Taemin in real life.

Part 56

In the afternoon the doctor came to examine Jen.

He said she was fine and healing ok and she wouldn't have to stay much longer in the hospital.

He told me she would need a little help when she got home and she shouldn't do any physical activities. He should have just told me straight 'Don't go thinking you can have crazy sex any time soon.'

Sarah spoke to Jen on the phone and was freaking out because her flight was delayed, but Jen reassured her not to worry.

Jonghyun and Key arrived after 6 and they were finally allowed to come in and see her.

The pair of them, as usual, pretty much burst into tears as they saw her.

She was really shocked at their level of emotion. She had seen then weepy, whiny, angry, funny every which way and had become really close to both of them, especially Jonghyun after we lived together with him but she had never seen them so shook up and sobbing like this.

'Stop it, I'll have to come and hit you both and then I'll rip a stitch and be in here longer' she moaned at them trying to get them to lighten up.

'I brought you some ice cream,' Kibum pulled out an ice box he had been hiding in his massive bag and produced several kinds of ice cream.

'What in the hell?' I asked him.

'Hey, it was this or grapes, and no one likes grapes Taemin. If you moan you won't get one.' He scolded me.

'Listen to Papa Key,' Jen winked at me. He beamed at her through his tear stained face handing out ice creams to everyone.

They stayed about an hour before they left. It was getting close to 8pm when I got a phone call.

'I'll take this outside' I told her.

I walked outside and answered the phone. It was my manager.

'Hello?' I said.

'Taemin, I just want to let you know, they caught the girl who stabbed Jen. It's been in the news. She was 16.'

'Christ she's a kid.' I replied.

'I know. Have you spoke to Jen about what she wants to do? Press charges?' he asked.

'I don't know, I haven't asked her, or thought to ask her. The police haven't been around yet.' I told him.

'They will be, probably in the morning now. Talk it over and let me know.'

I hung up the phone and rubbed my eyes. I was so tired. I hadn't thought about how this would go down in public at all. I hadn't thought about who it was who stabbed her, all I thought about was she was alive and we were ok.

I walked back into the hospital room where Jen was eating dinner.

'Who was it?' she asked taking a spoonful of whatever it was they were feeding her.

'It was manager hyung.' I told her quietly.

'Oh?' she said not looking up.

'He told me the police will probably come here tomorrow, to discuss, what to do now.' I told her sitting down in the seat next to the bed.

She looked up at me. 'What do you mean? What to do now?'

'Baby, someone tried to stab you, someone DID stab you, they tried to kill you.' I told her, resting my head on my hands and leaning forward.

'Taemin, it was some poor kid, with not much more than a steak knife. Yeah they tried, but not very successfully. I feel sorry for them.' She said, like it was nothing.

'They will be asking if you want to press charges.' I told her.

She frowned at me. She was always frowning recently. 'Hmmm.' She sighed.

'Don't you think they should be punished?' I asked, in disbelief.

'I don't know. They have problems, they need help, not punishment.' She said going back to the food.

I stared at her for the longest time. How was it she wasn't angry someone tried to kill her? How could she still have the kindness in her to think, this person is messed up and needs help after what they put her through.

'Ok.' I told her. 'We will do whatever you want.' I smiled.

An hour later she turned to me.

'Tae,' She half whispered.

'Yeah?' I said sitting up rubbing my eyes.

'Tae, you need to go home. You've been here like two days straight, and you've not slept well at all. Go home, get a good night's sleep, and then come back tomorrow, I'll be ok.'

I searched her face as I took in what she was telling me. Her eyes were full of concern for me, and I knew she was right. I couldn't sleep in this chair again, no matter how much I wanted to stay here with her.

'Are you sure, you're ok?' I asked in defeat.

'Yeah. I'm fine, you need to look after yourself too.' She half smiled at me.

'Ok' I told her agreeing maybe a little too quickly. I made sure she was fine, had everything before I left. On my way home I called Jonghyun.

'J, where are you?' I asked.

'I'm at home, where are you?' he asked sounding surprised.

'I'm driving home, can I come over?' I asked

'Yeah sure.' He told me.

'Are you alone?' I asked.

'Yeah.' He said sounding confused.

'Ok I'll be there in 10.' I told him.

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