Diamond Dust — Chapter 27

YOU'RE OKAY. I'M RIGHT HERE.

AH...

NGH...

AH...!

HNGH!

AAH...

HAA...

NGH...

I’M SORRY...

I’M REALLY SORRY.

I’M SORRY...

I’M SO SORRY...

IT'S OKAY.

I'M A BETA, SO... YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY...

...ABOUT ME GETTING PREGNANT OR ANYTHING...

RIGHT. YOU'RE A BETA...

YOU...PROBABLY HAVE SOME INTERNAL TEARING BECAUSE I KNOTTED INSIDE OF YOU.

ARE YOU FEELING ANY PAIN, LIKE SOMETHING IS TORN OR SCRAPED?

IF IT HURTS DOWN THERE, EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT, WE SHOULD GET YOU TO A HOSPITAL AS SOON AS-

I'M FINE.

I'M JUST...REALLY SLEEPY.

THEN...LET'S TALK AGAIN TOMORROW.

WHY WAS HE SO PANICKED...?

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HIM ALONE...

...BUT I CAN'T FIGHT THE DROWSINESS ANYMORE.

MMM...

WHAT TIME IS IT?

MR. LIU...

UGH!

OH, HE FOLDED MY CLOTHES.

AND HE EVEN BROUGHT MY SUITCASE OVER...

Something urgent came up, so I had to step out.

I changed your flight to a later one this evening. Try to get some rest.

HE COULD'VE JUST WOKEN ME UP...

SO DID EVERYONE ELSE LEAVE FIRST? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL THEM...?

AH, I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE DINNER WITH MORAE NOONA AND YEEHAN HYUNG TONIGHT...

WHERE'S MY-

Something urgent came up, so I had to step out. I changed your flight to this evening. Try to get some rest.

HELLO?

YOU...DIDN'T SLEEP WELL, DID YOU?

ACTUALLY, I SLEPT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT...

...THANKS TO YOU.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I CAN ARRANGE FOR YOU TO SEE A DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY.

I'M FINE. JUST A LITTLE SORE, THAT'S ALL.

HAVE YOU HAD BREAKFAST?

NO, NOT YET...

MAKE SURE TO EAT SOMETHING.

I TOLD THE OTHERS YOU WERE HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LAST TIME, SO DON'T WORRY.

OH...

SOMETHING CAME UP, SO I'LL BE FLYING BACK TOMORROW...

I'LL TAKE YOU TO THE AIRPORT LATER, SO JUST TRY TO GET SOME REST FOR NOW.

OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU LATER...

HAA...

HE LOOKED PRETTY FLUSTERED YESTERDAY... I HOPE HE MANAGED TO GET SOME SLEEP BEFORE HE LEFT.

A NIGHT SPENT TOGETHER, SWEPT UP IN THE MOOD...

...THEN PANIC, FOLLOWED BY OVERWHELMING KINDNESS.

I'M NOT DUMB ENOUGH TO MISUNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.

I'LL BUY HIM A NEW PACK WHEN WE GET BACK TO SEOUL.

I'M SORRY.

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN UNCOMFORTABLE ALL DAY.

IT'S ALRIGHT...

I GOT A LOT OF REST THANKS TO YOU, SO I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER.

YOU CAN TAKE TOMORROW OFF TOO, IF YOU’D LIKE.

THAT’S OKAY... I’M SURE I’LL BE TOTALLY FINE BY THEN.

YOU’RE STRONGER THAN I THOUGHT.

I THOUGHT YOU’D BE A LITTLE MORE...SHAKEN.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PREPARE A MEAL FOR YOU?

I’M FINE...

COULD I TROUBLE YOU FOR A BEER, THOUGH?

COOL * BEER

I HOPE THIS TRIP TURNS OUT TO HAVE BEEN A MEANINGFUL TURNING POINT FOR YOU.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THAT YOU'VE DECIDED TO PAINT AGAIN.

SEE YOU IN SEOUL.

HIS KINDNESS HURTS. I'M ONLY REALIZING THAT NOW.

I LIKE MEN.

WHY IS IT THAT WHEN IT COMES TO HIM...

TRY IMAGINING THAT PERSON TELLING YOU THEY HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU.

...I END UP REACTING IN WAYS THAT AREN'T LIKE ME AT ALL...?

OH. I THINK I MIGHT...LIKE HIM.

HA...

HUU...