Chapter 6

Book Version

The whole night, Ji-Hoon stayed with Saku, never leaving her side until it was time for school. Figuring that she wouldn't wake up any time soon, he left for school and came back after school finished. Ji-Hoon was greatfull for Amai's help... his best friend was babysitting his cousins without a question or complaint... It was a good few days until Saku was finally able to wake up again. Kim Ji-Hoon was just making his way into Saku's room when she stirred. Dropping his things, Ji-Hoon ran over to the side of the hospital bed, "Saku?!"

Upon opening her eyes, Saku slowly took in her surroundings... most likely trying to figure out where she was and the reason why she was there, "..."

She winced slightly when she tried to move...

"Hey, how do you feel?"

Closing her eyes, Saku mumbled out a quiet response to Ji-Hoon's question, "... ITAI..."

Ji-Hoon felt like he could feel her pain... but something else lit a fuse in him and he growled at her, "What the hell, Saku? Why the hell do you always seem to cause me trouble?! It wasn't even a fan girl this time!! You freakin' trouble magnet!! The hell were you doing at that school anyway?!"

Saku took labored breaths as she commented back, "... The hell... are you... yelling at... me like that... for, hm? You think... I wanted... to get smashed by... some damn car...?!"

Each word she spoke caused her to scrunch her face in pain and Ji-Hoon felt the instant guilt of making her talk in the first place... she continued, "I... I work... at that school now... and... if you're... this mad about... me causing trouble... then why do... you care... in the... first place?!"

Kim Ji-Hoon was about to make a smart retort... then he began to think...

"Why do I care so much?!"

 

Saku growled softly when he didn't answer, "Thank... you... but please go... I've caused you... enough troubles..."

Kim Ji-Hoon shook his head no, "Do you have someone to take care of you?"

"Tsuyoi Senpai... left for college... already... no one... left... don't want to call him down..."

"Saku, you don't have anyone?"

She slowly nodded her head and sucked in a shallow breath, "Doctors... will take... care of me... just go..."

Kim Ji-Hoon stared at Saku, who closed her eyes... a thought swam around in his head and he asked, "Why did you do it?"

WHen Saku slowly opened her eyes to look at him, Ji-Hoon took notice of how her eyes looked so strong even in this condition... those deep, beautiful pools of dark brown... they seemed to swallow him up...

She whispered out a response, "I wasn't going to let that mother die..."

He looked at her more... those cheeks, full of color... Ji-Hoon was barely paying attention to the answer Saku was handing to him...

"I wasn't... going to let... that boy... lose his... mother..."

Those lips... so full and pink...

"Kim Ji-Hoon...? Are you... okay?"

Kim Ji-Hoon snapped out of his semi trance and huffed, "... Get well soon... and be more careful... will ya?"

Kim Ji-Hoon quickly escaped from the hospital room and sought to find Saku's doctor. When he found him, he didn't even bow to the older man in respect, instantly pulling out his wallet instead, "How much is it going to be?"

The doctor ignored the fact that Kim Ji-Hoon didn't show a lick of respect to him, pondering the thought carefully, "Well... we'll have to see after all the therapy and maybe even surgery if it is necessary..."

Ji-Hoon pocketed his wallet, "Then can you send the bill to my house... I'll give you the address..." and then he left before the doctor could give him some bogus response.

 

When he reached home, Kim Ji-Hoon relieved AMai of his babysitting duty and proceeded to clean up after dinner that night...

"Drama Queen... I understand why you saved that mother... but look at you now..." He began to dry the dishes, "Does she even know the outcome of what she gets herself into? Getting beat up for saving that middle school kid... The fan girl hatred and attack for trying to make that girl happy... the crash from saving that boy's mother... what's next on the list?!"

As he began to put away his dishes, Kim Ji-Hoon began to think of how he was staring at Saku, "... Why am I taking so much time looking at her? Why is my brain getting so messed up d****t?!" Kim Ji-Hoon leaned on the sink, "What did you do... Saku Hana... Why am I like this... ever since you... interfered with my life...?"