Mentally Unstable || BTS [Completed]

<• Chapter 3 •>

Chapter 3:
*Park Jimin's POV*

I stayed behind as everyone else pushed through the doors and left for lunch. I didn't want to go out to the cafeteria, and I didn't want the boy I just befriended to question it.

This activity was stupid. They made you "Be aware and accept your problem"

Awareness my foot.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and I instantly flinched.

My body turned to see a startled Nurse.

"Oh, Nurse Jusang." I returned to my normal state as she gave a small laugh.

"Not going to lunch?" She raised an eyebrow.

Shit. I can't say or do anything in front of her, she'll force me to go to the cafeteria. After this is community development time, basically free time.

"Yes yes, I'm just waiting for everyone to leave."

She leaned to her side and checked the door, "Seems to me everyone has left." She smiled.

I looked back, and awkwardly at her, "I'll be off to lunch then."

She held her notepad to her chest.

I slowly walked away, for some reason I looked back and bowed a little and she leaned forward for a second and back to normal.

I rested my shoulders as I exited.

Gosh, I like Nurse Jusang But she really scares me for some reason at points. She's stricter than Nurse Taeah, that's what I've noticed, but she's also really nice and funny.

I guess she's just a bit more reserved.

I silently walked back to my room, closed the door and sat down. The window was open but my body refused to get up or follow any commands. I felt paralysed.

I saw a taller boy, with messy hair opening the door of the patients' room in front of me.

He said a few things, scolded a little, and the peculiar boy finally came out. He saw me again, he locked me in a gaze.

His friend looked at me, noticed my "condition" and opened my door this time as the guy stood outside.

"Hey there, aren't you going to lunch? Come with us." He smiled widely, his mouth forming a box. Something about these two made we want to go.

My head nodded yes itself, and I stood up, walking towards them.

We started walking our way to the cafeteria, the boy was very talkative, "You're new here, aren't you? Do you like it here? Which nurses do you like? Are they nice to you? Do they treat you well?" All these questions, I didn't know how to answer them so I kept my head down and replied with "Hms"

The other peculiar boy, phased me, he'd managed to say so many words through the way he stares at me which I cannot decode, yet he hasn't said a word to me.

"Yah why don't you say hi to Uh, what's your name?" He said to his friend giggled cutely.

I smiled, "Park Jimin."

We got our food trays and sat down on a table, "Cool." Was all he said, his eyelids halfway down signaling he was uninterested.

He nudged his arm, "Yah. Greet him properly."

The boy grabbed his milk bottle and got up, but stopped in his tracks and without looking back at me, he uttered the words, "Welcome to Erysichthon Mental Institute. You won't last long here." And walked away.

The nicer one stared at him with a surprised and ominous look, as if they were hiding something I wasn't meant to know.

He shook it off and looked at me with a nervous smile, but I could see right through him. Something was wrong. "Never mind Hoseok."

Hoseok

So that's my mysterious boy's name.

"I'm Kim Taehyung by the way." He held out his hand, which I shook, and went back to eating.

By eating, I meant picking at my food, occasionally stuffing a few peas in my mouth and swallowing it painfully.

Each bite felt like my throat was being scratched with spikes.

"Yah! Kim Taehyung! Where's Jungkook?" A taller guy showed up, his voice really whiney.

He then saw me and looked back at Tae, "Oh~ Who's this young man?" He smiled at sat down next to Taehyung.

"Park Jimin." I introduced myself. "I'm Kim Namjoon." He smiled.

"I'll go get my food." He got up and left, patting Taehyung's shoulder.

"Why aren't you eating?" He looked down at my food and back at me, "Oh. Are you A-."

"Anorexic." I finished for him and rolled my eyes. "That's what they tell me. Aish I don't understand how they expect me to swallow one bite when I'm this fat. Even if I try to eat, I force myself sometimes, just to survive, but it goes right back up." I explained.

He nodded, his spoon still near his face.

"Well, you can't do that around me. If we're friends now, I find I have the right to look after your health. Are you a permanent, or you don't know?" He asked.

"I'm here for the 6-month recovery camp." I stated, looking down at my food, "You?"

"I don't know how long I'm here for. As long as it takes I guess." He shrugged.

"What are you here because of though??" I questioned.

"I'm a patient of Bipolar Disorder.." He stated, not saying anything more about it.

He didn't seem like that though...he seemed completely fine.

But then again, when you look around, doesn't everyone? You never know who's suffering...

I laughed to myself, I guess we're all just really good actors....and those of us who can't hide it end up in places like this.

I nodded slowly.

After he was done eating, and I had a somewhat pecked at the meal on my tray, we left the cafeteria with Namjoon following behind, still searching for the boy's name he mentioned before.

Jong gug was it?

Jeonghan?

Jeongug?

I don't remember, but he must be around somewhere so Namjoon will find him.

Taehyung, on the other hand, was chewing up his nails as his eyes searched, I'm assuming it was for this Jungkook as well?

I wonder whatever happened to Hoseok...

Where did he go?

'Welcome to Erysichthon Mental Institute. You won't last long here.'

Those words kept repeating in my head. What did he mean?

All these questions, I need to find the answers.

At least I have six months.

"Yah Taehyung, just use a nail cutter for god's sake. It's not like the guy went out of the Institute, he must be around." I nudged his shoulder.

He nodded but the look of worry never left his eyes.

Jungkook, eh?

Why is everyone worried for him like he can't be left alone? 

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A/N:

Ayo beach,

So, Will Jimin get his answers? And why is everyone so worried about Jungkook? Find out— After the next 10 chapters bc I need time to come up with this shit okay?

Anyways,
Byeee~
~Author Nim