Stay (Topp Dogg) {Published on Amazon}

Part 5

Wednesday

I sat up straight in the hospital bed. "Kidoh, what's going on?" I asked him in a tired voice. I yawned and looked at him. He smiled and still held my hand.

"You had an episode," he simply said.

"How bad was it?"

"You were continuously slamming your head against your chest and screaming in pain.  It wouldn't stop, so Xero drove you here as fast as he could.  You ended up banging your head against the door really hard and knocked yourself out.  When you woke up, you started to do it again.  So the doctor used this special stuff and put you to sleep.  He hooked you up to an IV and heart monitor."

I looked down at my chest. Then pulled out my hospital gown a bit so I could see what the damage was. There was a patch on my chin and right under it where I was slamming my head.  Blood was visible through the bandage.

This has happened only once before when I started my period. It was too much for me to handle and I was brought here. Thank goodness I've gotten over the pressures of being a female. I'll probably be in the hospital for the day and have my medication doubled.

I sighed and looked up at Kidoh. "What are you doing here?" I asked him.

"Your mother called in and told me you were at the hospital. I wanted to come check on you."

I nodded my head. "Thank you. I probably won't be coming for the next two days. So don't worry about me." I smiled at him.

When he smiled, I looked at his lips. They were smooth and shiny. I remembered my dream. The kiss. I wanted it again.

My thoughts were lead away from me when there was a knock on my door. "Come in!" Kidoh yelled. I heard the door shut and then the person I was afraid I would never see again came around the corner.

I sucked in a breath of air and almost jumped out of my seat. "Yano!" I shouted excitedly. The eighteen year old boy laughed. His black, shiny hair shook slightly. His brown eyes were full of happiness. Yano walked over and sat on the edge of my bed.

"I had a feeling I'd be seeing you soon, just not attached to another heart monitor thingy." He chuckled and moved closer to give me a hug. I accepted his warm embrace.

"Why didn't you tell me that your nephew was Seo Yano? I've been tutoring this kid for about three months now," Kidoh informed me. I raised a brow at Yano. "What do you need to be tutored for? You're grades are perfect." Yano looked at the ground shamefully. "I've been failing my physics tests," he admitted. I crossed my arms and pursed my lips. "Well it's a good thing you have Kidoh," I said. Yano looked up at me and smiled.

"Hey, uh, Hyein, we have some bad news for you," Kidoh said suddenly. I looked at Kidoh as Yano and Kidoh eyed each other. Yano shook his head while Kidoh nodded his. "Don't tell her yet. Look at the condition she's in," Yano said to Kidoh. Kidoh looked at me with sympathy. He reached forward and took my hand in his.

"When they were helping you last night, Seo Hyejin passed away."

I let that sink in for a few seconds. Kidoh must have searched my eyes a million times before I actually responded. My response was a tear falling slowly down my face. I gripped his hand tighter. "She's in God's hands now," I said.

I saw Yano's shoulders fall. "That's it? That's all you have to say about my mother's death?" I narrowed my eyes at my handsome nephew.

"What did you want, Yano? Did you want me to freak out and die too? You know I have to keep my emotions steady in this situation," I told him, trying to stay calm.

Yano stood up from the bed. "I was hoping for a little more than a useless phrase. Maybe some sympathy towards your nephew who just lost his family."

I started to cry even harder than before. "I am being as sympathetic as I can be without losing myself, Yano! Do you want me to be honest?" I asked him. Yano nodded his head. "Yeah, I do. Speak your mind, Aunt Hyein."

I took in a deep breath and looked at Kidoh. "I want to leave. I want to get away from the family. They're going to be sad and awful and I don't want to be around that. I'm happy you're alive, but I'm not happy that you're expecting me to cry for you," I said to him as steady as I could.

Yano tightened his fists. Then he sat down on the sofa beside my hospital bed. Yano covered his face with his hands and started to cry.

"What do I do now, Hyein? I know you didn't like me as much as Maro, but he's dead now," he paused and breathes heavily for a bit. I waited for him to finish. "I need your help, Hyein. Maro isn't here anymore."

Maro was my best friend. It killed me to think that he was. I didn't want him to be dead and having Yano state the truth twice made me angry.

I looked at my hand that was being held by Kidoh. "Can you please leave, Yano? I need to get some sleep," I asked the crying boy.

Yano left without saying anything, which was nice.

I looked at Kidoh then. "Do you have anything to do today?" I ask him. He thought about it for a few moments. "I need to take Xero to his neurologist because he's not supposed to be driving around noon. Other than that, no. Why?" I looked back at our hands. "Could you stay with me?" I ask him. He smiled in a friendly way. "Of course I can."

I fell asleep with him holding my hand.

*****
Thursday

The next day, Kidoh woke me up for lunch. I was surprised he stayed with me the entire time. My doctor came into the room shortly after I started my lunch.

He smiled widely as soon as he saw my face. He was the same doctor I had before when this happened. "How is everything going, Ms. Park?" He asked. I nodded my head and finished chewing. "Good! I'm ready to get out of here," I said. The doctor and I chuckled together in an awkward way.

"Well, you'll be able to leave tonight, with help from your mother of course. Where is she?" He looked around the room for her. "She's been really busy, with my sisters death and all," I said it like the situation didn't apply to me.

The doctor suddenly looked worried. "That just won't do. Someone has to be with you 24/7 to monitor you. You can't leave without her." I sat up a little straighter at his words.

"What do you mean? I can't just leave like last time?" I reached out for Kidoh's hand quickly. The way the doctor spoke made me nervous.

The doctor sat down on the sofa. "It's too risky to let you go, Ms. Park. Your mother told me last night that you've been having a lot of trouble lately. If you have another episode without supervision, the possibility of you committing self harm like this again is very high. We have to increase your medication as well."

I shook my head at his words. "No." I simply said. "It's not happening. I'm completely fine. I'm twenty years old, I don't need my mothers consent to leave."

"Ms. Park, you don't have a choice. Your mother decides what happens to you because she's the one that has to watch after you," he said. I found it funny how he thought I was going to live with my mother for the rest of my life.

"Well, it's going to be difficult for her to take care of me if I'm living somewhere else, isn't it?" I suddenly said. I made eye contact with Kidoh. He looked alarmed.

"Who are you living with then, Ms. Park?" my doctor asked.

I lifted Kidoh's hand up with mine. "My boyfriend." Kidoh smiled nervously at my doctor. I smiled triumphantly. "I'd like to leave, Mr. Woo."

My doctor sighed. "Yes, Ms. Park."

For once, I got my way and it was all thanks to Kidoh.

*****

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