"Order SechsKies!” yelled Ji Won.
“Ooh, ooh,” said Jae Duc. “I want
some kimbab!”
Ji Won glared at him. Jae Duc shuts up. “Now
I want to talk to all of you about Min Sung. He’s
only been here for a few months but he had saved
my life twice and not to mention, Sung Hoon’s.”
Sung Hoon slapped Min Sung on the back and smiled.
“Now,” continued Ji Won. “What
do you want Min Sung? A car, money, women? Tell
us and it’s yours.”
“Yeah,” said Sung Hoon. “Just
name it buddy and it’s yours.”
I thought about it for a while. The only thing I
wanted was Ji Won but I couldn’t say that.
Since he was suspecting me so much there was only
one thing I should ask for. “I want a woman,”
I told them. They all opened their mouths in shock.
“Alright Min Sung, you dog!” yelled
Sung Hoon, breaking the silence. “At least
you’re proving to us that you’re a man
now!”
“Okay,” said Ji Won slowly. “Who’s
the girl?”
“So Kyung Hee,” I announced.
I saw Sung Hoon’s smiling face turn mad.
“Who do you want?” Sung Hoon asked me
in disbelief.
I repeated myself. “So Kyung Hee.”
Sung Hoon grabbed me by the collar of my shirt.
“Out of all the girls you could have picked,
why her?” he yelled at me. I knew Sung Hoon
liked Kyung Hee but Kyung Hee was the only person
that could help me.
“I happen to like her too,” I answered
him. “Besides, you all said I can have anything
I want, and I want Kyung Hee.”
“He’s right,” said Ji Won softly.
“We can’t go back on our words.”
Ji Won clapped his hands for attention. “So
Kyung Hee now belongs to Ahn Min Sung. Anyone from
SechsKies who touches her, the penalty is death.”
Su Won and Ji Yong had to hold Sung Hoon back from
attacking me. “I thought you were my friend!”
he yelled as they took him away. I sighed and headed
for my room.
Ji Won looked at Min Sung as he was walking away.
“Min Sung.”
“Yes hyung?”
“Are you sure that’s what you want?”
“Yes hyung. I’ve never been more sure
in my life.” Then Min Sung left.
When I made it back into my room, Kyung Hee was
in there waiting for me. “What the hell is
going on?” she asked me. I knew it was time
to tell her my story. When I finished, she was bawling
like a baby. I handed her a tissue.
“Th..that is s..so..romantic,” Kyung
Hee said, sobbing.
I patted her head as she leaned on me. “No,
it’s not.”
“So you’re not going to tell Ji Won
who you really are?”
I shook my head. “It wouldn’t matter
anyways.”
“How do you know? If he knows you’re
still alive, who knows? He might fall in love with
you.”
“Maybe,” I began slowly. “But
then he’d love me out of pity and not out
of love. I don’t want that.”
“Oh.” Kyung Hee stared at the floor.
“I wonder if Mickey really likes me.”
“What?!” I asked in surprise.
She looked at me sheepishly. “Oh, I forgot
to tell you that Mickey and I are beginning to fall
for each other.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I didn’t have a chance to. Besides,
it just happened.”
“I’m sorry Kyung Hee.”
“It’s okay,” she said as she hugged
me. “We’ll just have to put our little
romance on hold for a while. You’re more important.”
“No, I’ll go tell—“
My words were cut off by my lack of air. This time
my attack was worser than it ever had been before.
Kyung Hee stared at me frightened.
“Mina! What’s happening?”
“C..can’t breathe…” I managed
to say. She lifted me up.
“Come on, I’ll take you to the hospital.”
“Don’t let the others see me,”
I said to her before I collapsed into total darkness.
Part 32
Slowly I began to open my eyes. I closed them instantly
because the light reflecting me was so bright. ‘Am
I on the other side?’ I wondered. I managed
to squint my eyes open.
I found myself strapped to a pulse racer machine
and an IV fluid was hooked up to me. I started to
look around my room. I was in a hospital and I saw
that my door was open slightly ajar. Then I heard
2 voices talking and I began to eavesdrop.
“It’s a miracle that she’s still
alive,” said the doctor.
“Is she going to be okay?” Kyung Hee
asked him.
“Well, according to these test results, her
heart will expire any time now. We need to get her
a heart transplant soon because she’s past
overdue for 2 years already. I made some calls and
there is a matching donor for her in England.”
“I’ll have to talk to her about it.”
“Please do,” said the doctor. “It’s
her only hope of living.”
Kyung Hee slowly entered my room. She stared at
me with wide eyes. “You heard everything Mina?”
I nodded my head weakly and took the air respirator
off my mouth. “You can tell him to forget
about it. I’m not going to England for a couple
of months to get surgery.”
Kyung Hee ran over and shook me. “Mina, are
you crazy? You have to or you’ll die.”
“No,” I told her stubbornly. “It
was so hard for me to find Ji Won and I won’t
let go of him just like that.”
Kyung Hee began to cry. “I don’t want
you to die though.”
I looked at her sadly. “You’re a good
friend Kyung Hee. I know you’ll be the perfect
girl for Sung Hoon.” I yanked the IV tube
off my arm. “Come on. Let’s go home.”
A little over a month later….
My heart condition began to grow worse. My attacks
became more frequently and undetected. It would
happen during odd times like when I’m showering
or having dinner with the SechsKies guys. Luckily
Kyung Hee was always there by my side to cover for
me.
Sung Hoon hated me. I can tell by the way he acts.
He probably thinks that Kyung Hee really likes Ahn
Min Sung (that’s me). What he doesn’t
know is Kyung Hee truly does love him and it breaks
her heart seeing him go out with other girls. I
think he’s doing that to make her jealous.
As for Ji Won, he began to grow distant towards
me. He wouldn’t talk to me much and he’s
been depressed about something lately. I wish I
could know what was bothering him because it hurts
me to see him sad like that.
Secrets are definitely hard to keep. Especially
ones that you have to cover everyday. I should have
known that my disguise and heart attacks would be
exposed soon but it just came to me unexpectedly…
