OUTCAST CHAPTER: THIRTEEN
"Every road, every step, I walked through existed for this moment."
"D-dr E-eun." Jung spoke. "a-are y-you g-going t-to leave m-me?" Jung cried and sobbed, hanging his head, his hands, still cuffed in the uncomfortable straitjacket, "No, I won't, I realised, I should stay for you." Eun tenderly smiled before hugging the boy. "Really?" Jung smiled through his puffy eyes and cheeks. "Okay! So, let's go to your first therapy session?" Eun asked, Jung smiled scared. "hum. Okay..."
Jung was now out of his straitjacket, he was wearing a khaki brown shirt and navy jeans. A beanie as well. "Are you sure about this doc?" Jung asked. "Well, you have been under observation for over 4 weeks and you speak normal and act normal too. Only when that flipping lust for blood comes, we'll do something about that. Now come one, scoot scoot." Eun spoke, guiding him to the therapy session, "Okay! So everyone gathered here today, we have another Member, Jung Abel." Eun spoke, "Hey Doc, I have a 'Parker' at the back." Jung reminded her. "What? Ohm, their calling." Eun's eyes flashed hurt for a moment, but she covered it up fast. "So, this is a support group, where everyone with almost the same mental instability gathers, "We can start with Jane." Eun smiled at the girl, motioning her to say. "He-hello, M-my name is J-Jane, I h-have residual S-schizophrenia, I hope I-I'm okay now." Jane spoke, sitting right back down. "Thank you a lot Jane, anyone else? Keep talking. We'll be watching!" Eun motioned to Augus and Baek. Who were smiling,
"Jung did improve huh?" Baek smiled. "Hey! I called dibs on him first for adoption." Augus whispered and screamed. "Oh.... You...did? Aww man." Baek pouted sadly, as he wanted to adopt Jung too.
Some weeks later
"lookatthiseun!!!" Someone screamed into the peaceful office of Eun, interrupting the peaceful atmosphere of the instrumental music played there, with their loud obnoxious voice. "Jesus, why can't I have a moment of silence?! This is worse than a Kindergarten!" Augus, the one who screamed into the room with a bunch of files, scratched his neck awkwardly, smiling sheepishly. "Um mm... sorry. He-he" Augus let out a chuckle at Eun's irritated face, before continuing. "These are the reports of Jung Abel, from the headquarters from their 2 weeks observation." Eun's eyes lit up before snatching the papers and checking the result.
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TO DR. EUN AREUM,
AFTER OUR 2 WEEKS OF PATIENT JUNG ABEL'S OBSERVATION, WE FEEL IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE PATIENT TO BE ESCORTED TO A NORMAL HOME ROOM. EVEN AFTER THE SHOWING OF REAL BLOOD, THE PATIENT HASN'T SHOWN ANY KIND OF VIOLENT ACTIONS, WE CONGRATULATE YOU, FOR YOUR HARD WORK, AND DECIDED TO ENLIST JUNG ABEL IN THE LIST OF HOME ROOM PATIENTS, AFTER A WEEK OR SO, WE WILL CONDUCT ANOTHER OBSERVATION, AND SEE FOR FURTHERMORE RESULTS, PLEASE REDUCE THE DOSE OF THE MEDICINE AND THE USE OF TASERS IF IN USE, MAKE SURE TO AVOID INSULIN THERAPY AS WELL. IF IN STRAITJACKET, AVOID THAT AS WELL, KEEP THE CHAINS ON FOR PROTECTION. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
FROM DIRECTOR OF HEADQUARTERS,
DR. NOLAN FINNEGAN.
"OH MAW GAD. NO WAY!" Eun screamed at the top of her lungs in happiness, finally, that child could be out of some pain and struggle. "I know right! I was so happy when I saw the results, now, Eun! Give this cousin of yours a hug, woman." Augus smiled, showing his gummy smile. "Aww!" Eun smiled before hugging Augus, and Augus hugged her back. "I'm so happy! let's go to Jung!"
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"Jung we-" Eun cut her words at the actions of the boy. "Bye bye Del, I hope you understand, I still love you, But you're not real but I'm real, You're not human, but I am, so goodbye, Del. Also Herman, Susan and Diana as well, Good bye!" Jung smiled to the air, "O....Okay.. I guess he's saying goodbye?" Augus asked, "That's exactly what he's doing dummy!" Eun whisper shouted. "Oh! Dr. Eun! I was just saying goodbye to Del and Her friends, Del seemed pretty angry, but she decided to say good bye.." Jung spoke. "aha~! Very good Jung, Your illness, is slightly coming to an end. In another 2 weeks, the headquarters will again put up an Observation with you, and will decide to discharge or not. But, you're going out of this cell, the straitjacket, and the sickening whiteness, you've been transferred to a Home room, where you'll be able to design a room on your likes and dislikes, and it will feel like home, also, just sign these papers, please." Eun explained to the boy listening attentively. "okay... waIT, WHAT?!" Jung shouted, the boy's ears were blessed. "OMG! I'M GOING OUT!!!!!" Jung smiled too widely that his eyes had no other option but to close. He jumped around in the straitjacket, but stumbled and fell. "Oof, Jung, control please." Augus chuckled to the boy, helping him get up. "It's just that I'm feeling so happy, thank you Doctors!" Jung smiled, before bowing down. "Awe, Jung, that is our job, we take care of lovely souls like you." Eun and Augus smiled sincerely. "But, which are the papers I need to sign?" Jung questioned, "aha, that Here you go, at the bottom." Augus smiled. "Disownment Files?" Jung felt his eyes getting wet, as he stared at the Disownment Papers.
DISOWNMENT DOCUMENT
WILLIAM PARKER AND ADELAIDE PARKER HAVE DECIDED ON DISOWNING OF JUNG ABEL PARKER. THE VARIED DETAILS AND CHANGES OCCURRING AFTER THE DISOWNMENT ARE GIVEN BELOW.
: YOU WILL NO LONGER BE THE GUARDIANS OF JUNG ABEL.
: YOU WILL NO LONGER NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FACILITIES LIKE FOOD, SHELTER, AND ANY OTHER TYPE OF FACILITIES FOR THE CHILD
: YOU WILL NO LONGER NEED TO PROVIDE THE STUDIES OF THE CHILD UNTIL HE\SHE IS UP TO 18 YEARS OF AGE.
: HE\SHE'S NAME WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUR FAMILY REGISTER
: HE\SHE WILL NOW WON'T OWN ANY PROPERTIES GIVEN IN YOUR DEATH WILL, OR ANY SORT OF ACQUIREMENT.
: HE\SHE WILL BE NOT BE CONNECTED TO ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, OR ANY OTHER RELATIONS YOU POSSESS WITH THE CHILD.
: HE\SHE WILL BE NOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FROM NOW ON.,
: IF HE\SHE IS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, HE/SHE CAN BE LED TO AN LEGAL ORPHANAGE OR ANOTHER KIND OF LEGAL ADOPTION CENTRE.
: HE\SHE WILL NO LONGER BE THE SON\DAUGHTER OF THE GUARDIANS.
: HE\SHE CAN NOT BE ADOPTED BY THE SAME GUARDIANS.
: HE\SHE WILL BE DEPRIVED OF ANY SORT OF RELATION WITH THE GUARDIANS.
: HE\SHE CAN BE ADOPTED THROUGH LEGAL PROCEDURES.
: HE\SHE'S RELATION AND DOCUMENTAL RIGHTS WILL BE TAKEN OUT.
SIGNED: MR AND MRS PARKER
Jung's eyes watered. Oh. Del returned. "You see what I told you? Nobody needs you." Del mocked him. "n-no, Dr. Eun and Dr. Augus love me, and they n-need m-me," Eun's and Augus widened their eyes, before embracing Jung. Augus felt guilt eating him up. "It's okay, it's really okay, We need you, we love you, Jung don't slip in,. Please." Jung heard the voices of Eun and Augus, comforting him. He screamed into his mind, "I don't need you Del, we are over. Heck, there wasn't an Us to begin with, you tricked me into everything. You were solace, you are the pillow I used when I felt unhappy, The blanket I covered when I needed warmth. But we throw those things away after use, after it becomes trash. It doesn't provide comfort, It provides Problems. It's like being in the potter's hands, That's how life moulds us. It turns us to perfect figures, but unneeded things remain, a potter doesn't use all the clay. You are that clay, The clay I need to throw away, So Goodbye. Bye." He heard Del glitch and disappear slowly into the air, His knees felt weak as he fell to the ground. "Jung!"
"If it were not for Del, I would not have been strong, she taught me something too." -Jung.
