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really am. All the 'Ren-blah-blah' stuff made me want to
throw up."
"We don't get to pick our names, kid. That's in the
mommy and daddy department."
"Tough cookies. I'm Twinkie, and I'm so cute and
sweet that nobody can stand me."
"Steady on, Twink," I told her.
"Don't you think I'm cute and sweet, Markie?" she said
with obviously put-on childishness, fluttering her
eyelashes at me.
I laughed. I couldn't help myself.
"Gotcha!" she crowed with delight. Then she threw a
sly glance at the surveillance camera. "And I got you
too, didn't I, Dockie-poo?" she said, obviously
addressing Dr. Fallon, who was almost certainly
watching. "Dockie-poo?" I asked mildly.
"All of us cute and sweet nutcases make up pet names
for the people and things around us. I have long
conversations with Moppie and Broomie all the time.
They aren't too interesting, but a girl needs somebody
to talk to, doesn't she?"
"I think your load's shifting, Twink."
"I know. That's why I'm in the nuthouse. This is the
walnut ward. They keep the filberts and pecans in the
other wing. We aren't supposed to talk with them,
because their shells are awfully brittle, and they crack
up if you look at them too hard. I was kind of brittle
when I first got here, but now that I know who I really
am, everything's all right again."
She was sharp; she was clever; and she could be
absolutely adorable when she wanted to be. I definitely
hoped that Doc Fallon was watching. I was certain that
her distaste for her name was very significant. Now she
had "Twinkie" to hold on to, so she could push
"Renata"-and "Regina"-into the background. Maybe
"Twinkie" was going to be her passport back to the
world of people who call themselves "normal."
I stayed for a couple more days, and then I used the
"gotta go to work" ploy Fallon had suggested to ease
my way out-well, sort of. I didn't really stay away very
much. As soon as I got off work at the door factory, I'd
bag it on up to Lake Stevens to spend the evening with
Twink.
Once she'd made the name-change and put "Renata"
on the back burner, Twink's recovery to at least partial
sanity seemed to surprise even Dr. Fallon. Evidently,
her switchover to "Twink" was something on the order of
an escape hatch. She left "Regina" behind, along with
"Renata," and she seemed to grow more stable with
each passing day.