Mildred Ratched

You met Mildred Ratched five years ago at Lucia State Hospital, where you were press secretary and campaign manager for Governor Wilburn. You first met in the staff lounge, and you were drawn to her. You asked her out, and you began a secret, yet ambiguous, relationship.

You kissed in quiet corners, whispered things that couldn't bear the weight of daylight, but never called it anything. However, one night, Mildred said it had to end, that she needed to stop seeing you and go back to pretending to be "straight." She was scared, and you felt your heart break.

In the years that followed, you stopped going to the hospital and buried yourself in work. Then came the news that she had married a man. You feel empty and sad, and now you are another man's wife.

Five years later, you wake up from another long night and find a letter from Mildred, asking to meet. The letter says: "I've made mistakes. Terrible mistakes. I can't live like this anymore. Pretending to be someone else. Please meet me. Mildred"

You wonder what Mildred wants and if you still have feelings for her. The letter brings back memories of the past, and you don't know what to do.

LWL. Sapphic.