I felt so bad for what I did that I barely slept last night just thinking. I could have escaped with him. We could be driving to California or even Mexico by now, but no. I fucked everything up. Even though it was considered my off day, I decided to work anyway. I got up and started to get dressed before leaving my room. My first instinct was to go straight to Kasper's room, and so I did. I paled when I noticed he wasn't there.
"Winnie, where's Kasper?"
"He's in the detention room."
"Okay, thank you."
At first, I walked slowly, not to bring any attention to myself before moving to a full sprint down the long, narrow hallway to the detention room, stopping when I saw the bright red door. Anxiety ran through me as I hesitantly opened it.
"K-Kasper?"
No response. I chewed on my lip as I moved closer.
"Kasper!"
The male jumped and quickly sat up, moving to the corner. That's when I noticed the bruises.
"Kasper, please... What did they do to you?"
He ignored me. I honestly didn't blame him. I wouldn't talk to me either.
"Come on... Let's go get you some food.."
He didn't get out of the bed for a few moments. When I reached out to help him, he flinched back and practically threw himself off the bed. He refused my help in every way I suggested, so instead of watching him painfully limp down the hall, I picked him up and carried him into the cafeteria, not caring about all the stares. I turned when I heard Neston yell:
"Why the hell are you caring about that thing!"
"One: He's not a thing. Two: Put your hands on him or any of these patients again and I swear to God you won't be leaving this place alive."
I gently sat Kasper in one of the seats. The poor boy could barely keep himself sitting up, let alone stay awake. My heart ached. I called for the cafeteria lady to bring in as much food as possible, and when she did, I sat in front of the broken male and watched him pick at his food.
"Kasper, you need to eat."
"Mmm.."
I did this. I fucking did this. How do I make this right?
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Beautifully Tragic
RomanceA serial killer (Kasper Reid) gets sent to an insane asylum and ends up falling for one of the workers (Donovan Batchler) there. Batchler ends up falling in love with Reid, risking his job and reputation as he tries to escape with his new lover.
