Leon always believed madness was something that happened to other people—until it started happening to him. The whispers in the walls, the shifting reflections, the memories slipping through his fingers like sand. He knows he doesn’t have much time left before his mind is no longer his own.
Determined to make the most of his last moments of clarity, he sets out to mend broken relationships, seek closure, and hold onto the people he loves—his sister Amara, his best friend Jide, and his ex-girlfriend Ada. But how do you say goodbye when you’re still here? How do you prepare for a descent you can’t escape?
Told through multiple perspectives, *Between Sanity and Shadows* is a haunting, deeply emotional tale of love, loss, and the terrifying fragility of the mind. As Leon drifts further into the abyss, those around him are left to wonder—will anything of him remain when the darkness finally takes over?
A gripping psychological drama that lingers long after the last page.
The first time I hear it, I think it's my imagination. Just a whisper, soft as breath, curling through the air when the night is still. But then it happens again. And again. The voice is familiar. It calls my name, stretching the syllables like a secret, murmuring in the spaces between my thoughts.
At first, I tell myself I'm just tired. Work has been draining, my sleep is erratic. I've read about auditory hallucinations - how the mind plays tricks when deprived of rest. But this isn't exhaustion. It's something else. Something creeping, slithering beneath my skin.
Jide, my best friend, scoffs when I tell him. "Bro, you need a vacation. Or a girlfriend. Maybe both." He laughs. I force myself to laugh, too.
But my sister, Amara, doesn't laugh. She watches me closely, her eyes sharp with quiet concern. "Leon," she says, voice gentle but firm, "maybe you should see someone."
I shake my head. She doesn't understand. No one does. But I know. Something is breaking inside me.
