Psycho

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"And then he started crying." I explained as mom sat opposite to me, listening carefully.

"And he says he's not guilty?" She asked, raising her brows. I nodded when she scoffed.

"What?" I asked confused, partially offended as she didn't take it seriously.

"Look, I know you've gotten friends with that boy but don't get too attatched to him. He's not only a mental patient but also a criminal." She said in a cold voice. "He has killed people."

"You're a doctor. That's not how you're supposed to talk about your patients." I stated, hinting I was indeed offended.

"So you'll get friends with a murderer?" She raised her eyebrows, trying to mock me.

"I'm going to bed mom. Good night." I got up and left. I knew that, that conversation would lead to nothing but an argument. And I hated that.

I went to bed thinking and rethinking about what Namjoon had said to me. He isn't guilty. He didn't kill them. And deep down, I wanted to trust that he hadn't. I wanted to believe that he didn't kill his own parents.

A week had passed. Namjoon had opened up to me a lot, compared to the first day. The doctors said his condition was improving and he had started to look more normal now. Only thing was, he still didn't talk to anyone other than me or Mrs Lu.

The next day was kind of gloomy.
It wasn't exactly cloudy but not very sunny either. They were taking the patients out in the garden for a walk since the weather was nice. So I decided to walk with Namjoon.

"You know so much about me. But I only know your name and work." He complained.

"What do you wanna know about me? My life is boring I'd say." I laughed.

"Tell me everything." He said in his usual low voice. That was kinda creepy. He suddenly wanted to know everything about me.

"Well, my father left us when I was 7 and mom only grew busier as days went by. So I grew up all on my own." I said while looking up at the sky.

"Where did your father go?" He asked looking at me with curious eyes.

"I don't know. He left with his girlfriend." I said.

He stayed silent. I didn't say anything either. We walked side by side without talking for some time.

"I won't leave you." He said after quite a while. I couldn't help but giggle.

"I should be saying that." I joked.

"You promised you wouldn't betray me. So it's only fair if I gave you my word as well." He said in that small voice which never seems to grow unless he's really mad.

"I think it's going to rain." I announced loudly. "We should head back."

All the nurses and staff member who were in the garden agreed and started withdrawing the patients one by one.

I was about to leave too when I was pulled back with a strong force. My back landed on something hard but it didn't hurt much. It was the tree that was not too far from us.

"What are you doing?" I asked, afraid of him growing violent again. "Did I do something wr-"

I was cut off instantly in the middle... with a kiss. My eyes grew wide from the surprise but I closed them shut tightly as I noticed he had no intentions of stopping.

Luckily, everyone was inside already and it started raining cats and dogs. I finally opened my eyes when I suddenly felt the warmth leaving my lips.

"I'm in no position to say this but," he hesitated for a bit, "I really like you."

I was taken aback by the statement. Never in my wildest dreams had I expected to get confessed to like this. But did I feel the same way. I wasn't so sure.

"You'll catch a cold at this rate. You're completely drenched." I said and took him inside the building in a hurry. I tried to ignore what he had said but he had to bring it up again.

"I don't want to make things awkward between us. I just thought it would be better to let you know instead of hiding it." He explained once we were back in his room.

"It's okay. For now you should get changed." I said after handing him the new pair of clothes and a soft dry towel. He took them without complaining, but didn't look at me.

'Did I make him upset?' I thought.

I left the room to let him get changed while I went to help Mrs Lu prepare his lunch.

"What were you two talking about in the garden? You looked rather sad." She asked.

"Ahh, we were just chatting." I lied. I wasn't comfortable in sharing my past with people. I was still confused why I shared it with Namjoon. Was it because I could relate to him?

"I'll take it to him." I took the tray from Mrs Lu and smiled at her. "You should rest."

"Why didn't you change yet? You'll catch a cold!" I scolded when I entered his room, only to find him sitting on the chair still in those wet clothes.

I took the towel from his hands and placed it on his head. Then I gently rubbed his his hair dry, while he stared at the floor. I draped the towel around his neck once I was done.

"Get changed if you don't wanna fall sick now." I said and was about to walk out when he pulled me towards him again.

And yet again, he kissed me.

Sorry for the disappearance folks. Author nim has been busy. I'll probably be more consistent after 1 or 1 weeks😅
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