She took a deep breath before cautiously opening the door and greeted him with a fake smile.
"He probably doesn't even recognize me. I don't have to worry about anything." She smiled as she thought to herself.
"Yeah, so, when am I supposed to be starting here?" He stood up and asked as soon as she entered.
"Well, you actually joined late so you must work for a couple of extra hours today and tomorrow to make up for your absence." She informed calmly.
Kyou's eyes reflected disappointment. He pursed his lips and nodded. He forced out a smile and stood up for a handshake, "Ok then, I will get going. Looking forward to working with you."
Ae Rin smiled back and shook hands with him. But the moment she was about to pull her hand out, Kyou didn't let her go.
He frowned and narrowed his eyes in suspicion while Ae Rin stared back at him in confusion.
"Uh...is something the matter?" She asked not knowing why he wasn't letting her go.
"I don't know why, but I keep thinking that I have known you before....I must be crazy." He shook his head and immediately let go of her.
Those words almost stopped Ae Rin's heart.
"N-no way! I haven't ever seen you in my life! I think you have mistaken someone else for me." She panicked.
"Did he recognize me!? But that portal wasn't supposed to work this way! I hope he doesn't find me suspicious.." She thought to herself and nervously bit her lips, waiting for his reply.
"Yeah, I think so too. I actually had a few flashbacks of something in my dreams. I lived in someone else house and a girl's voice was calling out to me. It was much similar to your voice so I thought of asking you. Sorry if it was too random." He apologized.
"Flashbacks?! Are you kidding me? The moment I decide to keep you out of my life, you just have to barge in! If he starts to remember me, its gonna be extremely bad.." The thoughts made her shudder.
" I will be there tomorrow in the next surgery of yours. Then, I will get going now. Bye!" He waved and smiled as he left her cabin.
As soon as he left, she sighed heavily and slumped down on the chair behind her to relax as if she had just finished some sort of test.
"Oh, boy...I really, really hope he forgets me." She says to herself even though she knows that it's partly a lie and that she is relieved to see him alive.
While thinking about all of this, something struck her mind. "Wait..I never checked his address! I wonder where he lives now..." She said as reaches her hand to his profile report lying on her desk.
She opened it up and flipped through a few pages expecting something related to his address to be there and fortunately, she found a hint.
Although the exact address wasn't mentioned, Ae Rin could find him by using her "Stealth navigation".
"Now it will be easier for me to reach out to him in case something happens. As for now, I will take a break and go home." She thought to herself as she rose from her seat and walked out of the hospital after informing nurse Hannah about it.
While she was on her way home, someone tapped on her shoulder. She turned around immediately and found Haru staring back at her with a grin.
"Hi! Are you free now?" He asked with a smile.
"Why do you ask?" She asked curiously.
"You still don't trust me, do you?" He let out a small laugh.
"Onto the point, please." She said sternly.
"Maybe we can have a meal somewhere? I mean, if you are free." He smiled again.
Ae Rin thought for a while and then replied with a smile, "Can I decide the place then?"
"Yeah, sure! Let's go." He beamed brightly.