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"Charles.. when i went to medical school, I didn't just learn about physical injury, i learnt about mental injury too. Show me your arm Charles.. i'm sorry but i have to see, other wise i will have to put you on mental health watch.. and you don't want that." the doctor said in her warmest voice.

Link was sweating buckets from all the adrenaline and anxiety as he agreed to roll up his hoodie sleeves. "I'm n-not c-c-crazy" he said as he slowly pulled the thick woolly fabric over his little arms.

The doctor was indeed correct with her thoughts, self harm, some scars old some scars new, some still healing.. but what ever their state, they were every where, only the slightest amount of undamaged skin lay near his elbow but probably not for long. She tried to keep a straight face but a sad face slipped through making link quickly slide his sleeve back down his arm, he flinched as it was the quick movement to which some cuts re-opened.

"No - no dont do that i'm here to help! Don't hide away from me okay and you're not crazy!" she rubbed his back as a almost plead to stop him hiding. and he then regained some more control over himself knowing that there was no way to avoid the situation.

"Now tell me, how long have you been.. doing this?" the doctor asked Links eyes dropped to floor "M-m-my Da-d u-used t-to hurt M-me.. s-o i did it.. BUT i stopped.. t-t-then m-m-" Link had not realised that his eyes were pouring out tears, he was exhausted Link was just about to open up to the doctor. His heart was racing, "m-my w-wife....its my fault.. she's just stressed.. but i'm trying to everything to help her,  want to be a good father!!! Oh gosh please dont tell Rhett! He is going to get stressed too!!" By this point, Link was in the fetal position on the hospital floor and the nurse was calling the psychologist as she couldn't think of anything else to do.

Meanwhile, Rhett was standing in hall way just next to the room with tears of frustration when all of a sudden he sees a man walking into links room.. But wearing a different uniform from All the other doctors and nurses.
Rhett didn't know what got into him but he grabs the man's arm as he is about to enter the x-ray room, "uhm sir can I help you?" the man sounded concerned "who are you and why are you going in there? You don't work here" Rhett said in a forced tone.
"I'm a phycologist.. And I do work here occasionally if I need to help restrain a patient or if I need to deal with mental breakdowns etc.. Err I take it you know the patient I'm there?" the therapist asked, "I've known him for Over 32 years.. He is- is part of me!" rhetts eyes started to well up again but the therapist cut him of short saying that he really needed to see his patient and then walked into the room leaving rhett on his own once again, this time with the fear of knowing that something is going on in there to link and to rhett can't help him.





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