“He hoped that by remaining where he was, he might do some good, even there.” – Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

Baby Nicholas was born in the asylum, the son of Anna, a woman who had been there for a year, and Dr. Phibes, her psychiatrist. The previous year, Anna had gone to the police because her husband kept raping her. They believed her husband when he said Anna had lost her mind.

Anna, a beautiful woman with a sensitive spirit, was irresistible to Dr. Phibes, who took up where her husband left off.

Anna was given her own room, and a crib was installed. Anna convinced herself that it could be worse and did her best to raise Nicholas in the prison of the asylum.

Twenty years passed. Nicholas had known no other life from that in the asylum. Anna did an excellent job of schooling her son in everything but life.

Dr. Phibes, bastard rapist that he was, loved his son, his only son, as his wife kept having miscarriages. Dr. Phibes decided to send Nicholas to medical school.

Nicholas’ world opened before him at school. He struggled at first, but he was bright. He completed his medical training, then went on to the school of psychiatry.

Upon completion, Nicholas returned to the asylum. His first act was to kill his father and dump him in the marshland. His second act was to release his mother from her 30-year prison. Dr. Nickleby decided to stay on as psychiatrist with the blessings of the asylum board. He hoped that remaining where he was, he might do some good, even there.

The End.

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