Chapter 102. Not Here

DEAN

Breaking the promise I made to Lena was the hardest thing I've had to do in the past few days. Seeing her lost and disappointed look shattered me. I don't know how she managed to sleep last night. If it hadn't been for the pill I took, I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to sleep all night.

I was afraid to approach her. I didn't know how Lena would react. Lena still had no idea of what I would do to her because I hadn't told her the truth yet. The disappointment in her eyes was due to what they had done to her. I disagreed with what they did to her. I don't care if Lena behaved aggressively. It's not right to tie her to the bed like a criminal. I still can't understand how Lena could hurt herself. The last time we talked, she seemed so different and calm. But the person in front of me was different. Still, I clung to the idea that what the psychiatrist told me couldn't be true. I didn't want to accept it bec