DEVIN HAYES is a 20 year old PATIENT in the PSYCHIATRIC WARD. He has been diagnosed with OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER, OCD INDUCED EATING DISORDER and CLINICAL DEPRESSION. He looks a lot like Charlie Heaton.
They weren’t the richest family, or the best family, his dad would always say, but they were a happy family. The Hayes patriarch, along with his wife and their five children, lived in a sleepy Northern California town where nothing much ever happened. And sure, the money was stretched because of the sheer amount of them, and often the siblings were put in charge of watching one another. But every now and then in moments like this, they’d be taken out to a games arcade, and then Taco Bell, and the party of seven was as happy as could be. That is, until baby Sofia went missing.
WE HOPE THEY ARE PLAYING A GAME
It was Devin and his older brother who were tasked with looking after the 4 year old that afternoon, and the 7 and 9 year old boys thought they were equally up for the challenge. Truth be told, they weren’t all that attentive that afternoon as little Sofia was digging for worms. One moment they were watching her dig, singing her little song, and the next minute, she just wasn’t there anymore. Things went downhill very quickly after that. Seven years passed, and there was no word or sign of Sofia , though her parents held out hope no matter what. Eventually, the sheriff’s office had no choice but to declare her missing status as presumed dead, since there had been no leads in the case ever since she had disappeared. It affected the whole family and all of the siblings in different ways, but most intensely Devin. He blamed himself for it all, and started to hear voices around his early teens. Voices that told him to do menial tasks, this or that, and in exchange his sister would be returned safe.
BUT THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING
But no matter how many railroad tracks he crossed late at night, or counted into the early hours of the next school morning, bleary-eyed, nothing happened. Still, he felt compelled to do these things or face serious retribution. This compulsion led him to stop eating, believing that most food was poisoned or contaminated somehow. His parents and siblings grew concerned, but due to their own pressures and concerns, they did not do much about it. Eventually, Devin collapsed one evening while on his night shift at the local supermarket and went into seizures. Lack of food, sleep, and adequate care for himself had led to his system shutting down. His older siblings and parents were very concerned, and, not wanting to lose yet another Hayes, sent him to Brielle to get better.
Unfortunately, Devin is TAKEN!
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