CHAPTER 26
Back in Hana's house . . . .
“Hana . . . . you're sick. You should be in a hospital. You can't stay here . . . . especially not alone,” Jong Soo said with concern.
Hana smiled at Jong Soo. “It's all right . . . . I can take care of myself.”
Jong Soo looked at Hana. He was very worried about her. He was also pitying her . . . . . and her unborn child.
“I know . . . . I have no right to ask . . . . . But please understand I am very concerned about you. Can I ask . . . .why is the father of the child not taking care of you?” Jong So said as he looked straight at Hana.
Hana smiled bitterly. “Because . . . we're through . . . .We broke up more than a month now.”
“Why?” Jong Soo suddenly asked. “Does he know about your condition? About the baby?”
Hana shook her head. “ No . . . . I never told him.”
“But why?” Jong Soo asked again. He was unable to believe what he was hearing.
“Because . . . . I don't want to be a burden,” Hana replied with sadness in her eyes.
“A burden? But you're carrying his child . . . . He has a responsibility to you . . . . and especially the child,” Jong Soo said.
“A responsibility . . . . I don't want to impose on him especially when he already has someone new . . . . “ Hana said.
Jong Soo was starting to feel very angry. But when he looked at Hana . . . . everything changed.
“So he dumped you because of another girl? And I thought I was already bad . . . . with the way I've treated you. I never thought you would actually meet someone more evil than me. You sure have such bad luck in choosing guys,” Jong Soo said jokingly. He saw that Hana was already very sad. He didn't want to add more sadness . . . . so he decided to just joke about everything.
Hana smiled again bitterly. She knew that Jong Soo was somehow trying to make her feel better.
“Sorry if I've bothered you,” Hana said to Jong Soo.
“No . . . . you're not bothering me. This is the least I can do . . . after all . . . . you know . . . . the things that I've done to you,” Jong Soo replied with a smile.
“Thank you . . . .” she softly said.
“But frankly . . . . I can't believe . . . . somehow I can't seem to accept . . . . before when we were together . . . . I never ever kissed you . . . . and you . . . . you just gave yourself to this guy . . . . How long have you known him?” Jong Soo asked.
“I've known him for several months now,” Hana answered.
“Several months? Hana . . . . I'm sorry to say this but how can you be so careless as to just give yourself to someone you just barely met?”
“I fell in love with him . . . . I love him. . . . That is my only reason for giving myself to him,” Hana answered.
Jong Soo was very angry with the Hana's former boyfriend. If he was the one who had gotten Hana pregnant, he would surely take good care of her.
“Hana . . . that guy has to know about you . . . . and the bay. Just because he has a new girlfriend . . . . So what? The least he can do is provide financially for you and the baby. You can't continue working and going to school, Hana. The school doctor already said that you should be confined in a hospital. Please Hana . . . . if you don't want to do it for yourself . . . . just do it for the child's sake,” Jong Soo said with concern.
Hana shook her head again. “ No . . . I won't tell him! I don't want to tell him. I don't want to ruin his life.”
“Hana . . . . Why are you so kind? You don't want to ruin that guy's life . . . . but have you ever thought about your own life? Or about the life of the baby you're carrying right now?” Jong Soo asked continuously. He was pitying Hana but at the same time, he was also getting upset with the way Hana was thinking.
“Jong Soo . . . . there are a lot of things that you still don't know . . . about him. If I could only tell you . . . . maybe then you would be able to understand my decision,” Hana said.
“I don't care about the guy's situation. What I am concerned about is . . . . you situation. . . . your condition. Hana . . . . the doctor said you need a complete bed rest . . . . or else something bad might happen to you and your baby.”
Hana smiled. “ Thank you very much for being concerned with me. But please . . . just respect my decision. We have already broken up. I don't want to have any more connection with him.”
Jong Soo just looked at Hana. He was really feeling very sorry for her. How he wanted to help her . . . and protect her.
“So what do you plan to do now? How are you going to support yourself? You can't work anymore Hana . . . . Don't be stubborn and just follow what the doctors are saying. Please think about the child you're carrying . . . .” Jong Soo said.
“Jong Soo . . . . I can't stop working . . . and I certainly can't stop studying. We will be graduating in two months time . . . . I can't stop now,” Hana replied.
“What if something bad happens to you . . . . or to your baby? Do you think you can handle it? Are you prepared to handle the consequences of your decision?” Jong Soo asked.
Hana looked at Jong Soo. She then smiled bitterly. “I don't have any choice Jong Soo. I will have to deal with this problem on my own. And I will have to bear all the consequences of my actions . . . alone.”
“Please . . . . I want to help . . . . Let me help you . . . .” Jong Soo said.
Hana gently shook her head. “ No . . . . I won't drag you into my personal problem.”
“Hana . . . . I can provide for you and the child. I can take care of you while you're still pregnant . . . . so you don't have to work anymore,” Jong Soo suggested.
“Thank you . . . . but I can't accept what you're offering,” she gently declined.
“Let's just say . . . . I am doing this for the child . . . . and not for you. Please accept my help. I am not asking or expecting anything in return. If that is what you're afraid of,” Jong Soo said again.
“Jong Soo . . . . please just stop,” Hana uttered.
“You know I don't take no for an answer. I'll talk to Ji-Young so she can accompany you to the hospital tomorrow. Remember. . . . the doctor at school said you need to have a full medical check up. You don't need to worry about the bill. I'll take care of it,” Jong Soo said again.
“Ji-Young . . . . Ji-Young was very upset with me this morning,” Hana uttered.
Hana remembered her best friend's reaction after hearing that she was pregnant.
“Ji-Young was very upset because you didn't tell her about your situation. Somehow she never imagine that you would keep such a secret from her,” Jong Soo said.
“Frankly I was afraid of her reaction . . . . That's why I kept it a secret from her . . . . I hope she forgives me,” Hana said as sadness filled her eyes.
“Don't worry . . . . knowing Ji-Young . . . . she will probably forget all about it by tomorrow morning,” Jong Soo said with a smile.
“I hope so . . . .” Hana replied.
“Hey . . . . cheer up! Don't be so sad. . . . It will have a negative effect on your baby,” Jong Soo said as he tried to make Hana laugh.
Hana smiled. “Thank you . . . . Jong Soo.”
“Please . . . . don't thank me. I haven't done anything,” Jong Soo replied.
“I still want to thank you . . . . Thank you for being a friend . . .” she said with a smile.
“If you really want to thank . . . . don't go to work today . . . . and just rest . . . . please. I'll stay here for the night and look after you,” Jong Soo said with love in his eyes.
Hana looked at Jong Soo. She could feel she was very tired. She was also thinking that it would be better if she just stayed home and slept. Somehow she felt like her whole body ached.
“Hana . . . .”
“Okay . . . .I promise . . . . I'll rest for today. But only for today . . . . okay?” she suddenly said.
Jong Soo suddenly became very happy. At least . . . . Hana didn't have to go to work and he wouldn't be worried about her collapsing again . . . . for the time being.
He knew he needed to do something about Hana. He needed to persuade her to go and allow herself to be confined in a hospital.
She was already very weak. Jong Soo could easily tell her health was in a bad state. The school doctor had told him that Hana needed to be taken to a hospital to make sure that she doesn't collapse again. Because if it does happen again. . . . it may be fatal for both Hana and the baby.
Jong Soo looked at Hana again. He didn't want anything bad to happen to her. He still loved her. And he will do anything just to help her.
Back in Hana's house . . . .
“Hana . . . . you're sick. You should be in a hospital. You can't stay here . . . . especially not alone,” Jong Soo said with concern.
Hana smiled at Jong Soo. “It's all right . . . . I can take care of myself.”
Jong Soo looked at Hana. He was very worried about her. He was also pitying her . . . . . and her unborn child.
“I know . . . . I have no right to ask . . . . . But please understand I am very concerned about you. Can I ask . . . .why is the father of the child not taking care of you?” Jong So said as he looked straight at Hana.
Hana smiled bitterly. “Because . . . we're through . . . .We broke up more than a month now.”
“Why?” Jong Soo suddenly asked. “Does he know about your condition? About the baby?”
Hana shook her head. “ No . . . . I never told him.”
“But why?” Jong Soo asked again. He was unable to believe what he was hearing.
“Because . . . . I don't want to be a burden,” Hana replied with sadness in her eyes.
“A burden? But you're carrying his child . . . . He has a responsibility to you . . . . and especially the child,” Jong Soo said.
“A responsibility . . . . I don't want to impose on him especially when he already has someone new . . . . “ Hana said.
Jong Soo was starting to feel very angry. But when he looked at Hana . . . . everything changed.
“So he dumped you because of another girl? And I thought I was already bad . . . . with the way I've treated you. I never thought you would actually meet someone more evil than me. You sure have such bad luck in choosing guys,” Jong Soo said jokingly. He saw that Hana was already very sad. He didn't want to add more sadness . . . . so he decided to just joke about everything.
Hana smiled again bitterly. She knew that Jong Soo was somehow trying to make her feel better.
“Sorry if I've bothered you,” Hana said to Jong Soo.
“No . . . . you're not bothering me. This is the least I can do . . . after all . . . . you know . . . . the things that I've done to you,” Jong Soo replied with a smile.
“Thank you . . . .” she softly said.
“But frankly . . . . I can't believe . . . . somehow I can't seem to accept . . . . before when we were together . . . . I never ever kissed you . . . . and you . . . . you just gave yourself to this guy . . . . How long have you known him?” Jong Soo asked.
“I've known him for several months now,” Hana answered.
“Several months? Hana . . . . I'm sorry to say this but how can you be so careless as to just give yourself to someone you just barely met?”
“I fell in love with him . . . . I love him. . . . That is my only reason for giving myself to him,” Hana answered.
Jong Soo was very angry with the Hana's former boyfriend. If he was the one who had gotten Hana pregnant, he would surely take good care of her.
“Hana . . . that guy has to know about you . . . . and the bay. Just because he has a new girlfriend . . . . So what? The least he can do is provide financially for you and the baby. You can't continue working and going to school, Hana. The school doctor already said that you should be confined in a hospital. Please Hana . . . . if you don't want to do it for yourself . . . . just do it for the child's sake,” Jong Soo said with concern.
Hana shook her head again. “ No . . . I won't tell him! I don't want to tell him. I don't want to ruin his life.”
“Hana . . . . Why are you so kind? You don't want to ruin that guy's life . . . . but have you ever thought about your own life? Or about the life of the baby you're carrying right now?” Jong Soo asked continuously. He was pitying Hana but at the same time, he was also getting upset with the way Hana was thinking.
“Jong Soo . . . . there are a lot of things that you still don't know . . . about him. If I could only tell you . . . . maybe then you would be able to understand my decision,” Hana said.
“I don't care about the guy's situation. What I am concerned about is . . . . you situation. . . . your condition. Hana . . . . the doctor said you need a complete bed rest . . . . or else something bad might happen to you and your baby.”
Hana smiled. “ Thank you very much for being concerned with me. But please . . . just respect my decision. We have already broken up. I don't want to have any more connection with him.”
Jong Soo just looked at Hana. He was really feeling very sorry for her. How he wanted to help her . . . and protect her.
“So what do you plan to do now? How are you going to support yourself? You can't work anymore Hana . . . . Don't be stubborn and just follow what the doctors are saying. Please think about the child you're carrying . . . .” Jong Soo said.
“Jong Soo . . . . I can't stop working . . . and I certainly can't stop studying. We will be graduating in two months time . . . . I can't stop now,” Hana replied.
“What if something bad happens to you . . . . or to your baby? Do you think you can handle it? Are you prepared to handle the consequences of your decision?” Jong Soo asked.
Hana looked at Jong Soo. She then smiled bitterly. “I don't have any choice Jong Soo. I will have to deal with this problem on my own. And I will have to bear all the consequences of my actions . . . alone.”
“Please . . . . I want to help . . . . Let me help you . . . .” Jong Soo said.
Hana gently shook her head. “ No . . . . I won't drag you into my personal problem.”
“Hana . . . . I can provide for you and the child. I can take care of you while you're still pregnant . . . . so you don't have to work anymore,” Jong Soo suggested.
“Thank you . . . . but I can't accept what you're offering,” she gently declined.
“Let's just say . . . . I am doing this for the child . . . . and not for you. Please accept my help. I am not asking or expecting anything in return. If that is what you're afraid of,” Jong Soo said again.
“Jong Soo . . . . please just stop,” Hana uttered.
“You know I don't take no for an answer. I'll talk to Ji-Young so she can accompany you to the hospital tomorrow. Remember. . . . the doctor at school said you need to have a full medical check up. You don't need to worry about the bill. I'll take care of it,” Jong Soo said again.
“Ji-Young . . . . Ji-Young was very upset with me this morning,” Hana uttered.
Hana remembered her best friend's reaction after hearing that she was pregnant.
“Ji-Young was very upset because you didn't tell her about your situation. Somehow she never imagine that you would keep such a secret from her,” Jong Soo said.
“Frankly I was afraid of her reaction . . . . That's why I kept it a secret from her . . . . I hope she forgives me,” Hana said as sadness filled her eyes.
“Don't worry . . . . knowing Ji-Young . . . . she will probably forget all about it by tomorrow morning,” Jong Soo said with a smile.
“I hope so . . . .” Hana replied.
“Hey . . . . cheer up! Don't be so sad. . . . It will have a negative effect on your baby,” Jong Soo said as he tried to make Hana laugh.
Hana smiled. “Thank you . . . . Jong Soo.”
“Please . . . . don't thank me. I haven't done anything,” Jong Soo replied.
“I still want to thank you . . . . Thank you for being a friend . . .” she said with a smile.
“If you really want to thank . . . . don't go to work today . . . . and just rest . . . . please. I'll stay here for the night and look after you,” Jong Soo said with love in his eyes.
Hana looked at Jong Soo. She could feel she was very tired. She was also thinking that it would be better if she just stayed home and slept. Somehow she felt like her whole body ached.
“Hana . . . .”
“Okay . . . .I promise . . . . I'll rest for today. But only for today . . . . okay?” she suddenly said.
Jong Soo suddenly became very happy. At least . . . . Hana didn't have to go to work and he wouldn't be worried about her collapsing again . . . . for the time being.
He knew he needed to do something about Hana. He needed to persuade her to go and allow herself to be confined in a hospital.
She was already very weak. Jong Soo could easily tell her health was in a bad state. The school doctor had told him that Hana needed to be taken to a hospital to make sure that she doesn't collapse again. Because if it does happen again. . . . it may be fatal for both Hana and the baby.
Jong Soo looked at Hana again. He didn't want anything bad to happen to her. He still loved her. And he will do anything just to help her.