He's NOT a Psycho

Chapter 7

A big sigh escaped from Ten's mouth as he put his phone down. Ten leaned back in his couch, covering his face with his hands. He hadn't spoken to his best friend in a while and now Kun's mom had called with almost unbelievable news. Kun had been diagnosed with severe mental health issues, and Ten repeated the words in his head. 'Uncurable Schizophrenia and aggresion problems'. 'He has to be in a controlled environment 24/7'. 'There's no point in seeing him, he won't recognize you anymore'. Ten groaned and ruffled through his hair, taking a deep breath as he tried to make sense of the situation. Yes, Kun could get pretty angry at times, and he zoned out if he was lost in thought, but Ten never thought it could be the developmental stage of something so life-changing. Ten got up and walked to his bookcase, pulling out a photoalbum with polaroids and other types of pictures and drawings. Kun and Ten had made it just a year ago after they went on a trip together. Ten slowly flipped through the pages, trying to burn Kun's wonderful smile into his memory. This was how he knew Kun best. Cheerful, adventurous, friendly.. he smiled whenever there was a reason to do so, even if it was only the smallest of reasons. He bit his lip, closing the album with a sigh. That Kun seemed to be no more.. and Ten was a bit reluctant in wanting to believe it. He suddenly felt emotion rush through his body, and he couldn't hold back his tears.

Ten quickly put the album back on the shelf, walking back to the couch. He grabbed his phone, unlocking it to send a mesage in the groupchat of his friendgroup. The others needed to know, right? Or would Kun's mother already have informed them? Ten sighed and just quickly typed a message, sending it before he put his phone away again. He sniffled and wiped a few tears away, taking a deep breath. "It's okay, Ten. It's okay. Kun is still with me. In my heart.." Ten softly spoke to himself, hoping to calm himself down. He heard his phone go off and wiped away some more tears before picking it up. Winwin was calling.. Ten picked up, a shaky breath leaving his mouth before he could speak. "Hey Win.." "Oh my god Ten.. you.. you heard, right? Are you okay?" Ten smiled softly as he heard the concern in Winwin's voice. "I'm fine Winwin, I'm not the one who was diagnosed, you know. I'm sure Kun must be in a lot more pain." It was quiet for a moment before Winwin reacted. "That's true.. I.. I hope he isn't suffering too much." "Me too. I.. I just looked..I.." Ten stumbled over his own words, shaking his head. "I can't. I don't want this, Win. I never knew Kun like.." "If the professionals say so.. what do we have to say about it? I mean.. he could have hidden it from us.." Ten bit his lip. "Yeah I guess.." "Ten, if you need me to come over or.. if you want any of us to come over.. tell me. We'll be there for you." "Aren't you guys at all emotional about this?" Winwin sighed. "Yeah a bit but... you are his bestie." Ten took a deep breath and bursted out in tears. Winwin kept trying to calm him down, and the call went on for hours until Ten finally fell asleep in the middle of the night.

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Kun moved his head around, his vision going crazy as his body was not under his control. Days had passed and he had lost count of how many 'psychoses' he had went through. Kun took a deep breath, knowing the dizziness would start soon at it had not been long since he had been given his 'medication'. He felt two hands cup his face, holding his head still. "Are you slowly starting to understand what power I possess?" The head nurse's voice interrupted the chaos of sounds that were part of the hallucination. Kun groaned and tried to move his arms, but they did not respond to his orders. The head nurse chuckled at his failed attempt and patted his shoulder, letting go of him again. "You still have a fighting spirit, huh? Haven't I told you to give up? Your family and friends all have said their goodbyes to you. You mean nothing to them anymore." A tear rolled down Kun's cheek. He wanted to scream at her so badly, he wanted to beat her up with all his might, but she had made it impossible for him to fight back. Kun heard her footsteps walk to the other side of the room, and he knew she was going to do something to Yangyang. He tried to tell her no, but only a series of groans and whines came out of his mouth. Kun heard the head nurse chuckle, and soon after he heard Yangyang's whimpers.