A surprising deal.

📝

On the weekend day MinJun slept like a log, till the sun rose high in the sky. Don't blame it on him! Who told grandpa Wurt to make him embarass in such way that he kept tossing and turning around unable to close his eyelids not until it was dawn.

He grabbed his eye glasses and completed his morning routine. Still not fully awake he walked over living room rubbing his eyes.

One look around and he was jolted awake. The remaining bits of drowsiness ran away like a dog running away with its tail folded between its legs.

On the sofa was seated a guest he would least expect ...let it alone....in fact he wouldn't dare expect at all.

Was he still dreaming???

If not how could HaeSung was there early in the morning.

Aunt Mina waved at MinJun who was standing stiff in a corner. She gestured him to join. MinJun nervously walked over and took a seat beside her.

" Grandpa Wurt visited earlier. He wanted you to follow HaeSung back. Sigh,, MinJun,, I wasn't aware that both of you are classmates. It would have lessen my worries, na."

Within the car was pin-drop silence. Two people were seated next to each other, both draped in mournful air. The person on the left was distant and reserved while the other one was antisocial who simply do not know how to lead a dialogue.

Although discomfiting MinJun felt happily awkward. To spend a minute with HaeSung was overwhelming to him and the drive back was hours long. It was enough for head over heels MinJun to be content for a year.

The car drove away after dropping MinJun to the school's dormitory.

Till now the ambience in the school had cooled down by few degrees. For a week nothing major went down and the days passed in sereneness. But it was a calm before a storm. The nearing days masked a surprise for both MinJun and HaeSung. A kind of surprise that would messily shuffle their life like a deck of cards. That day shall bring forward a change and after it nothing will be same as ever.

/~

"Is that true?"

MinJun exclaimed surprising the two girls who were squealing ear to ear.

"Anyway it got nothing to do with you. Let's move elsewhere."

One of the girl spoke lazy to disguise her disgust.

"No.Wait~"

MinJun moved forward wanting to stop them from leaving but the two avoided him like a plague and walked away hotfoot.

The disturbing talks were about HaeSung. He heard that HaeSung's mother was admitted in a hospital and her situation was dire. Nothing sure can be said. MinJun collapsed on his seat.--What should he do now?

Along the twenty minutes ride from his dormitory to the city hospital MinJun remained muddle-head. The information he got from the reception led him to the emergency unit on the third floor of the building.

The floor was overflowing with medicinal aroma. At the end of the corridor a red bulb was lit up. HaeSung seated on the metal chair sad and dejected. Next to him were Raven and Keet both equally distress.

MinJun learned about the accident. Due to massive blood loss the situation became grave. Since having a unique blood type it was hard for the blood bank to provide and to search a suitable donor wasn't as easy as said.

"Hey~ MinJun. Why are you here?"

MinJun turned around. The person who spoke was Ru Dave, HaeSung's dad. Seeing him, his heartbeat fluctuated wildly. It was because of his guilty conscience. MinJun had a sudden thought. It could help him with his feelings for HaeSung but the thought alone made him feel disgusted to himself.

"Uncle Ru. I have a matter to consult."

Thus after, he followed a young man in white lab-coat then went back to find HaeSung.

"HaeSung we need to talk. This involve sister Mama."

The first to react wasn't HaeSung but Raven who grabbed his shirt collar then yanked him against the wall.

"Are you fucking crazy. Is he in condition to chit-chat with you."

The confronted MinJun ignored Raven, built up some courage and repeated his words again.

"Talk."

HaeSung said without lifting up his head.

"Private."

After the word left his mouth MinJun felt the hands grabbing him tighten.

In an empty room two person faced each other. HaeSung sat on the patient bed while MinJun stood near the metal-door. MinJun lowered his head and took a deep breath. Continuosly repeating the upcoming words in his heart he lifted his head meeting eyes with HaeSung then in a one breath put forth a deal-

"Trade with me. My contract and sister Mama's life."