134 White To Red (2/2)

She grabbed his s.h.i.+rt, clenching it with her fingers. ”Answer me!”

Yoona's tears ran down her face again. In the midst of all the turmoil, she focused all her attention on the young boy. Reality had hit her. And even whilst the emergency workers carried him away, she was sitting on the ground with a pained expression on her face.

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The sound of the heartbeat meter echoed through the room.

Yoona sat quietly in the chair beside of Ji-ho's bed as she waited for the doctor to answer her questions.

”He's sleeping,” the doctor commented. ”He doesn't have too much blood to begin with which is why he fainted. Luckily, due to the blood transfusions he should be able to wake up soon.”

That boy. Even his body played jokes on them. She almost had a heart attack.

Relief filled her heart. Thank G.o.d. If Ji-ho were to have died in her arms or in this hospital bed, she wouldn't know what to think. Although his time was ticking without the bullet wound, if he died trying saving her, it would've tormented her for the rest of her life. In the end, it was due to her own carelessness that this situation came to be. She should've brought a bodyguard with her.

Seeing Ji-ho breath through the tubes was all she needed to know that everything was alright.

For now.

”You okay now?” Minhyun whispered. He wrapped his arms over her shoulders, bringing her to a back hug while he stood up. ”You're face is pale.”

Yoona let out a sigh. She could already feel herself aging thirty years. ”Yeah. I was scared.”

There was a moment of silence. Minhyun glanced at the window, peering at the sky. ”Me too.”

”Hm?” Did she hear him right?

”I was scared too.” He brought her closer to his body. Embracing her tighter as if he needed a emotional pillar of support. ”Weird huh?”

She turned around. A warm smile filled her face as she gently cupped his cheek with her right hand. ”It's not weird. Those feelings are what makes you human.”

Minhyun closed his eyes. He gently hummed. ”That's true.”

She brought her attention back on the young boy. Seeing him almost lifeless on the bed still brought her chills, even though she knew he survived this incident. But thinking deeper, this was going to be the everyday life of the boy. Even though he had survived this, there was little time left till his body would kill itself. In the end, his life was only prolonged for a short while.

It was painful to think about. Her emotions were already this distorted from this incident. How would she handle it when the time really comes?

”Is there really no way to save Ji-ho from his illness?”

Minhyun ran his fingers through his hair. ”I tried. There's none.”

”Really?”

The atmosphere was chilly. ”Yeah.”

Even though money had many solutions, it was frustrating to see that a simple illness could not be cured. Even seeing him in this state made her heart wretched. How was she going to handle his death in the future?

There was also another question mark. Although Minhyun barely showed any expression on his face, it was clear that Ji-ho's sudden hospitalization took a toll on him as well. She wondered. What would happen to Minhyun?

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