gray man
EP.14 Commuting
[This episode is told from Jimin's perspective.]
Squeak-
박지민
"...Yeoju, I'm out..."
박지민
"Yeoju...?"
When I returned after finishing all the work Do Ji-hoon had ordered, Yeoju's condition looked very serious.
Yeoju's body was burning hot like a ball of fire, and she struggled so much that she could barely breathe. You could call it a cold, but it was clearly not a cold. It was undoubtedly Do Ji-hoon's doing.
도지훈
Did you do a good job at work, Jimin?
박지민
"Do Ji-hoon, you..."
도지훈
"Don't worry, I just wanted to show you what happens when you don't do your job properly."
박지민
"J-Now, now you're okay, right?"
도지훈
"So, do you think I'd break a promise like this, considering I'm still a human being?"
박지민
"H-h-h-h..."
도지훈
"I took my medicine right after confirming that I finished the work, so my fever should go down."
박지민
"What on earth did you do..."
도지훈
I just raised your body temperature.
도지훈
"Until it becomes hard to breathe."
박지민
"..Phew, I see..."
도지훈
Go home now.
도지훈
Because I've done everything I needed to do.
박지민
"O-Yeah, I understand..."
박지민
See you tomorrow..
도지훈
"Ugh, yeah."
If I could, I would have wanted to strangle Do Ji-hoon to death right there and then, but knowing that doing so would put Yeoju in even greater danger, I suppressed those countless emotions and carried her home.
.
. .
'Thump, thump-'
박지민
"ha..."
김여주
"O-uh-uh... um"
박지민
"O-Yeoju...?"
김여주
"Uh, um...?"
김여주
"who are you.."
박지민
"It's me, Jimin..."
박지민
"You really don't remember?"
김여주
"....Jimin?"
김여주
"I don't know..."
박지민
It's okay, you'll... remember soon.
김여주
"But... where is this place?"
김여주
"Jungkook... Yoongi oppa... and Seokjin oppa?"
박지민
"therefore...."
김여주
"O-uh-huh?"
박지민
I'm making the medicine again for you right now..
박지민
"He said he would come back here once it's all finished."
김여주
"Y-yes, really...?"
김여주
"Come to think of it... I think someone ran away with the medicine back then..."
박지민
"Y-Yeah, that's right..."
박지민
So... I'm making it again.
김여주
" I see..!"
박지민
Ah, I've been talking outside the whole time..
박지민
"Are you sure? That you'll be okay staying at my house..."
김여주
"Yeah! It's fine..."
박지민
"thank god.."
I knew it would be hard ahead, and I knew it would hurt more, but I was still so happy to be with Yeoju, even if only for a short while, and to be able to spend time with her. With a feeling that I somehow wished this time would pass slowly, I went home.
.
. .
As time passed, deep into the dawn, perhaps around 2 or 3 o'clock, Yeoju fell into a deep sleep. I had been watching over her until she fell asleep, and then a knock reached my ears that woke me up after I had briefly dozed off.
Knock, knock-
박지민
"Hmm, who is it at this hour..."
박지민
"...Ah, I can't wake the female lead... I should leave quietly..."
김여주
"Hoo... mmm"
박지민
"...."
Knock, knock-
박지민
"N-who is it..."
도시훈
It's me, Jimin.
박지민
"..."
It was a voice I absolutely hated to the point of making me nauseous, but knowing who would hear it if I didn't open the door, I opened it with those hateful hands, even though I didn't want to.
박지민
What can I do for you?
도시훈
There is something I forgot to pass on.
박지민
"Something that wasn't delivered?"
도시훈
This medicine is a sleeping pill that puts you to sleep for up to 12 hours.
박지민
"...So."
도시훈
Please have breakfast with Yeoju before you come out in the morning.
박지민
"Ah, so you mean to add this medicine to that meal."
도시훈
"Yes, but my brother did it out of consideration so it would be easier for me to get around."
박지민
"Consideration, huh? Heh, that's funny."
박지민
"All right."
도시훈
Please pick up this medicine every day before returning home.
도시훈
"When it's early morning like today, it's just as much of a hassle for both you and me, Jimin."
박지민
"...is it so."
'bang-'
As soon as the door closed, my legs gave way again and I slumped down. Guilt and fear gripped me at the thought of how I was supposed to feed this medicine to Yeoju with my own hands, and eventually, out of fear, I shed tears once more.
박지민
"D-Do Ji-hoon, kk...eu, you bastard... H-h-h-h, you son of a bitch...!!!"
박지민
"H-Haa...ugh, such... cruel... acts..."
박지민
"Consideration...?"
박지민
"Sh-f-f... just... y-
I thought it was a good thing to be with Yeoju every morning and night.
However, I had forgotten the fact that I had to commute to and from work every morning and night because of the brief sweetness.
As expected, I am nothing but Do Ji-hoon's gray wolf. A gray wolf who forgot about corporal punishment because of a brief reward.
박지민
"I'm sorry, Yeoju..."
박지민
"I... I can't do this anymore."