Everything Seventeen

Jun

"You liar! You said you were 'chilling at home' when really, you were with other girls!" I shouted at the boy in front of me.

How stupid could I be to accept a flirtatious boy like Jun? I asked if he wanted to go out today and he declined, saying he wanted to stay home today. I ended up going out on my own and when I was out, I saw him with another girl and they were pretty affectionate. He had his arm around her shoulder as she leaned her head on him. They looked like a couple. I screamed his name and he looked up, dismissing the girl as I beckoned him over.

Now he stood in front of me, hands in his pockets.

"She's just a friend-"

"And the previous girl last week was a friend too? What kind of friends get so affectionate like that? Don't tell me you're close to her because I have never seen her before and you've never told me about her," I cut him off.

Jun was silent. He looked at me like he would any average person. He was speechless, unable to protect himself.

"Knew it. You were cheating on me. I should have seen this coming. We're over, you womanizer!" I screamed at him.

I stormed off, my mood now turned bad. I wanted to cry so badly. How did I not realise? I guess I did not want to believe it. I loved him too much to want to think that he would cheat on me. On my way home, the sky decided to cry with me and it was raining pretty badly and I had to walk in that rain home. So I went back home hungry and cold. My friend was out for a week to visit her family out of town. I was alone and lonely now too.

The next day, I woke up with a cold. I laid in bed sick. Great. I followed my emotions and went walking in the rain without an umbrella.

In the afternoon, I heard the doorbell ring. I was half-dead in bed. Could I just be left alone for once? The doorbell continuously rang and I could not rest well so I slowly got up and wrapped a blanket around myself. I stumbled over to the front door, my vision getting a little blurry. I felt dizzy.

I managed to reach the door and open it before passing out on the floor, my blanket cushioning me. I didn't get to identify the person at the door until I awoke on the bed with Jun sitting next to me on the bed.

"Carat! I thought you were dead!" he exclaimed, shaking my shoulders.

I still felt nauseous and was too sick to bother shoving him away so I just waved my hand about.

"Get the f out of my house," I managed to tell him.

"But you're sick. I can't leave here alone to die. Your friend's away, right? I'll take care of you! Stay put!" he rushed off after touching my forehead.

I grunted. He acted as if he was still my boyfriend. I was not physically able to chase him out the house and my life. Words were not helpful against this stubborn boy too. I heard some sounds in the kitchen and the sound of the tap running. After a while, the tap stopped running and soon I heard footsteps getting louder. Jun emerged from the hallway with a basin of water and ice and a towel.

He kneeled on the floor beside my bed and placed the basin on the bedside table. He dipped the towel in the water, wrung and folded it and placed it gently on my forehead. I felt the cold sensation from the towel and it was rather relieving. He noticed my relieved expression and smiled. I quickly glared at him.

"This doesn't mean anything. You're just my servant since I'm sick and you are nothing to me," I told him coldly.

"Well, at least I'm YOUR servant," he smirked.

I lifted my arm and hit him on the head weakly.

"Look, I'm sorry. It's a bad habit I have. I promise. From now on, I'll control myself and only look at you. I know it'll be hard to get you to forgive me so you can order me around as much as you want to. Even when you recover, I'll be willing to be your servant. I just want your forgiveness and for you to take me back," he apologised, seemingly sincere.

You can never trust actors, you know. Yeah, it had been a long time since he acted but he had the experience.

"Then prepare to be my servant for life," I said to him, looking away.

"Then I'll let you use me for as long as it takes because I love you," he said.