ADAM HEDLUND is a 15 year old PATIENT in the PSYCHIATRIC WARD. He has been diagnosed with DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER and looks a lot like Froy Guiterrez .
Adam was one beloved child out of two, born into a home full of happiness and love. Twins; not one less loved than the other. Adam and his brother were close, inevitably – they shared clothing, toys, they even shared personalities. Two little boys, inseparable from one another and so incredibly similar, that even their own father would often confuse them. Despite their similarities, their mother could see the difference – she could see that Samuel was more independent, whilst Adam relied more on the company around him. At the age of eight when they had begun to grow into their own personalities, Adam was still dependent on Samuel. He needed to know that despite his rank in the food chain, his brother would always be there and that, he was guaranteed. Samuel was there until he could no longer be…
WE HOPE THEY ARE PLAYING A GAME…
A horrific accident whilst on their way home from the supermarket, Samuel and his father were crushed by a truck who had failed to stop at a set of red lights. His mother had lost her family and Adam had lost his best friend; the only person who understood him… Samuel had been torn away from him and there was nothing he could do but embrace the ghost that he had left behind. As things spiralled downward for the two Hedlund’s that were still breathing, Adam grew lonely. Whilst his mother detached herself from any positive emotions and grew depressed, she found herself expressing her loneliness in her very own way. Men would come and go, the house had become a mess and at the young age of eight, Adam had been neglected. Whilst his mother had never laid a hand on him, the officials would have deemed it as abuse.
BUT THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING…
Becoming more estranged as the years went on, Adam had shrunk into somebody so timid and shy… He needed somebody else who could protect him; somebody who would not take the bullying and taunting that he faced as he grew into a young teenager. It was a strange thing, at the age of ten to create an imaginary friend but that was exactly what Adam had done. A more aggressive and protective version of himself shadowed behind the boy and mostly came into play when his vulnerabilities had been exposed. Having an imaginary friend, meant that Adam felt less lonely but after he had started high school and it became apparent that his ‘friend’ was more of an alter ego, his teachers became concerned. All it took was one single ‘explosion’ at a boy who had bullied him throughout elementary school, for them to wake up and see that Adam had been experiencing more than just the loss of his brother and father, but the ambiguous loss of his mother too. Child Protective Services became involved, the authorities became involved and later, the doctors did too. Adam was found to be suffering a disorder that was not seen often and the decision was made that Brielle Institute was the best place to receive help.
Unfortunately, Adam is TAKEN!