The Beautiful Doctor Mr. Depression
Chapter 14 - Dream A Little Dream Of Me

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Lucky was standing at the door. That's when Bella managed to find jazz music from the list of songs. Without thinking long the girl immediately played music with a loud volume.

...[.Doris Day's song Dream A Little Dream Of Me.]...

...🎶...

...Stars shining bright above you...

...Night breeze looks to whisper "I love you"...

...Birds singing in the sycamore tree...

...Dream a little dream of me...

...🎶...

Lucky who almost stepped over to Bella, suddenly stopped when the music played. Lucky was on the spot. Put on an empty look.

I don't know what Lucky's thinking, but jazz music managed to hold back his tantrums. The music probably reminded her of something.

Prangs!

The axe that was in Lucky's grasp came loose. The sharp object fell to the floor.

Lucky's not budging. Drowning in music performed by Doris Day.

While Bella, quietly peeked out from behind the curtain. He saw Lucky slowly stepping back. Until his back hit the wall. Lucky sat on the floor. He rubs his feet flat. His eyes were wide open while raising his head.

"Lucky?..." Bella ventured out from behind the curtain. He slowly walked over to Lucky.

Lucky just fell silent. Even so, her eyeballs moved to look at Bella who was standing. The girl held a cell phone to provide illumination on a dark, dim night.

Bella crouches down and holds Lucky's shoulder. He asked the man several times. But Lucky still chose to be silent.

Lucky glued to look at Bella who seemed to worry about him. With a song titled Dream A Little Dream Of Me, Lucky finally left.

As he was about to disappear, Lucky lowered his head. His entire body seemed to give off a sudden shock effect. Until the original Ben slowly takes over.

Ben raises his head. He blinked his eyes while giving a glance. But Ben could not see everything clearly, because it was pitch dark. The flashlight Bella was holding was not enough to clear her vision.

Bella's figure that feels familiar, makes Ben squinted his eyes. Until he calls, "Doctor Red?" his voice sounds bad. As if I just fainted.

Hearing a somewhat different intonation, Bella realizes that Ben has returned. "Ben! You're Ben, aren't you?" ask ascertained. Ben nodded to agree.

Bella immediately helped Ben stand up. Then take it to a more comfortable place. A bed just a few steps away from the bathroom.

"Tell me, where can I find your electric controller?" ask Bella.

Ben seems to be holding his head. Then point his index finger to tell. "Electric control equipment is in the basement" he said slowly.

Bella nodded in understanding. "Alright, wait here. And rest!" his suggestion. He then moved to the basement by just sneezing a flashlight from a mobile phone. The music kept turning from the phone as Bella sauntered.

Bella searches Ben's house carefully. With only instinct, he was able to find the location of the basement quickly. It wasn't too far from where Bella was hiding.

Bella has now walked into the basement. He went down the stairs carefully. Bella instantly covered her nose as she smelled a fishy and foul smell from there.

If Ben's house looks terrible, then the basement is twice as gripping. There are many human-shaped dolls scattered. Makes Bella's whole body shudder in horror. Before taking a look, the girl decided to turn on the electricity first.

Bella just needs to pull a lever up. In an instant the electricity instantly lit up. In the basement itself, the lighting is a dim incandescent lamp.

Bella, who was curious, wanted to explore the basement. But just a few steps, a hand intercepted. Who else if not Ben. The man swiftly pulled Bella forward.

Ben and Bella's faces almost touched. But Ben gave a sharp look.

Bella had to comply. Ben has the right to protect his property from others. Especially from someone she just met like Bella.

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Ben and Bella are at the dinner table. Music has been turned off. Bella is seen sitting quietly while watching Ben who is busy putting water into the teapot.

"Do you have no servants?" ask Bella. Trying to start a conversation. Because since then, Ben continues to seclude like a speech tuna.

"No." Ben answered briefly. He did not even look towards the other person. Ben prefers to stand facing the kitchen window. There he could only see dark shady trees. Waiting for the water in the teapot to boil.

Bella grunts rough. He scratched his head in frustration. Just this time Bella was confused to face her patients. Everything feels so wrong.

"Emm..." Bella muttered while playing the phone. Just about to open, the phone suddenly died due to running out of battery. "Damn!" rutuknya. Put the phone on the table. Bella slowly glanced back at Ben. He could only look at the man's back.

"Ben... Is there really no signal here? I couldn't contact anyone since, '" Bella said.

"No. You can use the phone." Ben replied as he poured hot water into the cup.

"Okay, thank you." Bella grins her face. The talk and Ben's sessions are always short.

After putting in the sugar and tea, Ben stirred the water in the cup. Then serve one of the tea to Bella. Next, Ben sat right in front of Bella.

"So, how's Lucky?" ask Ben. His hands were busy stirring the tea which had since dissolved with sugar.

"Very awful! He's dangerous, if the cops find out about this, you can-"

"I know!" Ben accidentally cut Bella's words. His attention that had been fixated on the drink, was now turned towards Bella. "That's why I need you... I can't keep living like this" he continued.

"So you want me to be your doctor?" Bella had a serious expression.

"I have no other choice. Jimmy is very confident in your skills. So, just prove it to me," said Ben. Then sip the tea from the cup. The same thing Bella did afterwards.

"of course. You've seen my skills, haven't you? I managed to get Lucky to go." Bella smiled with confidence.

"That's just a warm-up, you'll never be able to guess Lucky's plan" Ben responded. Again, he was not a smiling man. Ben's smile is expensive.

"Did you underestimate me? Shouldn't you apologize for what happened? I almost died being slashed with an ax! You know that!" bella complained.

"If you were dead. You're probably going to collect with Lucky's dolls in the basement." Ben said casually. What he said was a terrible thing.

"You're crazy!" furious Bella.

"That's the solution, Doctor. The solution to save my life." Ben gave an ambiguous explanation. It still feels mysterious to Bella.

Bella flabbergasted. He now feels challenged to become Ben's doctor. The mental disorder that Ben has is quite serious. Men seem to have to get treatment immediately. If not, it might hurt a lot of people. Especially the ones near Ben.

According to Bella, Lucky's influence slowly begins to rule Ben's way of thinking. It is only fitting that there are attitudes of those who have something in common. It is about controlling emotions and anger.

"Well, I'm ready to be your doctor. But I have one condition." Bella forms the number one with her index finger. Ben gave all his attention to listening.

"Don't fall in love with me" continued Bella.

Ben frowned. "Bwahaha!" his serious face turned into laughter. Until he showed his molars neatly.

"Why are you laughing? That's not funny at all!" bella who was offended.

Ben slowly stopped laughing. He showed his seriousness again. Then he said, "Listen to the doctor. I hate every woman in the world. I may have fallen in love with one of them."

Bella gasps. Ben's gaze looked firm and convincing. As a result, he nodded his head. A sign that he decided to trust Ben.

"All right then. But just in case, let me tell you the consequences if you break the terms. If you break it, I'll make sure we never see each other again." Bella gave an affirmation. Ben automatically nodded in agreement.