Act of Benevolence

18

Doyoung sat nervously in the waiting room.
Hobak didn't have anything on her to contact, but they're trying to get ahold of her guardian.

"It says here, her guardian is her mother." The doctor says to Doyoung.

"Yeah, but I'm pretty sure Hobak lives with her dad." He insists.

"Her mother's name is the only one on record, and the mother is not picking up." The doctor says more sternly.

"Can we discuss this later?" Doyoung gives a frustrated look.

The doctor only nodded and lead him to the room.

Hobak was rested nicely. Doyoung stood in front of the bed and just observed her.

"Excuse me young man, she's in good care right now." A nurse reports.

"She's in good shape, but she missed an important appointment today, and we're going to do it for her in a moment after we get ahold of her mother."

"But, may you inform me on who you are?" The nurse smiles nicely.

"I'm her boyfriend." Doyoung says, "Very cute, your girlfriend is fine, but do you have a way of getting ahold of her mom?"

"No, I can get her dad though." Doyoung answers and Hobak stirs on the bed.

"I can't really give a lot of information to a boyfriend, so please tell us when the dad comes." The nurse says.

Doyoung bowed and stared at Hobak, "is she gone?" She whispers with her eyes closed.

"yes." Doyoung smiles and Hobak blinks her eyes slowly.

"I don't recall you being my boyfriend." Hobak says.

Doyoung only laughs, "I should've said brother, so I could know what's going on."

"May I call my dad?" She says, "Sure." Doyoung gives his phone.

"Aw, is this you and your mom?" She gushes over the wallpaper.

"Yes, call your dad!" Doyoung crosses his arms and sits on the chair.

Doyoung watched her click on his phone like it was some weird machine, and she pressed it to her ear, smiling while waiting for her dad to answer.

He smiled at the sight, and leaned on the cabinet.  "Dad? Daddy, I'm at the hospital, it's the same one you take me to, but it's not Doctor Yoo."

Doyoung listened to her talk to her father, constantly repeating the information.

It took a while, so of course he fell asleep.

"Doyoung?" She calls after finishing her talk.
"Oh, he's sleeping.." she sits in criss cross.

"Hobak, you're awake!" A lady comes in, and brought a whole family pack with her.

"You okay sweetie?" Hobak stared in disbelief.

"It's me, your mother, did you get amnesia?" She sits on the bed.

Two young kids that look like the guy stared awkwardly.

"Who's that?" Hobak's mom points, "That's Doyoung."

"Your boyfriend?" And with the key words, Doyoung got up and bowed.

"Hello!" He smiles cheery and it drops when he sees Hobak's dad walk in worried.

"Hobakkie!" He stops when he made eye contact with her mom.

"Shinyeol- what are you going here?" He says startled.

"I'm here, to pick up my daughter." She gets up, "Bumsoo, did you think you can keep her for that long? Seriously? She's coming to the states with me."

"She can't! She's not strong enough!" Hobak's dad moves around crazily,

"She'll come immediately when she heals."

"I don't want to go." Hobak says, "I don't need your consent." Shinyeol says.

"Have her ready by a week." Shinyeol told to Bumsoo.

"Children, this is your older sister Hobak, Hobak meet the twins, Chansun and Chanmi."

Hobak only bowed respectively and the kids did as well.

"So you understand? You're coming to America with me Hobak." Her mother says.

"We can discuss this later." Doyoung gets closer to the families, "Stay out of it kid." Shinyeol says.

"I don't want to talk to you right now." Hobak

"Well, you're going to talk to me everyday from then on." Her mom says getting off the bed.

"So get use to it." Shinyeol says and hands her phone to Bumsoo.

"I'm going to need to get ahold of you when her week is done with you."

Bumsoo exhaled heavily, "Shinyeol, I'm telling you, it's not safe! You have two children! Why can I have my own?" He desperately says.

"SHE IS MY DAUGHTER. I CAN TAKE CARE OF HER BETTER THAN YOU."

"Excuse me ma'am, your behavior could affect the health of the patient, please exit."

Doyoung shooed the crazy family away and closed the door nicely.

"She's insane." He huffs, "That's my mom."
Hobak responds glumly.

"Honey, I'm sorry." Her dad tears up.

"It's okay dad-"
"But I don't want you to leave me." Her dad cuts her sentence.

Hobak's eyes grew teary as she watched her dad grow weak.

"But your mother is too strong, too rich. I'm sorry."

Doyoung moved her dad to hug her.

Doyoung watched the two cry to each other, "Don't leave Hoback." Doyoung says.