Zeal's POV
My brain hesitates for a moment. My eyes take in more light than usual, every part of me goes on pause. My thoughts start weaving stories like threads across a loom .I step from the shadows of the branches towards the car. It'll be okay, it will. I feel like every wisp of air has escaped from my lungs. She can't die. No, she can't. No. It's just a dream, I am going to wake up soon. The bonnet of the car is completely destroyed. Her body is as still as water. Her head is on the steering she is on the driver's seat. I have to get us out of this; it's just a difficult phase. As I move forward someone grips my shoulder tightly pulling me back. I stand there struggling to accept anything, to do anything. My knees touch the thorny grass which didn't made me feel pain anymore. Two EMT's lay her body on a stretcher and take her to the ambulance. Police cars start searching the scene.
"I know you just suffered a great loss, but please cooperate. We need you to come with us."
I know it's going to be okay. I nod my head.
SEOUL POLICE STATION
Reports were behaving like baboons outside the station. The continuous shattering sound made by the cameras filled the air.
*inside*
Reo comes out of the investigation room with a police official.
"Thanks for cooperating with us with the investigation. However, there will some procedures you will have to follow. You cannot leave the country for the time being. We will inform you when we get new leads. Please have a seat on the front desk till we clear the reporters outside."
"Ok." He says.
A miserable looking person enters the station. He is taken to a room which is separated by a glass wall. Reo looks at him. He looked like he had lost something precious. Reo tries ignores him, he already had a lot on his head. He stands and moves out of the station ignoring every reporter, walking straight to the car bought by a member of the company. His car was confiscated by the police for the time being.
"He looks a little familiar" a police official says pointing towards Zeal. "I think I saw him on my daughter's phone" says the other." "Maybe he is her boyfriend." the first one says. "He is extremely good looking even when he is sad. I feel like I am in a drama", the second says. "He is the famous singer who topped the charts as soon as he debuted" the station head says with a death glare to the police officers, which they knew meant 'start the work soon or you will be fired'.
Zeal signs some papers handed to him by the officer. A manager and an agent from Y-PENT, his agency, suddenly appear. The manager says something to the officer and then to Zeal. The officer nods his head. Zeal rushes to the car. The manager points to the agent and the agent runs after him. The agent drives him to the Hospital taking a longer route to escape the buzzing flies, the media.
Zeal runs to the front desk and then to a room to the third floor. He hadn't seen her from 2 hours. He runs into a doctor who stops him and says, "Wait, calm down. She just underwent a minor surgery and a few stitches. Her brain is still not stable. You cannot disturb the patient . She had a hallucination. I believe some traumatic experience of the past made her body react impulsively leading to the car crash. I would like to see her past reports and know about the trauma she suffered in the past. Based on it we can decide about the further treatment to avoid such incidents in the future. Let her rest for a few hours and then you can take her home. When you go into her room now, make sure not to disturb her, she is in a deep sleep." "Thanks" he replies. "Is there something wrong with your leg?" The doctor asks. "No" he lies. He mends his appearance before going to the room.
He walks silently to the door. He enters the room and sits beside her bed. "Hey traitor, why were you trying to die? If you would have died I would have been left alone. Why are you in such a hurry to leave me alone in this world? I know I didn't behave properly but don't you know you are my only friend. You even changed your house without telling me. You never discuss anything before doing. Are you crazy? What's wrong with you? And what's that with your computer's password? Wake up soon, I have a lot to discuss with you." But she didn't answer even one of his many questions. She was deep in sleep, deep in thought. He kept on asking questions in the empty silence. Time had passed and the sun had set. He didn't realize he hadn't slept in two days. He hadn't eaten a single thing from the night before.
His manager enters the room. "You can't degrade your health like this. Eat something and go back to your apartment. The director has ordered that you should resume your normal routine from tomorrow. Take nice sleep before you resume. I will send a makeup artist to your home to change your looks. You can't roam on the streets like this, every eye is watching you. I believe you have made enough trouble, so now do what you are told. You can't waste the company's money and your 5 years efforts like this."
"Can I drop her home, I promise I will leave for home immediately after that."
"I believe the director wouldn't like it."
"Don't tell him then." He says.
A paramedic shifts Seri to a wheelchair. She was still asleep. The paramedic takes her to the car where Zeal shifts her to the seat.