Serendipity

chapter 14

Jungkook took a day off from his office but not his work, his laptop was placed on the center table while he studied the file in his hands. Han was sitting on rug busy with his toys but he would glance at his father from time to time as the boy was feeling neglected. He wanted to throw tantrums but his noona said he was a good boy and good boys doesn't disturb his father so he kept his cries inside his little heart. Where was his noona though he hasn't seen her since he woke up, he looked around to get a glimpse of her but his efforts were futile. His lips quivered he couldn't take it anymore but he promised his noona he won't cry like bad boys but still his heart felt like exploding from keeping his tears in. Jungkook who cracked his neck to release the tension saw tears in his son's eyes, without wasting a second he got up and picked him up "Han my love what's wrong are you hurt?" His worried voice made him cry even more "da" he wrapped his little arms around his neck "are you okay?" He shook his head "na, wan na" he sobbed "you want noona" he nodded his head enthusiastically "but she can't come today Han, noona is sick" his pout deepened "Han go na" jungkook chuckled "Han can't go to noona, she need some rest baby" he tries to convince "Dada will play with the baby" he said and took him in hands making way toward their room. Momina was lying pliant on her bed wrapped in her duvet, she was burning with fever. Previous day she was feeling a bit off yet she went to jeon mansion but by the evening her fever started rising so when jungkook came back from office and saw her condition he asked her to take a day off. She had been sleeping for hours, fariyah even cried when she didn't wake up Hashim consoled her even though he was worried about her too "she always help our neighbors when they're sick but who is gonna heal her now" fariyah cried "fari please she will be okay doctor gave her the medicines our daughter is strong" the said woman wiped her tears only for new tears to slide down her face, Hashim smiled looking at her "is this right time to smile don't you see she's not waking up" fariyah scolds "when she's unconscious you're crying for her but when she's conscious and active you scold her, I'm smiling at your bitter sweet bond your motherly instincts you love her alot" fariyah looked at momina "even though she's stupid, immature and lack feminine qualities she is still my daughter how can I not love her" she smiled through her tears. Momina shifted a bit in her sleep "this sickness was a blessing at least she admitted she love me" momina uttered with a tired smile "see this vixen she was awake but kept us worried" fariyah said and was ready to throw some insults but Hashim stopped her "let her get well first you can do that later" he touched her forehead which was still burning "momina eat something and take your medicines the fever isn't going down I should call doctor again" she wanted to sit but her body wasn't cooperating "no need to call doctor Abba I'm fine" fariyah glared at her "says the one who can't move, just shut up and lay down" she pouts but then remembered how she always mention the punctured tire and degrade jungkook, now she knows how it feels "I'll go and make some soup for her" fariyah stood up to leave "Amma I won't eat soup make me lasagna" fariyah rolled her eyes "I will when you get well" she tuts annoyed by the rejection "Abba what time is it?" She asked once fariyah was out "it's asr time now" he said looking at his watch "what?" she snapped her head up which resulted in a sharp pain in her head "careful momina" she held her head between both hands while her father patted her back soothingly "i-i missed my zohr prayer abba" she whispered " you weren't conscious momina, you can do it now " she sighed and tried to get up with help of her father "I'll make wudu" he nodded and kissed her forehead "May Allah grant you good health my beloved" momina smiled and went to the bathroom.
Night fell but her fever didn't, it was now concerning momina's family as to why her temperature isn't falling. Hye Jin was sitting beside momina her head was lying on Hye Jin's lap "I don't understand why isn't she getting better jinnie please do something what is wrong with her " fariyah sobbed "please aunty don't cry the doctor is on his way we will see please stay strong " fariyah shook her head "the doctor said it's because of change of weather but it should fall down by now" Hashim was pacing in lounge anxiously waiting for the doctor as soon the bell rang he rushed to the door " Mr. Kamal how is she doing now?" The doctor asked "Mr Kim her fever isn't going down she has been unconscious  just woke up once that too for 30 minutes" Mr Kim patted his back "don't worry take me there" Hashim brought him to momina's room, Hye Jin and fariyah head snapped toward the intrusion. Her mouth parted " Mr Kim seokjin?" She uttered " Hye jin he's the doctor who I called this morning" she nodded her head and got off the bed to let him examine momina. Fariyah was looking at him desperately as he checked her pulse and BP, then he checked the dilation of her iris "doctor why isn't she waking up" fariyah uttered when he didn't say anything "there's nothing to worry about, she's unconscious due to the high fever. Is momina going through some mental stress? The fever isn't going down because she's constantly worrying herself too much. I'll give her an antibiotic she'll be fine soon" fariyah and hashim shared a concerned glance what was worrying her daughter that much? How come they didn't realize she was having hard time? What was she going through. All questions swarmed in their mind, Hashim left the room he felt suffocated "can I have a glass of water?" Seokjin asked to which fariyah nodded instantly. He looked at Hye Jin "you're jungkook's secretary ?" The said girl looked up "yes Dr Kim I'm Hye jin" he nodded "when will she get well doctor? There's nothing to worry about right?" Seokjin checked her temperature again "do you any idea what's bothering her? She taking too much stress" Hye jin felt helpless she was her best friend she was supposed to know what's going on with her " she didn't tell me anything doctor Kim even though we're best friends I should've known" her eyes stung badly "hey it happens sometimes there are thing we can't share even with our closest friends give her some time she'll come around" fariyah came in with a glass of water and handed him "doctor please if - if you can, can you wait here for some time what if she doest wake up even after antibiotics, just in case would you please spare some-" "Mrs Kamal I'll wait here don't worry okay and you need to be strong don't cry like that you'll fall ill then who will look after momina" fariyah wiped her tears "thank you so much doctor" he just smiled at her. It was 10, the darkness has covered the sky seokjin still hadn't left he was sitting on a couch, Hye Jin was sitting beside momina placing wet towels on her forehead. His phone rang, he pulled it out and saw 'Golden boy' calling "Hello?" He said in a low voice just so the person on other side can hear "hyung how are you" the person on other side said "I'm good how are you and how's my buddy" he heard a sigh on the other side "I'm fine but your buddy is so stubborn hyung" seokjin grinned "you deserve it, I love him for that" jungkook frowned "you're so mean hyung I thought you can help but here you are" seokjin chuckled "what's the matter though?" He asked "hyung Han refused to sleep today, it's late but he's pouting and glaring at me" jungkook glanced at his son who was looking like an angry bird "what did you do for him to behave like that?" "Nothing hyung I did absolutely nothing, he doesn't want to sleep when I ask why he doesn't respond" jungkook complained "give him the phone" seokjin said so he puts the phone on speaker "buddy what's up" Han looked at the phone and recognized the voice "hun" "yes its your hyung,  you recognized me" Han started blabbering and complaining, he would glance at his father, there were many "da" and "na" in his speech "this is a serious problem buddy" seokjin said just then he saw momina shift "kook I'll call you later " he stood up "is everything okay hyung?" "Yeah the patient gained consciousness I'll check up on her" jungkook hung up with an "okay". Seokjin checked her temperature and pulse, momina opened her eyes slowly taking in her surroundings "chuchu " Hye jin tapped her face gently " momina how are you feeling now?" She blinked her eyes "fine" seokjin smiled "I'm tired" she added "I wanna sit" Hye jin helped her lean to headboard while seokjin scribbled something on notepad " I'll call aunty and uncle they're worried sick" Hye jin went out of the room "momina I am giving you some medicine take them on time okay and whatever is bothering you please share it with your family you've overworked your mind so much that it over heated don't do that" she looked at him blankly "there's nothing doctor " he sighed "I understand if you are not ready to share but don't take it too much to the heart" she blinked her eyes "don't stress your mind momina,  you're strong I'm sure you'll find a way out" she smiled at him "thank you doctor " seokjin reciprocated with a kind smile. Hashim and fariyah came in and it didn't take long for fariyah to start crying again "oh my god she's finally awake" she hugged her daughter desperately "Mr Kamal make sure she takes complete bed rest for at least 2 days" Hashim nodded and thanked him " I'll take my leave now and momina" the said girl looked at him "get well soon" she uttered an okay and watched him leave "if you put your feet down from this bed I'll break your legs momina" fariyah warned her voice was calm but she knew the threat behind this gentle warning "but Han, I have to look after Han he might have missed me today. He will give Mr jeony hard time if I took more leave from work" fariyah glared at her "you don't have to worry about that chuchu I'll call Mr jeon and inform him about your condition" Hye jin said while taking her phone out "they might be asleep by now jinnie don't disturb him" momina looked at the clock which showed half past 11 " don't listen to this stupid girl Hye jin call him now" hye jin nodded and dialed jungkook's number, she waited for few seconds before she heard a "hello" "Hello Mr jeon I hope I didn't disturb you at this hour" jungkook looked at han who was feeling sleepy but the boy was persistent "no you didn't miss Hye jin is everything alright?" He asked "actually it's about momina sir" jungkook sat up "what about her?" He kept his voice as normal as possible "Sir her fever is very high and doctor recommended her complete bed rest for 2 days, she won't be able to come to work" jungkook licked his lips, Han will unleash hell if he didn't saw his noona that too for 2 more days "oh um was it that bad?" He
Asked "she was unconscious throughout the day, it's been 15 minutes since she woke up. The fever wasn't going down so doctor gave her antibiotics" he hummed eyes on Han "okay miss Hye jin ask her to rest well" she smiled "thank you so much sir" Hye jin was about to hang up when momina mouthed 'ask about han' so she stopped "and Mr jeon" she added quickly before he could disconnect "yes?" "How is Han doing is he asleep?" "Han is fine but he's being a brat right now" she laughed lightly "why is that?" "He's being stubborn nothing else" she nodded "I'm sure you'll convince him" Han was having hard time keeping his eyes open which brought a smile on his face "thanks miss Hye jin" " have a good night sir " she said and hung up "what did he say Hye jin?" Fariyah inquired "he said rest well chuchu" Hashim nodded "and you two should also sleep now I'm with her" Hashim came toward momina and leaned down to kiss her forehead "momina my breaths are linked with yours, a slight inconvenience to you can be fatal to me get well soon" she stared at her father who smiled and stood back straight "if you need anything tell me okay Hye jin, if you wake up at night shake her to see if she's conscious or not" Hye jin chuckled "okay aunty don't worry sleep well good night " fariyah kissed momina's hand "I'll hit you with my slipper if you didn't get well till morning" she smiled at her mother "ok boss" with that they went to their room.

Jungkook was working from home, he couldn't take Han to his office he might create a chaos there so it's better to stay at home and work. Susan was cleaning up, when jungkook came down he was feeling hungry, all these months he never felt anything like that thanks to certain someone who ruined his habits. He opened the refrigerator and took out eggs and vegetables to make himself a breakfast "Sir do you want me to make you breakfast?" he shook his head "thanks Susan I'll do it" she nodded and left. He started making a simple meal along with coffee, he looked at his cup for some time then let out a long sigh. Jungkook stood up and took out  cream from the refrigerator then added some in his coffee. Although the breakfast didn't tasted as good still it satisfied his hunger, soon Haneul woke up, he got him cleaned and changed him into new pair of clothes. Jungkook prayed that he wouldn't notice her absence today but to his dismay as minutes passed by Han started to notice momina's absence "da wan na" jungkook closed his eyes momentarily "do you wanna go outside?" He shook his head "Han wan na" jungkook picked him up "noona will come okay for now let's play" which thankfully distracted him. About an hour passed when they came back home, jungkook made him sit on the rug while he went to get some water for himself. Han crawled toward the center table and grabbed the remote, jungkook slumped on the couch eyes trained on his phone. Han was pressing buttons due to which television was turned on 'Johnny ' the peom started to play and in that second jungkook went through emotional roller-coaster. His head snapped up thinking momina called him, his eyes moved from kitchen to door to stairs but there was no one then his eyes shifted to TV where the peom was playing. He inhaled sharply through his nose, then shook his head "da" he hummed mindless so Han walked toward him with help of center table "da" jungkook looked at his son "Han wan na" he pouts sadly "baby your noona is sick she can't come today as well" his lips quivered and eyes got filled with tears "please don't cry Han it breaks my heart" he kissed his cheek and hugged him close, jungkook patted his back gently as he was lying on his chest "da" his father hummed again "mma" jungkook felt his chest tightening. Han was really genius and smart kid, he hardly forget anything now that he was growing up he was getting more sharp and active. His chest heaved up and down all memories started flooding in his mind some were good while some were bad, he stared blankly at the ceiling. What was he supposed to tell his son, Han was playing with his shirt buttons. He found a new distraction but jungkook couldn't, he was brought out of his thoughts by his phone. He sat up with Han on his lap and picked up the phone, he didn't expect her to call "hello" "good afternoon Mr jeony how are you" her voice didn't had the usual energy "fine" there was a few seconds silence "you're so mean Mr jeony at least ask me how I am" momina complains "you can tell me without me asking" momina looked so done with him "I called for Han it's useless talking to you anyways" jungkook furrowed his eyebrow "what if I dont let you talk to him?" He argued "put it on speaker it's not for you to decide Mr jeony" the audacity jungkook clenched his jaw annoyed "Han is sleeping" he doesn't know he was arguing with her unnecessarily "he's on your lap stop lying you're so egoistic, you can't accept the fact that Han is missing me and he want to talk to me" jungkook thinks of a retort "you're sick enough to not come to work but you can argue with me on phone?" She was confused by now "I just asked to let me talk to Han what's the matter with you ?" She was right what's his problem he should just hand the phone to Han why was he getting involved in unnecessary argument. So without a word he puts the phone on speaker and mouthed "noona" haneul grinned widely "na" "my baby Han, I missed you so much did you miss your noona?" Han gripped phone in his tiny hands and started blabbing, jungkook listened to their conversation silently "what did you do other than missing your noona?" Jungkook rolled his eyes but unknowingly the corner of his lips tugged upward. Han told her about his routine in his language which only momina understood "oh that sounds such a boring day, Dada is really no fun" by now he was smiling heartily at their conversations. Minutes passed by no one realized they were content and lost in their world. They forgot about their problems, their sickness, their loss because right now the lounge was echoing with Han giggles and beautiful broken baby words that's what mattered for jungkook as well as for momina. Hadi knocked on her door and peeked in "noona" he called "yes hadi?" "Burak hyung is here to meet you should I send him in?" She nodded her head "yeah give me 5 minutes then bring him here" the young boy nodded and closed the door again "baby noona has to leave now, I will call you again till then you're my best boy be nice ok" suddenly they all were brought back to reality, the bubble was popped "noona miss you alot be happy and don't cry promise me" she said and waited for his response "ok my love bye bye take care" she bid farewell and then hung up. Jungkook eyes almost popped out when he saw their call was 1 and a half hour long. How did he not realize? It was a question he couldn't get an answer even after thinking about it for the rest of the day.