The Fifth Letter
Red Letters
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There was somewhat of a commotion between the nurses. Alice could hear some of them squealing down the hall. Tired after a long day of studying without much of a break, Alice's legs were beginning to become numb after she had been sitting on them for an hour, still studying from her textbooks and reviewing notes. She figured a walk to the bathroom and back would be good.
Alice stood up and set her textbooks on the large cushioned chair before walking out the door to go to the bathroom.
After walking back from washing her face and putting her hair into a bun, Alice could hear a new voice coming from Mark's room.
"She should be back soon. She probably went to the bathroom," Alice knew that was Nurse Sun's voice.
"Oh, okay. I'll wait for her then," and that was the new voice. It sounded like a man. And then a bell went off in Alice's head and she realized who it was.
Opening the door, a faint scent of musk hit her, not the usual menthol and mint scent she always had known. Standing next to Mark's left side was a tall boy, not too tall, wearing a black hoodie, skinny jeans, baseball cap, and white contrast sneakers. He was carrying black backpack and holding his wallet as well. He didn't fit in well with the countryside. Anyone could tell that he belonged to the city and its nightlife.
"Ah, Alice! This is Jackson Wang, Mark's friend," Nurse Sun introduced, bringing the stunned Alice in to greet the new visitor.
"Uh, hi. I'm Jackson," he bowed, almost hitting his knees with his nose, "I came here from Seoul yesterday."
Alice bowed in response, "I'm Alice Yoo," she didn't know what to say in addition. Silence overtook the meeting and the two just stared at each other, neither moving at all.
Nurse Sun could sense the odd tension of their first meeting and began to awkwardly laugh. "Alice, I was wondering if you'd like to help me wash Mr.Tuan later." It was certainly an odd thing to say in such a situation and Nurse Sun realized that, only a second too late after what she said. Alice only stared at her wide eyed.
"Huh?" the girl almost lost her breath and began to fluster.
"Like, you know! You take a wet sponge and wipe him-- so he doesn't get dirty! Normally old Nurse Hui does it but since you're here, you can... do it instead?" Nurse Sun tried to clarify, but it proved to be too hard for the girl in the atmosphere. "I'll just-- go," the young nurse almost tripped while walking out the door. Alice was still blushing and had hanging while Jackson was looking at the girl suspiciously, one eyebrow raised.
After a shake of her head, Alice brought herself back to the large cushioned seat at Mark's side. She didn't acknowledge Jackson that much. He had a
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