~Two~
" Do You Love Me More Than Chicken? "Buzzzzzzzz............
That alarm clock of mine went off.
Sigh.....
Why school on this day? I don't wanna go to school, especially when you've been beaten up by the university's kingka.
Aaah--! My head hurts! My arms hurt! My legs hurt! Damn, my whole body hurts! God, I feel so damn weak!
Should I or should I not go to school today? Maybe not. I'm too weak to move.
I forced myself out of bed. I dragged my heavy body to the bathroom and I tried to stand up, but my legs gave way. They were weak and shaking.
I looked at my cut wrist from yesterday. There was an ugly long scar that was raised, purple and hot to the touch. My wrist hurt badly.
I had to crawl to the bathroom to shower, when the doorbell rang. I groaned as I slumped my body to the side and crawl out of my room. With much difficulty, I heaved myself up and groggily limped to the front door.
When I opened it, there was this boy with huge glasses, blondish-brown hair and quite good looks. I looked blankly at him.
I've seen him from somewhere...
What's his name?
Jonghun...Jongkyun...Jongheun...
Oh, right! Jonghyun!
My next-door neighbor!
Jonghyun studies in Seoul High and is a gay. Why do I say he's a gay? He has a boyfriend, Kim Kibum, or Key as Jonghyun calls him that.
" Annyeonghaseyo, Jinki hyung--what happened to you?! ", asked Jonghyun, shocked.
" Nothing. ", I answered as I tried to stand up straight.
But even as I spoke, my knees gave way and I collapsed. But I would've hit my head on the floor if Jonghyun hadn't caught me.
" Hyung! ", he cried in shock.
" I'm fine, Jonghun-sshi. ", I muttered.
" It's Jonghyun, Jinki hyung. ", corrected Jonghyun.
" Whatever. " I mumbled.
" I heard a noise here in your apartment, so I came to check on you. I thought you were in trouble or worse. ", said Jonghyun.
I looked at Jonghyun blankly. For once, someone came to check on me. God, thank you! You're a lifesaver!
" What's with your wrist? ", asked Jonghyun as he pointed to my cut wrist.
" Accident. ", I lied.
" Doesn't look like an accident to me. Looks like it had been cut on purpose. You weren't stupid enough to do that to yourself, were you, hyung? ", asked Jonghyun.
I didn't bother to answer.
I just watched silently as Jonghyun took a hold of my wrist, applied antiseptic cream and wrapped my wound with a bandage. He brought me to the couch and laid me there.
" You want some chicken soup? ", he asked.
At the mention of chicken, I perked up. I my lips and nodded my head. Jonghyun chuckled at my weirdness and went off into my kitchen to make the soup.
I laid there and looked at my clock. It read 7: 59 AM. I was surprised. Time sure moves fast.
Jonghyun came back with a steaming bowl of his chicken soup. I sat up and took the bowl from him.
" Kamsahamnida, Jonghyun-sshi. ", I said and dug in.
Jonghyun just smiled and watched me eat.
" Jonghyun-sshi, don't you have school? ", I asked him.
" Ne, but I'll take the day off to take care of you, hyung. ", he smiled.
" What about your Key? ", I asked.
" Key? Omo! I forgot to call him! Aish! Pabo me! ", he said and went out to make his phone call.
I chuckled as I watched Jonghyun disappear to the back hurriedly to phone his boyfriend. I slurped up the remaining contents of the delicious chicken soup.
When I had finished, I placed the bowl on the coffee table and rubbed my satisfied tummy.
Man, now that soup contained all the chicken goodness in the world~!
I closed my eyes and tried to doze off again. But it didn't work. I tried counting sheep. That didn't work as well. I tried counting fried chicken drumsticks.
Now that worked.
Definitely.
1...
2...
3...
4...
5...
6...
7...
8...
9...
10...
After counting up to about 56 delicious chicken drumsticks, I fell asleep.
When i woke up, I was feeling extremely hungry. I got up and looked for some food to munch on. I caught sight of a wire mesh over a plate of kimchi fried rice and a note next to it.
The note read:
To Jinki hyung,
If you're awake right now and reading this, I have gone out currently to have lunch with Key.
I've made lunch for you already. I'll most probably be back at around 8 with dinner for you.
Hope you feel better soon :)
Jonghyun
I smiled at Jonghyun's thoughtfulness and took the wire mesh off the plate. I put the plate in the microwave for a minute and a half to warm up. After the food had been warmed up, I ate it, washed my plate and decided to have a walk around the park.
I put on my jogging shoes, my track suit and, of course, not forgetting to take my phone along with me. Once prepared, I walked out to the park.
As I jogged past a couple of neighborhoods, I heard a cry for help coming from a deserted alley. I stopped jogging and peeked into the alley to see what the commotion was about.
I saw a girl and a drunken ahjusshi. The girl was cowering and screaming as she tried to push the ahjusshi away. The ahjusshi was trying to rip her shirt off and lift her skirt up.
" Yah! Don't touch her, you erted ahjusshi! ", I shouted as I pushed him off the girl.
The man fell down and hit his head on the ground, knocking him out cold. I helped the girl up and took her out of the alley.
" Are you alright, miss? ", I asked when we stopped at a good distance away from the alley.
" N--ne. Jeongmal kamsahamnida, mister. ", thanked the girl.
" By the way, choneun Lee Jinki imnida. But call me Onew. ", I smiled.
" Choneun Kim Ji Eun Mi imnida. ", smiled the girl.
" Jiji Eunnie Mimi-ah? ", I asked slowly.
" Huh? You just said my nickname, Jinki-sshi. ", said Ji Eun Mi.
" You're from Busan, are you? ", I asked.
" Ne. That's my hometown. Oh, wait! Your eyes...they're very familiar...he had those eyes...you--chicken oppa? ", stuttered Ji Eun Mi.
" Jiji-ah! ", I cried.
" Oh, my god! Chicken oppa! ", cried Ji Eun Mi as she hugged me.
" My god, Jiji, is that you? My best friend since kindergarten? ", I asked.
" It's me, oppa! Oppa... ", she said.
I returned her hug. My long-lost best friend from Busan.
I've found her at last.
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