The next morning, when I woke up..
Oops, that's wrong! I didn't fall asleep.
I stayed up all night waiting for him to wake up. But when I got there in the morning, he still wasn't awake.
And another thing, that's why I didn't sleep, because after all, I don't know him! What if he really is a bad person? Then while I was sleeping, he suddenly woke up, and then..
He suddenly killed me!
Oh no! That's why I didn't really sleep, because maybe one day, I'll be in the headlines. You'll just have to hear about it..
"WOMAN, RAPED! FOUND WITHOUT SCAR AND NO LIFE"
Maldo andwae!(That's ridiculous!) Right! I don't want that to happen! I love my life and I still want to do a lot in life!
"AAHH! ARAY!"
I stood up when he suddenly moved while holding his head and his eyes widened.
SHARLENE: "Ije mueos-eulhaeyahabnikka?" (What to do now?) I said while panicking.
I ran to the kitchen and grabbed the knife hidden in the cabinet. Of course, I need this for self-defense. Maybe he'll do something.
Then I approached him again while hiding the knife I was holding behind my back.
JUSKULORD! Forgive me if I ever kill anyone! Please don't!
SHARLENE: "Ajeossi, gwaenchanha?"(trans: Mister, are you alright?) I asked him.
He looked at me and reacted in surprise, hugging himself like a child afraid of the person in front of him.
"Who Are You? Why Am I Here? What Place Is This" he said.
Eh? If he can hug himself, it's like I took advantage of him. Are you okay, boy?
SHARLENE: "Sir, that's exactly what I want to ask you! You just rang the doorbell at my house and then suddenly passed out. Who are you? Am I your stalker?"I said so.
"WHAT?"he shouted while still holding his head.
SHARLENE: "WHAT-A-WAT! You're all WHAT! What's your purpose in coming here, huh!"I said again.
"Wait, Miss. How did I get here? What happened?"
SHARLENE: "You're still very naughty. You can leave now! Because if you don't, I'll call the police!"
"Miss, I really don't know how I ended up here. I don't know you. Even this place."he answered and looked around my entire house.
SHARLENE: "I know that, that's your modus operandi to victimize me. It's not because you're handsome, you can get me to use that excuse."I said.
He stood up and walked towards me and I was just about to take out the knife that I had been hiding earlier when suddenly his watch started beeping, and then something unexpected happened.
He just writhed and fell to his knees while holding his left chest and seemed to be having difficulty breathing.
"M-miss, I need-- to go-- to the hospital--aackk" was all I heard from her as she writhed in pain and struggled to speak.
I, on the other hand, seemed to freeze in place until I dropped the knife I was holding.
"H-help" he said with difficulty, which brought me back to my senses.
"M-my m-m--acck--" he said with difficulty as he tried to reach for something in his pocket.
For some unknown reason, I immediately approached him. I just caught myself helping him get the thing he was taking out of his pocket.
It was a medicine box, I didn't know what it was for but I took out a few pills and immediately handed them to him.
He drank it immediately, but his writhing still hadn't stopped, even the ticking of his watch hadn't stopped.
Until he lost consciousness again and it seemed like his whole body went cold.
And at that moment, I didn't hesitate any longer and immediately called an ambulance.
They responded quickly, so within just a few minutes, the man was immediately taken to the hospital.
And yes, he went to the hospital with me. He held my hand tightly, he didn't want to let go, so I decided to go with him.
Right now I'm just here sitting outside the emergency room where the strange man was brought in. Almost half a minute has passed but still no doctor has come out to report the man's condition.
SHARLENE: "What happened inside? How is he? Tsk, why am I wasting my time here? I don't even know him. Haaay!" I said and looked at my watch, then I realized that I was going to be late for my appointment.
So I decided to leave the hospital.
I had only taken a few steps from where I was sitting when four men ran towards me and headed straight outside the emergency room where I had come from earlier.
"This is it. They said Justin was brought here," one of them said.
They must have known that man. So I breathed a sigh of relief and then continued walking out of the hospital.
⏩Fast Forward: at my house⏩
SHARLENE: "Why did he end up here? How? What's the reason?" I asked myself.
I am now at my house and currently getting ready to go to work.
I still can't get that strange man out of my mind.
SHARLENE: "Justin? His name is Justin? I don't know anyone named Justin! And he doesn't know me either! Why--how-- Aaay! I don't want to think about it anymore! I hope my path with that guy doesn't cross paths!" I said confused.
Then I picked up my phone and called my secretary.
SHARLENE: "Ms. Han, please get my papers ready. Tell the board members that I will be delayed for 10 minutes. I'm on my way." I told her and then immediately ended the call.
There's a lot of things I need to focus on more right now, and first and foremost is my work at our company.
But on the other hand, I'm still wondering what the situation is with that strange man.
And I still can't forget how tightly he held my palms. It was as if my hand was searching for his.
But why? Why do I have familiar feelings for that person? Even though we don't know each other.
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