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 List (Jide's POV)Leon shows me a list one evening at the bar. It's scribbled on a napkin, the ink slightly smudged.
"Things I want to do before I go," he says.
I scoff. "Go where?"
He doesn't answer.
I scan the list. Eat his mother's cooking. Watch the sunset at the beach. Tell Amara he loves her without sarcasm. The items are simple, almost mundane, but they feel heavy.
"This sounds like some kind of goodbye," I say.
He just smiles. But it's a sad smile, like he already knows something I don't.
