’s right we’ve got to do what we need to do, we need
to save everyone

“they said I-it’s Dr. Snape but I don’t believe that it’s him”
“Elvira, we can’t be sure , but I’ll find a way to find who’s behind this all okay? Were you
willing to exchange for a day Elvira, I’m going to take care of the patients and you will
working for doctor snape for the mean time”

Another night came, I went to the office of the doctors and only see Dr. snape
“ Dr. Snape Good morning”
“What are you doing here?” he asked looking fierce
“I exchanged work with morticia for a day sir” I explained

“and one of you didn’t even ask my permission?”

“Well, I just informed you sir”
“ Well if you are that smart, go to the library and get the documents from Mrs. Fal” he
said
“ Am I your secretary Doc?”
“What do you think you’re here then?”
That stopped me , yeah I’m just going to obey his orders

“DOCTOR Spane here are the documents”

“Just put it there, and miss Elvira.. Just call me Hades”
Okay what was that?
Hades It’s so familiar, I seemed to speak that name a lot, I felt like I missed that word
“Hades…”
“ Yes Ms. Elvira? You calling Do you need me?”
“ oh no sir-Doctor- uhm Hades” he smirked

“ Well I need you miss Elvira, We need to go to the music room later, there is a birthday
party there, wear a nice dress and put some makeup on, I’ll fetch you at 12 pm, you can
go home now” how she misses going to parties, she felt excited

ELVIRA quicly wear the yellow dress that she has on her luggage, fixed her hair and did
a little make up, wear her hills and wear an enticing perfume, a knock on her door got
her attention she excitedly open the door, expecting for hades to come
“Hi mommy!” Matt is holding a 2 glass of wine, having that red flushed on his cheeks
“ Hi matt were you having fun?”
“yes mommy , there are so many candies outside and this wine too look I brought you
some wine for you, they really liked it”
“ aww you’re so thoughtful matt”
“ Am I mommy? Why don’t you taste the wine?”
“Okay I’ll taste it”
I took the wine but suddenly morticia pushed me then the glass of wine broked
“Morticia” I felt morticia’s nails dig upon my skin
“ Oh, I’m sorry I’m too drunk haha”
“ be careful” I said I can feel that morticia is faking it there is something she wanted to
say, I carefully brought morticia to her room, I told matt to tell Hades if he ever showed
here that I’m in morticia’s room
“did you have something to say?”

“ I know who’s who Elvira”

“Matt, He’s the doctor from the past”

No that can’t be.

“I’M WRONG It’s not Spane ,It’s matt, the wine it has the formula Elvira, he’s the
psychopath, you could’ve died earlier, we just need to show to everyone, I’m sure to this
Elvira, I observed them earlier I already knew who’s who”
“ We just need a plan We need Dr. Spane”
“ But how?”
“ Ask yourself that guy, fell head over heels for you”

DAMN.

I decided to go to my room and sees Dr. Spane, He’s wearing a formal white tuxedo
with a handkerchief on his hand was a bouquet of blue roses.
“ You didn’t prepare much huh Dr. Spain?” he smirked and gave me the flowers, l love
blue, It’s my favourite color, It made me smile.

It is a birthday Celebration of Blair, I quickly greeted her and kiss her cheeks ,I’m happy
to see the patients they are still having fun even though, there are someone out there
ready to killed them, As we come in, I can sensed the eyes of people, they we’re
particularly glaring, not to me but to the guy beside me, I can hear them mumbling, I
forgot they still thinks that Dr. Snape was the killer, I can see snape was affected by
their discriminating eyes, I tried to reach for his hand hold it tight, we went to the table
and seat there not long ago, Hades spoke

“Weren’t you scared?” hades asked

“why should I?”I asked
“Everyone thinks I’m the killer, that I’m the doomed doctor” he said, his brows frowned
an I can see the Irritated look from his face, he looked exactly like Draco Malfoy
“ So what if you are?”
“ I’m not!” he yelled

“ You know sometimes there were illness that we ourselves are the only one who could
cure like depression, you are the only person who can heal yourself, who can accept
and forgive yourself, As you said you are not the killer, so why are you worrying? You
know yourself more than others so believe on yourself.”

“ Everyone is scared of me, Everyone thinks I’m the curse, why aren’t you scared?”
“ Cause I’m not everyone, have you forgotten my name? ehem, Hi, I’m Elvira, also if you
are really the killer why didn’t you killed me in the first place?
“ Cause I like you”
I spaced a second, silence filled the Garden, I can feel the butterflies on my stomach, a
sudden change of a heart beat, I want laugh or smile, I’m Fluttered
“Should I react?” I asked awkwardly
“Of course you should”
“O my god really? Thank you!” he laughed
“You’re really cute”
“why do you even like me?”
“ Cause you’re different, you have courage and confidence even before”

“Hades can you help us?” This is my chance, hades is the director of phantom asylum,
it would also help him to clear his name.

Hades frowned his brows, and I know It will be a long story to tell.
“THE DOOMED Doctor is uncontrollable everyone move!!”
“Get out!! Get out!!”
“ The curse is here!!!”
The people were in chaos, they didn’t expect the catastrophe
A doomed man came out holding an axe full of blood
Everyone was frightened, Everyone leaved the asylum and went to the garden near the
gate

They can see the guy’s eyes were in fire

Everyone’s shivering.

Everyone’s Afraid

The catastrophe were uncontrollable

The doomed doctor were Dr. Hades Snape

He had this anger and fearless in his eyes
He’s on the corner side of the stairs.

“Dr snape” I called

“such a great actor” I said

We planned everything, me, morticia and Hades and Blair We only have one goal, let
the devil show himself

“how’s everyone?”
“Everyone are outside, they are safe, let’s go let the devil show himself” He sighed

“Elvira, we’re incomplete” Blair rushed at me

“There are only one left inside the Asylum”

“Of course, A devil won’t be scared to his poser, no one could stun him, after all he
knew who’s the real one”

“Mommy” It’s matt I looked at him, matt is an old man with a Borderline Personality
Disorder
“Mommy, I’m scared” his face crumpled, now that I knew that He is the killer, and the
Idea that he tried to kill me, I could only feel disgust at him

“Oh quit the act, Matt or should I say Dr. Chaos” morticia said in front of everybody all of
them were stunned, they didn’t expect this innocent man could be the killer, I also didn’t
know that, I sympathized him too much that I didn’t see it coming

His behaviour changed, we can see the sudden change of his aura, You can see the
demonically looked on his eyes, the sagginess on his eye bags those dark under eyes
his jaw clenched

Immediately everyone took a step backward, terrified and spooked

“ So you knew?”
“ Yes, we knew when you tried to let Elvira drink the formula, I already had a hunched
that It’s you, I’ve always observed you at the middle of the day where everyone was
asleep you were at your lab under your bed, a hidden room ,experimenting and once
you have that drug you’ll let people have it and treat them like an experimental mouse!”
“You tried it before, but worst happened you became utterly insane!”

" Shut up! You didn’t know anything! All of what i've done is all for you people, I
created this asylum for you and this is what I get? I cured you!! I gave you home! YOU
are treated like a queen and king you are living in a palace that is from my pocket!”

“ If you could only cooperate with me!, MY work is a master piece, I’ve been trying for
years and years to create a drug that would cure insanity, people won’t suffer from
depression, It can settle the chemical imbalance of your brain. I promise I found the
right Formula this time”

“Mommy you’re with me right? You won’t try to kill yourself anymore right, you’ll be
cured..” I can see his tears flowed through his cheeks, he’s alone and depress
“ You tried to kill her!”

“ NO! I was just trying to cure her! Using my drug mommy will be cured and we’re going
to go in Disney land she promised me!! She promised!! As long as she’s cured We’ll be
together again, she’ll play with me again, she’ll celebrate my birthday with me” suddenly
the man fell on his knees with deep breaths crying
“Mommy you believed me right?”
"You tried to poison me!!" I yelled
"No, I'm not ,I'm trying to cure you!” His brows frowned

"cure me from what?!"

"from sanity.." He opened his eyes widely, while specifying the word sanity

"what are you talking about? “I felt my knees trembled, I’m in the urge of falling, I felt
so weak hades held my hand, like he’s restraining me,

A sudden hear of a gun shot filled the air, that shocked many people

"THIS IS AN ORDER get down everyone i order you to get down!" A group of men in
black suddenly arrived holding a gun and pointing it out at everyone.

"WE ARE THE National Intelligence Coordinating Agency and we are tasked to search
for the Dr. Chaos Phantom for creating a hazardous drug and making a cannibalistic act
as using humans for experimentation , We promised you that the agency will gave you
full protection and support” Everyone was just looking at them, some gasp and some
are mumbling.

Dr. chaos was being dragged by them, he was resisting but they inject him something,
causing him to collapsed
"search the palace and find where are the drugs"

"Also took her" I was shocked when 2 arms grabbed me

"Where are you taking her?" Hades grabbed there hands that were grabbing my elbows
"she's one of the suspect" I was shocked that can’t be, what did I do?
"No!"
"Elvira!" The Agency already took me and Hades can’t do anything about it.
“Elvira don't worry I’ll come for you, just wait for me okay?” I couldn’t say anymore word

"Morticia great job, expect soon a promotion" that word hurts my ear, I couldn’t believe
it Is she with them?
"You're one of them?" I stopped walking and asked her
I was hoping that she’ll disagree but morticia couldn't even speak, but the look at her
face tells it all, I couldn't believe it, I treated her like a sister, how could she betray me

Few Days passed I couldn’t even tell how many days I’m here It’s time for the Trial
We are on our way to the court, I can se everyone from the asylum, All of them are
here, also Hades, I can see the dark circles around his eyes, a stubble on his jaw
grows, while he looks tired and skinny, I’ve always been thankful to him I can see his
efforts to help me on this case, How can I even repay him?

The trial started and witnesses were given a chance to tell their story and Hades Started

“It all started on November 3, We are still fine that day not until I found that there is
something wrong with my wife she keeps telling me that, she didn’t know me, and she’s
just a student so why would she be married to a 30 year old guy, I know from that day
something is wrong, so we went up for a check-up and discovered that she has this
disease called False memory syndrome.

As day by day past, she’s taking her medicine but all got wrong, she’d been worse, One
day she got missing we couldn’t find her, and all I could do is ask all the police man for
a search, It takes 2 weeks and hell I’m worried only to find out that she’s inside the
prison I quickly took bail for her, and decide that it will be safe for her, if she’ll be in
mental, so I put her there, I also started to work at PMI so I could take care of my wife,
there she goes again she keep saying phantom asylum I don’t know that place so I
began to search about it, she told me that she had a mission and I don’t know what
she’s talking about.

She always calls me doctor, it only shows that she totally forgot me, she said, she has
work in Baguio at phantom asylum I could just nod and smiled at her, let her talk to my
like I’m her doctor I’ve always been here for her to support her, but something
happened she run away from the mental hospital, we searched everywhere including on
the bus, that’s where I saw her, she looked like normal like a person without mental
problem, but the driver told us that we need to leave, as I saw the sign in front I already
know where she’s going

Phantom Asylum Baguio City

Not knowing the city, I still went to Baguio, went to Phantom Asylum, Lied and
manipulate them, I told them that I was the Director of the phantom Asylum and they
believed me, and that’s where all started, seeing my wife with another people annoys
me she’s with someone she didn’t even know so I choose to keep morticia by my side
and separate them, she’s not safe for Elvira, I didn’t know that something is wrong at
Phantom Asylum, I didn’t notice that there were danger, I was so enchanted at the
beauty of the palace that I let myself play along with my wife, she looks so happy unlike
before, and that made me stay. Elvira is innocent! She didn’t have anything to do with
matt or doctor chaos, the only thing she did was she runaway. She’s clearly mental
disabled, I’m the one who should be at her place, I let her experienced that dream, I let
her lived at her fantasy, I know what’s right but I just followed her and manipulates the
people in phantom asylum”

I couldn’t even say a word, I felt the urge to cry, I didn’t know this, How could this
happen to me? I’m married and I’m a runaway patient, It’s too much, I could feel my
head spinning.
A loud noise came from the door, gathered everyone’s attention there are morticia
walking in front
“I’m one of the witnesses, I’m willing to give the information I knew” morticia said

“I’m very sorry morticia, I hope you’ll forgive me after this”

“I Decided to speak the truth sir, the meeting of me and Elvira isn’t accident, I planned it
actually. The Boss sent me a job go to phantom asylum, find it’s hidden mystery, find
the formula and the killer doctor as a compensation I will be promoted. Elvira is my step
sister when I heard that she were in the Mental Institute , I’ve had a wicked idea in my
mind, It’s a perfect crime, I told Elvira about the phantom asylum. I told her that I need
her help, I had those sleepless night just to get at my position today, and I used her to
serve as my bridge at phantom asylum I helped her get away from the institute, get her
clothes and go to Baguio. My plan is to let Elvira enter the phantom asylum as a crazy
woman, but as soon as I got into the bus everything change.

Elvira forgets about me and I can’t just tell her that we knew each other or it will be a
chaos so, I continue to play along, she said she’s a BS graduate and got Accepted at
Baguio City, I think the Information I told her before , affect her memory. I’m sorry Elvira
I used you, You almost got killed I’m sorry”

Morticia cried and cried, I went to her and hugged her, I’m thankful that she had
courage to fight with me and she’s my sister, I have a sister the judge decided to cancel
the trial since it doesn’t have much evidence.

but I needed to stay at PMI and be cured, after 3 months I got my freedom I joined my
husband and study medicine.

We now have 4 kids I still couldn’t believe at the things that happened to me, How I got
here where I’m at and how it started at Phantom Asylum

I went home to see the children holding a flowers and cards

“Mommy!!” Abscede my oldest son who were 5 years old hugged and kissed me
I saw my 2 year old triplets, at the sofa I gave them hugs and kisses
“Happy Anniversary wife” I smiled as I smell the roses from hades, this man always
know how to surprise me
“Happy fifth anniversary too Hades” I couldn’t be happy without him in my life, I hugged
him as tight I could hold. Still had that feeling when we first met ,I’m so contented at my
life, with my family here living as a doctor at Phantom Asylum, I slowly began to close
my eyes and let my dreams conquer me.

“Oh God! Elvira your awake!” I opened my eyes expecting to see the chandelier at our
room, but I could only see a white translucent light and white ceiling, My back hurts so
much, and I can hear the noise from the EKG machine
“Morticia? You’re here what are you doing here? Where’s hades?” my voice were
shattered I could hardly speak, did I get an operation? from what?
“ Who’s hades?” I looked at morticia
“ Called hades now, go to phantom asylum he’s working there” He must be worried if
I’m at the hospital
“Why am I here?” Morticia just look at me I can see how afraid she is she’s worried,
worried from what?
“Elvira what happened to you?” I was shocked at her question what could she mean by
that?
“What d-do you mean?”
Morticia suddenly press the alarm button to call the doctor, suddenly almost 10 doctors
went inside I couldn’t really tell what’s happening

“I think she can’t remember anything she keeps saying hades, she never knew a guy
named hades doc and phantom asylum what could possibly happened to her doc”
I looked at morticia
“Morticia what are you saying?, Stop being weird!”

“Elvira, You’ve been in coma for 2 years, It happens when we were inside the bus we
planned at going to Baguio remember?, but the bus had an accident and since that
you’ve been in coma for 2 years” what is she saying?

The doctor looked at them and they decided to leave, so we can talk

“Morticia I’m the one who had False Memory syndrome not you, call hades now, or go
to him he’s at the phantom morticia” I told her

“Don’t you tell me you didn’t know phantom asylum, we even worked there together
don’t you remember? Matt? The doomed doctor, c’mon go, he and the 4 kids must be
worried.” I told her

“That’s beyond impossible, Elvira”

Morticia just fell down and her tears just went down slowly

“Elvira what happened to you please don’t scare me, you’re perfectly fine Elvira you
didn’t have any disease or mental illness, w-we don’t work together Elvira, we planned
to go to Baguio to travel, there’s no phantom asylum Elvira, an there are no hades,
You’re only 20 years old how could you conceived a child..”

“No.. that’s not true..”

“Whoever you met.. whoever Hades is…” she stopped ”The truth is they are all in your
dreams”

“N-no…That can’t be..” I couldn’t do anything to cry at my palm, I’ve never felt this pain
I’m feeling, I can’t feel anything anymore.

“All of this was just a dream, All of them. They never exist”