PAY IT OFF WITH YOUR BODY.
B-BODY...
PAY IT OFF...?
WH-WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN BY... WITH YOUR BODY?
?
HA... LOOK AT YOU, GETTING DIRTY IDEAS.
HEY. WHAT'S RUNNING THROUGH THAT HEAD OF YOURS? I MEAN WAIT ON ME.
WAIT ON YOU?
YEAH. I CAN'T USE MY RIGHT ARM UNTIL IT FULLY HEALS.
THE HARD CAST CAN COME OFF IN FOUR WEEKS AT THE EARLIEST.
AFTER THAT, WE'LL TRANSITION YOU TO A SPLINT OR BRACE AND BEGIN PHYSICAL THERAPY.
...WAIT A SECOND, THE DOCTOR SAID IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST TEN WEEKS TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
YOU EXPECT ME TO WAIT ON YOU FOR TEN WHOLE WEEKS?!
THEN WHAT, YOU EXPECT ME TO LIVE MY LIFE USING ONLY MY LEFT HAND?
ALL THIS OVER A SINGLE CAN OF SODA...
STILL, IF KWON BEOMJU HADN'T TAKEN THE HIT FROM THAT KICKBOARD FOR ME...
IT'S ONLY THIS MINOR BECAUSE THE PATIENT IS IN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE.
ANYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE SHATTERED BONES AND BE IN THE OPERATING ROOM RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT. IT'S ONLY ABOUT TWO MONTHS, AND HE REALLY DID SAVE MY LIFE, SO...
ALL RIGHT. THEN HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU?
For real? You're actually doing it?
I SAID ALL RIGHT.
HIS FACE INSTANTLY BRIGHTENED UP...
BUT WHAT KIND OF CARE DOES HE EVEN EXPECT FROM ME...?
HAAAH...
QUIT SIGHING, WILL YOU? YOU'LL CHASE AWAY GOOD FORTUNE.
HAAH, I THOUGHT YOU LIVED IN INCHEON...
THIS IS A STUDIO I RENTED WHEN RETURNING TO SCHOOL.
WHY WOULD I EVER LEAVE INCHEON?
12TH FLOOR RESIDENTS
I MEAN, WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THE EXACT SAME OFFICETEL, ON THE EXACT SAME FLOOR OF ALL PLACES...?
DON'T TELL ME... YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ME?
UGH, WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE IS THAT?!
EXCUSE ME.
WHY AREN'T YOU GOING INTO YOUR OWN APARTMENT? WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?
I AM GOING INSIDE. MY APARTMENT.
RIGHT ACROSS FROM MINE? THIS ISN'T SOME HIDDEN-CAMERA PRANK, IS IT?!
JUST DON’T BE LATE TOMORROW. BEING LATE IS THE THING I DESPISE MOST.
I’M RARELY EVER LATE, SO DON’T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT.
GOOD ENOUGH, THEN.
SHE ACTS EXACTLY THE SAME AS SHE DID ON HPP.
...RIGHT DOWN TO YAPPING DEFENSIVELY WHENEVER THINGS DON'T GO HER WAY.
...HOW DOES EVEN HER NECK LOOK SO SOFT?
SHE SMELLED NICE, TOO. WHAT PERFUME DOES SHE USE?
SMELLED A BIT LIKE CUCUMBERS, I THINK...
INSTANT REALITY CHECK.
...LET'S STOP THINKING ABOUT THAT.
COME TO THINK OF IT, I LEFT MY CAR AT SCHOOL BECAUSE I WAS RUSHED AWAY IN THE AMBULANCE.
I SHOULD HEAD OVER TO CAMPUS AND RETRIEVE IT LATER.
IT'LL BE BETTER TO DRIVE ANYWAY, SINCE I'LL BE COMMUTING WITH LEE JIUM FROM NOW ON.
JIUM FROM BEOMJU'S PERSPECTIVE
BESIDES, IT BUGS ME SEEING HER LUG AROUND THAT BACKPACK THAT LOOKS LIKE LUGGAGE FOR MOVING.
CAN YOU EVEN DRIVE WITH A CAST ON, THOUGH?
Driving With One Hand Illegal
HELLO, DRIVERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA!
TODAY, WE WILL EXPLORE WHETHER DRIVING WITH ONE HAND IS ILLEGAL.
YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING WHETHER DRIVING ONE-HANDED IS AGAINST THE LAW~ IS DRIVING WITH ONE HAND REALLY ILLEGAL?
WHAT?
MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE ISSUE OF DRIVING ONE-HANDED AS WELL.
UGH, ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW...?
ENDED UP SEARCHING AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA TO FIND OUT.
THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT HAS NO CLAUSE SPECIFYING YOU CAN'T DRIVE ONE-HANDED?
WELL, WHATEVER. THAT MEANS IT'S FINE.
UGH, MY BODY FEELS SO STIFF. I'D BETTER SHOWER BEFORE HEADING OUT.
AH, SERIOUSLY. THIS IS SUCH A PAIN.
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE INJURY, BUT MY BODY FEELS STRANGELY FLUSHED...
...?
HAAH... WHAT DID I EVEN DO TO GET HARD RIGHT NOW?
DAMMIT, IS MY BODY BROKEN OR SOMETHING?
GO DOWN ALREADY.
FINALLY FEELS LIKE I CAN BREATHE.
I SHOULD LIE DOWN FOR A BI--
HOLY SHIT, THAT HURTS LIKE ABSOLUTE HELL...
THE BONE REALLY IS PULVERIZED.
...STILL, IT ONLY ENDED AT THIS BECAUSE IT WAS ME.
IF IT HAD BEEN LEE JIUM, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC DISASTER.
AFTER I WENT OUT OF MY WAY TO SAVE HER, THAT PINT-SIZED THING...
...HAD THE NERVE TO TALK ABOUT SETTLING IT WITH CASH.
SHE PROBABLY THOUGHT SHE COULD BRUSH IT UNDER THE RUG WITH SOME MONEY AND PRETEND NOTHING HAPPENED. NOT A CHANCE IN HELL~
LIVING IN THE SAME OFFICETEL MEANS SHE CAN'T EVEN RUN AWAY.
I'LL HAVE TO GIVE MORE THOUGHT TO HOW I'LL PUT HER TO WORK, BUT...
COMING BACK TO SCHOOL WOULD'VE BEEN SO BORING WITHOUT THIS.
Kwon Beomju asks Jium to pay off his debt with his body because he shielded his arm for Jium in the kickboard accident. When Jium misunderstands, it turns out the job is actually caregiving that will last at least ten weeks. Jium is shocked to learn they live in opposite apartments in the same officetel and is warned not to be late tomorrow.
