Untamable

Ep. 18

"Nani?"

My throat and body ache more that before, the medicine is wearing off.

"Nani?!"

I ignore the voice because I find myself very irritated now.

"NANI!!"

I moan and open my eyes finally.

Joshua stand at the side of the bed, "Nani it's been two days! You have to tell us something!"

It's hard not to laugh because they won't bother to tell me anything either, and I look away from him.

"At least eat," he sighs, "You gotta at least do it for the baby."

"I lost the baby." I hold back my tears.

"No you didn't!" He yells.

My head snaps back to look at him, "You're lying."

I can't help get my hopes up. My arms are untied now so I put them over my stomach.

"Why would I lie about something like this?" He points at my stomach.

Although I am still filled with doubt, I stand up and walk to the restroom. Shutting the door behind me I pull up my gown and look at my badly bruised stomach.

It's impossible!!

It's grown bigger since the last time I checked, which was at least a few weeks ago.

Tears begin to fall down my face and I can't stop them.

He's okay!

I cry harder and harder.

I know that Joshua can hear me from outside the restroom, but I do not care...

My baby is alive!

I am then overcome by anger.

My stomach was wildly bruised, who would do this?

Could they've known I was pregnant?

My breathing is heavy again but I try to control it.

I stand up and walk out.

Sure enough, Joshua must have heard me because he is now too crying.

I sit down on the bed and I begin eating the hospital food the nurse brought me.

~

"Will you talk now?" Celeste is back in the room.

"Only if you will." I say stubbornly and everyone looks irritated.

"Well what do you mean Nani?" Han asks.

"Every time I answer one of your questions, you answer one of mine. Deal or no deal?"

Everyone looks at Celeste.

"Fine" she says stubbornly. "What were you doing the night you got attacked?"

"I went out to get eggs for the next day's breakfast, where is my daughter?"

"With Ma. At the house." Joshua answers.

"What was the last thing you remember?" Celeste takes notes in her folder.

"I was cornered in the alley way by my apartments. Where is my Seokyeon?" I ask sternly.

Celest sighs and walks over to the curtain by me, and pulls it back.

My heart stops.

The man with the strong heart!

My Oppa!!

He has the same marks on him as I do, a perfect mirror image.

I throw my right hand over my mouth as tears rush down my face again.

"Who did this to you?" she asks.

"Is he okay?!" I stand up and walk to Seok's side.

"I need my answer Nani!" Celeste again is very irritated at me, I wouldn't be surprised if she wanted to hit me a few times by now.

"I don't know, I didn't see their faces!"

"So there was more than one person?" She writes something down again.

"Is he okay?!?" I ask again as I grab his hand with a shaky hand.

"I'm unable to tell, but if you are, then he must be." she sighs, "Now, do you know anyone that might want to hurt you or your family?"

"I'm one of the most known exkebars in South Korea Ms. Half the people in the country are against me in my case. How long ago was I attacked?"

"A week ago." Joshua answers.

"Why are my wounds' so fresh still then?"

"You reopen them in your sleep a lot. You toss and turn." He tells me again.

"Is there anyone at school that you have had problems with before?" Celeste interrupts with her question.

"No one knew I existed until after I started dating Seok and got in trouble with that man at the bar. Has he woken up at all?" I kneel on my knees next to Seok and they hurt, but I don't stand back up.

"Only twice," Joshua puts his hand on my shoulder, "Asking about you and the baby each time, but he didn't have enough energy to stay awake."

"Do you have any friends that know about the pregnancy that might be jealous of you and want to hurt you?" Celest continues.

"We told Julia and Ichigo, our best friends. A cute couple at my school, but they would never wish pain on even their worst enemy."

"What is your question?" she sighs sounding irritated.

"When can I see my daughter?"

~

"ONIE!!"

"EOMMA!"

She runs to the hospital bed and gives me a huge hug.

We took the huge bandage off my head and changed the stitches, then covered it with a band-aid so it wasn't so scary for her to see me. We also decided that I would wear a long sleeve turtle neck so she didn't see any of my bruises.

"I missed you so much eomma!"

"I missed you too!" I hug her tightly.

"Where is appa?" she looks around the room.

"He is sleeping." Joshua tells her.

"Oh." She smiles. "What happened to your eye?" she pokes my black eye.

"Ow!" I laugh, "Some bad people hurt me, but I'm okay now."

She inhales sharply, "What about the baby?" she whispers.

I laugh a little at her.

"Don't worry sweetie, everyone here already knows. And he is okay." I sigh.

"That's good!" she smiles and stands up by the bed.

"Hey Nani." Ma comes over and gives me a hug.

My heart seems to be getting stronger every minute, and I can feel a second pair of emotions filling my heart.

All the sudden I feel like everything will be okay.

Though he is asleep, he knows what is going on, and him knowing the baby is okay seems to be fixing his spirit.

My dear Seokyeon is getting better.