Mannequin

Chapter Sixteen - Her

Until he came. Talk about the devil. This made my headache bit more worse. I was happy that he came since it will save my time for not doing a personal delivery for him but then again at the same time I am really annoyed he came on the busiest time of the day. Why did he has to choose to come at this particular time of the day. Sighing,I went to the counter because he doesn't want anyone else to serve him. I gave a faint smile while asking if he wants the usual. He just looked at me with a dead seriousness on his face when he suddenly asked,"Why did your boss made you overworked today?". His sudden question surprised me. I didn't expect him to ask me that particular question,left alone being asked in an angered way. I quickly answered,"This is my job and I love doing this. My boss did not make me overwork. Why do you ask and why do you care?". I saw he clenched his jaw and answered,"I don't but it's not hard to see that pale face,even a child can see that you look exhausted,". Then I sarcastically stated,"Well Mr.Chae,sir,I am absolutely fine and I can manage but thank you for noticing,". I sensed he was he was somewhat frustrated and kept quiet for a second as if he wanted to start a "fight" which clearly he would not win anyway and he knew this. I am a determined and stubborn when it comes to what I want and how I wanna do it. Then the headache hit me again and I automatically put my right hand on my temple to ease the pain until I heard him said,"If you really love doing what you do,prioritise your health before anything else,". After that,he turned his heels and walk off and I can sensed he was furious.

I didn't understand why he has to be angry when I was the one who was supposed to be angry at him asking me the question. It confused me but with this headache,I really didn't want to think about it. It just worsen my headache more.

The party was a success. Praise to god and by the end of the party,the customer was extremely satisfied and I was happy beyond words. I know I really feel drained out but I managed anyways and I am so so proud of myself. But as I was cleaning the tables,the headache got more worse and everything blacked out.

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The moment I woke up,I felt I was in a foreign place and it hit me that I was in the hospital. The first person I saw was him. I tried to lift myself up from the hospital bed until I heard him said,"Do not move!!". He said it softly but with an authority note on it. I didn't really complied to what he has said but just sat up anyways and glared at him. "You are such a stubborn person," he said but more to himself. "How did I get here? I am fine now and I wanna get to the cafe and do the cleaning up", I said as I was about to move to the side and stand up. He stopped my actions and said," You need to rest alot and the doctor said they need to check you in the next 12hours. You cannot go anywhere and I will make sure you stay put and when doctor said if it's okay for you to go,then I can let you move." he stated again with that authorative tone. "You cannot control what I wanna do,I can manage myself,so please", I said. "Said the one who fainted and did not take care of herself.", he said back sarcastically but with hint of a smile on the said words. "Your colleagues will handle the cafe so you don't need to be worry about it.Now just rest.", he added. He really annoyed me with that tone but I was extremely exhausted to fight back so I just kept quiet and just sat up on my bed while looking at him. He raised his eyebrows and I just rolled my eyes and pretended he was not even there.

But it was so hard to pretend because he was watching me like a hawk-eye. I don't know what was his intention and why he was still here. Finally giving up and I was curious anyways,I quietly asked,"Aren't you gonna go home now? It's late anyways and you need to rest too. I'll be fine by myself here." I couldn't help it but I noticed that he was worn out and I was trying to be nice. He just looked me straight in the eye and for a second there I saw a soft look on him but in a serious tone he just said,"Until I hear a positive result from the doctor,I will remain here and you just have to bear with it,". I felt guilty but I just shot back,"Said the one who is stubborn". And I finally saw he smiled to what I have said but he tried as much to put his serious face on. I just smiled back at him and within seconds,I feel the exhaustion overwashed me and I just closed my eyes with a big smile on my face. I felt strangely giddy with happiness.

thank you for this BabySister Monbebe The_Squirrel 😍❤😘💕