Enamor (JeongMi)

Chapter 2: Comfortable

[2003]

"Come in." Jaime said after hearing three light knocks on the door.

The door opened and she found Jeongyeon standing against it with her hands clasped together on her back. The caregiver stopped arranging the files on the director's table when she saw the bothered face of the bravest kid in the orphanage.

She approached the kid and squatted in front of her to meet her eye level then she held Jeongyeon's shoulders.

"Why are you here? Is there something wrong?"

Jeongyeon hesitated before answering the adult's question which made Jaime more worried.

"Minari got hurt."

Jeongyeon's voice cracked but you can tell the way she stands that she's trying to show that she's brave and she's holding back her tears.

"Hurt? What happened? Let's bring her to the clinic."

Jeongyeon shakes her head quickly.

"She doesn't want to go there," Jeongyeon paused while Jaime just stared at the kid and waited for her to continue.

"She lost her balance when she ran towards me after I told her that I saw a troupe of ants walking from my location," Jeongyeon gulps while trying so hard to suppress her tears. Jaime got a glass of water and gave it to the girl. Jeongyeon took it but she just held on to it and continued what she was saying.

"She hurt her knees. I told her that we should go to the clinic to have it cleaned but she doesn't want to go there even though I explained that the nurses will not be going to inject her with anything.."

Jeongyeon seems so hesitant so Jaime nodded her head to encourage the kid to continue.

"So I'm here to ask if you can get me a first aid kit in the clinic so I can do the cleaning of her wounds instead." Jeongyeon added, avoiding Jaime's eye contact because she's afraid that she might receive a scolding.

Jaime stares at Jeongyeon once again. Then seconds later, there's a smile formed on her lips. She shuffles Jeongyeon's hair which makes Jeongyeon look at her confusingly.

"Oh my, our Jeongyeonie is so worried about our Minari. I guess I can do that for you but let me help you clean Mina's wounds, okay?" Jaime said lovingly.

Jeongyeon's eyes sparkled with joy as she nodded her head continuously.

Jaime chuckles at the sight. She stands up and offers her hand to Jeongyeon which the younger person holds immediately.

While on their way to the clinic, Jeongyeon suddenly asked Jaime a question.

"Jaimie unnie," she started.

Jaime just hummed and looked at the kid beside her.

"How can you help someone to be strong? It's not like I don't want to protect Mina anymore but I want her to be strong on her own as well so she can manage whenever I'm not around. How can I do that?"

Jaime can't help but to feel proud at Jeongyeon because her question and the way she thinks is not a common thing for her age. She always knew that the kid is smart but she never knew that this is how mature she is.

Jaime is so sure that whoever adopts Jeongyeon would be so lucky.

"Braveness and being strong are the things which you cannot teach to another person easily. It requires cooperation and willingness of the other person for them to learn it."