{Minayeon} The Pulse of a Heartbeat

Chapter 4 - Elevator Crisis (Pounding Hearts and a Hug!)

"I'm so screwed," I groan as I sink at the table in my apartment. "I'm so screwed and I'm gonna die because of it."

Momo raises an interested eyebrow and chuckles mischievously. "Who screwed you?"

I glare at her. "Not in that way. I mean, remember that time Mark came over here and was all drunk and stuff?" She nods. "Remember how he was going to throttle me and I called the police?" Again, a brief tilt of the chin. "Well, turns out one of the police guys got hurt when they wrestled him back to the car, and he was one of my patients."

"Wooah," Momo looks intrigued. "Cool."

"It is NOT cool!" I cry in an almost hysterical tone. "Momo, he knows who I am now and everything. And I saw his abs!"

"No!" Momo is taken aback and she drops the TV remote. "That soon!? For real? Wow, Nayeon, I knew you were a socialite, but I never knew you would progress stuff that really quick. You amaze me sometimes. And I thought you were weird about Mina, too."

Quickly realizing what I said, I violently shake my head. "I don't mean it in that way. Geez, you're such a pervert, Momo. I meant, I had to examine him and he was all bruised up. Speaking of which, Mina told me earlier that you and she traded phone numbers. Is that true?"

"Yeah, is there a problem? Are you jealous?"

"What? No! Of course not. I was just...you know...curious."

"Curious about someone you like, huh," murmurs Momo with a glimmer in her eye. "Ooo, just like you, Nayeon."

"Shut up," I turn away.

"Were his abs hot?" She calls as I stomp to my room.

"Not even!" I shoot back and collapse on my bed, one hand covering my forehead. Sometimes my stupid roommate is just... I mean, why does she think I like Mina. She's making it sound weird.

Weird.

Does it really sound that weird to like someone?

Hmmm...

I don't know.

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"Good morning to you!" I see Jihyo smiling brightly at me as we bump elbows in the locker room.

I can't help but smile back. Jihyo just has that way about her. "Good morning. How are things for you?"

"Not bad," she shrugs. "Radiology is no different than it was yesterday. It's just a ton of MRIs, CAT scans, x-rays, and all that stuff. The more interesting part is assessing the images. What about you?"

"For me, pretty normal. Tough. Treatment, surgeries, patients...all that stuff."

Jihyo looks sympathetic. "Must be, seeing as you're the head now. Take care of yourself, okay?"

"Will do," I respond. "See you around, Jihyo!"

Jihyo is my friend. And a good friend. I always feel comfortable around her. She's loud, cheerful, and just a kind and warm person. She's a very sweet individual, and I find myself often easily talking with her.

Yet I don't get that strange feeling around Jihyo I do when I see Mina.

But I don't know what it is.

Strange.

I swing my locker shut and float myself over to the cardiology ward. I stretch and loosen my muscles as the morning bustle begins to pick up. Another long shift ahead.

"Hey," someone calls to me, and the voice is familiar. I turn around and see Jackson smiling and waving.

"What are you doing here?" I ask, noting that he seems perfectly healthy and in good shape.