No witnesses

Sammy POV

As the guards led me down the hallway to the room I share with patty I wished I could figure out how to get the doctor to believe me. I do not belong here, at least not yet in my life. When I don’t my clinical rotation through this institution I realized that most of the patients that were here were former health care professionals who truly lost their mind one day and snapped, it was the saddest rotation I done, because I realized that even those who worked all those years to save others lives end up in a situation like this, some of which don’t even realize they were brought here to live out the rest of their lives. The guards unlocked the door and let me into the small “room”. Patty was admitted shortly after I was, patty never denied of what she had done, she admitted to doing it, but considering the situation she was in the judge on her case decided to “go easy on her”  and instead of sentencing her to life in prison they put her in this insane institution for life. Patty had been nice to me since she was brought in, I honestly felt bad for her, but she has told me multiple time that she could have and probably should have went though worst. A patty is in her sixty’s she has long white hair that she always braids to the side, she’s super skinny and malnutrition, with major health condition. She was brought here for malpractice and the intention murder of her husband.”Sammy how did your session go with doctor Miles today? Patty asked In her old raspy voice. It went like always, I tell him the truth and he tries to get me to tell him what he wants to hear. “Oh honey, don’t fall for it, keep telling them the truth, maybe someday they will start listening, they listened to me when I told them the truth.” Patty said, yes but patty you told them the truth and it was also your confession. “Dear I really believe someday they will understand you are telling the truth and believe you.” Patty replied in a sweet voice. I sure hope so. I laid down on my bed and looked up at the ceiling. “Don’t worry sweetheart I’ll help you out when the time comes, now do you want to hear more of my story?” Patty said in a calm voice. Sure, okay dear, I believe I left off after the loss of my first child, life was amazing until that point, James was an amazing man just as my mother and father said he would be, he treated me with the up most respect, until our son was born dead, he left the hospital when the midwife told him, it was like the flip of a switch, he wasn’t my James anymore. When he picked me up from the hospital his soft brown eyes were taken over with rage and anger, his gentle  Touch was taken over by abusive acts. The makeup I once wore to highlight my beautiful skin tone was applied darker in hopes to cover the scars and bruises. When I got pregnant for the second time James began to act like his old self again, I knew if could give him a child then he would love me again, but again when the labor pains began I knew something didn’t feel right, when I welcomed my baby girl into the world I thought it was to good to be true, and unfortunately I was right....  My sweet little Anna lived three wonderful hours, at the time no one knew about heart defects, my daughter was born with an enlarged heart and it was in distress. Those three hours with my babygirl in my arms was filled with pure love and excitement of being a mother. I looked and noticed that Sammy was fast asleep, goodnight my sweet friend, when the time comes you will be set free. Patty whispered and rested her had back against her bed. All in good time.