Chapter 3

Chapter 3

A squeak sounded in the office, the doors opened again and they brought him inside, put him on a chair and closed the door behind them.

- Good morning, - the man opened the folder and signed a couple of documents.

On the table was a cup of coffee, a glass of water, a packet of pills, and a plate of croissants. The smell of baking filled the room, making me drool.

- Good, doctor. Why did you call so early? Even before breakfast. Where are you going during the day? The guy leaned back in his chair.

- No, I thought that we can talk at breakfast, - the man got up and went around the chair where he was sitting, - I will untie you, help yourself to croissants and take pills.

- You are not afraid that I will attack you? - He looked dumbfounded at Pirel, - I'm crazy.

- If you were able to get in touch with Lucien, then I think you want to eat these soft croissants more than kill me, - the man untied the loops of the straitjacket and freed the guy's hands.

- Have you already had breakfast? He stretched his hands and picked up one croissant, leaning back comfortably in his chair.

- Just one thing, - Pirel sat down opposite and took a cup of coffee, - Let's continue from where we left off.

- Where did we end up? – He awkwardly smiled, - Memory sometimes junk, sorry.

- On the fact that Dino killed your mother, - the doctor drank coffee and put the cup on the table, - After you woke up, what did you do next?

- Begged, - the guy whispered hoarsely, - Begged Dino to come back to me.

Has he spoken to you since then?

- Yes. Then the police arrived, followed by arrest, prosecution and prison.

- Why are you here?

- Everything is quite simple. With each new day, I got worse. Dino did not respond, I sat in the corner of the cell, swayed from side to side and asked him to return. The cellmates were afraid to touch me, because I had breakdowns of aggression. At such moments, I could kill, so I was quickly transferred to the punishment cell. I bit off the ear of one neighbor, the nose of another. I tried to bite off the caretaker's finger, but I couldn't, - he laughed softly, - Then I thought that if I behave well, then Dino will return. I became the most exemplary prisoner, I was released early from prison, but sent here for examination. Unfortunately, I could not deceive this test, so I am now sitting in front of you in a straitjacket, - the boy smiled contentedly and took another croissant, - I will leave you two croissants, you should also have breakfast, doctor.

The man raised an eyebrow in surprise. The guy doesn't look sick at all. Why does he want to go crazy?

- Tell us about your father, - Pirel took one croissant and began to eat it.

- Father? - He thoughtfully rolled his eyes and exhaled noisily, - I remember him only up to five years. Memories are vague, in fragments, and then he just left my mother and me. She was already out of her mind then, so most likely he simply could not stand it.

"Then tell me everything you remember."

- Once I wanted to go into the kitchen to get some candy. Then the father stood in the kitchen with his mother, they were vigorously discussing something. Then he hit her in the face, he beat her for a long time, and I just stood and watched, - the guy shrugged, - I didn’t understand that this was wrong. He started beating her every day until her mother bought a gun. It seems that he was not fighting, but then he scared his father very much. The next day he packed his things and left. He told me that his mother was out of his mind, closed the door and disappeared.

- What happened to your house? the doctor suddenly changed the subject.

“I don’t even know, after prison I was sent here right away,” he chuckled.

- How do you live here? Something worries?

- Everything suits me, but without Dino it’s hard for me to fall asleep, so I sleep every three days, when the body just turns off.

From the bags under his eyes, it was very clear that the guy was suffering from insomnia.

- Don't they give you sleeping pills? Pirel opened the map and looked at the appointment sheet.

- They gave it earlier, - the guy picked up the pills, - I quickly got used to the action of sleeping pills and it doesn't help me anymore. Once a nurse injected me with drugs, after which I began to feel strange, - the guy laughed softly, - I don’t even remember how long it took me to come to my senses.

- What exactly did you feel?

- She put a plate of food for dinner in front of me, and I didn’t even realize what she wanted from me. A neighbor told me that I sat like a statue, and looked first at the plate, then at my hands. He tried to feed me, but all I did was make all sorts of faces at him. According to him, I looked funny, and I was scared that I had completely forgotten how to eat.

"Perhaps you should leave here without Dino so that there are no effects from the treatment?" Pirel exhaled noisily and looked again at the list of appointments, - You are quite suitable for discharge from here, you just need to take a course of sedatives to contain your anger.

- No, I want to return it, - he looked away and put down the pills, - You don't understand me! The guy broke into a scream and got up from the table.

- Calm down, I want to help you. But helping you completely contradicts my principle of work. I have to treat crazy people, not help people become crazy, - Pirel spread his arms in different directions and pointed to a chair, - Sit back.

- Not! I thought you could help me! I trusted you, and you ... - the guy began to walk from side to side, his hands were trembling, he clutched his head and breathed loudly. He seemed to be fighting with someone inside himself.

- Calm down, - Pirel called the orderlies and sighed noisily, - Either you sit back, or they will take you out of here.

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