Locked away from reality, a little girl's identity is slowly washed away. She is crafted into a new person to serve a sinister purpose. Will she ever reclaim her true self?
Two weeks ago the weepy little girl, who was indeed named Amanda Woods, lay in an off-white machine that seemed to combine an MRI scanner and Snow White's glass coffin. Her robin egg blue hospital gown had wrinkled in several places but the little girl was so tightly encased that adjustments were rendered impossible. She shivered badly, feeling entombed, and unable to hear or see the doctor that stood at the control panel. Carefully examining the controls, the square faced man, Dr. Aaron Lorr, pushed three buttons in rapid succession. Instantly, Amanda's faced pinched into an unholy agony, and her fists collided with the glass. Her eyes rolled violently in her head as silent screams escaped her lips. Just as she thought the terrible pain would kill her, it was gone. She suddenly felt pleasantly warm and surprisingly cheerful. Dr. Lorr released the glass lid of the machine and it slid away, allowing Amanda to sit up. She did so, smiling brightly, and asked for her mother. Amanda was an orphan. That had been the first evidence that their efforts to create a specific alternate personality in their test subject were bearing fruit.
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