Tug of War | a VMIN Story - the sequel to Regrets? (BOOK 3)

Unveil

May 2022(one week before Taehyung goes LOCO)

The week flew by fast. Taehyung had been having relapses. "A mental illness relapse is defined by the return of prominent symptoms associated with mental illness and a person's decreased functioning as a result of that symptoms. But a mental illness relapse is not something that just occurs overnight. Rather a mental illness develops over time".Taehyung read it aloud, he just checked the definition himself, he thought he will feel at peace after knowing it again.

After 2 hours of working and catching up with his load, Jimin felt tired. As he was on his way out, he saw a piece of paper in his desk drawer. He saw a prescription and it seems like an old one. The name on it was somewhat washed out. Jimin knows for sure that it is not his. Jimin did his best to read it, one medication states Haloperidol. The name sound common, and Jimin just left it there. "Whoever owns this can just find it here. I'll leave it here!" Jimin placed the scratchy prescription paperback where he found it. He locked his desk and then turned off the lights and then left. He heads to the bedroom.

At the Park-Kim Household

"I swear I placed my prescription somewhere," Taehyung said to himself, he was a little panicky because he cannot have any medication.

He knows to himself that he cannot have a relapse again. He's already doing good for the past couple of years. When he started dating his husband he didn't experience dreadful scenes in his mind anymore. But now, after what happened a few weeks back, his starting to hear voices again. He is close to getting another series of episodes and he doesn't want his family to see him in his worst state.

"He can't see me in my worst condition. He didn't even have a clue about my illness. I don't want to burden him with my condition, he cannot know about this.
" Taehyung said to himself while scrambling on every drawer in their household, looking for that prescription paper. As his doctor is on leave, they cannot provide him with anything until he comes back. He can't just see any other specialist. The Doctor that he is seeing is the one that he is comfortable working with.

The kids were in their room. Relaxing, Jungyeon was on his afternoon nap and Minji was busy with her Minecraft. Taehyung was in their bedroom, after a few minutes of trying to find the prescription paper, he gave up and just lay in their bed. He didn't notice that he had fallen asleep. " No, please, no, stay away. " He had been saying those words numerous times until he realized there was a hand shaking him. "Daddy, Daddy, wake up!" Minji ran from their room. She heard the noise from her Dad's room to check. " Ah, Minji" Taehyung whispered, he finally woke up after what felt like 2 minutes. "Thank you for waking me up Princess," he said while hugging Minji. "It's alright Dad. Bad dreams?" Minji said as he drew circles on her Dad's back. "Yes, Princess" Taehyung replied patting Minji. She slowly let go. "I'll get water Dad," Minji said as she stepped out of the room. "Thanks, Minji" Taehyung replied as he leaned his back at the comfortable pillows from their bed.

It was yet again another relapse. Taehyung knows it is just a matter of time and everything will be out in the open. He's sure he won't want to surprise Jimin with this. He knows he needs to take care of his family. After weighing things over he decided whom to tell it to. He loves Jimin and his family more than anything or anyone in the world. He knows that it's going to be the first time that he will be talking to him, he wouldn't even know how to start. One thing's for sure, he will be judged. And he will question Jimin why did he even marry him. "I know he may disagree with me. This may be the weirdest conversation he and I will have. And it will be the first time that I will meet him."
Taehyung said to himself as he was holding the duplicate copy of his medical records.
"I know that he is a smart man, he may be a lot smarter than me, but I will show this to him as proof."