Block #7: 116-128 (Entry 7)

Today has been one surprising day. It all started when I woke up for a dream, or maybe it was a nightmare. It all started with me walking through this heavy fog, then all the sudden I can hear someone screaming, but I can't tell if it is a man, or a woman, the scream was muffled. All of the sudden I am standing in front of a very large building made of cement. From out of nowhere I felt hands reach out and touch me. I run into the cement building, down a dark hallway, and up some stares. At the top of the stares there is a door, this door is big, bulky, and made of iron. I manage to open it and behind the door was a magnificent wonderland. I was walking through a very brightly lit room. When I woke up I thought about the dream and I believe the dream was about how comfortable the ward is. It is a safety zone, the outside world, which is dark and full of hate and evil, is a danger zone. I went through the rest of my day as I normally would, but you would not believe what happened during the group meeting. McMurphy had the nerve to bring up the vote about changing when we watch TV again. Nurse Ratched did not want to waste the time, but McMurphy insisted. So after the vote it turned out to be 20 votes against 20 votes, because Nurse Ratched said everyone must vote, even the people not aware. Well McMurphy was trying to get the older people to vote, but they just looked through him, but then the strangest thing happened. McMurphy managed to get Chief Broom to vote for it. It is strange because he can't hear, it makes me wonder..... but anyways Nurse Ratched didn't really care. When it came time the next day for the world series to come on, all the patients dropped what they were doing (it was house cleaning time) and sat in front of the TV. Nurse Ratched wouldn't turn on the TV, and the patients just continued to watch the blank screen. I was watching what was going on from afar. I thought it was a bit brave of the patients to go against Nurse Ratched's word. Nurse Ratched was infuriated, and could not believe what was going on, it was the first time ever that I have seen that side of her. I have never seen her so mad, but she never said anything and just went back to her office. I'm away from the game room right now (where the TV event occurred) but I think I can hear the staff heading to a staff meeting that Nurse Ratched called for earlier in the day. Until next time.

-Frankie