PATIENT #102191

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Airah stared at the sheep stuff toy Yi Xing gave her "Kylla, please give the stuff toy to me." Kylla stood up from the sofa and gave it to her "Can I have it, Ate?" her eyebrow raised at her sister "No you can't. Bigay nga lang sa akin to eh."

"Well, mama will surely be happy you found a friend here, I'll go now. If you need something just press the button on your right, dadating ang nurse mo." she nodded and continued to browse on her Facebook timeline "Take care." she told her sister before she left.

Midnight came and she still can't sleep "Goodness, I want some milk." she whispered, she pressed the button beside her bed but her nurse didn't come so she decided to walk on her own. Maybe Nurse Li is busy.

She successfully got outside her room, good thing there's a vendo machine near her hospital room and a bench where she can take some rest after getting her drink. Her messenger rang and it was her friend who's calling "Hey!" she happily waived at Bea "How are you? I heard that you got in to an accident." her friend worriedly asked "It's the drunk man's fault. Thank God I am still alive." she said.

They mostly talked about Bea's boyfriend who's acting like a total jerk to her friend "Just break up with him. Who talks like that to his girl? Gosh, what a jerk." her eyes rolled "It's late now, I need to go back to my room." Airah told her friend "Yeah, get well soon okay?" she smiled and made a wacky face at her friend before ending their video call.

She stood up but noticed a man in a wheelchair having a hard time getting his drink on the vendo machine, she walked in to help the man and to her surprise, it was Yi Xing, she even had to double check if it was really him because he's wearing a face mask again "Oh, it's you, Airah!" she gave him the bottle of soda "Where's your nurse?" she asked "I don't want to bother him for a bottle of soda, what about you?" she shrugged her shoulders "I called her but she didn't come. Probably busy or sleepy from duty?"

"Thank you for this by the way." Yi Xing tried to open the bottle but he can't, it was too tight and Airah was just standing in front of him "Let me." she took the bottle from him and opened it "Woah, isn't it tight?"

"Not at all."

"Thank you again, uhm... are you going to stay here a little?" staying for a while with a companion isn't that bad, she thought "I was here for almost an hour now, a friend called, but yeah if you need someone you can talk while you're here, then I'll stay." Yi Xing moved his wheelchair closer to the bench, he knows Airah can't help him to seat there so he tried on his own "Hey, don't force yourself." she told him...

"I just feel very frustrated because of this." he said "Why? What happened to your leg?" Yi Xing didn't answer right away so she thought it might be a sensitive topic to him "Well it's okay if you don't like to answer." she added "I... I dance." he started "My emotions were too unstable that day, so I danced to keep myself calm but I made a wrong step, I fell, then this." he pointed at his leg "I just got more frustrated." he told her, now she noticed that he really looked so frustrated, maybe dancing is his favorite thing to do but he let his emotions get the best of him now he's in this position and she understands her.

"Don't worry! After a month and some sessions of therapy you can go back to dancing again!" she said trying to lighten his mood "Though it will take long but at least you can dance again, just a little patience will do, Yi Xing." she even tapped his shoulder "Thanks for the encouragement, so what happened to you? Why are you here?" she chuckled and told her how a stupid drunk man bumped at her while crossing the street "At least I didn't die." she laughed "I guess I still have a purpose in this world."

Yi Xing was only staring at her as she told him her story, he can see how positive her views are, though she got in to an accident and hurt her legs causing her the difficulty to walk, she still manages to smile and say that at least she didn't die. And she doesn't know who I am, he thought "You said you dance right? What's your job? Are you a choreographer?" he didn't know what to answer, he doesn't want to tell her who he is because it's the first time he found someone who's not aware of who he is "Sort of. I have a studio." he shortly answered "Ah, well I have no talent."

"Ha?"

"I said I have no talent." she repeated "Is that even possible? Everyone has talent, Airah." Yi Xing said "Well, I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't draw, so basically I have no talent." Airah chuckled "You have, maybe you're not aware of it yet. What's your job, by the way?" he asked "Well, I'm a Medical Technician." Yi Xing nodded his head "I'm a fresh graduate and I'm going to find a job here after I get well."

"I see. Why did you move here in Beijing?"

"Mama and papa got a nice job here, that explains everything. Have you been to the Philippines?" he nodded "For a day only. My schedule was too hectic I could only stay for a day, in Manila." her expression changed "Philippines is a beautiful place, such a pity you only stayed for a day, next time you visit try to tour around the country! You will like it there!" she started to talk about the islands there, Yi Xing is learning many things from her about her country and now he wants to pay a visit there.

"I will surely find time to visit Philippines for a vacation, I know a friend who loves to come there too, he's from South Korea." he was thinking about his younger brother Sehun, how he misses his other brothers, he suddenly felt sad, he wants to visit them but he can't, he has too many schedules here in China, he can't find time to visit them in South Korea "Are you alright?" she asked "I... I am. I just miss my brothers."

"You will see them soon, don't worry. Imagine, they might also visit you here!" she's trying to cheer him up again, he knows "Yeah, I hope so."

"How many brothers do you have?" she asked "I have eight." he saw her eyes widened "They are not my brothers by blood, they are my closest friends but we can't be together yet. The one I told you earlier, he's one of my brothers. They are all in South Korea and I am left here in China." she felt the sadness in him, so she tapped her shoulder "Don't worry, if you miss them, just call them. Talk, share what's going on through your lives, tell them you miss them so much, and I believe that soon you will be with them again." she had a warm smile in her face.

Yi Xing showed her his necklace. It's a pure gold necklace with a sheep pendant "I got this necklace from them, as much as possible I always want to wear it so I would always feel that they are with me. Whenever I miss them I look at this necklace and think that someday we can all be together again." he smiled as he remembered how they surprised him in their dorm and gave the necklace to him as a birthday gift. They were still rookies back then, they said it's the only thing they can buy with all their money "See? Have a lot of hope, Yi Xing! And don't get yourself hurt again, that's not good." she lectured him "When you're sad, eat sweets it can help you ease the sadness, that's scientifically proven and when you're angry don't let it get the best in you."

"We just met but you talk like we have known each other for a while now." Yi Xing had an amazing expression in his face "I have always been like this. Funny, positive, hyper, sometimes even my friends can't handle me whenever I feel extremely hyper." Yi Xing chuckled "Do they get pissed?" she nodded "Yeah, but most of the time they just laugh at me." Yi Xing laughed again "It's good to have you around, my heart felt lighter!" Airah felt happy, at least she was able to help someone with her words.

"I will treat you next time we meet! I can tour you here too!"

"Thank you." her phone rang and it was her father "Where are you?" he asked "I'm here at the hospital, Pa. I went out to get some drink in the vendo machine." she heard a sigh from the other line, maybe Nurse Li called them "Don't worry Pa! I'll go back to my room now." she said "No, wait for Nurse Li there, okay?" then the line went dead.

"You're going now?" Yi Xing asked "Not yet, Papa told me to wait for my nurse. Are you going back to your room now?" he said yes and threw the bottle on the trash can "Shoot!" Airah laughed because of his action "What's your room number?" he asked "Well, I'm on room 20." Yi Xing stays on the 19th room.

She's my neighbor!

"I'm getting discharged soon." Airah told him "When?" Yi Xing asked, he wants to talk to her more! But she's leaving soon? His heart felt a little heavy, it was really his first time to make a normal conversation and it's all because she doesn't know who he is and soon he's sure that she'll know about him... "Two days from now? Then I will go back here for my therapy." he slowly nodded "I see, I hope we can talk more soon."

Her nurse came "Aren't you going yet?" Airah asked when he didn't move his wheelchair, he waved his hands and said that he has decided to stay for a few more minutes. They bid their goodbyes to each other with smiles, Yi Xing took his phone out and dialed his manager's number.

"What's my therapy schedule?"

PS: Errors can be found.