Side Effects

Chapter Five: Beautiful Liar

"Is he home yet?" Fresh questioned as soon as Julian returned.

He was now holding a tray, when he saw the hospital soup, he shuddered. the older male placed it on a bedside table. "Yup, I was suppose to brought him home but his parents are already waiting outside, worried as well, and I thanked him before he left," he said, taking the spoon and wiping it with a tissue.

"You don't tell me that the mayor's son is your friend, and he's even begging me to visit you again; I'm ashamed to not allowed him because his father is watching," Julian said as he handed the spoon to Fresh, which younger reluctantly accepted and said, "we're not friends, it's just feeling close." He tried to eat even though he felt sick.

"You seem both close," Julian said, laughing. "I'm really glad you fought earlier, before I forgot.Doc. Gavin wants to meet you," he said, peeling an apple. "He wants to talk to you, and you know what that is, right?" he asked. Fresh gripped the spoon tighter, not wanting to talk about the memories he didn't want to recall. he felt like he was choking, and he didn't want my anxiety to worsen.

"Fresh to earth," Julian muttered making the younger male woke up from his thoughts , he didn't even heard what Julian said earlier. "Huh?" He asked, Julian shook his head, "you're not listening, I said after your check up you can go home." Fresh gave him an okay sign.

Julian stayed in his room for a few minutes until a nurse knocked to call him at his station; he sighed and stood up, looking at his watch, "looks like I need to leave," he looked at glance at the younger male, "just tell the nurse in the lobby to call me, you can go out to have some fresh air if you want." He messed up the younger's hair before leaving, and Fresh was annoyed to fix it.

He just turned on the TV to keep himself entertained. Fresh took a deep breathe while He was in the hospital, he felt the slowness of time. It irritates him greatly. "You were thinking too deeply, so you didn't see I came in," Fresh nearly yelled when someone spoke out. Doc Gavin chuckled. "Fresh, you've had far too much coffee today. You're too nervous," he remarked, pulling a chair from beneath the hospital bed to sit on, "and it's been a long time since I've seen my favorite patient." The younger tried not to show that he didn't want to talk to him by smiling and muttered. "I don't miss you," Gavin pretended as though it bothered him, "ouch, it hurts the heart," Behind him, the nurse cast a critical glance at him. He was Julian's friend, and the two of them shared a braincell, and Fresh know he's crazy.

His last visit was about a year ago. "I asked your brother to have you stay here for the night so that I could check on you," Gavin said as the nurse handed him the medical records of younger. "You still have these nightmares, right?" he asked, and Fresh nodded. He scanned most recent one, and said, "It says you fainted early, tell me are you experiencing anything other than your nightmares?" Fresh immediately shook his head to answer the doctor's question then he lied saying, "I didn't just only nightmares,"

What a beautiful lie, isn't it? "Okay, I won't force you," he groaned, "but I'm asking Julian for some reports." He returned the papers to the nurse and gave the younger a short glance, "Take care, I'll see you soon," and then walked away. Fresh watched as they walked through the door, he decided to take a little nap while lying back on the bed.

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Fresh was about to grab for his phone on the table when he heard a smashing sound like someone inadvertently dropped a glass, the room was dark so he tried to search for the clock to see what time it was, but he immediately heard footsteps echoing around the hallways, what is going on? Curiosity kills the cat, he decided going to check what's on the outside since his whole system was awake after taking a nap, so it's also serve as an exercise, to be honest he was been admitted several times in this hospital so some of the nurses here knows him especially he was Julian younger adopted brother, Fresh gently get out of the bed, gladly they didn't put an IV on him.

After putting the slippers, he made his way towards the door, he can still hear the footsteps and silhouettes of people pacing back and forth, maybe an emergency. before Fresh could twist the knob to open the door, the sound of footsteps stop and the people disappeared. His eyebrows creased, something is not right in here, Fresh can sense it but still he have to go outside,

as Fresh opened the door, a creepy hallways of hospital invited him, it look like he in a horror movie where the heroine get into the suspense part of the story. he lchecked each before going out, there is no people even nurse who is on rounds usually on this time.

It took him a lot of courage to come out, he slowly walk out of his room, cautiously feel his surroundings because Fresh feel like someone is watching him, as he turned left ang he saw that only the nurses lobby have a lights, his feet brought him there, there was only a one nurse and she was facing him back, she was busy on typing some medical records, Fresh fake coughing to gain her attention which is successfully work as she halted on what she was doing.

"Uhm.. excuse me, miss Nurse, " he said, almost like a whisper. "Do you need anything?" his body got chills hearing the coldness in the tone of her voice. "Can you tell me where is Julian?" the most possible question he could ask because he have no reason. "He is not here," she answered, he notice the swivel chair moved, even though Fresh got puzzled on what she say, his gut feeling is higher, there is something strange on her, the male move away from her then she turned to face him, a sudden realization hits, he need to wake up from this nightmare again.

"Hello Fresh,"

her faces transformed into a person with a white and red make up on the face. his breath got hitched as it laughing. "Nice to see you again my playmate. " before it could stand up, Fresh immediately flew away, he have to go back in his room and lock it so that thing won't reach him.

"You can't get away!" it was still laughing, Fresh look back and the clown was gone. even though it disappeared he couldn't feel at ease. good thing he arrive at my room, as he open his door-

"Peek a boo! hahaha" the clown was in front of him, making froze on his place. "You thought you can escape from me " it leaned closer to Fresh, " now that you were here I could it you." as the mouth open to devour him and he couldn't help but to shout.

"Ah!"

Julian immediately hug the younger male to calm down, "it's okay, breath slower no is here to get you." he muttered, kissing the top of his head, he started humming a song that makes Fresh calm again he escaped his death.