08ㅣYou are not a psychopath
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I read Yoongi's entire diary and felt compelled to go to him, even if it meant dying. My palms were still bleeding, and even the diary was stained with blood.
I left the house again, carrying the diary. I retraced the path I barely remembered, frantically searching for Yoongi's house. I barely made it to the front door, took a few deep breaths, and knocked loudly on the door.
A brief silence passed, and the door opened cautiously. I grabbed the slightly ajar door and swung it wide open, and Yoongi looked quite surprised. I tried to enter Yoongi's house, but he backed away.
“Hey, you…”
"yunki min."
“… You’ve read my diary, right?”
“Oh, I saw everything.”
“Then now you know my identity.”
“…I know, everything.”
“Are you going to reveal everything?”
“What… why am I doing this?”
“You wanted to find my weakness, so why don’t you just hand this over to the police?”
“Why am I giving this to you? It’s yours. I came to return it.”
“…You don’t have it?”
“Okay, it looks like you’re already hurt a lot, what’s the point of me touching you more?”
“I know you’re not a psychopath, so there’s no reason to be afraid… but you still have a weakness for me.”
“You are so unique.”
“Still, I was really scared of you until now. How did you act so well?”
“Okay, come here and sit down.”
“Huh? Why?”
“If you tell me to sit, then sit down.”
“Where are you giving orders? I’m telling you I’m taking advantage of your weakness.”
“Ah… That hand got hurt because of me.”
“Sit down and shut up, I’ll treat you.”
“Oh, I hurt my hand…”
“It feels like it’s torn, doesn’t it hurt?”
“Wouldn’t it hurt if you were me?”
"I'm used to being torn apart. I've always treated my own wounds, so I'm quite skilled at it, so don't worry."
Yoongi brought the treatment supplies, knelt before me, and took my hand to begin disinfecting it. I squeezed my eyes shut, the pain stronger than I'd expected. I opened them slightly when I heard Yoongi's snickering laughter.
“Does it hurt that much, you idiot?”
“Hey, this is the first time I’ve felt this pain?”
“Yeah, it’s always painful at first.”
“But this is the first time I’ve seen you smile, so smile a little more.”
“What are you talking about… Is someone who read my diary saying something like that?”
“Hey… but how do you act like a psychopath so well?”
“I really thought you were a psychopath, I was really scared…”
“Oh, this is an article from 10 years ago, but your vocabulary is really good… How is that?”
“I just… read books when no one was home, in my brother’s room.”
“Then, on a day when you were in a bad mood, you got caught and ended up killing your brother. Of course, it was a mistake.”
“… And then I got hurt in my wrist too.”
“Ah… So that’s why you keep covering your wrists.”
“Yeah, it was quite traumatic for me.”
“Well… I think I’m a bit traumatized too.”
“…I also feel like I’m gradually becoming a psychopath because I’m acting like a psychopath.”
“You are not a psychopath, absolutely not.”
“It’s just that I’m doing this because I’m deeply hurt, I… I understand.”
“I forgive you for everything you did to me before.”
“Let’s get along well, Min Yoongi.”