Chapter 8

“Please fasten your seatbelt & put your seat in an upright position.” The pilot announced, over the intercom. Yunho didn’t even notice the announcement. It’s been a rough week & all he wanted to do right now was go back home. He closed his burning eyes & started to think back to the day he found Yuri, ‘Why does she have to be so stubborn?’

“Yunnie Oppa, you haven’t fastened your seat belt.” Yuri reminded Yunho.

“You’re awake.” Yunho gave her a small smile, “How are you feeling?”

Yuri rolled her eyes. It seems like he would ask that question at least a million times a day, “Again, Oppa, I’m fine. You know, being pregnant doesn’t mean that I’m sick. Unlike someone I know.” & she looked meaningfully at him. Then she proceeded to ignore him & started to flip through a magazine.

Yunho hated the tense silence between them. There was so much he wanted to do & say but he can’t. Yuri had laid down the rules & he had to abide by them or she would leave. At least she agreed to stay with him for a while. He had eight months to change her mind & based on their interaction for the last couple of days, he had to be careful, determined & patient to win back her trust.

“I’m going to take another nap, don’t forget to take your medicine Oppa.” Yuri said, & closed her eyes.

*Flashback*

“Mrs. Jung.” Those words seemed so foreign for Yuri, “Your husband is going to be fine. He does need to stay in the hospital for some tests & observation but he should be able to go home tomorrow.” The doctor said.

“Make sure that he starts eating properly, get some exercise & stay away from stress. If his ulcer isn’t taken care of now, it might escalate into something worse.” The doctor added, as he left for the rest of his rounds.

A numb Yuri was sitting next to an unconscious Yunho. The doctor had given him heavy-duty painkillers that knocked him out.

“Oppa, how could you make yourself become so sick?” Yuri held onto his hand as she tried to sort through her emotions. He had hurtled her & she hated him for that & had sworn to stay as far away from him as possible. She also realized that underneath all that hurt, she still cared deeply for him. After all, he was her first & only love but how could she ever forgive him for what he did? He claimed that he loved her & what happened was a big mistake. Should she risk exposing herself to more pain by giving him another chance? All she knows right now was that she was tired & scared.

She felt Yunho tightened his hand around hers, making her looked up, “Hi Yul.” Yunho whispered. Then he noticed the unique antiseptic smell of a hospital, “What happened? What am I doing in a hospital?” The last thing he remembered was talking to Yuri.

‘Oppa, are you feeling better?”

Yunho, still feeling disoriented, didn’t respond. Yuri immediately let go of his hand to go fetch the doctor.

“Yul, where are you going?” A panic-stricken Yunho sat up & asked. He immediately laid back down as a wave of dizziness hit him.

“Oppa, you shouldn’t move.” Yuri came back to his side in