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The Ninth Chapter

The Ninth Chapter

Sehun woke up to the noise coming from his bathroom. At first he thought he was only dreaming so he didn’t mind it. There were running footsteps that came from his room and then the bathroom door slammed open. Soon, he heard the sound of someone groaning and throwing up.

He opened his eyes and he knew it wasn’t a dream. Getting up from the couch where he spent the rest of the night, he dragged himself to the direction of the bathroom. His head was still aching from drinking last night but he ignored it when he found Daesom bending over the toilet, probably throwing up her internal organs.

He stopped just by the doorframe. “Hey, are you alright?”

Daesom momentarily paused from throwing up and spared him a glance. “Y-yeah.. I’m –“ And she started vomiting again.

Sehun didn’t know whether he should help her or just leave her be so he just stood there, frozen. Though deep inside him, his worry for Jung Daesom was starting to grow. She flushed the toilet before standing up and washing her face over the sink. She was still panting and he noticed a little shaking from her body.

“Sorry if you had to witness that.” She apologized in a weak voice. “I think my stomach didn’t like what I ate last night. Did you eat the food in the fridge?”

“No.”

“Good. It might be spoiled, too.” She reached for a towel to dry her face. From her reflection on the mirror, Sehun saw how pale she was that morning. She looked sick.

She started to go outside the bathroom but her knees wobbled and she almost collapsed just as she passed Sehun. Good thing he was near her so he was able to grab her arm to keep her from falling.

“I’m fine.” She firmly said just as Sehun was about to support her to walk.

“You don’t look like that to me.”

“You.. shouldn’t care about me, right?” She said, yanking her arm back from him. “I can.. manage.” She grabbed the doorframe for support.

She failed to hide the shaking of her hands so even before she could protest, he scooped her up in his arms and brought her to the kitchen. Is it just him or did Jung Daesom instantly lost weight? He was sure she weighed a little more last night when he carried her to bed. Her skin also felt warmer against his and he reckoned that she was having a fever.

“You don’t have to do this, you know.” Daesom shot him a sharp look as he made her sit on the chair at the dining table.

“I don’t want someone to die inside my house. That’s bad luck.” Sehun got a glass and opened the fridge to get her some water. He placed the glass in front of her at the table. “Drink.”

She didn’t bother to utter a word of thanks as she gulped down the drink. He left to go back to the bathroom and came back with some medicine. She just eyed the tablets he handed to her.