To the room

"Wai Ming, I can't open up my eyes." Suzan's eyes were teary, as she speaks.

"Just close your eyes then. Why, would you open your eyes if it cannot be opened?" Wai Ming said to Suzan softly while he massaged her head.

"My eyes stings! You-you, please stop applying that ointment... just massage my head like this is enough."

"What, now that you are feeling better, you started giving out orders, to me hah?" Wai Ming was speechless, but somehow he did not feel offended by Suzan's demand.

"Aiyoh, I gave you an inch, and you want to take a mile from me huh? Forget it... You should feel lucky that I want to massage your head like this, you know." Wai Ming initially wanted to push Suzan's head off from his thigh, when he heard Suzan's demand, but looking again at the pale-faced and coldness of Suzan's skin, he did not have the heart to do so.

After a while, Wai Ming noticed that Suzan was quiet. "Ya, ya, Sue, why are you so quiet. Is it better now?"

Wai Ming has been rubbing Suzan's head for almost half an hour now, and his legs already felt numb, from sitting cross-legged on the floor. With Suzan's head on his lap, it only makes his numbness on his legs worse.

"Eh, if you feel better, get up now. My leg is numb already...my lap, is not your pillow ok? ... Oi, are you asleep? " Wai Ming felt weird, Suzan was still unmoving and laying on his lap quietly, even when he tried to wake her up.

Wai Ming tried moving his legs again, with Suzan's head still on his lap. Suzan's head shook, but her eyes were still closed shut, acting like all the shaking was nothing to her.

'This troublesome woman, how dare, she fell asleep, on my thigh?! Did she not feels anything, sleeping on a grown man's leg? Shameless!'

Drawing in a deep breath, Wai Ming's face was red in embarrassment. "Well, if you are not embarrassed, so be it! I am a man myself, but I don't think we should stay in this intimate position for so long..."

Wai Ming pulled his numb legs away from Suzan's head, without caring about Suzan's head, might hit the floor if he removed his legs abruptly.

"Thud!"

Suzan's head falls miserably on the carpeted floor.

'Gulp.'

Wai Ming flinched when he heard the sound. He was worried when Suzan was not even flinching, even after her head fell with a thud on the floor.

'Did I, did I pushed her too hard just now?'

Feeling guilty, Wai Ming crouched on the carpet, checking on Suzan. "Ya... Sue, are you, are you okay? if, if you want to sleep, go inside your room, and sleep."

'Eh, this woman. She usually snores when she is asleep. But why, but why isn't she snoring now?' Wai Ming was in a slight panic when Suzan was not responding to his calls.

"Oii, don't scare me la..." Taking both of Suzan's arm, Wai Ming tried to lift her, forcing her to wake up, if she was sleeping.

'Oh no, did she fainted?!'

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Suzan felt her hand was pulled by someone harshly. She felt that her consciousness has returned because of the pulling.

'Oh my god, stop pulling my hands! My hands are going to come off if you pulled it this hard.' Opening up her eyes a bit, Suzan saw Wai Ming was pulling on her arms.

'Wai Ming, I am going to kill you after this! How dare you bully me while I am sick...'

In protest, Suzan wanted to scold Wai Ming for being rough with her, but she is so weak to speak. What came out from her mouth, was only a groaning sound.

"Mmmm..."

Suzan felt so weak and helpless. She closes her eyes back after she groans. She is awake now, just that, the cool menthol from the ointment that Wai Ming has used on her, stinging her eyes badly, forcing her to shut her eyes again.

"Hah! thank god you are awake... I was about to call the ambulance if you still did not wake up. Come on, lets go inside your room. You will feel better if you are comfortable."

Wai Ming tried his best, to lift the 75kg Suzan, off the floor. He, himself, was only weighing at 60kg. Trying to lift off an extra 15kg heavier, than his weight, he felt that his muscles were working super hard to lift the obese Suzan.

When Wai Ming thought, that he has succeeded, in lifting Suzan, he fell together with her. His attempt to make Suzan stands on her legs failed miserably.

"Awww...get off from me!" Unexpectedly, Wai Ming has fallen crashing on Suzan's body. Looking up, he noticed that his head was on Suzan's bosom.

While huffing and puffing his breath in embarrassment, Wai Ming quickly stands on his feet and moved away from Suzan. "Sorry."

Looking at the pity state of Suzan who was frowning and laying on the cold floor, Wai Ming lifted Suzan's arm again to make her stand.

"You, you... if you don't want to work out, you better go on a diet! See, what happens now? You are sick, but because you are so heavy, I can't even carry you up. Suzan Lee, if after this you still did not lose weight, forget about marrying someone, it would be hard for you even to find a boyfriend!"

Ignoring Suzan's protest on standing up, Wai Ming decided to drag her to her rooms. His face was red in embarrassment.

Wai Ming was mad, not because of Suzan was troubling him to take care of her, but he felt helpless and ashamed. He, Wai Ming as a guy, could not even lift someone who is in trouble. To make it worse, he even falls on top of the lady that he is trying to help with!

' Ah, my image is ruined! What kind of situation is this? My macho man image was all ruined, by this obese girl, Suzan Lee! She better not tell anyone, that I have to drag her, to her bedroom, or else!'

Wai Ming enters Suzan's room while dragging the weak Suzan on his side. Suzan's eyes were opened, slightly, when they arrived inside her room. She felt her body was not hers, as Wai Ming was dragging her body.

"Wai Ming ah, It hurts..." Suzan said softly with her forehead frowning. She felt her shoulder might be dislocated from Wai Ming's tugging. A double pain!

Her head was still pounding, but now, with Wai Ming's dragging, she feels that her body is going to crumble, after this. Wai Ming has been dragging Suzan to her bed, like a sack of cement bag, on the floor, of course, it must have hurt!

"Hah, don't blame me. Blame yourself for being so heavy. I cannot carry you, the only way to bring you to your bed, is to drag you." Wai Ming noticed that his hand was sweaty when he let go of Suzan's hands.

Wai Ming helps Suzan up onto the bed, "Eh, I feel guilty too, you know... but how else, could I bring you inside your room, if I did not do it like this? Are you feeling better?" Wai Ming sits on the edge of the bed after Suzan lies down on the bed.

"You are sweating so much... am I that heavy?" Suzan's eyes were unfocused when she stared at Wai Ming.

"Hah? Aye, forget bout me. I am fine. I am asking you, are you okay, or not? Do you need anything?" Wai Ming's face blushed, as he remembered the fall just now. He just wanted to help, not taking advantage of her.

"Erm, my head still hurts a bit, but I think I will be fine if I sleep. Wai Ming ah... thank you." Suzan looks shy when she spoke to Wai Ming. She quickly grabs her blanket and throws it over her head. She was feeling so embarrassed right now. Her room must be in a mess, and Wai Ming was in her room!

'Oh god, this is embarrassing!' Suzan's heart pounded when she thinks about Wai Ming presence in her bedroom.

"Oh, okay. You should sleep then. I will be outside if you ever needed me." Trying to act like all is normal, Wai Ming's face blushed. He was feeling embarrassed too. He is not used to the shy and soft-spoken Suzan.

Feeling the room's a bit warm, Wai Ming left Suzan's room in a hurry.

"Phew, what was that just now? Why my heart was feeling nervous, like this?" Wai Ming felt his heart thumped uncontrollably.

Wai Ming brushed his weird feelings aside, and mumbled to himself, "Ah, I know. Sue must have been feeling sick because of the heat. Shower. Yes, I should go and have a shower again. Yeah, that must be it. The weather is too hot."