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Yang remained silent for a while while gripping the paper in his hands. He looked at it again and then to Shi Ying. 

"Do you want to take it, son?" She asked. Opening a lunchbox with fruits. She proceeded to open the other one with rice and placed it on the small folding table in front of her son, Yang.

"Thank you," Yang uttered as he picked up chopsticks and started picking up the watermelon. 

He was in the middle of his lunch when her mother came unexpectedly. Since she knew that Yang loves to write and read novels just like his father. Her friend had this good publishing company needing an intern so she planned on pushing Yang on it. 

The folders Yang was holding were the papers and application for the internship. "Do you want to take it?" Shi Ying asked, sitting down beside Yang and picking up the tissue. She wiped her son's lips as soon as she saw the red drops of the watermelon.

Yang was surprised but quickly tokok the tissue away and said that he was fine alone. He ate another set of fruits. He was happily chewing and munching until the door slid open. 

"I guess you are now eating well, Mr. Chen," A handsome man wearing a white attire strided inside the room. He bowed his head to Shi Ying, "It's nice to see you well too, Mrs. Chen," he greeted the woman. 

Shi Ying bowed her head, "Mr. Kai, how do you do? Thank you for taking care of my son," she said.

Since the two were having their own conversation, Yang ignored them and continued to eat his food until he was full. He didn't want to interrupt them and besides, it's best to ignore them because he still feels shy and embarrassed around Kai.

"Do you like books?" 

Yang jolted when he heard Kai's voice. The male took the papers, "Can I take a look?" He was asking permission to open the folders. Yang just nodded at him.

"I was surprised, your mother really had a lot of connections," Kai smiled and then he looked at Yang back, who was now turning red. 

Since Shi Ying came unexpectedly and only passed by to deliver her son's lunch, she bid her goodbye and left the two. It made Yang more stiffened and shy. 

As soon as the door closed, Yang turned his head away from the figure on his right. "It's good to see you, a-again," he murmured.

A light chuckle escaped Kai's lips. "Is that so?, then I am also glad to see you again," he took the empty seat beside the bed. He leaned closer to the male and tapped his forehead, "How are you doing?" 

"F-F-Fine," Yang mumbled, trying to avert his eyes.

Seeing this small gesture of escaping away from a very slight touch made Kai blinked for a second while observing the male. He was very sure that every time their eyes meet, the male will avert away or will spin his head in a different direction.

"Mr. Chen, Are you allergic to physical touch?" 

"Ehh?!" Yang jolted and this time, he looked Kai straight in the eyes, "No, no, no!" he exclaimed.

"Okay, okay, calm down, I am just asking random questions," Kai replied.

Yang remained silent, scolding himself inside his thoughts for over acting. He secretly clenched his clothing under his blanket. 

"Can I ask you three questions, Mr. Chen?" 

Yang raised his head, "Eh?" he blabbed.

Kai smiled and cupped his chin "I want to ask you three questions not as your therapist but as your friend," 

'Three questions? What would it be? As a friend?' Yang contemplated inside his thoughts for a while. Is it because Kai has no friends so he was using this opportunity to lure Yang and make him a friend? He shakes his head 'That's very childish!' 

"Why?" Yang said it, the word he was avoiding to use. Because he was thinking that it was too much to ask for an explanation but he had nothing to lose right now, he already said it. 

"Why?" Kai repeated his question, "Because I was drawn into you the first time I saw you at the hospital garden," he said it without a doubt, not even turning his eyes away from the male.

"Crap!" Yang cursed out, loud. He felt his ears red and immediately covered his lips after realizing that he said that word very loud in front of the man. "Sorry!" He exclaimed and then grabbed the hem of the blanket and hid under it. 

'What the heck am I doing?! Blushing over a man?! Avoiding a man from his simplest touch?!' he cursed under his blanket while gripping the pillow. Yang knew himself more than anyone else. He never had the chance to enter such romantic relationships. He never dated someone before and he didn't know what he like, if he was a BI, gay or straight.

He had no time to sort himself in that state because all he wanted was to get a good job and to help her mother.

Besides, it was his first time to hear someone say that to him.

"Mr. Chen? Are you alright?" Kai asked.

"Don't mind me! Just ask whatever it is!" Yang exclaimed under the blanket.

"Okay," Kai released a sigh, "My first question was, do you hate me?"

Hearing this, Yang sprang up, "No, No, no! I don't hate you!" he almost yelled in front of the other man.

Kai gave him a headpats, "That's great, I also don't hate you, Mr. Chen," he smiled. Again, before letting the male speak, he asked again. "My second question is, Can I call you by your name, Mr. Chen?" 

Yang hesitates at first, isn't that awkward? A therapist calling his patient by his name around the Hospital? He contemplated what to answer, Isn't it too early to be calling each other friends?

"Mr. Chen? Can I call you Yang?" Kai asked again.

***

The next morning, Kai came at the same time for their appointment. He was wearing that big smile on his face the moment he entered the hospital lobby. 

In the hallways, the nurses and other families of the patients are having some small commotions. It made him stop and asked, "What's happening?" One of the nurses stood by and answered him. "Some reporters are pushing themselves to get an interview from our patient, you know, the 'Hwang twins' issue last month," 

Kai was only 24 years old so he wasn't very old to know the people behind the entertainment industries these days. It was indeed true that the Hwang Twins made a very big issue this year and it was still hot in the media.

Since it's not his business, he didn't ask for more. He proceeded to Yang's room. The moment he opened the door, the male was already sitting on the bed. 

"Waiting for me, Mr. Chen?" 

Yang spun his head and nodded, "You are early today, Kai," he said with a smile. 

Seeing that simple smile from Yang made Kai more glad. The male's cheeks are now becoming round again compared to last week. His shoulders also broadened a little, he was turning to a healthy being.

Kai then recognized some familiar sounds from the television. "You like watching the news?" he stated.

Yang turned his head to the television and said, "Not really, I just got intrigued by the morning news,"

Kai removed his upper coat and hung it on the chair near the bed, "Are you talking about the Hwang Twins?" he asked, which made Yang nod his head. "Actually, Taehyun's twin brother was here in this Hospital," 

"Oh?" 

"Yep, and there were a lot of media in the parking lot wanting to enter the hospital for the interview," Kai started to rub his temples.

Yang just observed the male preparing his things as he turned off the television. Kai pulled his wheelchair near the bed, "Are you ready for today, Mr. Chen?" he asked.

Yang nodded his head. Today he was going to practice standing for a long time. His legs got very numb for almost 5 years. Today it was easier for him to carry himself since the nurses had already reduced the tubes attached to him. 

They said that Yang recovers faster than the other coma patients. He didn't have any complications though after waking up.

"Raise your hands if you are okay now, Mr. Chen," 

Yang nodded and did what Kai was expecting. He raised his arms in the air while the other man surprisingly wrapped his hands around his shoulders. Kai lifted him like a princess which made him stunned.

"You don't need to do that! I can support myself," 

Kai slowly put him down on the wheelchair and wrapped a scarf around his neck, "It's a little bit chilly outside, Mr. Chen, you need this," after saying that, he turned the wheelchair around and opened the door.

Before completely pushing the male, he heard Yang's small sound. "Yang...you can just call me Yang,"

Kai grinned secretly.