Is He On His Periods?

The moment i opened the door I saw mom lying on the floor , i quickly ran towards her.

"Mom" ; "Mom" i tried to wake her up but she's unconscious, i shook her body again and again but no response. I'm wondering how long she's been here, and i wish it were just for a short period of time.

For a second I thought I lost my mum, eyes brimming with tears but when I noticed her irregular breathing I relieved a sigh of relief.

I checked her pulse it's erratic but atleast it's there.

Without wasting another minute I took out my phone to call for an ambulance.

"hello 119, it's an emergency here"

...

Mum is inside the doctor's cabin while I am waiting outside, just hoping for the best.

I am regretting for how i reacted back in headmaster's office, I shouldn't have talked back with her in that tone. She must have been hurt by my words.

She does so much for me as a single parent and still i dared to talk like that.

"Ugh i am a fool" i winced my eyes and slapped my palm on my forehead feeling deep remorse.

Touchwood but if anything would happen to her I will never forgive myself. It's my fault that she had to face this kind of situation.

Doctor came out and I looked at him keenly, hoping for a good news.

"There's nothing to worry about dear, she had low blood pressure that's why she collapsed and as her weakness is a concerning issue, I would suggest you to take good care of her diet, make sure it's full of nutritious food and ask her to relax seems like she has strained herself a bit too much from work or stress. And I am not sure as I am not a psychiatrist but I think she is depressed so it would be great if you could meet a psychiatrist"

I nodded as I listened his each and every word intently.

"I've prescribed some medicines for her, buy it for her"

I took that slip and asked "Doctor can I meet her now"

"Let her rest for a bit , go in after few hours"

"Ok doctor, thank you" I bowed down.

A tear left my eyes, a tear of joy.

I can't imagine what my life would be like without mom in it, it's true that you only realise the importance of someone when they are gone. But I guess in my case it's not too late to realise this.

"I made a huge mistake today, I'm sorry mum" I clenched my fist, as i whispered.

...

I gave that slip to the pharmacist and asked him to give me the medicines prescribed in it.

I was waiting for my order but then i saw a familiar figure drenched in blood.

"Jung Ji Hoon!!" i quickly shoved my hands on my mouth, a gesture to show that I am embarrassed for the way I screamed his name.

"why do I always end up putting my foot in my mouth." I yelped

He looked at me through peripheral of his eyes.

I gasped at his fierce look. But this time i didn't care to hide my ugly face from him, because I don't care , this is who I am and I accept me so people should too accept me for just the way I am.

"Ma'am your medicines" pharmacist motioned me towards the bag full of medicines.

I paid the bill and received the receipt; I want to leave but my feet are refusing to do so , I want to know what happened to Jung Ji Hoon, but I don't think I can intervene this much in his life.

fuck it I'll just spill my guts

"Ji hoon.." he again gave me that fierce look , i gulped my saliva as i continued "are you okay?"

He nodded

I can conspicuously see that he is definitely not okay, blood is dripping down his forehead and his expensive white button down shirt is drenched in blood , there is a deep wound on his back i can see it because his shirt is especially damp at that place and is glued with that wound. His backhand is filled with bruises , i noticed some calluses on his palm. Even his cherry like lips are ruined because of bruises. It seems like someone gave him a punch on his right eye as his skin is ruptured there in particular and that eye has swollen up.

My eyes trailed down and I observed that his trousers are ruptured at the edges which clearly shows his swollen ankles.

He has rolled up his sleeves which reveals red marks on his arms, as his skin is white like pearl these red marks can be easily seen everywhere, even around his neck as if someone tried to throttle him.

He looks so hot even in this messed up state. And i feel so bad for him.

"Well actually i don't think that you're okay"

at first I hesitated a bit to say this but then I just said it.

"why do you care?" he grunts

So rude of him, is he on his periods? just few hours earlier in school he was being so talkative and lively and just look at him now , annoyed and angry. But I still tried my best to cope up with him "no I don't .. it's just.. it's just that .. umm .. I think you should visit a doctor instead of taking medicine from a pharmacy"

"You don't have to think so much " he yelled as he snapped his palm on the pharmacist table with great intensity and this left me speechless, I don't know what to say next as I've already insulted myself by indulging me in another's life.

"You..you just" his eyes winced in pain , his one hand on his stomach and he took support of the pharmacist table to be able to stand and he still continued to speak even though he is entirely ravaged "You just mind your own fucking buisness"

That's so harsh , how can he be so rude "You know what.. You're a complete piece of shit, fuck you" I retorted as i showed him my middle fingers.

And then I just left from there without even glancing back to look at his reaction.

...

That Jung Ji Hoon, who does he think he is , his way of talking is downright disdainful.

"Huh poo on a stick" I yelled as I slammed my foot on the wall beside me but it hurts me back , I whimpered "ouch my toenail" as i stand on one leg touching my stinging toenail from one hand and jumping off here and there due to pain.

"dagnabbit! screw him!"

I took a deep breath to calm myself down.

Then I opened the door of the cabin where my mum was in a deep slumber. I kept the medicines on the sideboard.

I sat beside her on a chair; I held her hand in my hand, this stimulates my blood circulation to know that my mum is not leaving me to know that she is still here to love me.

I didn't even realise when I fell asleep. I woke up when I felt someone patting on my head , it was my mum who else could it be.

I rubbed my eyes to wake up from my sleep entirely and realised that it's tomorrow morning.

I again held my mum's hand in my hands and asked her "Mum how are you feeling now?"

"Much better" she replied with a warm smile on her face. A smile which is so unique and hospitable for me.

I am not saying anything even though my head is filled with sorrowful apologetic thoughts and i want to tell her that i am sorry and I'll behave from now on, but my mum is also not uttering a word.

This peaceful silence broke with a "Sorry" from my mum.

"No mum I am sorry, I always hurt you, you do so much for me and I still act like a spoiled brat.." I was about to say more but mum kept her palm on my mouth softly to shut me up.

"I am sorry Ha Na for being so brutal with you but whatever i said was for your own benefit"

"I know mum that's why I promise I'll always listen to you and I will never break your heart. And also i will behave properly from now on, I promise"

"And I promise too to never hurt you again" we both smiled and locked our pinky finger to secure our promise.

I hugged her while she straddled my back. It is so cosy in here, I can't express how much I missed my mum's embrace , my safe place.

"Ha Na I know your high school is going to be tough for you but you know that it's just a phase right"

I don't know when will good things happen with me, I've been hearing that "it's just a phase" from my childhood, i don't know how long this phase is going to last and when will my good fortune come , this phase feels like a never ending saga. Seems like I didn't have enough red packets during my birth.

I must have committed a deadly sin in my past life that's why I am getting punished like this in my current life.

but I just nodded without leaving her embrace.

"So just don't be a part of any kind of quarrel, mind your own buisness and be thankful to be alive , to get to see this beautiful world everyday"

Yeah life is beautiful it's just that I have a lot of hate for it in my heart. But I won't cut off mum's words so again I just nodded.

"Ha Na tell me honestly your elementary and middle school weren't easy for you either right? You lied about having friends and enjoying school life to me this entire time right?"

Her question froze me up, I wonder how did she get to know.

My eyes widened, lips parted to tell her but words are refusing to come out.