Heart-Pounding Planet — Chapter 18

...WHERE AM I?

AN IV? IS THIS... A HOSPITAL?

NHH... MY HEAD HURTS...

I ONLY REMEMBER UP TO THE POINT WHERE KWON BEOMJU CAME LOOK- ING FOR ME AT MY APARTMENT...

OH MY, YOU'RE AWAKE?

YOUR IV IS ALMOST DONE. LET ME CLEAN THIS UP FOR YOU.

AH... THANK YOU.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

A LITTLE BIT DIZZY, BUT I'M FINE...

COME TO THINK OF IT, MY BODY FEELS LIGHTER.

the effects of IV are amazing!!

THANK GOODNESS. YOUR BOYFRIEND IS WAITING OUTSIDE.

?

BOY... FRIEND?

AH, I REMEMBER.

FUCK, YOU'RE BURNING UP. HAVE YOU GONE TO THE HOSPITAL?

IT'S NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL...

I'LL FEEL BETTER IF I GET SOME SLEEP, SO JUST GO...

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? DON'T BE SO STUBBORN OVER SOMETHING TRIVIAL.

YOU NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY. LET'S GO.

A-ALRIGHT. I'LL JUST GO GET MY THINGS...

ARE YOU ACTUALLY PLANNING ON BRINGING THAT EMERGENCY BAG AGAIN?

HEY.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, I'LL GET IT FOR YOU, SO LET'S JUST GO FIRST.

right...

KWON BEOMJU WAS THE ONE WHO DROVE ME TO THE HOSPITAL IN HIS CAR.

BUT THE TIME RIGHT NOW...

18:07

WHAT? 6PM? I SLEPT FOR 4 HOURS?

HE'S NOT STILL WAITING FOR ME, IS HE...?

ARE YOU FEELING ALRIGHT?

LOOK AT HOW GAUNT YOUR FACE HAS GOTTEN. YOU WERE PRACTICALLY WASTING AWAY.

W-WHAT? YOU DIDN'T GO HOME?

HOW COULD I LEAVE A SICK PERSON BEHIND?

UH, THAT'S...

MY JACKET. DID HE GO TO MY APARTMENT TO GET IT...?

ARE YOU FEELING A BIT BETTER NOW?

HUH? YEAH... I'M FI...

I WAS RIGHT, WASN'T I? YOU'RE FEELING MUCH BETTER AFTER GETTING THE IV.

...WHY... AM I BEING LIKE THIS?

WHY DO I KEEP CRYING...?

hng...

hic...

...LEE JIEUM?

waaahhhhh~!

YOU'RE CRYING??

gosh...

YOU EVEN CRY LIKE A BABY.

WERE YOU FEELING MISERABLE BEING SICK ALL BY YOURSELF?

sniff...

THEY SAID THE PHARMACY IS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING.

LET'S PICK UP YOUR MEDICINE AND GO HOME. MY TREAT.

WHY... WHY WOULD MEDICINE BE A TREAT...? HNG...

HEY, THEY SAY IF YOU LAUGH WHILE CRYING, YOU'LL GROW HAIR DOWN TH-...!

...AH, FUCK. I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.

...UM, ANYWAY, LET'S GO. PHARMACY.

...OKAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW ME INTO MY APARTMENT.

I'M REALLY OKAY. YOU CAN LEAVE NOW.

STOP FUSSING. JUST WAIT.

HE'S SO STUBBORN...

ALRIGHT, HERE. TAKE THIS AND GO TO SLEEP.

...I CAN DO IT BY MYSELF...

SERIOUSLY, WHAT KIND OF PART-TIME CAFÉ WORKER WORKS SO HARD THEY PRACTICALLY WRECK THEIR OWN BODY?

TRY BEING A LITTLE LESS DILIGENT. DON'T WEAR YOURSELF OUT.

HE'S NAGGING...

LET'S SEE.

HM... YOU'RE STILL A LITTLE FEVERISH.

BUT IT'S DEFINITELY BETTER THAN BEFORE.

I GOT YOU THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, SO IF YOU'RE FEELING UNWELL, TAKE A SICK LEAVE. DON'T FORCE YOURSELF TO GO IN.

and give me your cup when you're done.

...A-ALRIGHT.

HEY...

WHAT? DO YOU NEED SOMETHING?

NO, JUST... THANK YOU.

IS SAYING 'THANK YOU' ALL YOU'RE GOING TO DO?

THEN... I'LL BUY YOU A MEAL TOMORROW.

YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR IT WITH MONEY AGAIN?

forget that.

IF YOU'RE GRATEFUL, YOU SHOULD EMPTY OUT THAT EMERGENCY BAG OF YOURS ONCE IN A WHILE.

BAG?

IS IT BECAUSE IT'S HEAVY...?

what on earth do you have in your bag...?

it's freaking heavy!

EVEN WHEN I SAY IT'S FINE, HE ALWAYS INSISTS ON TAKING IT AWAY AND CARRYING IT FOR ME.

WELL... SURE. ALRIGHT.

YOU PROMISED. GO TO SLEEP THEN. I'LL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS.

NO, IT'S OKAY. I DON'T TURN IT OFF BEFORE I SLEEP.

YOU SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON? EVERY NIGHT?

YEAH. I'VE ALWAYS DONE THAT.

THAT'S STRANGE. ANYWAY, I'M LEAVING NOW.

close

...I'VE BECOME FAR TOO INDEBTED TO KWON BEOMJU TODAY.

I WAS SURPRISED BY HOW SKILLFULLY HE TOOK CARE OF ME.

I REMEMBER SEEING THAT HIS GRANDMOTHER HAD BEEN SICK...

IS THAT WHY HE'S SO FAMILIAR WITH CARING FOR PATIENTS?

Puppy Kwon Beomju

PUPPY KWON BEOMJU...?

WHEN DID HE CHANGE HIS CHAT NAME?

Puppy Kwon Beomju

If you're running a fever, put one of those cooling patches on your forehead and go to sleep.

And call me if you need anything.

WITH A BUILD LIKE THAT, HOW COULD HE BE A LITTLE PUPPY? HE'D BE A TIGER.

BUT WHAT EXACTLY AM I SUPPOSED TO STICK ON MY FOREHEAD?

COULD IT BE THIS?

WHEN DID HE GET ALL OF THIS?

Character Fever Patch

Ice Pack

Chewable Vitamins

IF YOU'RE RUNNING A FEVER, PUT ONE OF THOSE COOLING PATCHES ON YOUR FOREHEAD AND GO TO SLEEP.

...HOW REFRESHING.

AND, FOR SOME REASON, I FEEL KIND OF TINGLY, TOO...