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Chapter 4: Pleasant Surprise?

"Are you kidding me? Why would you allow that?", fumed Baekhyun.
"Relax, they wouldn't try anything funny. Just make sure the girls don't flip."
"Flip over seeing an injured person?", hissed Baekhyun.
"I was talking about Alisha and Harui. We don't wanna make a scene at the hospital, lest we invite unwanted attention", replied Chan.

Honestly, why did Chanyeol even care? His sister and girlfriend were only troublesome pests, even to him. I sighed, knowing that there was probably a deeper meaning to Chanyeol being a bit careful with them.
When I returned back to the waiting room, Ally was long- gone.
I remembered how the phone call had interrupted me complimenting her vocal skills... Great timing Chanyeol.

Meanwhile, inside the ward
Harui's POV

"OH! And remember how you slurped noodles using your nostril? Sick man!"
Xiumin laughed heartily.
"I was trying to impress Erena!", exclaimed Minmin.
"You mean trying to make her move thousands of miles away from you? Sure! You succeeded doing that!", I added.
I saw a small flash of disappointment on Xiumin's face, which later dissolved into a mischievous grin.
"Have you forgotten the time we played truth or dare and we dared you to talk to our senior, Yesung? You slipped and fell, not realising you ripped your pants!"
I replied, "Oh my gosh, and after I got up, you came and hugged be from behind to cover my exposed butt, refusing to let go! And Yesung got so weirded out that he practically ran away !"
We both laughed together until our bellies hurt. Well, he laughed. I howled like a wolf.

I missed Minmin. He really was so dear to me... Still is. Though he had changed in appearance, he didn't lose his child-like charms or good heart.
"Say, what exactly did you come to the Bahamas for?", I asked curiously.
"What? I can't come here for a vacation with some guy friends?", he laughed.
Xiumin then said, "I and my friends- Suho, Chanyeol and Baekhyun- decided to spend the holidays here together. Chanyeol had some sort of work here... A photoshoot for his clothes line I believe. And we just tagged along, I guess."

"This Chan guy owns a clothing line?", my jaw dropped.
"No, the Chan guy owns an entire fashion industry. Magazines, clothes, modelling agency- all huge ones , I tell you. That's not all... His parents own 56% of Bellezza-"
"The make-up brand?!?", I interrupted.
"Yep. That very one. And there's much more to the list but I feel like if I tell you all these, you'll fall sick and spend your vacation in this ward".
True... Damn...

We heard Knocks on the door and there entered two slender women who-
"Wait!", my eyes popped as I recognised them. The very reason I ended up here.
I looked at Xiumin, who wore the same expression as I did, except with a little more hatred.
"Hey, Xiumin. Mind giving us some privacy?", said the confident girl with blonde locks.
"Don't worry, we won't hurt her", said the brunette in a sly manner.
Xiumin quickly glanced at me. He left as soon as I nodded at him.

"Harui, right? I'm Krystal and this is Jiwoo.", said the insolent blonde lady.
"Oh right! How rude of me... I'm glad you're alive! I mean, we just wanted to play a small prank and you just had to be clumsy and frail, huh? Oh well, what's done is done. Let's talk about things we need to look out for", snarled Krystal.
"Stay out of our way and you'll go back to leading a more peaceful life. If you ever think of blaming us, remember that the luck which saved you this time, won't be there the next time", Krystal snapped.

I remained seated on my bed, baffled, as I had expected an apology. Not a death threat. I remained silent, because
1) I realised that they were actually shaking in fear of getting sued. Their threats merely covered up the fact that they were scared of what was to come.
2) I didn't want to miss any of the points they said , as I was secretly recording them using my phone, right from the start.