C. 5.1 "Bangs"

Kali just received a call from the front desk that a janitress is asking to see her in her office. He laughed when he heard who it was looking for him. "I'm busy right now but let her in. I'm sure she wants to see me to hand her resignation. I can make time for that."

"Okay, Ma'am. I'll let her go."

"Thank you." He put down the phone and put away the laptop he was bothering with. Within minutes he heard three faint knocks on the door. One corner of her lips smiled. "Come in."

Slowly the door opened and he peeked at what he was waiting for. "G-good evening," he greeted before entering.

"So, how may I help you, Miss Madrigal?" his smile was wide here. He could no longer wait for the resignation papers to be signed.

"Y-yes please." Swallow it first before continuing. "Uhm, I just wanted to say n—"

"Wait!" He raised his right hand to interrupt what it was going to say. "Let me guess. You want to resign, right?"

He couldn't wait to answer it. He immediately stood up and took some paper out of the drawer behind him. "Don't worry. I am expecting this and I am not angry at all. Employees come and go. We understand that. Especially in your case. I can only imagine how hard and scary it was for you last night. So I understand why do you want to leave, "he said with a wide smile.

He approached Lesley who was standing quietly in front of his desk and handed over some documents he could just get and a ballpen. "Just sign it and you're free. You've only been here for a day so we'll release you," he said then returned to his seat earlier.

He looked at the papers for a few seconds and then looked at his face. One of his eyebrows rose slightly without saying a word and seemed to be deep in thought looking at him. "I still have a lot to do. I would really appreciate it if you sign it now and not waste my time."

He frowned as he dropped the papers and ballpen on the table. "Uhm, I-I want to stay," she said nervously.

His two eyebrows rose. Maybe he just misheard. "Say what?"

"Hi-I'm not going to resign. I'm sorry."

Her eyes widened and the veins in her neck protruded. This is not what she wants to hear from her. I think it's testing him.

The girl has an apologetic look on her face. Its clasped hands in front of it were restless. It took a deep breath before speaking again. "I'm sorry Mrs. Dapit but I want to stay. I came here to say that and to request to change task one. G-I wish I could take care of what V-03 eats every night. "

Her eyes widened even more. Does it despise him? It wants to stay even if he’s already pushing it and more importantly, its proposition to change task one. He couldn't believe he was stunned by it.

"M-mrs. Where?" weakly calling it his name without him answering.

He took a deep breath to recover from the shock. She needs to calm down or she might have a heart attack. "Is it just me or did I hear you say you want to stay and, and you want to change his diet ?!" She can not believe the bravery of this girl.

It smiled. Unlike before, there was no more nervousness on its face. "You didn't misheard."

That's it! This girl is really trying her patience. He stood up and his eyes widened as he shouted. "Why ?! After all I have told you. Why ?!"

His fist clenched and he stared at her boldly. Her eyes are not the same as before. They are on fire. "I know you don't have confidence in my ability. I'm not numb so as not to feel that you really don't like me. But Mrs. Dapit, I really have the courage to stay no matter what you say. I want to Please work here at the hospital as V-03's caregiver. "

She paused then took another deep breath then pressed her chest with her right hand. "Please, give me a chance. I promise I can handle him, Mrs. Dapit. You won't regret taking me!" it says wholeheartedly. Its eyes are begging full of intense emotion. This girl is dead serious about staying. It made her curious.

"But why?" he asked as his forehead furrowed. "What's up here? What's up with that patient why are you forcing yourself here?"

It bent down and bit its lower lip. He thought deeply for a few seconds before lifting his head again and looking at her face. "I feel like we are connected to each other ..."

"Ha ?!" He was stunned by her answer. He could not fathom what this meant.

"It's just hard to explain. Then I have another reason but it's not important anymore. It doesn't matter what reason I still have. The important thing is that I can do my job well, isn't it? ? "

He was violently blown away by the wind and fell to sit in his chair. Unbelievable! She looked at the woman in front of her with anger and amazement. He was disgusted because he did not get what he wanted but he admired the determination it showed.

It was more courageous than he thought. She underestimated this young lady. "You are one brave girl," he said breathlessly.

Looks like he can't do anything anymore. Now he understands why Jacoben took this. This lady in front of her is special. She is something else.

"Fine," she defeatedly said. "Do what you want. Change his diet if you need to. You have my permission."

She happily covered her mouth and smiled. "Thank you!"

"I just warned you. That patient is a monster," he reminded. It just smiled and ignored what he said.

She still can't believe what just happened. When she first saw it, it looked like a girl who knew nothing about the world. She looked so innocent, so fragile. That is why he was so disappointed when it was assigned to V-03. But this same girl showed her some real guts just now. She was impressed.

He rolled up the resignation papers in front of him and threw them in the trash next to his desk then he turned his attention back to the girl.

"Do you need anything else? If you don't have any, go out of my office. Go to your monster pet," he said rudely. "I just hope you're still that determined when you see the true color of that monster."

Lesley's heart leapt with joy at what Kali said. It finally gave him a chance to prove himself. She felt proud of herself.

"I will not disappoint you! Thank you so much again!" he said excitedly. He was even more bitten by the excitement.

He couldn't hide the fun when he came out of Mrs.'s office. Dapit. His big smile could not be erased. She got the permission to cook what she likes and most of all, she was able to impress that intimidating woman. He would have asked Mrs. But he might get annoyed and change his mind. He will just ask other people.

He had a wide smile as he walked and greeted everyone who passed by. She is now officially an employee in MNA. She can't wait to be friends with people in this hospital. And even more, he can't wait to go to V-03.

While riding the elevator down B1, he caught up with two female nurses. "Excuse me," he took the two's attention. "May i ask a question?"

The two turned around at the same time and smiled at him. "Depends on the question," joked the one to his right. They laughed softly.

C. 5.2

"Uhm, where do I go when I need to ask about B1 patients? I just want to know the name of the one assigned to me and how old he is." He smiled at the two in turn. "I'm sorry, I'm just new here."

"Oh, girl. That's top secret. No matter where you go no one will tell you any information about them. You'll just call them by their codenames," the nurse to her left replied.

His smile faded and he nodded languidly. "Ah, is that so? All right, thank you."

"Why do you want to know? Whose ward are you in?" asked the one to his right.

"Kay V-03."

The smile of the two who looked at each other was erased. His faces suddenly darkened as he stared at her as if it was his last day on earth. He would have asked what the problem was but the elevator had just opened.

"S-alright we'll go first," said the woman on the right.

"G-goodluck!" another entered and then they hurried out of the elevator.

He just shook his head stepping out. He frowned as he watched the backs of the two nurses quickly walk away. They were still whispering as they glanced at him. And if they speed up, it is as if he has a contagious disease.

"Those two are really bad. It's really the OA of the people here when it comes to V-03. If they only knew. I guess that's my pet's behavior," he said sullenly and then he hurried to the young man's ward.

Unlike yesterday when it was just in a corner, he caught it standing near the yellow line and seemed to have been looking forward to it for a while. She smiled sweetly at it. "Are you waiting for me?"

He nodded quickly which made his smile even bigger. It also has a tenderness. "Sit down first. I'll cook for you." It followed him like a child.

He poured a bottle of lard into the pot after he wrapped the pieces of chicken meat in flour. She is going to cook fried chicken for him. While waiting for the oil to boil, he sat down first and leaned down on the table while staring at V-03.

"V-03, how old are you?" It didn't answer but he was expecting that. It may not even know its own birthday. But she can't help to wonder. How long has it been in this hospital? And how did it get here?

"Do you remember your name?" he asked next. Shake it. "Why not?" he sighed in frustration and then stared hard at her face.

"If you were given the chance to choose what your name would be, what would you want?"

"Lesley," she replied immediately.

He laughed slightly. "It's a girl. Then there's no imitation of the name." He was shocked to realize that it knew his name. To his chagrin, he hadn't said it yet. Her eyes widened in astonishment.

"Wait, how did you know my name?"

His gaze dropped to his ID which was also followed by his eyes. "Can you read ?!" It nodded sparingly.

"Who taught you?" It shrugged.

"You don't know either?" His forehead was already furrowed. "Don't you remember anything about yourself?"

It shook its head slowly.

He stared at it full of pity. "Maybe you have amnesia." He stood up and approached it and then sat in front of it so that they could watch.

"Hey ... What happened to you? Why are you acting like that?" he then looked at its entirety. This is not called living.

"It's okay," she replied as she stared into his face. "I'm happy now."

Her heart pounded at what she heard. She is not supposed to feel this way but this guy's eyes are melting her heart. "B-why are you happy now?"

He didn't answer but smiled and stared at her even more. Her chest seemed to explode with this meaningful smile. Does that say he’s the reason it’s fun now? When did the insane learn to flatter? he said to himself.

He suddenly remembered how handsome it was. His face would almost turn red. To have a crush with a patient in this asylum, she must be losing her mind. Maybe he should be confined here as well.

"Bu-let's go back to my question earlier," he changed the subject. "What's the name you want? I don't like V-03. You look like something labeled. You're not just anything, you're also human."

"Lesley," was its quick reply.

"It can't be."

"Lesley," it repeated.

He narrowed his eyes at it. "You really are! I'll just name you." He looked up at the ceiling and thought for a moment then his eyes returned to its face. What if? He must have a connection to her. Hmmm ... It's hard to think. I can only see hair e. Ah!

"I know that." He crawled closer to it. There were only a few inches left between them. He smiled sweetly at her and pulled the hair that was blocking her face.

"This hair is always blocking. The beautiful view is always obscured." He pinned the hair behind its ear and stared at its handsomeness. He laughed softly at the thought. "No complaining, okay?"

Her head tilted in surprise at his grin. "From now on, you're Bangs."