episode_0087

Blink, blink.

A slowly blinking vision.

With it, the senses of the whole body become clearer.

The moment I realized that I was wrapped in a soft blanket, I sat up.

The smell of medicine, along with the sharp pain, tickles my nose.

“Ugh… .”

I groaned, clutching my forehead.

Through the fine white hair that falls in a swaying manner, I can feel the rough texture of the bandage.

I rubbed my eyes and looked around.

A pure white space.

Next to the soft bed I was lying on was a small humidifier turned on.

This is Rabin’s hospital room.

But Rabin was nowhere to be seen.

My fingertips tremble at the unfamiliar feeling of being left alone in an empty space.

I pulled the blanket up and covered myself.

“Shine… ?”

My ears felt stuffy.

I felt strangely sad that there was no one around.

Hot moisture quickly rose in my eyes.

“Amy… .”

As I was mumbling absentmindedly, I felt a burning thirst in my throat.

As I crawled out of bed, I found a small bottle of water next to the bed.

It’s as if it was prepared for me to drink when I wake up.

Next to the bottle of water, there was also my favorite chocolate.

I reached out and grabbed the bottle of water.

A moderate temperature, neither too cold nor too hot.

I opened the lid and put the bottle of water in my mouth.

Lukewarm water flows down my throat.

The body’s tension is relieved by a moderately cool sensation.

Why am I here?

After drinking the water, I recalled my last memory.

test.

that’s right.

I even remembered taking the test with Shine.

Did you lose consciousness while taking the test?

I scratched my cheek and held the chocolate in my hand.

The chocolate, which was just the right size to fit in one bite, gave off a sweet scent even without opening the packaging.

I licked my lips, unwrapped the chocolate, and put it in my mouth.

As I was munching on the chocolate in my mouth, I heard a creaking sound coming from the tightly closed door.

Click – the door begins to open with a small noise.

In the open space of the door stood the little girl I was looking for.

She began to writhe into the hospital room, carrying a large bundle in her arms.

“Shine!”

“Jeff? Are you awake?”

Shine looked startled at my voice.

She threw down all the miscellaneous things she was holding in her arms and ran to me.

“Does anything hurt? Can I get up?”

Shine ran towards me as if she was flying, clung to me, and began to examine every part of my body.

Her gaze falls to the bandages wrapped around her head.

“Are you in a lot of pain?”

Shine’s hand goes up to her head.

At the gentle and careful touch, I closed my eyes.

Shine’s touch felt over the rough bandage.

I shook my head and answered.

“No. It’s okay.”

“Really?”

Shine pressed the bandage a little harder as if to ask if what I said was true.

“Ugh… .”

There seemed to be a wound, and the place where Shine’s hand touched felt tingly.

I ended up lying down on the bed by Shine’s pressing hand.

“You still have to lie down.”

“But it’s frustrating… .”

Shine laid me down and pulled the blanket up to my chin.

The soft feel of the blanket was nice, but lying down for a long time felt a little stuffy.

“Don’t get up until you’re better.”

My lips stuck out at Shine’s words.

“Where did everyone go?”

“Amy and Lane are out for a bit on business.”

I turned around at Shine’s explanation.

Amy and Lane are busy enough people.

It’s only natural that you can’t be by my side forever.

But I felt so annoyed that you weren’t there for me while I was sick like this.

I know it’s childish tantrums, but I can’t help but feel angry.

I pulled the blanket up to my head.

“Are you sad that Amy and Lane aren’t here?”

“Yeah.”

Shine was sensitive to my feelings.

She immediately realized why I was doing this.

A shame that cannot be hidden, a fever rises on the face.

I rubbed my cheek under the blanket.

Taktadot- The sound of Shine jumping down from where she was standing next to the bed is heard.

I lowered the blanket to check on her as she slowly walked away, and she was holding the things I had thrown in front of the door.

“What is that…?”

“A gift from Rain and Amy.”

“A gift?”

Shine came over to me and laid out the things she was holding in her arms.

Things pouring down onto the bed.

Candies, chocolates, and even cookies wrapped in pretty packaging.

I picked up the cookie carefully.

“Dinosaur Cookies… .”

The cookie was shaped like a dinosaur, which is my favorite.

“Amy made it for me.”

“Amy…?”

“Yeah.”

I took off the cookie wrapper and put the dinosaur head in my mouth.

My face relaxes at the richness and sweetness, the fragrant scent coming from deep within.

Dinosaurs danced on the tongue.

“How long have I been lying down?”

“Um… .”

Shine started counting on her fingers in response to my question.

One, two, three, I looked terrified at the ever-increasing numbers.

Did I really lie down for that long?

Shine’s fingers began to cross the five.

“I… . I’ve been lying down for that long?”

“Yeah. Jeff was lying down for five hours. ”

“Five hours… ?”

“Yeah.”

I was relieved by Shine’s explanation.

If it’s five hours, it means you didn’t miss [The Little Witch’s Great Adventure].

“Hey, Shine.”

“Huh?”

“I failed the test?”

I asked, holding Shine’s hand.

After hearing my question, Shine was silent for a moment and then slowly nodded.

“Yeah. Jeff failed the test.”

I kept my mouth shut at Shine’s answer.

I felt like I was left alone.

Shine is running far away, and I have to stand there blankly and just look at her back.

That made me unbearably angry.

The dinosaur’s body in my hand is split in two.

A cookie that was broken and crunchy.

Shine looked at me like that and lifted my hand.

“It’s okay, Jeff.”

As she said that, Shine took the cookie in my hand and put it in her mouth.

Clean lips pass by cautiously.

The tongue that had been eating the dinosaur cookie in my hand wriggled as if playing tag and then licked my finger.

I hastily pulled my hand away from that strangely ticklish feeling.

Shine smiled mischievously at my appearance.

My whole face feels hot.

“Hey, Shine. Where’s Lavigne?”

“Rabin?”

“Yeah.”

“He hasn’t come yet?”

Shine looked around as she answered my question.

“I went out to go to the bathroom… .”

“When was that…?”

“An hour?”

I kept my mouth shut at Shine’s answer.

It seemed like Rabin had some unspeakable circumstances.

“Why Rabin?”

“Rabin is a doctor, so I was going to ask him when I could be discharged.”

That’s what he said, but it seemed like it would be okay to go back to the room right away.

Because everything was fine except for a little headache.

I got up from my seat and sat down on the bed.

Immediately after waking up, I felt something was changing.

No, to be exact, it seemed like I was waking up from a sleep.

A feeling that is becoming clearer and clearer.

Something inside was filling the void.

The feeling wasn’t all bad.

Because it was like returning to my original place, there was no discomfort at all.

“You can’t get up yet.”

Shine tried to lay me down, but I escaped his reach and sat down on the other side.

“Jeff!”

“I hate it, it’s frustrating.”

I stuffed the remaining cookies into Shine’s mouth as she grumbled.

It was an unexpected counterattack, and Shine opened her mouth with a surprised expression.

The cookies are delicious.

Shine. You think so too?

“Should I go back first?”

I jumped out of bed and muttered.

Shine came closer, startled by my appearance.

“Not yet!`

“Why?”

“Jeff is sick.”

“But Shine. I can move just fine.”

Look carefully.

As I said that, I started doing gymnastics on the spot.

One, two, one, two.

It was always gymnastics that Shine, Rain, and I did, and sometimes even Victor did.

“No problem?”

I felt a little better after moving my stuffy body.

I took a deep breath.

There was a strong smell of medicine in the air, but I didn’t pay any attention to it.

“Jeff… .”

“Why?”

“No… .”

Shine’s gaze was filled with confusion.

What’s the problem?

I looked at Shine and put the candy in my mouth.

A strong, sweet peach scent wafts through the air.

Suddenly, my playfulness grew and I blew wind on Shine’s face.

A strong peach scent that wafts out.

Shine blushed at my prank.

“Eat shine too.”

I offered her the remaining peach candy.

She hesitated and took the candy from my hand.

For some reason, I felt a little lighter.

I walked around the ward with light steps.

The pain in my forehead didn’t stop me from moving.

I buried myself in the soft sofa where Ravin always sat.

“Oh… .”

The sofa was so soft.

Enough to be able to sit up and sleep.

I sat down on the chair and called out to Shine.

“Shine!”

“Huh?”

“Come here.”

Shine came closer to my gesture.

I grabbed her hand and pulled her towards me.

The small size means that two people can sit on a sofa that would fit an adult male alone.

I hugged Shine and sat her down on the chair.

Shine twisted her body as if she was a little uncomfortable.

But soon he seemed to find a comfortable position and let out a light breath.

“Isn’t it fluffy?”

“Yeah.”

I shook my short legs.

As I was sitting on the sofa killing time, Lavigne, who had gone on a trip to the bathroom, came back.

“You’re up already?”

A soft and friendly voice was heard.

Lavin, standing in front of the hospital room door, looked at me and Shine with wide eyes.

“Yes.”

“Does it hurt anywhere?”

As he said this, Rabin entered the sickroom.

He walks around me in a wide circle with a relaxed gait.

You could tell that his every movement was considerate of the patient.

“I’m okay!”

I got up from my seat with Shine and walked over to the bed.

Ravin, who had been observing Shine and my movements, then went over to his sofa and sat down.

One of Ravin’s eyebrows rose skyward as he sat on the sofa and looked at me.

“Jeff?”

“Huh?”

“Umm… .”

He looked at me and let out a small groan.

Is there something wrong?

When I looked at him with a puzzled look, he shook his head slightly.

“No, it’s okay.”

As he spoke, Rabin began to write something down on a piece of paper on his desk.

“Are you going back now?”

“Can I go back?”

“If there are no problems.”

“I’m okay!”

“Then I guess I should contact Amy.”

I nodded vigorously.