This is a new chapter, I thought that since I skipped all of what happened to Haruka in the hospital last time, I thought I'd make a new chapter and explain some of what happened...know what I mean? Ok, just go ahead and read it.

Deep Dark Secret
Chapter 12 Mental Health


The second day of Haruka's treatment was the first day that she was close to a fight. She wasn't exactly getting along with the people in the hospital. They all had their own personal problems, and she understood that, but they didn't have to get angry and upset at her all the time. Some of the people were suicidal like Haruka, some of them were abused by fellow family members, and some of them were just plain weird, in Haruka's eyes.

'I've got to get out of here.' She continued to think to herself, all week long. She had spent a lot of her time in her room writing letters and writing in the journal that she had started while she was in there.

She did develope a close relationship with two of the nurses who were in there. And those two females were the only two people that Haruka would talk to. She refused to talk to the counselors or her doctor, she would only talk to Ryo or Makoto...


The day before Haruka was to be discharged, she got into a verbal arguement with one of the patients and was placed in solitary confinement. The entire time she was in there, Makoto had snuck in to keep her company and to talk to her.

"Why did you get into a fight with that guy?" Makoto started out by asking a semi-simple question.

Haruka looked at her, then at the small window that light the room. "He was making fun of my homosexuality. I have a short temper, and in most cases I can control it, but some things get to me more easily then others...know what I mean?"

Makoto only nodded and sat down on the floor, facing Haruka to listen to her story, and try to help in anyway that she could. "You have to remember that some of the people in here can't control some of the things that they say. You've got to look past it all."

"But still, I don't have a lot of patience to put up with jerks like that. As I've said, I've got a bad temper, but some things cause me to blow, and making fun of my sexuality causes me to snap like I did. Let's just say, he's lucky I didn't get my hands around his neck. Because if I did, you'd be taking him out in a body bag and putting me in handcuffs." The anger was growing in her tone. She tried her best to stay calm, she knew if she didn't that she wouldn't be released the next day. And if she didn't stay calm, she may lose her friendship with Makoto.

Makoto looked at her watch and realized that she had to leave before she got in trouble for being in there. She said her goodbyes and left the room quickly, leaving Haruka in there, alone for the next 12 hours...