117 – Nursing
…I felt dizzy from the pain as if someone invisible had smashed my joints one by one with an invisible hammer.
I thought it would be nice if anyone could solve this pain that seemed like it would go crazy.
What if you were crossing a sweltering desert feeling a burning thirst and happened to see a demon guarding an oasis?
Is it similar to how I feel now?
Whether I was awake or not, I looked at Lee Jin-ah, who was still sticking close to me.
…Still face down like an ostrich, with no intention of falling.
“…Weak…Weak…No…No…No…”
I opened my mouth anxiously with a mouth that could not be opened well. My throat was all cracked because I didn’t drink water.
I am so thirsty that it is too much for me to speak, and again- it is a painful situation as if every word is about to be smashed.
I know. How absurd this is knows better than anyone
It’s terrible to have to ask a woman who doesn’t know what I’ve done while I’m sleeping, but it’s even more terrible that there’s nothing I can do about it.
…I think I spoke well earlier. When I tried to do it again, my tongue didn’t move as I wanted.
It was fortunate that I was able to speak at least in an awkward way.
It hurts, but I felt like I was going to die from thirst.
In this situation, there was only one option for me.
Solve it quickly, help me quickly.
Anything that can help me when my whole body is so wrecked that I can’t even move a finger. There was no one except Lee Jin-ah, who was lying next to me.
Neither Yoo-jeong nor the director were present here. Only one person, Lee Jin-ah, could solve the problem I encountered.
“…I’m thirsty…”
I could feel the brown eyes looking up at me.
Put your eyes down to meet your gaze.
Jina Lee, dressed in a light ivory-colored nightgown, did not tie her brown hair neatly as usual.
I was able to see a different side of myself from the feeling I had known before.
The unraveled look reminded her of Lee Jin-ah in her elementary school days.
“…Wait, I’ll bring you some medicine”
… Her memories of her childhood came to mind. In the past, Jin-ah Lee was beaten by her parents and abused by her, so whenever her legs were so swollen that she couldn’t walk properly, I gave her Jin-ah Lee a good ointment on her wounds. She was also handing out her snacks and drinks she had brought from daycare.
…Why do you think of what happened then?
Lee Jin-ah, who got out of her bed, opened her door and she left.
Warm warmth remained in the place where Lee Jin-ah had just lie down, but it seemed that she would soon cool off.
So I was afraid.
I wonder if Lee Jin-ah won’t come back while the bed she was lying on cools down.
I was scared.
I don’t know where I am, and I can’t even move.
Without Lee Jin-ah, she was so afraid of this situation that she couldn’t do anything.
… I felt sorry for Jina Lee when I applied her ointment to Jinah Lee’s leg that had been injured in the past, and when I comforted her when she was crying.
Again- On the one hand… I was happy.
Although I live in an orphanage, I can’t study, and I don’t have any talent to make money. Still you need me You are a child who needs my help.
…I think that’s what I thought.
Why does what happened then suddenly pop into my head…?
“I brought…”
Lee Jin-ah, who left for a visit, came back into the room with a white envelope.
The envelope contained everything I desperately wanted.
Several unknown medicines and several PET bottles filled with water
Lee Jin-ah sat by my bedside.
She then lifted my head with both hands and placed it on her thighs.
“If you drink water while lying down… It will come upside down”
Lee Jin-ah’s thighs were soft. And warm She was also… She was comfortable.
“Would you like some water?”
I opened the lid of the plastic bottle and put it to my mouth.
The water at the right temperature, neither cold nor hot, soaked my dry throat.
…It was cool.
“…Ah”
“…Because even drinking too suddenly can make you sick”
Be nice too. I want to drink more water because I feel sick…
I saw the water remaining in the plastic bottle.
I drank a quarter…? No, I think it’s only 1 in 8…
When I saw the 500ml PET bottle put back into the bag, I was filled with regret.
I want to eat more, but I can drink more…
“If you drink all of them now, how do you take painkillers…? And…If you take too many painkillers, it’s not good for your body. This time, I’ll just take one pill, and then… I hope I don’t take them if possible…”
Ah… Painkillers. Yes, there were painkillers.
I wonder if Jinah Lee is playing a prank on her with something to eat like she used to? She was a little worried, but it wasn’t.
Because I need water to take the pill…
“…I’ll feed you”
…Pain relievers were commonly sold at pharmacies.
I liked it because I was used to it. What should I do if they give me a medicine that I have never heard of or seen before…?
I was a little worried, but I think I can eat it without any worries.
I ripped open the painkiller pack, pulled out a pill, and shoved it between my lips.
Before the hard pill touched my saliva and melted little by little, Jinah Lee once again put water in a plastic bottle into my mouth.
-Gulp.
The pill passed smoothly.
“…You ate..? Then… I think I need to apply ointment this time… All the places that look serious are bandaged, but the places with only minor scratches or bruises are left unattended. That shouldn’t be the case. That’s it… Isn’t it?”
…What I said to Jinah Lee in elementary school, now Jinah Lee was doing the same thing.
Takes a tube of ointment out of the white bag and begins to apply it to the injured area.
Lee Jin-ah’s brown eyes were full of pensiveness.
Every time I saw the scars on my body, I couldn’t help but feel that the area around her eyes started to turn red, making me feel like crying at any moment.
…Funny years. Who is it that made this happen now?
…If it wasn’t for Lee Jin-ah, I would have gone to Yoo-jeong’s house by now, ate, slept, and watched TV together.
To be honest, the reason I am where I am now is because of you.
They say they hate the military because there are a lot of things they have to do because they force themselves to do things they don’t like to do, and they say they hate the military for the same reasons. But…
“…I didn’t know it would end up like this… You look very sick… Who is this? Grandpa…? Security team members..? Security team members, Group A? Group B?”
…In a way, Lee Jin-ah is also a victim of this situation.
The reason I was brought here this time was because the chairman made a mistake and the security team understood the order like crazy, so this happened.
…The security team members who made me look like this, like this, because the chairman said he would punish them…
…That wasn’t enough to clear my clogged mind.
What should I ask Jin-ah Lee for? There’s no way that Jin-ah Lee can come up with a solution.
Everything that is happening right now is the president’s own will.
A crazy old man. It’s pure selfish.
“…You must be hungry because you haven’t eaten anything… Can you bring me something to eat over there?”
-Growl…
“…Wait, I’ll bring you something to eat”
I applied ointment and took painkillers, but I think my condition is much better than before.
It’s a pity that I still can’t move my body.
Suddenly, my whole body sagged and I just wanted to sleep without doing anything.
Instead, I’m glad the pain has decreased.
Again Jinah Lee came back to her room holding a white bowl on her tray.
“…Would you like to eat this for now?”
“…”
I wanted to eat rice on my own, but my body didn’t move on my own.
So I opened her mouth slightly, and Lee Jin-ah took a spoonful of porridge and pushed it into her mouth.
I hate to admit it in this situation, but the porridge that Jinah Lee brought was delicious.
After eating a large spoonful, I looked at Jinah Lee, and Jinah Lee put porridge in her mouth little by little, just like a mother bird feeds her baby bird.
…It’s like being a baby.
“…There are other things besides white porridge… I feel sick even if I eat food when I’m starved..”
Why do people get so upset when they make a little mistake?
“…Ah.. Flowed. I’m sorry..”
I got it wrong.
Lee Jin-ah apologized first.
… White porridge ran down her chin and still I couldn’t do anything.
Lee Jin-ah wiped my mouth with a tissue placed on the bedside table.
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“…Now I’m full..?”
Lee Jin-ah’s eyes looking at me as if eating all the porridge she brought with her was such a big deal, she was kind, soft, kind, and … Warm.
… The chairman pushed me into her room to take care of her struggling her, saying that I could help her Lee Jin-ah.
I don’t know who is helping whom.
“…Hey, I’m sorry… I don’t know anything about what happened… Again- what did Mirae Group do to you..?”
“…”
“I know you’re very angry, and I know you have nothing to say even if you have ten mouths. …I’m sorry. I’m sorry for letting this happen all of a sudden, and again… I apologize again for the way people treated you roughly. I’ll do it… And then… Um…! Ah…If I feel better, I’ll be able to leave soon…! Don’t worry…! I can’t even move a finger right now… After recovering for a bit, are you going out…? Okay?”