To Kiss An Idol

143 The Bull

“You know I don’t like touching anyone, Hyung. Why would I grab her hand and that too when I was sleeping?” snapped Young-Chul.

“Really!” Kyung-Soo tilted his head and widened his eyes at Young-Chul. Annoyed, he moved the blanket from Nivritti’s and Young-Chul’s hands and pointed at them. Young-Chul raised his head and glanced at his hand that was below Nivritti’s palm.

The warmth of her hand was soothing. That’s why he never felt any awkwardness because of that. Now that he saw his hands in hers, he immediately snatched his hands away.

“What? I would never,” said Young-Chul.

“She is in this room for hours, just because you won’t let her go. Doctor Oh and a nurse saw that. You can ask them if you don’t believe me,” said Kyung-Soo.

“Stop teasing, Hyung!” complained Young-Chul.

“I just gave you the proof,” replied Kyung-Soo.

“What I saw only proved that she grabbed my hand, I didn’t do anything. I was unconscious, I could not stop her from doing that,” protested Young-Chul and avoided looking at everyone.

“Aisshh… this idiot! Just acknowledge that you loved that she was here for you. You loved that someone invaded your space,” Kyung-Soo lifted his hand to hit him but stopped himself.

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“Okay, we can have this conversation later on. She is sleeping uncomfortably. Ahh… my neck hurts just by looking at her,” interrupted Jung-Hwa. He looked at Nivritti and rubbed his neck to soothe the pain even though he had no pain. He was just mirroring her.

“Okay, I will take her home. JJ, take care of him. Oh, yeah, this is the medicine, the doctors ask me to bring. Call Doctor Oh and tell him the medicine is here,” Kyung-Soo grabbed the packet of medicine from the table and gave it to Jung-Hwa.

Jung-Hwa nodded at his Hyung and pocketed the medicine. Kyung-Soo moved near Nivritti and lowered himself.

“Ritti! Ritti!” he called her name but there was no reaction. He wanted to touch her, but Young-Chul and Jung-Hwa were staring at him. He looked at them, smiled awkwardly, and then softly tapped on her shoulder.

“Ritti! Wake up!” he said softly and again tapped at her shoulder.

“Five minutes, Mom,” she groaned.

Kyung-Soo stood straight in shock and looked at Young-Chul and Jung-Hwa who were sniggering at him. “Does my voice sound feminine?” asked Kyung-Soo confused.

“No, no,” instantly both the boys replied and started laughing at him.

“Shut up! Both of you!” scolded Kyung-Soo. Young-Chul and Jung-Hwa pursed their lips and stopped laughing at once. “I am finishing this once and for all. She is going home,” vowed Kyung-Soo. He lowered himself and placed his arms under her upper thighs and around her back.

Carefully, he lifted her in his arms. He thought she might wake up after he moved her but she was in deep sleep. She just adjusted her head and softly nudged his chest. Her overcoat was awkwardly hanging between Kyung-Soo and her body.

“Oh, shit, my mask! JJ, cover me and then follow me. Young, he will be back,” Kyung-Soo ordered around.

“Hyung! What about your food?” asked Jung-Hwa.

“Grab that too,” replied Kyung-Soo. Jung-Hwa moved forward, placed the mask over Kyung-Soo’s face, and lowered his cap to his forehead. Jung-Hwa grabbed his mask and the food Kyung-Soo brought and both started walking out of the room.

Kyung-Soo abruptly halted in his path and looked at Young-Chul, “Young!”. Young-Chul looked at him. “It was nice to hear your laugh,” smiled Kyung-Soo.

“Just leave,” said Young-Chul, annoyed.

Smiling, Kyung-Soo left the room and Jung-Hwa followed him. Jung-Hwa kept pressing the buttons of the lifts and they reached the parking lot. Jung-Hwa unlocked the car and opened the doors for Kyung-Soo.

As soon as Jung-Hwa placed the food in the backseat, he was ready to leave, “I will go upstairs. MY Hyung is alone. He also needs this medicine,” he patted his pocket.

“Okay, see you tomorrow,” said Kyung-Soo.

“Place her in the car. I know you love touching her, carrying her, kissing her, but just let her be comfortable for once,” teased Jung-Hwa.

“Hey! Run, before I hit you on your head,” scolded Kyung-Soo.

“How? She is in your arms,” he ran away shouting and laughing. Kyung-Soo scoffed at his tease and smiled brightly. “So naughty!” he shook his head in disbelief and kept staring at Jung-Hwa who vanished inside a lift.

Jung-Hwa had left the car door open making it easy for Kyung-Soo to put Nivritti inside. Softly he placed Nivritti on the passenger seat and leaned inside the car to put the seatbelt on. Little did he know that someone was charging at him like a bull.

Jae-Geun kept thinking about Nivritti and her meeting with Hei-Ran. It was about an hour but neither Hei-Ran nor Nivritti called him. He thought Nivritti might call him to say bye. He thought of calling her when a case landed on his lap.

The consultation took a lot of time and his mind forgot about Nivritti for time being. But after he was done with his patient, his mind raced back to her. He sighed and leaned back in his chair. Involuntarily he touched his chest trying to bring back the memories of when she kept her face buried in his chest.

She was in his arms and he liked that feeling. He was happy that he was able to help her, soothe her, calm her down when she needed him. He kept staring into oblivion and smiling like a fool. He was dying to hear her voice and it had been hours since her meeting.

He dialled her number and asked her about her whereabouts. She told him that her meeting finished, and she left the hospital already. His heart stopped and a crack appeared. He wanted to see her. But then he realised that it would have been difficult for her to stay in the hospital after the trauma she felt.

Anyone would have been distraught after seeing the severed hand. “Well, she was practically shivering. Oh! How scared she was. Should I go and see if she is alright? No, going to her home this late at night, would not be good. I can ask Jaehwa to call her. Yes, that would be good and less inconspicuous.”

He still had a few patients to see. He completed his work and went down to the parking lot. He threw his bag in the passenger seat and sat inside the car. He sighed again and Nivritti was on his mind. He could not wait to reach home and Jaehwa to call Nivritti.

He inserted the keys in the ignition. Before he could turn the key, a lift dinged and two men in masks appeared before him. One of them was carrying a girl in his arms. Either she was in deep sleep or unconscious. Were they helping her or something sinister was about to happen? No doctor would have allowed a patient to leave in such a condition. What was about to happen, he pondered.

He kept a close eye on both men. One of them walked back inside the hospital whereas the other one placed the girl in the car. The moment the girl was on the seat, her face became visible to Jae-Geun. His jaw dropped the moment he realised that the girl was Nivritti.

“What? She said she went home. What is she doing here at this time? Was she coerced into lying? Why did she lie? Is that man forcing her?” Jae-Geun grabbed the steering wheel tighter with anger turning his knuckles white.

He jumped out of his car instantly and shut the car door with a bang. He charged at the car with the speed of light. The masked man got off the passenger side and was about to move to the driver’s side when Jae-Geun grabbed his upper arm and threw him at the nearest pillar.

Before the masked man can make any move, Jae-Geun towered over him and grabbed his neck. “What do you think you are doing? Where are you taking her? Who are you?” shouted Jae-Geun at the top of his lungs.

Kyung-Soo was not expecting anyone to attack him. He was taken aback for a minute. He gathered his thoughts and karate chopped elbow pit of Jae-Geun, making him lose his grip on Kyung-Soo’s neck.

The moment the grip was eased, Kyung-Soo pushed Jae-Geun away from himself and started coughing loudly. “What… the… hell… is wrong… with you?” coughed Kyung-Soo.

“Answer me, where are you taking her?” shouted Jae-Geun and charged at Kyung-Soo

But this time Kyung-Soo was ready. “What is it to you?” he shouted. Both kept staring at each other and mirroring each other moves. If Kyung-Soo would turn left, Jae-Geun would follow suit. While in a staring match, they kept moving in a circle.

“If you have sinister plans for her, you will have to go through me,” shouted Jae-Geun.

Kyung-Soo who was crouched slightly stood up straight. “Sini… ster? Sinister? You think I have sinister plans for her. Are you out of your mind?” shouted Kyung-Soo.

Both charged at each other at the same time and grabbed each other palms. Awkwardly they tried to kick each other as no one could move their hands.

“Enough!” a commanding voice made them stop and look at the owner of the voice.