HERSHE || BBANGSAZ ||

43. Hospital

"HAHAHA!" There was a loud guffaw of a man from inside the hospital room.

"I can't believe it, he's here." Wonyoung looked excited, turning to Danielle and Hanni.

"He?" asked Danielle.

"Minji's dad. He's a fun guy. You'll see." Wonyoung knocked on the door.

A man, whom Hanni assumed to be Minji's dad, opened the door for them. "Look who we have here!" he exclaimed, arms stretched wide. "Isn't this the almighty Wonyoung descending from Mount Olympus to captivate women's hearts?"

Wonyoung threw herself for a big hug. "Uncle! I missed you!"

"I missed you too, kiddo." The man pulled away after noticing Danielle and Hanni. "Oh. And you brought your pretty friends, huh? Come in," he said, gesturing to them. "Tiger, you got visitors."

Hanni smiled at the pet name. Her eyes immediately scanned Minji who's lying on the bed with a bandaged right foot. No one knows how much she struggled to maintain her composure not to hug the poor patient at that moment.

Minji looked surprised to see her there. It was a brief shock that Minji immediately changed to a smile when she turned to look at Wonyoung and Danielle.

Aside from Minji's dad, there were other people inside. One is a slightly older woman, whom Hanni initially assumed as Minji's relative, and then there's a familiar person...

Yunjin.

Hanni's brows furrowed while staring at Yunjin who's sitting ON the hospital bed, BESIDE Minji.

"Hey, guys." Minji looked more cheery now compared to how she was last Friday.

Wonyoung pointed at Minji's foot. "Dude, what's up? You got it pretty bad, eh?"

"I'm fine. You've seen worse, remember?" said Minji. Wonyoung laughed.

"What happened to you?" Danielle walked towards Minji.

"Just a minor foot injury," said Minji. "I can go back to work the day after tomorrow. Miss me already?"

"Of course. It just doesn't feel the same not seeing you passing by the hallway." Danielle nudged Hanni. "Right, Hanni?"

Hanni, who was zoning out while looking at how close Yunjin's body is to Minji, was brought back to Earth. "Uh... yeah..."

"This is my dad, Aunt Victoria, and my friend Yunjin," said Minji, gesturing around. "And these are are my friends and colleagues from the office: Wonyoung, Danielle, and... Hanni.

"Oh. So, she's THE Yunjin," said Danielle.

"Hello everyone," said Yunji.

Minji's dad cleared his throat to gather everyone's attention. "So, now tell me, which of you girls is Minji's girlfriend?"

Their mouths fell open.

Minji's palm flew over her face. "Ugh. Dad, stop it."

"What's the matter, Tiger? I'm just curious."

"How many times should I tell you I'm single?" Minji's voice is muffled from hiding her face behind her palms. Hanni still finds it cute.

"What? I can't believe it! You're a disgrace to this family," said Minji's dad, hands on his waist. "You surely have pretty friends here and you don't like any of them? What happened to your taste?"

Minji groaned even more.

"Maybe she hasn't moved on from Haerin yet?" said Aunt Victoria.

"Ahh. The one that got away, huh? Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. If Tiger here wasn't a slowpoke I'm pretty sure they've been officially together." The man shook his head. "Oh, but there was a girl you were calling when we were in Bali. What happened to her?"