Chapter Nine
The Taste of Death
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My hands flew up and wiped the scented liquid off my face. Then my eyes began to water and I started sneezing uncontrollably. Someone - a coworker - handed me a handkerchief.
Achoo!
Tears have now clouded my eyes. Apart from blurred shapes, I could practically see nothing, though, I could still hear everything clearly.
"That's what you get for messing with someone else's fiancee!"
"Madame, please calm down."
"DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN! SHE TRIED TO SEDUCE MY KYUHYUN!"
"Madame, please!"
Achoo!
"Seulgi? What's going on?"
"Kyuhyun-oppa! Please stay away from that fox..."
Achoo!
Suddenly, my throat tightened and the world around me started spinning. Everything began to get blurrier and blurrier. I felt my legs give way below me.
"Joohyun!"
I felt someone lift me up before everything faded to black.
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I don't know how many hours have passed since I out to the time I woke up. When I opened my eyes, the first thing that I saw was a blinding white ceiling. I sat up and tried to look around. When my vision finally adjusted, I realized that I was lying on a queen-sized bed with luxurious white linen and soft down pillows. A thirty year old man wearing a long white blazer stood by the doorway. Next to him appeared a slim woman wearing a short black dress.
"She's awake, thank goodness," the woman whispered. She bowed to the older man. "Thank you, doctor."
"The epinephrine must have taken effect by now. Just observe her and call me in case anything else happens," the doctor replied. He checked his watched and bade goodbye to the woman.
"What happened?" the words slurred out of my mouth.
The woman sat at the edge of the bed and smiled. "Aw, dear. I'm so glad you're okay. You had my brother worried. He wouldn't go to work. I told him I'd take care of you, but he stayed put. It wasn't until his superior called that he finally decided to budge."
"W-wait, who?" Brother? Superior? Her words were like a puzzle and I had trouble putting the pieces together. "I'm sorry, Ma'am, but I really have no clue where I am or who you are or what just happened."
Her hands flew up to both sides of her face. "I am so sorry. It was rude of me not to introduce myself." She reached out a
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