“Do you think people are put on the earth for the sole purpose of driving other people crazy?”
SENTENCE STARTERS: DREAM LOVER (1993)
Entering an asylum would be far-fetched, but Kyungsoo would have considered it from how the previous occupants of his new clinic left the vicinity. Torn-down wallpaper, unhinged cabinets, squeaky floorboards with a loose tile, and that annoying little drawer that never really opened to its full extent because it needed to be oiled up for it to be functional. Those were only some of the things that drove him crazy when he inspected the clinic up on the 7th floor. It made his blood boil and surge through those veins that popped out from his arms, the one by his neck whenever he restrained himself from saying something completely.. well, mean, for the lack of better word in his vocabulary. He was never one to spew out curses, except when he’s reached his limit, such as being alone in his car during a maze-like traffic jam of Monday mornings.
Now he was in the supermarket, browsing through some disinfectant sprays and such, holding the last can of a floral-scented one on the shelf. The other man who had been trying to claim the said item kept his firm hold as well, even holding along the row’s metal shelf for good measure. Luckily, despite their height difference, Kyungsoo packed a stealthy grip on the yellow aerosol can of Lysol. Most of the time, he would give in. There was no use in arguing, because it wasn’t the last can in the whole world. But it was the last one in this place, and it mattered to him to finally be able to clean his clinic just in time for work this afternoon. “This, my friend, is truly a crazy world.” Pretentious yet convincing, he manages to get the taller male to loosen his grasp, an attempt to look lenient.
“And guess what?” The man stares at him, puzzled with those squinting eyes and blown up cheeks.
“You’re a fucking part of it,” he whispers just as he swipes the can away, creating a diversion by pointing at the rust formation on the shelf the other male was leaning on. With an all-knowing smirk, Kyungsoo made a run for it. “Sorry, bro!”
