Entangled Love

Chapter 72: Trap

Gary took a double look at the signboard before pushing the door opened and walked into the dimly lit building. Music blasted through the open door. The dance floor were packed with club goers. Some looked obviously drunk. He walked through the crowd and made his way to the bar counter. It had been awhile since he last entered a nightclub.

"Annyeong oppa!" Seul Ra greeted as Gary sat beside him.

"Seul Ra, don't mind me asking but don't you go out with other friends?"

She frowned and looked at him. "Why? Am I bothering you too much?"

"Not at all. I mean.. Well, you should know, Jihyo will be giving birth any time soon so it's not wise for me stay out too long." Gary explained.

"Arasseo oppa. I won't make you stay too long. I ordered this for you. I hope that it's still your favourite." she smiled and slid the drink to him.

Gary looked at the Margarita and give it a good stir. She watched him as he drank it. "I'm surprised that you still remember." he said as he placed the half-filled glass on the counter.

"My memory is pretty good." she tap the tip of her index finger on one side of her head and said. Gary chuckled at how confident she was when she said that. He rested his elbow on the counter and shook his head lightly. All of a sudden, his vision started to become blurry.

"Oppa, gwaenchanha?" he could hear Seul Ra's voice.

"I'm not feeling good. I'll leave first." he spoke in an incoherent manner. With one of his hand grabbing firmly on to the edge of the counter, he got up from the bar chair. Before he could even walk away, the dizziness got the better of him and he slumped forward onto the counter.

"Gary oppa!" Seul Ra shouted a few times while shaking his body. Realizing that he was totally unconscious, she requested one of the employee to carry him to her car.

She give the employee some tips after he put Gary in the front passenger seat. She stared at Gary and let out a sly smile before driving off to a nearby hotel.

Seul Ra opened the room door and carefully lay him down on the bed. She took off his shoes and unbuttoned the top part of his white shirt. She kissed him on the neck, leaving a red lipstick mark. She was about to move away from him when she felt a vibration coming from his jeans side pocket. She slid her hand in and took out his phone. "Jihyo ssi?" she stared at the screen as it continues to vibrate in her hand and stopped. Seconds later, a message was received.

"Yeobo, where are you? Why aren't you picking up my call? I think my water just broke! Please come back quickly!"

Seul Ra set his phone to the silent mode. She tore out a piece of post-it note and wrote down a message and pasted it on the nightstand beside his phone. "This is what you deserve." she said under her breath and left the room.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Seong mun-yah! Please come quickly!" Jihyo screamed over the phone while clutching on to her belly. She told him the pass code through the phone and hung up. She attempted to call Gary again but it was directed to his voice mail.

Seong mun arrived ten minutes later and hurriedly keyed in the pass code and entered the apartment without taking off his shoes.

"Noona! Where are you?" he shouted while running.

"Seong mun! Here!" He heard her voice coming from the bedroom and found her lying on the bed, sweating profusely. "Where's Gary hyung?" he asked as he lifted her up from the bed.
"I don't know.. He's not picking up.. Send me to hospital quickly." she clenched her eyes shut and bit her lips. It was excruciatingly painful.

Jihyo was immediately wheeled into a ward upon arrival. Seong mun remained outside the ward as the doctor and nurses carried out some checks. He informed Jae suk and Jong kook about Jihyo's current condition.

Minutes later, the nurse called him in.
"The baby is in the right position and the patient has dilated enough for labour." the doctor informed Seong mun.

"Has Gary oppa arrive?" Jihyo frantically asked. Seong mun looked at her and shook his head.

"Keep calling him!" she shouted.

"Jihyo ssi, if you wait any longer, both you and your baby will be in danger." the doctor informed her.

"But my husband isn't here yet." she helplessly said. Seong mun went over to her bedside and held on to her hand tightly. "Noona, I don't think hyung will be able to make it in time. Just listen to the doctor." he tried to persuade her. Jihyo's eyes darted from left to right as she looked at her brother. She exhaled and nodded her head.

Following the doctor's instructions, she started pushing. Using all her strength to push, Hyo eun was out within a few minutes. The nurse wrapped her up in a soft, cotton pink towel and carried her over to Jihyo. She was exhausted from the delivery but upon seeing Hyo eun, her face lit up with a smile. She glanced at the door, feeling slightly disappointed that Gary wasn't around to see the birth of their daughter.

Jihyo was transferred to a normal ward and the nurse wheeled in the baby crib with Hyo eun soundly asleep inside. Jong kook and Jae suk followed behind Seong mun as he entered the ward. "She's going to grow up looking as pretty as her mother. " Jong kook commented as he looked at Hyo eun.

"Gomawo oppa." Jihyo thanked him for the compliment. She looked at Seong mun and weakly nudged his arm. "Have you managed to contact Gary oppa?" she asked while trying to keep her eyes opened.

Seong mun shook his head and replied, "he's still not answering."

"Could it be.. Did something happen to him?" her thoughts were running wild. Gary wouldn't have want to miss such an important day, she thought.

Her question attracted Jong kook's and Jae suk's attention. "Jihyo-yah, don't think too much. Jong kook and I will try our best to contact Gary." Jae suk assured her.

"Yea, trust us. We will make sure that he will appear in front of you tomorrow morning. You must be exhausted from the delivery. Have a good rest, alright?" Jong kook chipped in. Jihyo let out a weak smile and thanked the both of them. Fatigue took over her and soon, her eyes closes. The three men left the room quietly to allow Jihyo to rest.

"Hyung, what should we do now? We don't even know where he is." Seong mun asked.

"Seong mun, I have to leave first. There's a recording tomorrow. I'll continue to call Gary, in the meantime, take care of your sister." Jae suk told him and give him a pat on his shoulder.

Jong kook paced back and forth along the hospital corridor, looking up at the ceiling occasionally. He finally stopped walking and looked at Seong mun.

"I'll stay here with you." He let out a sigh and said. With the unanswered calls and messages that were not reply, and not knowing where Gary was at, it was not a feasible idea to drive around the whole of Seoul trying to look for him.

"Ne, hyung." Seong mun replied and they sat on the chairs outside Jihyo's ward room.