Taming a Rhino

Chapter 22: A New Friend.

The annoying beeping of the heart monitor annoyed Lien, who was waking up. When he opened his eyes, he saw an unfamiliar white ceiling, and turning his head to the side, he saw Kin asleep in his chair. Yesterday, after meeting Nan, Keene thought it was suspicious that Raed hadn't called him so he took a cab to his house. The time was almost 3 o'clock, after 5 minutes of constantly pressing the doorbell, there was still no answer. Kin entered the password and upon entering saw his friend lying on the floor next to boxes of dicks. Smiling at the extent of Nan's offense, Kin went to the bathroom to get some ammonia. Lien was unresponsive and he immediately called the emergency room and Nanfha. The mobster was ready to rush to his Rabbit, but Kin forbade it. If he came now, then yesterday's pain would have to be experienced again. Kin promised Nan to stay with Lien until he woke up.

- Kin... - he called out to his friend and he stretched and yawned.

- You awake, sleeping beauty? I called work and told them you're taking Monday off. P'Sam said you've got five years' worth of vacation time and two more full vacations. So lie back and rest," Keene got up from his chair.

- Why are you here? - Raed asked, looking around the room and pressing the headboard button to sit up.

- Yesterday... I was having a drink with a friend and decided not to go home, but came to see you. You were lying in the hallway, unresponsive to the smelling salts. I called an ambulance. Why didn't you tell me you were having panic attacks again? - Kin explained, and then his tone became disgruntled.

- They haven't happened in a while. I don't know what triggers them... - the man mumbled.

- Tell me, friend, what the fuck do you need six boxes of dicks for? - Raed's friend teased.

The beeping became faster, indicating the patient's rapid heartbeat, and Lien felt his hands shaking again.

- The phone! Where's my phone? - The man asked in a trembling voice and Kin, seeing his condition, nodded toward the table by the bed.

Reaching the table, Lien shakily tried to take the smartphone, but it slipped out of his hand and onto the floor. Kin walked over, picked up the device and held it out to his friend. Raed opened Line, trying to call Nan, but saw that it was blocked. The call to the SIM card ended with short beeps. Lien began to gasp again, dropping the phone from his hands onto the bed. The voice... He just needed to hear Nan's voice to calm down.

- Breathe, Lien... Breathe in... exhale. listen to my voice. inhale. exhale... - Kin held his friend's hands, speaking slowly and measuredly.

After 5 minutes, Lien felt better and Kin decided to finish the man lying down: -What's going on, Lien? What did you do that your hubby isn't picking up the phone?

A punch in the face and last night's fight appeared in front of Raed's eyes.

"What you do from this second on doesn't concern me anymore..." - A cold phrase said before Nan left.

- Yesterday... "Nan returned my 'trophies' from the cup, the boxes in the hallway are from him too," Lien looked at the phone between his legs and spoke in a trembling voice.

- Gave up, then... well, I hope you're happy now? You've got a house full of toys and numbers to suit every taste... Have fun, friend. - before Kin could say anything, his phone rang.

- I'll talk in the corridor, I won't disturb the "sick", - Kin irritably threw and went out into the corridor, answering the call.

- Yes...

- How is he? - a worried baritone asked the man.

- He'll live, don't worry. Just a panic attack. Saw the blocked call alerts, didn't you? - Kin faced the door to his friend's room so he could start lying at the right moment.