Doctor Demon

Chapter 300 – The Demon He Fears (6)

Taehee's voice was almost a whisper. She was haggard and lost, all emotions sucked out of her. The girl had no idea what to do or where to go because everything was a blur to her. Any hope she was being trampled unknowingly by Hobin.

Hobin was at a loss. He did not know how to handle her because she was sick and needed medical help. If only he could get her out of jail, he would make sure that she got the treatment she needed.

"I know that the whole courtroom and jail stuff are tiring-" Hobin was saying but she shook her head.

"Jail is a much better place to live in!" she sobbed. "It's surprisingly peaceful here. I live in my cell with my mother-"

"Your mother is dead-"

"She holds my hand and comforts me all the time," Taehee went on, ignoring his words. "Even now, she's with me, watching over me! In my worst moment, she came to console me. I want to go with her, Doctor. I want to be rid of the nightmare I've lived in all my life!"

"Taehee, I know that you're depressed," Hobin said. "But we'll get through this. You are not a killer and if you let them convict you, you'll die for nothing! The killer will come back someday and by then it'll be too late."

"I am not depressed!" Taehee exclaimed. "I…I am like you, Doctor Ohm. I have an ability too!"

"What do you-"

"You can read the memories of people," she revealed. "I know it. The spirits dwelling at the hospital saw you use your powers on people. They warned me already."

There was a long silence between them. Hobin was trying to process what Taehee just said. She knew about his powers from the spirits at the hospital? What spirits?

"I see them," she revealed tearfully. "Ghosts, spirits and even…demons. I see them, Doctor Ohm. I'm telling you! The thing that killed those people is not a human but a demon! The only reason it stopped was due to the fact I managed to contain it!"

Hobin was frowning. "How did you find out about my powers?" he demanded.

"Ths spirits at the hospital told me!" She insisted. "I'm not lying!"

She was crying hard, completely breaking down. Taehee was a sobbing mess and Hobin concluded that she was not in her right mind because she was not taking her medication in jail.

"The nightmares I've lived can't be expressed in words," she wailed. "I'm always living in fear and I don't know when I'll end up killing myself! My mother…she was my only source of hope. I got this power from my dad's side. The women in his family know how to see ghosts and we're all born with it! I know it sounds crazy but it's true."

"When this demon began to terrorize the town, I was warned by nearby spirits that it's looking for a Seer! I was in danger! So I-"

Hobin had enough of her delusional talks.

"Taehee, my powers are the result of high cognitive wavelengths in my brain!" Hobin stated. "There's no higher power involved. It's only luck-"

"No, doctor! You're different. I can feel it. I can sense something inside you. Why else do you think that I didn't let you touch me?"

Something else? Hobin frowned. What is she talking about?

"Taehee, you are right now very much disturbed," he reasoned. "There are no such things as ghosts or demons. No one is here. It's just your schizophrenia acting up again. I'll tell the jailer to increase your dosage."

"Please believe me!" Taehee begged. "You're my only hope, Doctor Ohm! If you don't believe me…touch my skin!"

He frowned at her but Taehee was desperate. She had no will to live but she wanted Hobin to believe her so that he would be able to stop the demon from coming back again.

"Doctor Ohm, I don't care if I die!" She whispered. "It'll be much better than the life I've led. Do you know how scary it is to see dead people all the time? They seek me out, make me do things. They scare me every night and give me nightmares. I can't sleep, I can't eat. From the very beginning of my life, I've been seeing them! The only relief is that if I die, I can move on with my mom! That's it. And I'll be free from this curse."

Hobin was gaping at her in shock. He did not believe in anything like ghosts or demons but Taehee was adamant on her beliefs. Even though she was innocent, Hobin felt she was just depressed and imagining things. 

But my psychometry is also unexplainable, he thought. Taehee's desperate pleas only reminded him of himself when he was younger. No one wanted to believe him and he was treated as an outcast.

Was he treating Taehee the same way?

He took a deep breath. "Okay," he said. "I'll try it."

Taehee was happy. It was her only hope. If he saw the ghosts in her memories, he will be convinced of her claims and also find the shaman who stole the bottle where she had kept the demon captive.

Hobin stood up and reached out his hand to touch her…

"Time is up!" 

A guard barged into the cell. Hobin froze midway and quickly retracted his hand. Taehee was even more desperate.

"Five more minutes!" She begged. "Just five more minutes! Let him touch me once!"

"Sorry, but this is it," the guard said flatly. Taehee almost jumped from her seat but she was chained to it. The guard stepped between her and Hobin, motioning the latter to leave. Hobin hesitated but turned around.

"I'll come back tomorrow," he promised her. "And we'll talk."

Taehee did not say anything. She lowered her head, crying hard. 

Tomorrow…there will be no tomorrow, she thought in dismay. Hobin turned to catch a glimpse of her but her long hair curtained her teary face. 

"See you tomorrow, Taehee," Hobin said. Little did he know, it was the last time he was going to see her.

"Goodbye, Doctor Ohm," she whispered.