Steps | Jung Jaehyun

Chapter 8

"It's only been a week since the incident with your twisted ankle and now you're running a high fever? I think luck is really not on your side this month." Minji said to me, showing me the thermometer that she had just used on me.

I scrunched my face in disapproval, "That thermometer is probably broken. I'm perfectly healthy."

Minji looked at me as if I have two heads, "Are you serious? You have just puked in the kitchen, and mind you I had to carry you to your room because you can't even walk properly. You look like a zombie right now AND you still say you're perfectly healthy?" she asked me

I nodded at her, causing her to shook her head. "Just stay and rest in that god damn bed, Haewon." she instructed me.

I pouted and pulled my blanket closer to my chin to cover more of my lower body. "Is it just me or the room is really cold right now."

"Of course it is, doofus. You're sick." Minji sighed and walked to the kitchen to take some medicine.

I whined in annoyance, I don't like feeling sick nor do I like admitting it. Minji came back with medicine and water in her hands. She smiled when she saw the annoyed look in my face.

"Doesn't this remind you of the time I was sick?" she smiled softly while handing me the medicine pill and water.

I took the medicine pill to my mouth and gulped down the water. I nodded at her, smiling weakly back at her. 

"Thankyou, Minji." I told her softly. "I love you."

Minji almost choked on air, her face immediately blushing like a tomato. "I- I."

"Love you too, but I love Jaemin more?" I teased her with a smirk. "Yah, why are you teasing me so much despite being sick??" she pouted, causing me to laugh.

"Go to sleep now, you need all the rest you can get." she instructed me strictly as I couldn't help but to nod and let myself indulge to the darkness.

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I woke up to the clanking voice in the kitchen. What is Minji doing? I know she's usually clumsy but she's not THAT bad when she's in the kitchen.

"Minji?" I called out softly, still feeling weak from my fever. "What are you doing?" I asked while walking towards the kitchen.

I nearly screamed at the sight of my kitchen, "JUNG JAEHYUN?!" I gasped. What the heck is going on, why is he in my kitchen? Not to mention, he's MESSING my kitchen.

"Oh, you're awake Haewon?" Jaehyun asked, sheepishly smiling as he is found guilty for messing my kitchen. "What are you doing here?" I ask.

"Minji asked me to come and take care of you as Jaemin had asked her on a date." He chuckled. "She was really reluctant to go but Jaemin didn't really want to accept anything else other than a yes from her so she had to agree to go on a date with him."

I nodded at him, understanding that my best friend has her own life, and in this case a boyfriend. "What are you doing in the kitchen though?" I asked my best friend in front of me who was tasked to take care of me by my other best friend.

"Uhm.." He chuckled nervously, "I wanted to cook you porridge, but yeah.. I have no knowledge in cooking." 

I smiled at his innocent face, feeling happy from his intention to make me food despite backfiring messily. "Here, let me help you."

He frowned, "But you're sick, I'm supposed to help you not the other way around." I chuckled at his frown while cleaning the mess he made. "You're helping me a lot already by being here, let me teach you to at least know how to cook porridge."