A small figure could be seen running into a hospital not bothering to check its name,she had been to one before this one and this was the last and only remaining hospital they had close by,she knew her parents wouldn't bare to admit her sister say a far hospital so she was very sure she would find her here.
She rushed towards the receptionist desk panting hard ,her eyes slightly red from having been crying.
"Do...you...patient named Becky Andrew"the words she spoke wasn't making sense to the receptionist and when she noticed this,she took in few breaths to calm down before speaking again "Do you have a patient named Becky Andrew,she was admitted here about a month ago".
The lady who finally understood what she was saying searched her monitor after giving her a low 'one second'.
"uhh..Becky Andrew,age 22?"she nods vigorously in reply "Room 27...take this way and you'll get there fast"the lady behind the desk tells her with a smile and she thanks her before sprinting off.
25...26...27...ahh. She found the room.
She hurriedly opens the door and the sight before her makes her stumble backwards and out of the room,tears drop from her eyes at the sight of her jovial sister now looking almost lifeless on the hospital bed.She walks up to her sister so slowly as if counting each seconds her feet stays on the floor.
Up close,she found out that the body was not only looking lifeless and pale but she also looked thin. Elena reaches out and gently grabs her hand holding it with care,it looked like if she grabbed the hand any tighter it would break. She takes in breaths after breaths trying to calm down but no matter how many breaths she took,her body wouldn't listen to her and she kept crying.
"Sister... don't do this please...I...you can't do this to us"she says in between sobs,she hiccups as she tries to speak again but it only comes out as sobs.
She couldn't believe the universe would do such a cruel thing to her,why... why would the universe attack her sister of all people in the world. Her sister was the nicest and sweetest person you could ever think of but here she was struggling for her life even after doing good. 'Was this how the world worked?',do good people suffer while bad people enjoy.
"I'll do anything universe just please..."she holds up her sisters hand to her face sobbing "Please don't take her away from me I beg you,I need her alive with me" She looks at her sister with determination in her silver-gray eyes "I promise, I'll do everything to keep you alive".
"Elena?" A gentle voice calls opening the door to the room,she didn't bother to look up because she knew the owner of the voice.
"Faith... she's dieing" She smiles with glossy eyes looking up at her friend who had come to stand beside her. Hearing this,Faith places a hand on her shoulder giving her a gentle press to comfort her "but I won't let it, I'll fight with death if I have to but my sister must stay alive".
"Call me if you need a sidekick and I'll beat his ass for you" a small chuckle leaves Elena and Faith smiles seeing the mood had lightened a little.
"You gave us a fright Elena,you shouldn't be mad at your parents for keeping this a secret, I'd do so if I were them "she laughs seeing Elena glare at her "What?...when your dad got sick last year you missed school for half a year because you had loaned money and was working your butt off to pay back and you told no one"she pokes Elena on the head and she pouts.
"So I'm telling you right now to not be mad at them"
"I'm not mad at them Faith I'm angry at the universe for always putting us in the spot, it's as if we've offended some gods or something"she sighs getting up "I need to go for a walk...alone..."she adds before Faith could say anything "I'll come home soon".
"Alright,be safe".
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Pretty long fingers pull on the strings of a guitar as beautiful sounds fill the room but the person playing wasn't fully concentrated and soon enough he pulls a string making an awkward sound and he frowns dropping the guitar.
"Great,now I can't get her out of my head" he mutters to himself rolling his eyes. Standing from his bed,he grabs his phone and mask before leaving the room.
He was going for a small walk,as Kain was busy with the work he had given him he had to go alone and hopefully he doesn't encounter any problems on his peaceful walk.
While walking on the street,he takes out his phone to reply to some messages he had received earlier and at that moment an annoying somebody had decided to bump into him and his phone fell along with the person who had bumped into him leaving only him standing staring at the girl who had her face down in irritation.
"Neo michyeoss-eo?"he asked in his native language and the girl suddenly looked up at him with a glare,her red eyes throwing daggers at him and he flinched slightly before recognizing the face. That face,it had been on his mind ever since he had seen it and now it had magically appeared in front of him when he had decided to go for a walk to forget about it, isn't this great.
"mwo?neo beullin-ini?"Eric stares at the girl surprised,he never thought she would understand him but now she was also replying asking if he was blind,he eyes her with suspicion as she stands up eyeing him like he was dirt and he scoffs. He should be the one doing that not her."I should be asking you that,you bumped into me and let's not add made me fall and you...you"she stops talking taking in a long breath holding it in before breathing out slowly and smiling "Let's just forget this happened okay?" She tells him walking away and he scoffs again as he watches her walk away slowly.
Forget this ever happened?,how was he to forget this happened when for the first time in his 20 years of living someone had just looked at him like he was dirt and unpleasant to look at. No,he wasn't having this,he turns around and follows behind her curiously wondering what she was doing close to the hotel before realizing that the place he had told Kain to book wasn't the usual place he would go to whenever he travelled,this hotel was very average and quite uncomfortable but he had to keep a low profile if he wanted to escape from his mother and manager.
He followed her right into a hospital like a stalker till she went into a room numbered 27 and he raises a brow,'was someone close to her sick?'.
He peeks into the slightly opened door after hearing silent sobs and sniffs
"I couldn't find a place to get money from sister,what do we do...I can't let you die" hearing her say money he smirks 'money huh'.
"I can help you" he voiced out coming into the small room . She looks up with a frown hearing someone talk and when she saw who it was, her frown deepens and her deep set eyes narrowed at him as she stood up.
"Who are you and why did you follow me here?"she questioned with a clenched fist ready to throw a punch at him,he sees this and chuckles resting gently on the wall behind him.
"That isn't important is it?"he asked amused by her confidence,did she think she could take him?.
She looks him up from head to toe the way you would do when you want to buy an item but you weren't sure if it was the original or fake and he scoffs for the third time today wondering again what was wrong with her,she wasn't falling at his feet like other girls or was it because he still had his mask on.
"Why would someone like you want to help me?"
"Because I want something in return"
"And what would that be?"She was asking too much questions and he was beginning to lose his patience but he answered anyways.
"You"
There was a long thread of silence in the room as they both stare at each other,the only source of sound in the room was the life support machine connected to her sister.
"Are you sick?"
His eyes narrowed dangerously at her and the room suddenly turns cold,he slowly walks up to her and she flinched when she sees him moving towards her but she stood her ground staring at him right in the eye not blinking for once. He stops just two steps in front of her before bending to her height tilting his head to the left,she was awfully shorter than him,her head was just past his elbow by some inches,it wasn't that she was short,he was just very tall.
"You're wierd...accept my offer and save your sister"
"What do you want me for?" he steps away from her after the question.
"Be my girlfriend for 100 days and I'll pay you 5 billion dollars"
Her breath gets stuck in her throat as she hears the amount he had just called.
"5...5 billion?"
He drops something on the table and when she looked closely she saw it was a card.
"I'll give you three hours to decide"
He begins to walk away but she wouldn't let him
"Who are you?"
He paused at the door staring at her before slowly taking off his mask and she almost had a heart attack.
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/ Elenas' room \
"My life's officially over" Elena laid on her bed with her eyes closed in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Faith asked as she came she came out of the bathroom with a towel around her chest.
She opens her eyes and sniffs lifting her head to stare at her friend.
"Faith,I met Eric and he offered to help" Faith gives her a confused look
"Who's Eric?"Elena groans sitting up
"Eric...Kim Taeyon the kpop star,he offered help and in exchange I'll be his girlfriend for 100 days"
Faith looks at her like she's grown two heads then suddenly starts laughing.
"Did u smoke something Elena or did someone hit you on the head?"Elena rolls her eyes stretching her leg to kick her.
"sometimes I wonder why I'm friends with a nincompoop like you, I'm being serious Faith see for yourself" She holds up the card Eric had dropped to her face. Faith snatches the card with wide eyes and if she was wearing glasses she would definitely be shuffling it up and down in shock.
"Wait you're really serious,oh my God Elena" Her eyes lights up at the thought of Eric.
"Finally you believe"she rolls her eyes again
"You have to do it Ena, there's no other way to get the money for the surgery"
"But..."
"No buts,you know what's gonna happen without that money"she sighs as Faith passes the card back to her.
"Fine" For her sister she would do this.
"That's it girlfriend"
She reaches for the phone she had tossed on the bed when she had come in and imputted his digits. It rings for a while before he picks up.
"Umm...hello,is this Eric?" The other side of the line stays silent and she sighs for the hundredth time today. Once again she would bear with him for her sister.
"I accept your offer"
"Good, we're leaving for korea tomorrow don't pack. I'll meet you at the hospital by 9 am" the person at the other side finally spoke before hanging up on her. She opens her mouth staring at the number on her phone in confusion and surprise.
"Oh my Elena you're traveling tomorrow?"
"Apparently that was what he said before hanging up on me"
"Damn girl you don't have to worry about anything,go to Korea do your part and come back after 3 months, I'll take care of everything for you"
"I hate you"
"I know,just make sure to make him your boyfriend before you return and you better watch out for those reach people they're like green snakes in a green grass"
"Yes mom and ewww Faith,if you were at the hospital you would definitely not want him as my boyfriend. He's a creepy stalker"She shivers at the thought of being followed by Eric.
"Whatever, i want to be friends with a celebrity is all I know. Go take your bath"
"No" She grumbles laying down.
She grabs a pillow but before she could throw it Elena runs into the bathroom giggling and Faith smiles seeing her happy like that. Let's wait and see what tomorrow has in store for her friend.
Neo michyeoss-eo?- Are you crazy?
mwo?Neo beullin-ini?- are you blind?