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 Fall (Jide's POV & Amara's POV)Jide: I get a call from Amara in the morning. She's crying. I rush over and find Leon staring at the walls, laughing at nothing. His eyes are wild, unfocused. He doesn't recognize me. He mutters nonsense under his breath, has full conversations with people who aren't there.
I grab his shoulders, shake him. "Leon!"
He only laughs. My best friend is gone.
Amara: I read the letters. I listen to the recordings. I cry until my throat aches. Our mother prays harder, like she can bring him back with faith alone. Jide drinks.
And Leon - Leon is a shadow of himself now. He's here, but he's not. He is lost, and all we can do is watch the last echoes of him disappear.
