Austere

004

Raemi's POV

"Rae!"

Jijoon shouted from afar, making me turn around after I see uncle Kim's off. She entered the shelter with our breakfasts that, were in her hand.

"Oh, I'm so hungry," she muttered.

"Thank you for your hard work,"

I thanked her when she was standing right in front of me. She grinned.

"You're welcome ~,"

"Uncle Kim?"

She continued, as she pointed to uncle Kim's back fading figure with her chin. I nodded, as I took the plastic bags from her, and take a seat on one of the wooden chairs, along with her.

"Here,"

She handed me a rounded plastic container, which I assumed that, the content inside was porridge, along with a spoon soup, after she rummaged through the plastic bag on the wooden table.

"I bought you...a chicken porridge...perfect,"

"For a patient, like you,"

She told with a straight face, making me to let out a chuckle, and receives the porridge, along with the spoon soup, and open its lid. She then, rummaging through another plastic bag, and take out another porridge, along with the spoon soup.

"...and, spicy chicken--,"

"I want that!"

I blurted out, and gulped, as I stared at her extra delicious porridge. She froze, as she look at me with her face looking blank.

"...ah, excuse me,"

"You cannot eat this--,"

"Young lady, Jijoon!"

Uncle Kim interrupted from afar, making Jijoon stop talking, and both of us, look up at uncle Kim at the same time. He grinned, looking at Jijoon, as he was walking towards us. Jijoon stand up.

"Oh, uncle Kim!"

"I haven't seen you in awhile,"

Jijoon grinned, and uncle Kim, and her started to hug each other for a moment.

"Young lady, Jijoon ~,"

Uncle Kim taps her back lightly.

"Are you doing fine?"

He asked, and both of them, broke the hug.

"Yeah, I'm fine, uncle Kim,"

"By the way...how's your shoulder?..."

Jijoon trailed off as I furrowed brows, while a reassurance smile plastered up upon his face.

Shoulder?

"It's gotten a lot better,"

"Don't worry...,"

"Thank God,"

"I was so worried about you since, the last time we've met,"

"I'm fine...,"

He grinned, and taps twice her shoulder. Jijoon forced a smile.

I hope uncle Kim is okay.

"Oh, anyways, why are you coming back?" She asked.

"Ah, right,"

"I almost forgot,"

Uncle Kim made a face, and turn his head to the right to look at me, who was sitting, already looking at him.