Soliloquy
Psychotic LoveThe man in an all-white attire entered a white, devoid of content room. Nothing else was there except for a comfortable, clean bed with a young lad sitting on it, head hanged low.
'Good morning! How are you, Jongin-ssi? Did you get enough sleep?' The man in a nurse's uniform tried to start a conversation to the young lad in front of him with dark circles visible under his eyes and hair in a total mess.
Though the nurse didn't get any response to the young lad, he continued his soliloquy.
'Isn't the weather today nice? Why don't you come and stroll with me in the garden?' He sat beside the younger male and tilted his head to have a better look of him. The younger male, though, only gave him an emotionless face.
'I have a good news, by the way. Tomorrow, some nursing students from Daegu will be here for their Psychiatric Affiliation. They will be with us for a month.' He smiled and gently tapped the younger male in the shoulder, but the latter didn't even move a single limb. 'You will see them here talking, walking and playing around with some of the patients. And you know what? One of them is assigned to take care of you.' The nurse stood up and neatly fixed the bed. His daily routine.
'Though I'm yet to know if it is a girl or a boy that is assigned to take care of you, all I ask is for you to cooperate with him or her just like how you cooperate with me.' He chortled a bit. Even though most of the time he doesn't get any response from the younger lad, he was certain that he listens and obeys the older male.
'Alright, since you're not in the mood to stroll with me outside, I'll be back later to bring your medicines. For now, you can go back to sleep.'
The moment the nurse shut the door close, the young lad blinked a few times and
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