Hard To Love (completed)

chapter 24

Chapter 24

"Umma?" I answered the call. "U-ur appa... he fainted... hes in the emergency room now..." my mother said between sobs. I doubted her words. "Umma... r-r u lying again?" I asked. "Umma is not lying... come over now." Cheondoong said and hung up. I was confused. Chanyeol asked if everything was alright and I told him the conversation on the phone just now. "Omo... let me bring u there." Chanyeol immediately took me out and hailed a cab.

[At the hospital]

"umma!" I ran over. My mother was sitting on the bench, with her head in her hands. I hardly saw my mother like this. She was a strong woman. "What happened?" I asked. "Father... he has cancer... he fainted from the anger when u left. He is now unconscious and will probably be wheel-chair bounded all the way. Theres no estimation of when he will wake up... he will probably be like this all the way..." Cheondoong explained. I fell to the bench. "W-what?" I said in disbeliefment.

All these happened while I was actually enjoying myself? Father was a healthy and strong man. He hardly fell sick. But he actually had cancer? All these was hard to take in... what do I do? He fainted cause I broke the marriage.

"Its all your fault!" Mother said between sobs and gave a slap across my face. It stung. Tears welled up my eyes. "Mother, its not her fault." Cheondoong said. "Its not her fault?! What happened that caused her father to faint?!" Mother yelled. I ran off. I dont want to hear any of this. I want my father. I will do anything to have my father back. Though it was his idea for me to have this forced marriage, I still love him as my father. But why must it be like this? Its like asking me to choose between my hands or my legs. I was really vexed. I ran out of the hospital and went back home.

[Chanyeol"s POV]

Her mother slapped her. I was dumbfounded. I stood there in shock as she ran pass me. After a moment of realizing what was going on, I ran after her. But I was too late, she was already out of sight. I tried calling her phone. But I couldnt reach her. She probably needs time to digest what is going on. I hope she is fine.... I went to her house to find her to realize that her house was full of bodyguards again. "Who r u and what r u doing here?" A burly body guard asked as I loiter outside the gate. "Im here to see Vanessa." I replied. "No one is allowed to see Vanessa. Go back home, kiddo. Or you will get a beating." The bodyguard said and continued standing there.