Kang Chul-In woke up one week later. 

“Mm…!”

“Son, did you wake up?”

He could hear his mother, Park Sun-Ja’s, voice.

“This is...?”

“It’s a hospital, son.”

“...!”

“Whew… son, I understand you’re busy, but what were you doing to end up like this…”

“S-Sorry…”

“I’m upset.”

“...”

“If I lose even you…”

Kang Chul-In shut his mouth. He didn’t have anything to say. Showing this injured side of him to his mother… he wanted to find a hole and hide in it. 

“Don’t ever…”

“...”

“Don’t even come hurt like this. Alright?”

“Okay…”

“I can’t believe you…”

Park Sun-Ja couldn’t look at Kang Chul-In properly. 

“I’ll call for a doctor, so rest up. I’ll be back.”

Park Sun-Ja didn’t try to stay in the hospital room for too long even though her son had woken up. She didn’t want him to see her tears.

“...I’ve been a bad son again.”Kang Chul-In muttered to himself and bit his lower lip. “Dammit.”

What was he doing? He promised not to be a bad son again, but he had shown this side of himself. 

“Oppa!” Just then, Han Ye-Sun frantically ran into the hospital room. “Did you wake up? What a relief! Such a relief! I thought you were really gonna die…”

“...”

“You went to death’s door… if we were a bit...