HEAL ME (RYEJI)

CHAPTER 14

Nayeon got stressed. Her health is at risk. It's been a week after the news, Nayeon haven't heard from Ryujin. She did receive calls from the company saying that Ryujin came to work. Nayeon can feel a little relieved.

"this is not a mental matter anymore. Look at you." Dr. Hwang stood beside Nayeon on the bed. "I do care about you. Jeongyeon is a good friend of mine. I'm sure he wants you to take care of yourself." Dr. Hwang pursed her lips.

"I know, Dahyun. I haven't heard from Ryujin too. I failed her." Nayeon said weakly.

"she's supposed to be here. You didn't fail her. She's ill. I know it's hard for you to get closer to her, taking care of her, and just do everything for her health." Dahyun sighed. "my daughter is having a hard time with her. To be honest with you, Ryujin had a tendency to kill. If she's not treated properly, I don't know how many people she killed. I know you tried to defend her, but, this is the fact."

"I really love her. She's the perfect daughter for us. Turns out, I'm just denying the fact that my daughter is a psychopath." Nayeon scoffed at herself.

"I want to take Ryujin to a mental hospital but Yeji won't let me. I don't understand that kid sometimes." Dahyun rubbed her temple. "I will call one of my friends to check on you. Have a good rest, Nayeon." Dahyun kissed her cheek and left the room.

-

Ryujin actually stayed at Yeji's place. Yeji started to drink her meds again and have no intention to stop. She let Ryujin stay, sleeping on the couch.

Ryujin missed her dog. She decided to go home without telling Yeji. the big house feels so empty. Usually, Nayeon would be preparing their lunch, smiling at Ryujin, greeting her warmly.

"hawk!" Ryujin called out.

"woof!" hawk jumped towards Ryujin, licking her face aggressively.

"I miss you too, bud." Ryujin sat beside the couch. Just playing with hawk casually.

"Ryujin?" Nayeon came down from the stairs. She smiled at her daughter.

Ryujin stood up and walked towards her. She hugged the woman tightly.

"are you okay, mom?" Ryujin checked her whole body. "are you sick? You're so skinny."

"I'm okay." Nayeon smiled. "I'm sorry I haven't cook anything."

"I'm not hungry." Ryujin looked down. "I've been sleeping in Yeji's apartment. Don't say anything to Dr. Hwang. She won't be happy hearing that."

"huh? How can you sleep there? Are you guys a couple?" Nayeon sat on the couch. Followed by Ryujin.

"no. we're... um... friends?"

"the last friend you had died from heart attack. You planned on killing her too?"

"are you worried?" Ryujin chuckled. "I mean... I can do that." Ryujin fixed her glasses. "you already know I killed people. Why do you keep being nice to me? I'm no longer a perfect daughter. You should hate me by now."

"how can I hate you? You're my daughter. The only one I have right now. No matter how much you did wrong, I will still love you."

"that's impossible. What is love anyway?" Ryujin scoffed. "anyway, since everything dad owned is ours, do you want anything?"

"no. not really." Nayeon looked down. A little bit sad actually. The body haven't been found, they're still searching, and Ryujin already thinking about the heritages. "can we wait until he's found?"

"okay. I'll continue to work, then." Ryujin fixed her glasses. "I want to buy another house too."

Nayeon got a little taken aback. Ryujin really didn't care about her father, she thought. Maybe she's just decided to move on. Nayeon just nodded at Ryujin.

"great!" she then walked upstairs, leaving Nayeon.

-

Yeji went in to her apartment, tired of her work today.

"mom? What are you doing here?" Yeji saw her mother sat on the couch.

"I need to talk to you about Ryujin. I will take over her case and you can relax for a bit." Dahyun smiled a little.

"no. she's my patient now." Yeji sighed. "don't even think to put her in mental hospital. We've talked about this."

"are you in love with her?" Dahyun folded her arms.

"I'm not. I just... don't want her to go. Let me take care of her." Yeji walked to the kitchen to grab a drink.

"take care? Look at you. Are you able to take care of yourself? She's a killer. A psycho. You cannot fall in love with her."

"I told you I'm not. She's a patient. I'm responsible for her health. That's it." Yeji sat in front of her.

"she used to be my patient. I'm sure I know how to handle her too. I need you to get away from her. you're my only daughter, I can't lose you."

"I had a brother. You remember him? Hyunjin? How you treated him as an experiment?" Yeji scoffed. "guess what? He killed himself. Because of you."

"have you drink your meds? Are you in your right mind now?" Dahyun raised her eyebrow.

"even in times like this. You're assessing me?"

"I'm not assessing you. I care about you." Dahyun walked towards her and sat beside her. "your feelings for her is an illusion. Just like your past relationships. How many times have you 'fall in love' with someone just to get dumped by them? I don't want you to go through that again. Don't make it hard on yourself."

The mother then left the apartment after kissing her daughter on the head. Meanwhile, Yeji wondered where Ryujin's at. She thought she'll be greeted by Ryujin instead of her mother.

Yeji wanted to sleep early. She decided to watch TV or a bit to entertain herself.

"... the search still ongoing after Boeing 753 crashed on a deserted island, going to New York City a week ago. Out of 106 passengers 73 victims have been found. Further investigation will be updated. next news..."

Yeji leaned forward. A plane crash? She wondered. She surfed through the channel and accidentally fell asleep on the couch.

Ryujin opened the door to the apartment. She saw Yeji fell asleep on the couch and ignored her. going into the bedroom, she changed into her sleepwear.

"wake up." Ryujin shook Yeji's arm gently. "sleep inside."

Yeji opened her eyes. she turned off the TV and followed Ryujin inside. She went back to sleep after that.

"they found him." Ryujin stared at the ceiling.

"hm? Who?" Yeji turned to face Ryujin. Still closing her eyes.

"my dad."

"ah... did you kill him?"

Ryujin faced her. flicked her forehead and clicked her tongue.

"a fucking plane crash. I'm not that desperate."

"I'm sorry."