Chapter 146. Beyond Him

Zayne’s POV

Dr. Smith sat there calmly, hands folded, waiting for me to gather the courage to speak.

I finally cleared my throat and asked if he was sure about what he was saying. Nothing in my voice felt steady. The doctor seemed too sure of himself. He said if he wasn’t sure, he wouldn’t know Chris’s name before I mentioned it. That was true.

He explained that Chris hadn’t been some random walk-in patient, he had been under him personally, assigned as one of the psychiatric hospital’s closely monitored cases.

That word psychiatric hospital—being about Chris—was very hard to connect. Chris was the most peaceful one among us. The most cheerful and light-hearted one. Something must be wrong somewhere. I believe.

I felt my fingers tighten around the metal rail of my bed.

The doctor continued, saying Chris had run away from the facility during a manic break. His parents—The Dales, came for him that same night and took him away before he could