The next few days for Andrew were uneventful. He spent his time in the hospital hanging out in the common room, reading approved books which, strangely enough, were mostly horror books by the likes of Stephen King and Clive Barker, as well as a large selection of fantasy. It seemed to Andrew that giving horror and fantasy novels to kids suffering from various forms of madness might not be the best idea. They also played pool and watched TV. Many of the kids went out on nice days to play volleyball or basketball on an enclosed court, but you had to be a high enough level to go outside.
The level system was one of the foundations of the hospital, and all the patients’ privileges were controlled by it. There were five levels you could achieve. At level one, you could go outside for abo
