Psychotic Break

Noah spent sleepless nights in the lab. He tilted his head forward while holding a specimen in his hands. "Noah, head to bed we can finish your specimens for you". His Father had tapped him on the back. He looked over his shoulder and answered with a tired "Yeah."

He took off his lab coat, goggles, and gloves before throwing them into the "need to disinfect" bin before washing his hand and heading to his room. He opened his room door, surprised to see Lene laying on his bed clearly asleep. His eyes opened widely and his wave of tiredness washed away. He quietly climbed onto the bed and looked at Lene's face, fresh tears were still on her face and he felt resentment towards Damien for doing that to her. He kissed her forehead then put a blanket over her, he grabbed another blanket from the closet and a pillow before falling asleep on the floor.

Once the sun came up, Noah slightly opened his eyes to see Lenè crying on the edge of the bed. "Hey, Hey...", he spoke as he got up.

He asked if he could hug her. She nodded.

"Another bad dream?", he asked.

Before she could respond a knock had startled them both, Noah had creaked the door open, careful enough for him not to open it completely.Noah stared back at Lene as he answered the door. Lene stood up wiping her tears as she greeted Damien at the door with a cold stare. "I don't want you in the room with him, especially you staying here all night".

Lene stared at Damien "It dosen't matter anymore I'm leaving tommorow morning, Father".

"Lene darling, that's obsurd".

He tried placing his hand on Lene's face, giving a reassuring smile. She slapped his hand away "please leave", she spoke firmly.

"Fine,then", he stared at Noah. He appeared to be calm until he grabbed Noah by the neck. He backed Noah into the room and choked him aginst the wall, Lene had started crying due to panic, she had huddled in a corner due to a panic attack. Noah managed to mutter a few words." Do you get off seeing her cry or do you get off choking me".

Lene had screamed seeing his face turn blue, suddently Damien's brother had ran into the room along with Noah's dad. Damien seemed almost hell-bent on killing Noah, It took 2 minutes to pick Damien off of Noah. Noah coughed trying to breathe. Damien's brother in law held him against the wall. "I know, Jeanette, let's you get away with almost anything you want, but when it comes to my son, you won't get away with anything. "

He let go of Damien's neck, Damien simply stood up and looked at Lenè "My room tonight or else", he then left the room. Lenè tried to snap out of it, she looked at Noah and was instantly brought to tears "it's fine Lenè, this might prevent him from hurting anyone else", his voice sounded raspy.

Lenè immediately grabbed Damien's hand "Let's go Father", she whispered.

Damien's brother-in-law gave Lenè a side eye, but not one of disgust but one of worry.

As soon as the door closed Damien kissed Lenè " I don't want to lose you", he started to cry.

"I'm not okay Lenè... I'm not okay without you, there's something I haven't told you..."

"What", Lenè slowly put her guard down.

"I have Bipolar disorder, I know it for sure, but it's untreated, I can't cope without you, it's so hard to be a Father when I've barley had one myself".

"I can't stay with you forever, and please stop kissing me, there's nothing I can do to help you", Damien sensed Lenè's distraught voice, as she left down the hall. Damien ran after her again this time pushing her into an empty room and closing the door behind him. "You aren't leaving this facility, sit in this room and think about what you would've been leaving behind", he screamed on the top of his lungs.

He exited the room and locked the door putting the key in his pocket. "Father!, Father please", she pleaded and begged banging on the door, crying & sobing .

"Sadly, this is what it's come to", he muttered walking away from the room.