Babe, I Love You

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She's chilling inside, but her whole body is combusting outside. She woke up from the voice that is endlessly calling her name, and she felt someone is shaking her shoulders.

"Yej, wake up! Yej!!!"

She opened her eyes, and she saw her best friend with a worried face tapping her forehead.

"Oh my God! Yej, you're burning! Where's your thermometer?" Hyojin asked and roams around her room, opening every drawer and cabinet of hers.

Yejin tried getting up and rested her back at the headboard of her bed...

"Hyoj... Did... Did you bring my... bag?" Yejin asked. Her voice was cracking.

When Hyojin found the thermometer, she immediately walks towards her best friend and put it on her underarm. After it beeped, she checked the result and it showed 39 °C.

"Ya! Get up! Let's go to the hospital!" Hyojin worriedly shouted.

"Hyoj, don't overreact. I'm okay..."

Hyojin holds her wrist as well as her back helping her best friend to get up, but Yejin slowly pushed her hands and shakes her head...

"I'm okay, Hyoj... I'll just stay here in my room. I think I just need to take a rest." Yejin weakly stated.

Hyojin runs her finger on top of her head as the stubbornness of her best friend is making her stressed.

"Have you ever eaten a meal today? Yej, you're neglecting your health!"

Yejin closed her eyes as she can feel her head is aching along with her best friend's scolds. She pulled up the comforter and slowly laid down again to her bed.

"Yej! Don't be stubborn! Let's go to the hospital now, or else I'm gonna call your mom!" Hyojin added and sits beside her on the bed.

"Don't, Hyoj... Please... I don't want them to worry." Yejin answered and closed her eyes after.

"Grrr!!! If I could only punch Bin earlier!!! Wait here... I'm gonna make you a hot porridge." Hyojin walks outside her room and went to the kitchen to cook.

When Hyojin opened the food storage, it's empty as well as her fridge. She hoarsely sighed then shouted near to her best friend's room...

"Don't go out, okay? I will just buy something in the convenience store! Good lord, you didn't have any food in your kitchen!"

After how many minutes, Hyojin got back to her flat and immediately cook food for her (love) sick best friend. She then brought the bowl of hot porridge and sits beside Yejin.

Hyojin raised the spoon near to Yejin's mouth as she's trying to feed her, but Yejin didn't open her mouth. She was about to nag her again, but she obstructed when she saw Yejin's tears started flowing down her face.

Yejin is crying again.

Hyojin puts the bowl on the table beside her bed and hugged her best friend. She's tapping her back trying to sedate her sobs. Yejin rested her chin on Hyojin's right shoulder while sweeping her unending tears...

"Hyoj... It hurts so much... Please help me. I don't know what to do..." Yejin stated while sobbing.

"Yej... I'm hurting as well as seeing you like this... But please help yourself. You're a strong woman! I know it's hard, but for sure the pain will heal in time..."

"It feels like my heart is going to burst everyday..."

Hyojin pulled out from their embrace and helped her best friend wiping her tears.