Puron Psych

31

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When 6:01 PM arrived, the doors to the bedroom slid open. Harper knew it was Hyde who stepped in. She kept her eyes glued to the notepad in front of her. With the limited time she was given, she tried her best to organize the results from the vital link.

Hyde sauntered to a stop beside her and placed his hands in his pockets. Then he bent down and glanced at the notepad before shifting his red eyes back to her. "So?..."

Harper took a deep breath and handed him the notebook. But when Hyde tried to take it, Harper's grip tightened on it, as she was very hesitant about doing something that would risk her losing everything she worked for.

Hyde ripped it away from his fingers, annoyed by her unwillingness. He observed the first page, before flipping through the rest of the report casually. "Not bad..." He tusked. "Your handwriting could use a bit of work, but it's readable."

"It could've been better if you didn't rush me..." Harper mumbled to herself.

Hyde read the highs and lows, data of Yanpu's rapid heartbeats. It seemed like the link caught several instances of the boy in panic throughout the day.

Hyde pondered if he was getting bullied that much. When he finished going through the report, he tossed the notebook onto her mat and grabbed Harper by her face. Using his thumb, and other fingers to squeeze her cheeks.

"Charge the device so it'll be ready for the kid tomorrow. Every day, you're going to list the results at the same time." Hyde smirked and shoved her face away.

Harper caught herself before she could fall completely. She sat up and quickly called to him before he left the room.

"Hyde," She huffed. "Is Yanpu going through issues while at school?"

"What do you think?" Hyde retorted snarkily.

"I've never seen his vitals so unstable. Yanpu's heartbeat has always been steady. And I think you should reconsider forcing him to go to school."

Hyde crossed his arms. "A child's heartbeat is never supposed to remain steady at all times."

"Yanpu, he's not like other—"

"That's bullshite." Hyde cut her off before she could finish. "Are you really a scientist?"

Harper chose not to respond. She was exhausted for the day and didn't want to fight with him.

"You and those other dopes from the Facility think you're the smartest of all of Cryston, but everyone outside of the West can dissect your IQ points into pieces."

Hyde glared at her when she moved her eyes down.

"Look at me when I'm talking. Listen to what I'm about to say." He spat.

"I am listening." Harper frowned. "Just say what you have to say. I have a headache."

"Any child's heart beats fast when they're having fun, or when they're excited. Are you too stupid to get that?" He poked her in the head. "A scientist ought to know that. But you're telling me while he was kept in your care, his emotions were limited so he could keep as orderly as you wanted... all for what?"

Hyde paused. "All to get a gold star, a Pat on the back because you turned in a report that said he was stable. Think about it. Does that sound ethical to you?"

"Since when do you care about ethics?" Harper shot back. "Was it ethical for you to kill so many of my coworkers the day you took me? Have you thought about that?"