Persona

CHAPTER VI: The 6th element

I was pretty zoned out as I was drained with the words he left. I have my mind's gear working non-stop so that I could think of what may caused his problem and I have a pretty good suspicion about it.

"How's the first day? You seemed drained" I didn't even realise that SeoJoon was sitting infront of me, giving me a hot coffee

"I am" I sighed and took a sip of the coffee before asking him something I was debating if I should. "So SeoJoon, you've been working here since you graduated like 3 years ago right?"

He hummed in response and look at me with anticipation on what I was going at.

"Did you encounter anyone with split personalities?" I nibbled on my lower lip; hoping he would say yes

"Well, not really" he answered in a second causing my hope to crush. "But, when I was a nurse I was assisting this doctor that had a patient with a split personality"

My face lit up in an instant.
It's not the end of the world yet

"Can you tell me about it?"

"Uhm I couldn't remember the patients name..." he was in deep thought "but if you're going to deal with a person with split personalities you have to be 100x more careful with being with them because one wrong move could trigger something or most likely someone in them" he kinda warned me about dealing with people like that

"How am i supposed to help a person with that kind of problem?" I felt a new weight on my shoulders as if the past burdens on it wasn't enough.

"It depends on what other personalities that person haves. Some cases have a literal baby, a cute little kindergartener or an old woman. Some cases have a dangerous one; others can have a murderer or other criminals inside of them and even a rebellious teenager. Having a sexual personality can also be counted."

Hearing those sounds like dealing with my very first patient will cause me a lot of stress and patience. "And what if the person has all of that in him?"

"The more the personality; the more harder it will cause you and the longer the time you'll fix him" he explained and it didn't help me at all.

'This will cause a year or more full with an all-nighters.' I said to myself thinking if I should just live in the pantry.

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I was basically dragging my feet toward the exit. I don't know why but I feel really drained off just by taking to the guy inside 5-L; I feel like I did a whole day doing household chores. As I was about to go out a voice stopped me from doing so-

"Lee EunByeol!" I turned around to see who it was then I felt a newly found energy replenish my body just by the sight of the man running towards me

I bowed down as he stopped infront of me with a smile. "Good evening Mr. Jeon"

"Good Evening. Do you have plans tonight?" He asked which cause me to stop breathing. Am I hearing it right? Or am I hearing things?

"Uhm uh- none sir. Why?" He chuckled at me; probably because of the red face I become.

"Come with me, let's have a talk somewhere" he offered and I was still standing there in shock while he already got out of the building; going to his car I guess

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I'm still feel like I'm in heaven even now that we arrived at a coffee shop named "The 6th element". The fact that he gave me a car ride felt so surreal and now we're having coffee and let me add another fact that it's just the TWO OF US.

"Uhm what you do want?" He asked me as we walked to the cashier while scanning the board above where their delicacies were written

"I think a caramel macchiatto will be great" I smiled over to him then he started to order up. I offered to find a seat in advance so now I'm sitted at a booth at the window. I must be still dreaming as I didn't notice that he was already sitting infront of me with the tray of our orders looking at me with amusement

"Oh are you saying something sir?" I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear awkwardly out of embarrassment.

"Nothing" he chuckled causing me to smile wider than I can "Call me JungKook out of work. It doesn't feel right when you call me Sir. "

If blushing so hard could kill somebody, I'm already dead. He wants me to be casual with him? Having trouble spitting out words, I just nod and hum in response.

"So how's Jimin?" He asked, eating a bite of the purple yam cheesecake he ordered.

"Jimin?" I raised an eyebrow at him; not knowing who he was

"Your patient" he laughed at my lost self

"Oh yeah! That was his name I forgot" I smiled sheepishly at him. How could I not forget? He introduced himself as ChimChim and first met him as ChimChim.

"He's a tough one" I admitted getting a bite of the new york cheesecake he gave me.
"Why did you assign him to me? Knowing I don't have any experience at all"

"It's just, I really think no body can handle him. No one in the ward has ever handled a person with a split personality before."
He put down his fork and looked at me directly in my eyes. "That's why I'm trusting him to you. You can take him right? "

There was something in his eyes that screamed "please make him feel better EunByeol..." and a little bit of sorrow as he looked into my eyes.

"Yes sir, I can."

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Chapter 6 is out
And Im honestly
Liking this one

-Luna❣️