Chapter 4: Face Your Fears
Night turned to day, and it became time for guests to have their first individual and group meetings.
The caretakers we're in a cabin playing cards and relaxing while the first group meeting was taking place.
"Welcome, I'm glade to see that everyone was able to make it here today,"
Dr. Harris said. "As you all know, we are here for our first group meeting. All we need is just your name and whatever information would like to share about yourself.
Um…who would like t begin first?"
"Well my name is Cathleen and I'm a Nymphomaniac.
I have been for some years now, and I must say I'm beginning to go stir crazy being out here without anyone to fuck."
"Okay, very good Cathleen, you didn't have to be so graphic. Okay, who's next?"
"I'm Elizabeth, and I'm here because of my extreme phobia of guns."
"How did you get that phobia?" Dunstin asked.
"Well, I was a witness to a murder a few months ago. I'm supposed to be a witness at the trail."
"Oh, I see. Well, my name is Dunstin.
I am here because I have split personality disorder, and apparently it pisses people off. "
"Okay, thank you Elizabeth, thank you Dunstin; so, how about you Manny?"
"My name is Manny, as Dr. Harris said.
I'm a pryo. I'm here because I have killed someone, and it is believed by my doctors that I'm not completely over it my insanity."
"My name is Brandon, I um, suffer from OCD. "
"I am Janine, and um, I was a survivor."
"A survivor of what?" Cathleen asked.
"Of the Camp Graylock massacre."
"Wow," Dusntin responded," you're the only survivor aren't you? Yea, I heard about you, man that was bloody."
"What all did you witness?" Manny asked.
"Lots of things, a lot of painful things,"
Janine says trying to keep herself from having a panic attack.
"Well, we're off to a good start.
We all know each other, and know a bit about each other. Is there anything that anyone would like to say, while we're out here?"
"Yea," Manny said looking at the group, "happy Friday the 13th."
"Is that today?" Cathleen asked. "I hadn't noticed."
"Oh, so it is," Dr. Harris said slightly worried."Is there anything else anyone wants to add?"
"He's going to come for us," Manny said.
"Who?" Janine asked starting to feel the panic rise.
"Jason, that's who. He's coming to kill us, one by one."
"That's enough Manny. No one is coming to kill us. There is no reason to be afraid." Dr. Harris reassured everyone."
Well, I suppose we should probably get started on the individual sessions.
We had good first group meeting, I thank you all for your participation."
Everyone clapped and stood. Everyone had their appointment times to meet with Dr. Harris.
No one came out any better then they had before.
Each of them had to face something from their past, the dark reminders of why they were insane to begin with.
Janine's time finally came.
She walked up the few steps that lead to Dr. Harris' office.
The office was dark with limited lighting.
"Oh, good to see you Janine, please take a seat," Dr. Harris told her.
Janine sat in the only seat available. She twiddled her thumbs to try and keep herself calm.
"How was the meeting for you? Was it beneficial?"
"Well, it was all right I suppose."
"Good, good. So, you know why you are here?"
"Yes, I think we've already established that Dr."
"Of course we have. I see, you have taken a liking to Brandon."
"Does that make a difference?" Janine asked curiously.
"No, none at all. Did he tell you why he was here?"
"He said it was because of his father."
"I'm afraid there's more to it than that. It is true that his father had abused him, but he took revenge on him. Did he tell you that?"
"No, he didn't." Janine looked away from the Dr.
"You see, he is a truly sick person. He took his aggression out on his father to protect his dead mother. In his eyes, she was still alive.
The police found him a few days after he murdered his father.
He was taking care of his dead mother as if she were still alive.
I think there was more to the story of what happened to him, but none of it has been reported so it's hard to say."
"Why are you telling me this Dr?"
"Well, I think you should really know what you're getting yourself into.
I don't want you to get hurt, or caught by surprise.
I'm here to look after you Janine."
"Thanks, I guess."
"What's wrong?"
"I don't think I belong here Dr. Everyone here has committed some act of murder or something. "
"Not everyone has committed a murder. Elizabeth and Cathleen haven't committed any such act."
"There isn't anything wrong me; at least not to that extent."
"Do you really believe that, Janine?"
"I know so Dr."
"Then why did you refuse to go swimming yesterday?"
"I just didn't feel like it."
"I've read your profile Janine. You have an extreme fear of large bodies of water and of camps.
You have been that way for years. It is time to put the past behind you Janine, it is time for you to move on."