Tomboy and Me / nam woohyun (#9)

Episode 25

Jina

I stood outside the nurse's office and walking back and forth occasionally, biting the tip of my thumb and looking nervous. What if I caused Song AhYeon to get injured?? I did push her but it wasn't that hard. It was just a gentle push. Was I too strong??  What the hell should I do??

"No matter what, don't panic too much. She will be fine." SungYeol told me as I walked past him again for the 10th time. I wasn't listening to him, I was too shocked that I unintentionally pushed someone and kind of fractured her arm. And Nam woohyun, why is he helping her instead?? Aren't there her fangirls to help at any time?? Why must he interfere in that??

I squatted down on the floor. "What do I do??"

"Just apologize to her as she is feeling better, she will accept your apology no matter what."

I looked up at SungYeol while in my squatting position. "She really will??"

He nodded. "Of course, that's the basis of apologizing to someone else."

The door opened and I saw Song AhYeon walking out with Nam woohyun holding her shoulder. She has a shoulder cast on her right shoulder. I did make her fracture her arm but by accident. Her slight frown instantly turned into a weak smile upon seeing the two of us standing outside waiting for her.

"You guys are still here?? I thought that you guys have returned home by now."

"Joo dongsaeng was worried about you and she wanted to apologize but didn't know what to do so I tagged along. Are you okay??" SungYeol asked him.

She looked at Nam woohyun and then looked back at him. Why are you looking at him?? Do you like him that much??

"It's just a slight fracture and it would recover within 3 months, that's what the doctor told us. Right, Woohyun ssi??"

"Eo, yeah. It will heal by 3 months." He looked away from me after saying that. Does it mean that she wouldn't be able to perform on stage on the day of the school festival??

"It is sad that I couldn't perform by then." She sighed. She let go of Nam woohyun. "I'm fine now, go to your fiancee now."

He looked at me and I avoided his gaze this time. "Let's go home now." 

He walked past me and I looked at him. "Go home with him, you had a long day. I'll see you tomorrow." SungYeol said to me and I nodded, walking slowly behind Nam Woohyun. I got into his car and sat down in it looking straight, he reached for the seatbelt next to it and pulled it, securing it so that I would be safe.

"There is still a bottle of green tea if you want to drink it. I'm sorry for drinking it earlier on." He said reaching for the bottle and placed in my hand. I placed it on the dashboard and undid the seatbelt getting out of the car.

"We are going home, why are you getting out all of a sudden??"

"Go home by yourself, I'm going to the car repair shop to retrieve my motorcycle."

"Isn't it still in repair mode?? Motorcycles often take a few days to repair, isn't it??"

"I know but I'm still going." I slammed the door of his car and started walking slowly in the direction of the car repair shop. He followed me around, driving very slowly to match my sad and depressed pace. When I stopped at the traffic lights, he stopped as well making all the cars honk at him.

"Stop following me, aren't you going to go home??"

"I'm not going home until you do, that's what your father told me to."

"Go home, my father is not here," I told and I fell down, tripping over a pebble that was on the floor. Who the hell threw it there?? 

He got out of the car and picked me up, making me yelp in pain. I sprained my ankle in the process. "Are you okay??"

"I just sprained my ankle," I said, pushing myself away from him. "Go home and don't care so much about me. I'm fine, it's just a sprain."

"Just a sprain?? It would become an infection the longer it drags on. Let's get in the car and go home."

"But--"

"But what?? You aren't that strong as you think, just depend on me for the time being. I should do what a fiance should."

"So?? There is no love between the two of us. Keep your distance from me and it would be done in a year."

He let go of my hand slowly. "Right, there is the only pretense between the two of us. Do what you want, I don't care even if you die on the streets riding that broken motorcycle. I didn't warn you for nothing, I wanted to protect you from it." So he lied to me about him getting permission from my father, he was the one that did everything on his own??

I wanted to call for him but he was already gone, driving away in that car that I used to hate. I liked being in that car now, I would have my private conversations with him who is always driving. But now I told him to get away, he really did.

Nam Woohyun, you are such a jerk... Why did you listen to me so well?? I don't mean my words sometimes. I want you to drive me home but I refused you instead. Can't you be a little more persistent?? Like what you did to Song AhYeon?? I want to be treated that way as well. I am a woman too.

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Woohyun

I got in the car and threw my phone at the back of the car, it landed right in the middle of the car seat. Why did you go along with her?? You do know that she is a bit stubborn and you are the type to persuade someone until she agrees to it.  Why do you let go of her??

I threw the bottle of green tea into the trash bin that I have bought for her secretly before the start of the rehearsal. I rushed to every vending machine available in the whole campus to buy that one bottle of green tea and she didn't want to drink any of it. Does she hate me that much??

I started the engine and drove to some beach. I sat down on the sandy floor after taking off my shoes. I just stared blankly at the sea in front of me and wished that it would hit me. I would die of drowning and the wedding would be called off. She would be happy and able to marry someone for love. Then I heard the sound of a motorcycle coming towards in my direction, there was a guy riding it and it crashed into one tree.

Jina... That could happen to her if she is that stubborn. I immediately got up and went back to the car, driving back to the city. I have to make sure that you are fine no matter what.