Entry 8 pgs 129-144

Dear Journal,

The staff had a meeting just a little while ago, probably about McMurphy, he seems to be the topic of every conversation these days. Anyway, they all went to the room and closed the door, they let the chief in so he could clean, but the rest of us were stuck outside. Now not many people know about it, but there is a vent that goes between the meeting room, and the one next to it. So when no one was looking I slipped away to go listen.

I got to the vent and before I even put my ear to it I could hear McMurphy's name. I got closer and a heard the staff talking about how he has the potential to be violent and that he should be sent up to disturbed. Sounds of agreement went through the rest of the group, I thought he was going for sure. But then something strange happened I heard the Nurse's voice, she said that she believed McMurphy was just a regualr man and that she could help him here more than sending him to disturbed would do. I thought she would have wanted him gone, but I guess she isn't finished with him yet.

She decided his punishment would be to have him clean the urinals. I just came from the bathroom and I can tell you he obviously isn't taking that job seriously. I don't know what it is about McMurphy when he's around everything is different and out of order, but at the same time it's when I feel most normal.

I had another of my nightmares last night. This time i'm sitting at the table with a cake in front of me I can't remember what it said, but the candles were lit and the fire just kept growing and growing, I couldn't put it out, fire was everywhere...