122 – Tonsillitis
It is said that people show certain behaviors when they are sick.
To give a simple example, when Ara is sick, she eats more than usual.
I guess that’s why I want to preserve my stamina by eating well.
And, I also show certain behaviors when I am sick.
It was quite difficult to understand because it was done unconsciously.
It was revealed based on the testimony of Mom and Ara.
They say I act foolish every time I get sick.
Now that I think about it, even when I was sick before, I acted like a child to Ara.
I think I just felt like I needed support because I was having a hard time, but I had no idea that it would show up as foolish behavior.
Well, it’s still better than someone who curses or gets angry when they’re sick.
“Ara nuna.”
“Yes, Seonghwan, does it hurt a lot?”
“Ugh, yeah…”
No, it might not be as good as you think.
I don’t know if this is unconscious, but because I was sick, I became more attached to Ara than usual.
And what is nunna? Nunna.
“Sister, pat my head.”
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“Right, right…”
Looking at me like that, Ara smiled brightly and patted her head.
There wasn’t a single feeling of dislike or annoyance in that appearance, just full of cute and lovely affection.
But you’ve been using informal language since a while ago.
Is it because it hurts?
Even if you consciously try to use polite language, it feels strange because you unconsciously use informal language.
“It looks like our Seonghwan has been working too hard these days.”
“Ugh…Did I do my job?”
No matter how foolish I act, if you ask me whether I did my work properly or not, my head will automatically tilt to the side.
I make one video a month, so I don’t have any part-time work.
If it’s work to come home from school and play with the little ones, is it work?
No, parenting is not work.
“You know, Seonghwan, you do all the housework, cleaning and laundry, right?”
“Of course…”
“Wow, where in the world is something so obvious? Now, let me do things like cleaning and laundry for you.”
“Ugh, uhm…”
She shook her head saying no.
Ara is busy working, but she even does laundry and dishes at home?
I don’t have the confidence to see that.
“Ugh…What if I do it alone again and it hurts like this?”
“I’m not sick…”
“Okay, then let’s sleep well today?”
“Yes…”
Ara’s cold, cold hand caressed my cheek.
Her body temperature was high due to her body aches, and when her cold hand touched my cheek, it felt cool and cool, and it felt good.
Ara replaced the wet towel on her head with a cold one.
He left a bottle of cold electrolyte drink on the table next to her bed and went out.
“Umm…Ara noona..”
And so, finally, I called Ara’s name.
I fell asleep.
***
“Sister, where are we going?”
The next day, Ara woke me up from a sound sleep, put her clothes on her, held her hand, and came out.
Is it because I’m tired?
When I came to my senses, I found myself in Ara’s Porsche.
“Where are you going? Go to the hospital.”
“It doesn’t hurt anymore?”
“But you never know.”
Ara, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, stretched out her hand towards the seatbelt of her passenger seat. She grabbed her seatbelt and pulled it on. She buckled her seatbelt and grabbed the steering wheel.
“Seonghwan, your health is the top priority for your sister. Isn’t that true for you too?”
“Yes…My sister’s health is my top priority, too.”
“Seonghwan, your body is weak, but if you get sick, will you be able to stay still?”
“No…”
That’s right.
I haven’t collapsed recently, so I’m a lot weaker than I thought.
Even though I exercised for my health, nothing changed…
“So, okay? Let’s go to the hospital, get a checkup, and get some medicine.”
“Yes, I understand.”
How can I ignore Ara’s concern for me?
She nodded quietly.
The place we headed to was a general hospital close to our apartment.
It wasn’t a hospital I mainly used, but I wasn’t seriously ill today.
I came to the right hospital.
“What is the patient’s name?”
“This is Seonghwan Yoo.”
“Let’s see… Seonghwan Yoo… What’s your birthday?”
“January 1998…It was a few days…”
I’m so dizzy that I can’t remember my birthday.
Ara and I registered our marriage on the 10th, so my birthday was definitely the day before…
“9 Days.”
As she was about to speak, Ara, who was next to her, smiled bitterly and
I told it to my brother in the administrative department first.
“You’ve been confirmed. Are you here because you’re sick?”
“I heard you have a fever, a bit of a headache, and a sore throat.”
“We’ll assign you to general surgery. You can go there.”
“Thank you.”
“Let’s go, Seonghwan.”
“Yes.”
I covered my yawn with one hand and followed Ara while holding her hand with the other.
*
“Patient, take a deep breath…And exhale…”
The cold stethoscope passed over my chest and back.
Nowadays, instead of telling you to roll up your clothes, doctors put their hands inside your clothes.
I think it’s really good to do it quickly and without embarrassment.
“Ah, try it.”
“Ah~”
Next, I checked the neck using something like a popsicle stick.
I think about this every time I come to the hospital, do the doctors have a good view of the inside of the neck?
No matter how much I think about it, it seems difficult to see it in three dimensions.
The light is not that bright, and more than anything, the tongue and teeth are covering the inside of the throat.
I don’t think it will look good.
“You have severe tonsillitis, and the tonsils themselves are a bit big…”
“Then is it bad?”
“Tonsils are such a meaningless organ that their removal surgery is in high demand. Why not consider removing them?”
“Umm…That’s a bit scary.”
I don’t want to have surgery unless I’m in a situation where I’m going to die if I don’t do it.
It’s also scary.
“Well, it doesn’t mean something will happen if you don’t know. If you have any concerns, you can go to the ENT department at the university hospital.”
“Okay, then is the examination finished?”
“You can go to the administrative office and deposit it.”
“Thank you.”
With Ara’s greeting, she put her clothes in order and came out.
Ara, who was holding my hand tightly even after coming out, seemed to be worried about me even though she had been diagnosed with tonsillitis.
“Sister, let’s go eat.”
“Okay, what should we go eat?”
“Shall we go eat meat? I want to eat pork belly and cold noodles.”
“What’s wrong? Let’s go quickly.”
Ara gently stroked my head.
He smiled brightly in return.
***
“Ugh…I think I’m getting a fever again.”
When I got home, I started running a fever again.
Is it because I had fun playing?
I have a worse headache than yesterday, and my head feels hot. It feels like I’m going to regress at any moment.
“Let’s lie down first. My sister will wet a towel.”
He gently pushed me, who was sitting on the bed, to lay me down.
I covered the disheveled blanket down to my chest and stood up.
“I’m sorry…”
“Is Seonghwan feeling sorry for you this time?”
“If I had known this would happen, I would have just come home right away…”
“Stop saying things like that and sleep a little longer.”
Ara soon came back after soaking a towel in cold water.
I put a towel on my head.
Tonsillitis causes a lot of fever and chills-like symptoms.
I think I have a knack for making things difficult for people.
Is this why tonsil removal surgery is in demand?
Should I just make up my mind and cut it off?
“Sister, I can’t sleep. Can you stay next to me?”
“Is that so? Our Seonghwan is a bit foolish today, isn’t he?”
“You don’t like it?”
“I don’t like it, but my sister is dying because I like it, right?”
“I like it when Seonghwan speaks politely to me, but I wish he spoke informally once in a while.”
“Ugh…That seems so rude.”
“Seonghwan, we are only two years older than each other.”
“Uhm…Then I will do that.”
Maybe it was because he was in pain, but he spoke informally automatically.
Ara spoke informally to me as many times as I wanted.
The day is coming when I speak informally to Ara.
All sorts of things happen in life.
Anyway, I didn’t know Ara was thinking like that.
I guess my use of honorifics felt a bit stiff.
Then, shall we try speaking informally?
“Araya.”
“…………”
“Araya?”
She decided to call him by his name, but Ara is not responding.
Ah.
Now that I see it, her face is completely red.
He looks like he’s about to collapse from high blood pressure at any moment.
Is it still shameful?
“What is our Ara so ashamed of?”
“Stop…Seonghwan…”
“Aw, it’s cute.”
I got up from the bed she was lying on and stroked Ara’s head.
Am I radiating heat out of embarrassment? Isn’t it Ara who should lie down here and sleep, not me?
“Let’s sleep together.”
“Huh…?”
She pulled slightly and fell into my arms.
She lifted the blanket, covered herself with the blanket as if she were sleeping at night, and rested her head on her pillow.
Perhaps because I was hugging her so tightly, I could feel Ara’s heartbeat all the way to my chest.
She is no different from usual, so why is she so nervous?
She placed her hands on her breasts and her groin area to tell her not to be nervous.
Then he stroked it making a swooshing sound.
“Huh…”
“Araya, I love you.”
“Ugh…Seonghwan…I love you too.”
Then he placed a shallow kiss on Ara’s lips.
I’m not really sick because of a cold, so it’s okay to at least kiss.