Sanctuary of the Forgotten

Chapter II

Son Ye Jin.

What a lovely name she has! He felt that he has heard this name before but considering the repetition of names in Korea, he thought it's a pretty common name for a lady.

Or maybe not.

That idea made him think twice.

"I'm Dr. Hyun Bin, a general surgeon and an emergency physician. Just in case you haven't known me yet..."

It was the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Gu would be coming over to clean his house. He grabbed his phone to cancel the cleaning schedule for the day. He could not afford to explain to them who's the lady in his house and how did she end up lying on the bed of this forbidden room.

He's not so used to taking care of others in his civilian capacity and yet he found himself making porridge for Son Ye Jin who still was on her soft diet.

And just as expected, he had no choice but to feed her. It seemed awkward for the both of them but she needed to eat in order to regain her strength.

As her fever was not going down, gentle Dr. Hyun grabbed a basin of lukewarm water and hand towel. He patiently dabbed her delicate skin. Meanwhile, she was impressed on how he took care of a stranger like her and how he was true to his promise that he would not ask her questions. If she was on his shoes, she probably would have called the police. But she likewise reminded herself that he's a doctor and it's normal for him to give extra care when necessary.

More than acting as a doctor, he was acting as a good Samaritan.

"I'd like to pee..." she said as she tries to get up from her bed.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Standard operating procedure, I have placed a catheter since you just had a major surgery."

Catheter.

Her cheeks turned red knowing that Dr. Hyun, a stranger, has seen all of her. Like all of her.

Should she say thank you? Wouldn't that be awkward?

"Thanks?" Still, she said it anyway.

"In few days, maybe we can remove them," Dr. Hyun casually said. He made it sound so casual even though deep inside, he was quite embarrassed of the circumstances as well. It would have been different if she was lying on a hospital bed. But she was on his bed, in his room.

He wanted to slap himself for feeling so shy about medical procedures and the human anatomy itself when he's a doctor and it's normal for a doctor to touch the bodies of his patients.

Ye Jin tried to slowly move her body, only to realize that she's no longer wearing her yellow dress. She was wearing a hospital gown. She then noticed that she was not wearing her brassieres. She bit her lower lip with her eyes closed after confirming to herself that he has seen and maybe touched every inch of her body. Her perky nipples were pretty much evident on the thin piece of clothing she was wearing. As much as she wanted to conceal their perkiness, she had no strength to do it. And what for? To make things more awkward than they were? Hell, no!

"I am sorry I had to tear your dress. I had no time to carefully remove everything you're wearing. You've had lost too much blood. But I have kept this..."

Dr. Hyun showed her a golden necklace.

"Thank you... for everything," she timidly said.

Without a need of any orders from her, he initiated putting it back on her neck. That's when he realized two things: 1. How flawless her neck and how defined her collarbones were; and 2. How tender her breasts were as his elbows slightly touched her chest.