The chirps of the birds make Leansei gain consciousness. Leansei could feel the high density of the foam mattress he was lying on, and the scent that lingered in the amalgam of smells in the quadrangle room made him feel unpleasant.
He slowly opened his eyes, but was unable to do so because of the sunlight coming from his window. He turned his head and looked around the room, but all he could see was blurry vision.
He slowly stands up, but he starts to feel the split inside his head. He gradually got off of his bed as he grabbed the dextrose holder and ambled towards the bathroom.
He opened the faucet to wash his face, but when he opened his eyes, all he saw was what was near, but when he looked far away, it was blurry. Leansei started to panic and got out of the room. His sight might be blurry, yet he can see the place a little bit.
' What happened to my eyes? Did I go blind? ' As that thought began to occupy his mind, he panicked. Leansei wondered as he sat on his ward bed.He slowly tapped at the desk to look for his phone, but instead he grabbed a pair of glasses.
Leansei took the glasses and put them on his eyes, and he could finally see things clearly. He was confused but, at the same time, happy that he was alive and that he wasn't blind.
He looked around the room and it was like a VIP room. The room was filled with pitch walls and scented air dispensers with a classy design.
Leansei thought, "Can I even afford this?" He was worried as he looked around. He removed the dextrose from his body and looked for his phone.
He walked towards the bathroom again and accidentally looked at the mirror. Leansei feels like his soul has departed from his body when he plunges into the floor when he's got out of balance when walking backwards.
Leansei regained consciousness, dazed by a loss of thought. He slowly stands on his feet to look at the mirror, and he's too stunned while looking at his face. The face was full of bruises and cuts. It has an innocent young face and a nerdy look.
The face he's looking at right now isn't his face or the body itself. He immediately ran towards his ward bed to look for a phone or bag to see who owned this body.
He doesn't have any idea of what happened. He knows that this kind of thing only happens in movies or books. Leansei was full of thoughts when someone suddenly opened the door.
"Honey, it's unbelievable, he—" Leansei flinched as he glanced at the door when a mid-30's woman and a mid-40's man came inside and started looking at him.
' Oh, shoot! Who are they? Did they come in the wrong room?'
The woman was nearly crying while looking at him. She ran toward him and hugged Leansei tightly. The woman starts crying while hugging her son.
"My baby, why did you do that?" She cracks her voice while saying it. The woman has dark brown long hair, with a sweet perfume and elegant clothes.
Leansei glances at the man behind them, and he's in his mid-40's with a clean hairstyle and an expressionless face with a full dominance aura.
' These must be his parents. He really looked like them. ' Leansei looked away as he had never felt this warm feeling for a long time. He never got to experience it, even when his parents were still alive.
The woman let go of him and looked at his face and body to see if there were any injuries.
Leansei couldn't open his mouth to speak nor find the words to talk to them. Leansei doesn't know who they are or even what is going on since he transmigrated from this body.
"The doctor said you're okay. You can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, "a warm voice from the woman said." "
You know that what you did is completely stupid? I cancelled my schedule for this. It was a waste of time, "a voice from the man said. Leansei looked down as he clenched his hand into the foam mattress. He never got to hug or talk to his parents when they were still alive. Instead of receiving love, Leansei received a beating from his deceased father.
Leansei couldn't believe that he even got to transmigrate from this body, but he still couldn't receive love from the shadow. Now he knows that the owner of the body isn't on good terms with his dad.
Atleast he doesn't beat him like Leansei's father did.
"Honey, Don't talk to our son like that! " a scolding voice from the woman. The man hissed and walked towards them. " Son, can you remember me? I'm your mother, and that man is your father. "
Leansei couldn't look up as he got emotional about how the owner of the body felt back then from his father. Leansei thinks that he is lucky enough to have parents with a stable life.
' What did he do to be in this kind of state? Much more importantly, why did I transmigrate to this body in the first place? For what reason? '
"Kean, honey. " Leansei flinched when the woman touched his shoulder.
"I-I don't remember you," He said that as the woman was about to faint, the man immediately caught her. They looked at Leansei in surprise.
"Hon, the doctor also said a while ago that he may have amnesia because of what happened," a man said while trying to calm his wife. Leansei just looked down since he didn't have enough courage to lie to them nor could he find the words to tell them that he wasn't his son.
It might not be a good option.
"Rest for now. I'll take your mother home. We'll fetch you tomorrow. " The father of the owner said and gently assisted his wife out of the room. Leansei gave a deep sign as he saw a bag on the table. He walked towards it and opened the bag.
He saw a wallet, a phone, several things, and clothes. He carried the bag to his bed and sat on his bed while scanning the wallet.
He saw an ID from JIROEN TAIVE UNIVERSITY and a name along with the student number.
The owner's name is Kean Gavin Ferech, and he is 19 years old and a senior high school student.
Leansei immediately grabbed the phone and opened it. It has a crack from the screen, but it is enough to read what's in it. That's why Leansei irritatedly put down the phone and lay down in bed while thinking of what he would do with this life.
He tried to pinch his cheeks hard to see if it was a dream, but it wasn't a dream because if it was, he wanted to wake up. This is a nightmare for him.
Leansei gets off his bed and walks out into the corridor. He looked around and immediately covered his nose. Since then, he has developed a strong aversion to the smell of hospitals.
One of the places that Leansei despises is hospitals. Other than the scent, he has had bad experiences with hospitals. He really can't stay longer in it.
When he finally got to the counter, he ran towards it and asked, "Excuse me, can I use your telephone?" The nurse looked at him and immediately gave him the telephone.
"Yes sir, here it is." The nurse said in a stammering voice while handing him the telephone. Leansei took it and dialed the number he knew.
A few minutes passed before it answered the call.
[ Yes? Samgyupsal restaurant What can I do for you? ] A sullen voice as he spoke in line.
Leansei was unable to speak when he remembered that he wasn't Leansei anymore but Kean.
"I would like to ask for Mr. Ty." Leansei said, in line. The owner didn't respond for a few seconds.
' Did something happen? '
[ H-he isn't here. What do you want from him? ]
"He left something in my house"
[ Y-you-- sorry, I have to go.] and the line was cut. He looked at it for a second and thanked the nurse. Leansei immediately ran towards his room to change his clothes.
He wore a white t-shirt, denim jeans, a black jacket, and a black cap. He tried to hide his face when nurses were looking at him or walking past him. He successfully reached the outside of the hospital, and he was totally blown away by the view. He realized that he was in the center of Lemous City. He's just got to go to this city to visit Tyvan's grandmother.
He took the wallet from the bag and saw five thousand pesos in it. That was enough for the grab. Leansei walked toward the side walk and rode a grab.
"What day is today?" Leansei asked the driver.
"Sir, today is Wednesday." Leansei gasped when he realized he had been asleep for almost a week. "And today is June 9," Leansei signed as he looked at the window.
"In the Lemous Memorial, please." The driver nodded as he started the engine.
He just realized that today is the 5th death anniversary of Grandma Delin. Even though Tyvan warned him, Leansei still couldn't try to avoid going to her grave.
The feeling that he won't be visiting her each year is the biggest thing he can't do. Leansei made a promise to her that he couldn't just ditch her or break the promise he made to Grandma Delin. He also doesn't have enough strength to do so.
A few minutes had passed before they reached their destination. Leansei walked inside the memorial and went to her grave. It was around 4 pm, but the breeze from the trees was somewhat cold and windy. It almost felt like Grandma Delin was beside him.
Leansei kneels as he shoves the dust and fallen leaves from her grave.
"Hey, mama. I'm sorry I'm late and I don't have your favorite flower. " He became emotional while gently rubbing her grave. "I came... now," Leansei said, his voice cracking. He was feeling despondent about what was happening around him. He also doesn't have enough courage to express his feelings or cry in front of her grave.
Leansei is thankful to Grandma Delin for everything. He owes her a lot since she was the only one who gave him hope and love. That's why, when she died, Lean felt like a piece of him was missing.
"What are you doing here?" Leansei flinched when he heard a familiar voice behind him. He couldn't react to it nor look at him. It's been years since they parted from each other, and since then he hasn't seen him for so long.
Leansei slowly stood up and was about to walk away, but Tyvan blocked his way.
"I'm asking you." Tyvan said in a confused tone.
"I came here because my parents told me so." He abruptly said without thinking. Leansei almost cursed himself since he doesn't even know if Tyvan knows Kean's family.
He said, kneeling in front of his grandmother's grave. "That's what Aunt will ask you to do."
"Hey, my. I brought you your favorite flower because, starting right now, I'll be the one giving you this. " A soft voice from Tyvan while talking to his grandmother's grave It was different from how he talked to Leansei.
Leansei looked down and clenched his fist as he remembered that Tyvan forbade him to visit Grandma Delin anymore. He still doesn't know why.
Leansei is about to walk away when Tyvan pulls Kean's hand. He was too stunned to speak. Leansei couldn't imagine he would meet Tyvan again for so many years.
Tyvan is dressed in a v-neck, a long blazer, and trousers.
Leansei was led by Tyvan through the parking lot until they arrived at the black car.
"What are you doing?" he said, pulling his hand away from Tyvan.
"Driving you home," Tyvan said as he opened the door in the passenger seat.
"I can go home by myself." Leansei said something that made Tyvan furrow his eyebrows.
"You might get in trouble again." He said as he pushed Leansei inside the car and closed it. He turns around and climbs inside the driver's seat and starts the engine.
Leansei's thought was that Kean and Tyvan were close enough to drive him home and knew Kean's house. They must be friends or more than friends since he has never seen Tyvan's soft side since that happened.
Leansei turned to Tyvan and leant forward to seatbelt him, but Leansei pushed him away and seatbelted himself. As much as possible, he doesn't want to be near him.
' This is how Tyvan deals with others. But why is he like that towards me? What did I do to offend him? '
"I heard what happened," he said while driving. Leansei just stared at the window, trying to familiarize himself with the surroundings.
"It's not really a big deal."
"You should be thankful that you're still alive."
Leansei was deep in his thoughts when he realized that his soul was in Kean's body. If so, then Kean's soul must be in Leansei's body. He cursed in the back of his mind when he remembered that he might get fired if they swapped their souls.
The thing in Lean's mind might be impossible, but nothing is impossible since he transmigrates from this body.
That's the most impossible thing that could happen in one's life.
' I must go back to my body. I can't be fond of these people. I might ruin Kean's life. '
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