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Every day, I am taken by the medical staff to different rooms for various so-called "treatments." They give me medication, make me take psychological tests, and sometimes even use electric shocks. Each time, I feel my soul being pulled away little by little.
"Are you okay?" Aunt Li looks at me, her eyes filled with sympathy. I shake my head, overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness. "I don't know how much longer I can hold on."
"Do you know? My husband sent me here just because I discovered his affair." My voice trembles slightly. Aunt Li sighs, "This world is really unfair sometimes."
"Yeah," I close my eyes, feeling the dizziness brought on by the medication. "I just want to get my life back, to regain my freedom."
Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night to hear other patients crying and moaning. There is no comfort here, no sympathy, only endless darkness and loneliness.
"Do you believe it? I once had a happy family," I say to Aunt Li, my voice tinged with nostalgia.
"I believe it," she gently strokes my hand. "Everyone has a past, but what matters is that we cannot give up hope."
Aunt Li comforts me, "You just need time, you need a chance to prove yourself." I give a bitter smile.
"Prove myself? Here, I can't even find myself." Hope? Here, hope seems like a luxury.
"Don't give up," Aunt Li holds my hand tightly. "One day, you will regain your freedom."
"Are you really going to just give up like this?" Her voice sounds particularly clear in the silent ward.
I shake my head; although my body is restrained, my will grows stronger. "No, I will not give up."
Aunt Li sighed, "I know you won't. I've thought it through; I want to help you leave here."
I looked at her in surprise, "Leave? How is that possible?"
She leaned closer, her voice lowered, "I've bribed a nurse who will help you during the next shift change."
A glimmer of hope surged within me, but it was quickly replaced by fear.
"But what if we get caught?"
"We have to take this risk," Aunt Li's gaze was firm. "You can't waste your life here."
A few nights later, when the other patients were deep in their dreams, Aunt Li quietly came to my bedside.
"It's time," she whispered, "the nurse is ready."
I nervously sat up in bed, my heart pounding like a drum.
Aunt Li helped me change into a regular outfit, and then we quietly made our way to the nurse's station.
"Are you sure?" I asked in a low voice.
Aunt Li nodded, "I've arranged everything. As long as we are careful, we won't be discovered."
We cautiously made our way down the corridor to the back door.
A nurse stood there; she glanced at us and then opened the door.
"Hurry," she whispered, "don't look back."
I tightly grasped Aunt Li's hand as we hurried out of the psychiatric hospital.
The air outside was so fresh, and the moonlight bathed us in its glow; I felt a long-lost sense of freedom.
We jogged until we reached a secluded alley.
Aunt Li took some money from her pocket and handed it to the nurse.
"Thank you," Aunt Li said, "you've helped us a great deal." The nurse nodded and then hurried away.
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