Katelyn didn't want to be a defiant child, getting into trouble every day, but something deep inside her keeps pushing her to do terrible things. It was a force that was beyond her control. 
Since no one seems to understand her or the struggles she's forced to face, she's left to deal with the voices in her head on her own.
This story is about one girl's struggle with mental illness and the social stigma of having a mental disease.

Demons in My Head

Madeline is scurrying around the kitchen, preparing a Christmas feast. Delightful scents waft through the air. "I wish I would've started earlier," she thinks, grabbing a pan off the counter. 


Katelyn walks in to find the kitchen a complete mess. Her mom has flour and, god knows, what smeared across her clothes, face, and hair. 


Strolling over, Katelyn scoops a dab of frosting off her mom's face. "You sure get into your work." She laughs. 


 "Oh, Katelyn, I'm so glad you're home. Katie is going to be here any minute, and I still have so much to do." 


"Where do you want me to start?" she asks, grabbing an apron off the hook. "Work on the casserole, and I'll finish these." 


Glances at her daughter Madeline says, "You need to hurry." 


"Can you imagine trying to have Christmas dinner at our old apartment?" 


Katelyn pictures it in her mind. "It'd be crowded, that's for sure." She laughs. 


"You understand why I did what I did with the house, right?" 


Christmas Miracle