A hospital friendship program unexpectedly brings together a pessimistic patient with an overly charismatic stranger. However, just because two paths cross, it doesn't mean everything else perfectly aligns.
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After a rare diagnosis alters the cou...
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04 | Jason
Unfortunately, Sae refused to leave me alone at the house because luckily for me, Dr. Kim told her about Carwyn's "plans' for them that the guy apparently wouldn't shut up about.
And with that, I begrudgingly joined my aunt on the drive to the hospital, listening to her go "it'll be fun!" and "it's a new experience" for the duration of the entire ride, which left me fuming in my seat.
I didn't like going outside, only because it was a huge hassle, and there was the fact I would run into people from when I was still normal. They were not a nice bunch. Also there were a lot of strangers that loved to pity people. It was a silent type of pity, but I could feel their bullshit whenever I entered a room, and that was enough to not want to go out.
I didn't need to tell Carwyn that because obviously, the guy wouldn't understand, and I didn't have the energy to explain to him about all that. So, I was lowkey riding on the plan to convince him I wasn't feeling too good and just flake!
God, all I wanted to do was flake on the guy just to see his shitty, cocky smirk fade. Well, part of me did. The other half just wished he stopped wasting his time on me— there wasn't anything good that would come out of interacting with me.
But Sae really wanted me to go. She was way more excited than I was to learn I had plans, and god, all morning she was bouncy and smiley. She even made me pancakes! Pancakes. With strawberries and whipped cream.
As much as I wanted to crush Carwyn's hope, I just couldn't bring himself to end my aunt's happiness.
So, when I entered the hospital, parting ways with Sae right away as much as I didn't want her to go, I awkwardly stood around, scanning the foyer for the familiar face. I never really liked the foyer, but honestly I didn't like a lot of things— it was natural to just hate everything.
But it wasn't too hard to find Carwyn. How could I not? He was a tall guy, a bit muscular, and he was so horribly hunched over his tiny ass phone, that it gave me the strongest urge to bully him.
I wasn't so sure if I should approach him first. Would that come across as too eager? Probably, and there was no way I'd let that guy believe I was excited to see him. Although, I guessed I had to get this over with, and so, I put on the biggest scowl and approached him.
"Hi," I said stiffly, regretting ever speaking when Carwyn whipped his head up, his gaze falling over me in a way that made me shift awkwardly.
I swallowed, nose scrunching as I wrenched his head the other way, not daring to meet his eye anymore— that was weird. Luckily, Carwyn didn't seem to notice anything off.
"Hey," Carwyn said, and god, he sounded perky. It was like what, six in the morning? "You look nice."
"Nice?" I forced out, now having no choice but to give him a nasty glare. "Thank you." I added begrudgingly.
