Psycho

26. Discussion

"Well..."

"Well..?"

"It's not that I am unwilling to join the Army, it's just not my place. I still have a mission to accomplish before i do anything else. And if i join, those fellow soldiers will just be killed by me on the battlefield. You get what i mean Santini?"

It's true. Once this mad psycho kills one person, he'll just kill everyone around him, allies or not.

"You have a point.."

"The government doesn't know that my problem is that serious. So they just keep pressuring me."

"Why not just tell them the reason?"

"No. They'll send me to the psychiatry and have me confined. That'll be the last place in the universe I'll be in."

"It's not that bad."

"It is. It's just a reality-check for me."

"Isn't that good?"

"No?" He had an annoyed tone in his voice.

"Alright alright." I decided not to ask him further.

We got silent for a moment, before separating to do our different stuff. And before long, we were both settled on our bunk beds. I tossed and turned but I just couldn't fall asleep. My mind was filled many thoughts and questions.

"Jeez you tossing and turning makes me think there's an elephant above me." Brian mumbled.

"At least this elephant won't kill you right?"

"She might." He chuckled.

"You're annoying." I looked up the ceiling and stared into blank space.

"I've heard worse."

I chuckled slightly, and sighed in relief.

"I guess I made you laugh again."

"Don't be stupid." I smiled.

"Hey you know.."

"Yes Mr Garcia?"

"If you agree to the government, you know it means we'll be working together right? You're okay with that?"

"Well, if you asked me when I first met you, it's a deadass no. But now..maybe it's not so bad."

"Can I take you forgive me?"

"For what?"

"For uh, scaring you that day in the mansion. And that day in the locker room." He said with uncertainty.

I took a deep breath. So this is where the conversation is going.

"It's fine."

"Doesn't sound fine."

"Well, what do you want me to say?"

"I don't know. Maybe something more natural?"

"Well yea I was afraid. But it's just you, so I shouldn't blame you."

"Well that's the first."

"What?"

"No one has ever talked about my issue in such a..."polite" manner before. They would usually just say I'm crazy and leave me."

"Frankly speaking, who wouldn't. But it's still part of you. If your friends can't accept you as a whole, they weren't your friends in the first place."

"Who would want a crazy person like me as a friend."

"Me?"

"Then you're crazy." He joked.