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Mrs. Andrews saw a missed call from the school and wondered what it have been this time, she knew her boy was a troublesome one so she waited to hear the bad news. The Teacher on the phone sounded like if he was panicking and ordered Mrs. Andrews to rush to the St. Joseph Memorial hosipital in San Francisco.
She didn't wait for the call to end as she left the reciever and grabbed her keys as she dashed through the front door and into the garage with a great speed. She drove the streets like a mad woman knocking off trash cans and running pass long slow lane on the road, some cars on the honking their horn in disapproval of her driving but she didn't bother to stop, the 2017 Toyota Corola came to a stop in front of the hospital and she raced inside. She saw the teacher that sounded like the one on the phone and she asked him where her boy Toby was, in shaking voice.
The teacher hugged her as he tried console her as he said,"He had an episode during chemistry pratical, he just suddenly started screaming and pointing at something that wasn't there, the acid used for the pratical burnt some parts of his hands but we managed to neutralise it before there was any serious damage, the doctor's diagnosed him as schizophrenic".
Mrs. Andrews cleaned her tears as she walked to the glass window near Toby bed and saw he breathing through a pipe as the nurses around him treat the burn wound on his hand, he wore a gown and his dark hair covered his face. She stared at him as tears fulled her eyes, how can someone she loved this much be in so much pain. She sat down as stared at her son thinking of what the future holds for him.
Toby grew up to be a very different type of being, he knew his problem, he was trying to win a war against his mind, so he had what some would describe as bad habits. He occasionally had panick attacks that would start as him slightly beating his fingers on a flat surface before a full blown psychotic break out. So he found a way to cope with his pain, he was an artist, he enjoyed playing with colours to paint on a carvas. Whenever he felt he was going to have a break out he would be in a controlled environment and try to paint.
But he met Mirabel and she made him so unpredictable and take risks. Just to get her attention he would paint a side of the building as love letter to her, this would make him an enemy of the police and in and out of the police custody. But some of his images in the sides of building were voted to be left on the building.
Toby later developed Cancer from paint fumes, the news spread out in his home town, therefore everyone felt sorry for the young painter that had alot of potential. With the aid of the major, he premitted for there to be a spot in town, where Toby could immortalize his love for art and leave it as a gift to the world as he passes. Toby felt emotional due to the honor, therefore he painted in Natural park on the concrete a painting of the spherical globe holding hands. He later passed away due to his illness.
The End



Replies (10)
You write a touching story, we feel the emotions of the mother as she was rushing to the hospital. Poor Toby, he deserved better. At least his paintings are there for the world to see.
Thank you for sharing that story with The Ink Well, we appreciate your presence in other writers' posts!
You nicely described some of the inner workings of Toby's mind. His way of expressing things, and the way he can be misunderstood.
Just a side note, however. Adding some spacing would make the text much easier and appealing to read, instead of them being walls of text.
Thanks for sharing that story!
Thanks for reading 🖤
My pleasure 🤍
Beautiful story. I felt touched and sad that he didn't get loved by Mirabel. But still, his works would never be forgotten.
I enjoyed the read.
Thanks fkr reading
Thanks for reading 🖤
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