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Violet Haven.

The name was so different than any other, so sweet yet so mysterious. It was your first day on the job, it was a new place and a new psych ward, everything felt so new, but to you it was. Violet Haven was a psych ward located in South Gyeongsang Province in South Korea, it was a rather small facility out in the middle of nowhere, to say the least, but something about gave you a chill when you walked through its steel doors. 

Two guards stood by the doors, a gun in their hands, sure, you had worked in other psych wards before but nothing like this. Before you could enter the building fully, you were stopped by a tall guard with a dark expression, he told you to remove everything from your pockets and to place anything sharp on the table beside him, and that meant your black high heels as well. 

You took off the heel and placed them on the table, he then handed you a pair of plain black sandals, the soles completely flat and somewhat worn. You cringed as you took them from his hands, they looked so dirty, and you couldn't help but wonder who else had worn them before you. 

"Thank you", You managed to say, holding back any questions.

The guard nodded and motioned for you to follow him through another set of doors, the steel doors slammed shut behind you, locking you into this nightmare. 

The ward was plain, with two stories of steel doors similar to what was seen before, they were all lined in a row with a different number assigned to each. The guard nudged you, handing you the number 5 along with a tray of medication and some water, he then pointed to the first set of stairs, letting you know that you had to go there now. 

You nodded before stepping up the stairs, as slowly as possible. You were a psych nurse, this wasn't anything different than what you usually did but something about it was still...different. The job interview didn't mention any of this, you thought to yourself as you made your way to the door, placing your hand on a square pad and scanning your hand. 

"Access granted", The robotic voice said as the door opened, revealing a white room with a small mattress and a stuffed dog.

A male sat on the mattress, some of his hair covering his eyes, he was whispering something to the dog while he sat. You stepped in, the door sealing shut right behind you, there was a guard on the outside of the door if anything went wrong, you told yourself that over and over, trying to calm your nerves.

Finally, you took a deep breath and walked over to the male, taking a sweet on the floor beside him and unscrewing his medication cap. The male didn't look up at you while you got things ready so when you were done, you had to tap on him with your finger, expecting silent compliance, it made you jump when he suddenly spoke.

"I don't want to take it", He said, voice soft.

"I'm sorry-", You looked down at the number, reading tiny letters that spelled out the name, 'Choi San', "Mr. Choi, you need to take your medicine...please?".

San looked at you, a somewhat confused look on his face.

"Did you say please?", He asked.

You nodded with a smile, "Of course I did, It's only polite".

San smiled softly, and slowly he reached out and took the medicine from your hand, you handed him the water so that it would be easier to swallow them and he took it, almost cautiously.

You were relieved that he actually took his medicine, sometimes patients were much more difficult regarding medication and even went as far as spitting the medicine at you or getting violent. 

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