The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace — Chapter 11

IT'S TIME FOR LUNCH.

I WONDER IF SEO-AN DECIDED ON WHAT TO EAT.

TOMORROW'S ALREADY THE LAST DAY, HUH?

I WAS HESITANT WHEN HE FIRST OFFERED TO HELP...

...BUT WORKING TOGETHER WASN'T TOO BAD.

IN FACT, IT WAS REALLY NICE.

I WAS FEELING MISERABLE THAT DAY, SO I WAS REALLY GRATEFUL. THAT'S WHY I'M HELPING.

BUT WAS THAT A BIG ENOUGH REASON TO LEND ME A HAND?

WHEN I LOOK BACK, I START TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT MYSELF.

...NEVERMIND, LET'S JUST STAY FOCUSED AND FINISH UP WORK.

A NEARBY PARKING LOT...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

EXCUSE ME? ARE YOU OKAY?!

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

SHOULD WE CALL 911?

SEO-AN?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

IS HE HURT?

SHOULDN'T WE CALL AN AMBULANCE?

IT HURTS.

IT'S TOO NOISY.

I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO DIE.

IT HURTS.

WHAT A SNOB. HE'S NOT EVEN ALL THAT GREAT.

EVERY VOICE VIBRATES AND BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE.

I HEARD HE BEAT SOMEONE UP.

ISN'T HE ACTING OUT TOO MUCH?

HE'S A RICH KID, SO I'M NOT SURPRISED.

WHAT THE F*CK WOULD YOU KNOW?!

ARE YOU EVEN AWARE OF ALL THE RUCKUS YOU'RE CAUSING?! YOU IDIOT!

HOW PATHETIC, YOU REALLY WANNA KEEP LIVING THIS WAY?

AS THE MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK, MY CHEST GROWS TIGHTER...

I'M DYING.

...AND MY LIMBS TREMBLE.

I'M GOING TO DIE.

EVERYONE'S GAZE PIERCES THROUGH MY ENTIRE BODY.

ONLY ONE THOUGHT CONSUMES MY MIND.

I'MDYINGI'MDYINGI'MDYINGI'MDYING

SEO-AN!

WHAT'S WRONG? ARE YOU NOT FEELING WELL?

DON'T LOOK AT ME.

DON'T LOOK AT ME.

SEO-AN!

SHUT UP.

DON'T LOOK AT ME.

...IS HE...?

SORRY, HE'S WITH ME. WOULD YOU MIND HAVING EVERYONE STEP BACK?

HE CAN'T CALM DOWN WHEN PEOPLE ARE AROUND.

OH, YES!

AN ACQUAINTANCE IS HERE! EVERYONE CAN LEAVE!

SEO-AN.

DON'T LOOK AT ME.

DON'T LOOK AT ME.

IT'S OKAY, SEO-AN.

YOU'RE OKAY.

DON'T WORRY.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH. YOU'RE OKAY.

BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT...

SLOWLY, SLOWLY.

DON'T WORRY.

YOU CAN RELAX.

YOU'RE SAFE NOW.

YOU'RE OKAY.

DON'T WORRY.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

THIS FEELING WILL PASS.

YOU'RE OKAY, SEO-AN.

I WILL OVERCOME IT.

YOU'RE OKAY.

I'M SAFE NOW.

ARE YOU FEELING BETTER?

I HAD YOU TAKE THE MEDICINE IN YOUR POCKET.

THEY'RE SEDATIVES, RIGHT?

WANT SOME WATER?

OH... YES.

...I'M SORRY. YOU MUST'VE BEEN SURPRISED.

TO BE HONEST, I...HAVE PANIC DISORDER.

THAT'S WHY-

IT'S OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.

I'VE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER WITH PANIC DISORDER, SO IT WASN'T TOO MUCH OF A SHOCK.

EVERYBODY HURTS SOMETIMES.

THERE'S NOTHING TO BE SORRY ABOUT.

...YOU THINK SO?

I'LL DRIVE. YOU MUST BE FEELING OUT OF SORTS.

STILL UP FOR LUNCH?

OR SHOULD WE CALL IT A DAY? I CAN GO BACK TO THE RESTAURANT-

NO! I'LL KEEP GOING!

YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE, BUT...IT ONLY HURTS FOR THAT BRIEF MOMENT. I FEEL FINE ONCE I RELAX.

PLUS, I'M THE ONE WHO OFFERED TO HELP, SO I WANT TO SEE IT THROUGH TO THE END.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT?

OF COURSE.

WHAT'S... THIS?

OH, THAT'S MY BRACELET. LOOKS LIKE IT BROKE EARLIER.

YOU WERE HOLDING ONTO IT PRETTY TIGHT.

IT'S...YOURS?

...CRAP, I'M SORRY. I'LL PAY YOU BACK FOR IT.

I'M SUCH A MESS.

HAHA IT'S FUNNY HOW THE TABLES TURN, HUH?

YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY ME BACK, BY THE WAY. IT WAS JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING I RECEIVED.

...BUT STILL, I'M REALLY SORRY.

I'VE BEEN FEELING BETTER LATELY, SO I MUST'VE LET MY GUARD DOWN.

HOW IS IT YOUR FAULT? YOU'VE ACTUALLY HELPED ME OUT A TON.

ANYWAY, I'M A LITTLE WORRIED. DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD.

...ALRIGHT.

I'LL HEAD BACK TO THE RESTAURANT FOR NOW.

SOUNDS GOOD.

YOU'RE OKAY.

YOU CAN RELAX, SEO-AN.

YOU'RE OKAY.