Hidden pains

Episode eleven

(They all appear surprised and scared to see them standing at the door.)

Gem: pttf ahh ah (laughing out loud)

Mrs Kim: (walking toward Pammy) What do you mean, Pammy? (With a worried expression)

Pammy: I'm...I'm...confused. (shaking with fear)

Mr. Kim: Pammy, talk to us; this is not a joke. Just say something.

Four: Is the result true, and are they the same? (anxious)

Pammy: Yes (nods her head), gem...the result...(looks at gem)

Gem: (walks closer to her) Pammy, is what you said true? Just say yes or no!! I am sorry for shouting at you; just say it! (Holds her shoulders)

Pammy: Yes...

Gem: Yes, what!? (Staring at her in terror)

Pammy: You are hurting me, gem. (growls in pain)

Four: Gem! Stop, you are hurting her! (holds gem)

Gem: (He shoved him on the bed) Leave me alone! (Talking in range)

Mr. Kim: calm down, Gem. (He rushed towards him and moved him away from Pammy.)

Mrs Kim: We are sorry, Pammy. (holding her to keep her from falling) He has no idea what he is doing. Pammy, please tell us what you are saying. (crying)

Mr Kim: Just say it, Pam, what do you mean!? You are scaring us all. (Worriedly)

Pammy: Uncle, I am confused. (Crying)

Gem: just say the truth (unable to free himself from his father holding him down).

Pammy: Yes, Gem, you are pregnant; the two results are the same!! (Crying)

Mrs. Kim: What!? (His mother looks at the two pregnancy test results on the table.)

Gem: Okay. (with a terrible smile)

(Everyone is surprised by his response.)

Okay!? (everyone exclaimed.)

Gem: Okay. Can you now leave me? (He continues to smile.)

(Mr Kim simply stared at his face. Gem walks out of them, goes to the bathroom, and locks himself in. They are all surprised by his reaction and watch him until he leaves their sight to the bathroom. As soon as they hear the sound of the door being locked, they rush to the door knocking on it and attempting to open it.)

Mrs. Kim: Gem, please open the door. (crying)

Pammy: Buddy, open the door (knocking)

Mr Kim: Son, I will get a doctor to check you out again. Please open the door (knocking hard).

Four: Gem, if you do not open this door, I will break it open! (knocking)

Gem: Leave me alone!!! (Shouting from the bathroom. He shatters the bathroom glass, removing everything he sees and ruining them all.

Fourth: What are you doing, gem? (hearing the sounds coming from the bathroom)

Mr. Kim, I hope you are not doing something stupid! (Asking fearfully)

Gem: ahhh (cries out in pain).

Four: please move back, something bad is happening (they all move back, and he breaks the bathroom door, seeing him crying on the floor with blood stains).

Gem: four.....pam...... (crying)

Four: Blood! Are you OK? (He rushes to him).

Gem: I am pregnant...four....(crying)

Mr Kim: We still need to check into it...

Gem: What are you checking on? Dad, are the two results lying (crying)?

Mrs. Kim: Please, son, we will find a way...

Gem: Find a way to what!? Mom, I knew I did not call you because of your health, but, Dad, I did call you, and you heard me cry on the phone...

Mr Kim: I know, son, but I was preoccupied with too much work.

Gem: Too busy for your son!? (Crying)

Mr. Kim: I am sorry. (looking at him)

Four: Get up; you need to tend to your wound. (looks at the blood on his hand.)

Gem: What about the wound in my heart four? Hmmm.

Pammy: We will sort it all out because I do not understand how a guy could become pregnant; we need to find out. (Worried)

Gem: Okay. He stood up, cleaned his face, and exited the bathroom. They all followed him.

Four: let me treat your wound (he went to his wardrobe and brought out a first aid kit to treat him).

Mrs. Kim: Please let me do it. (Cleans her face)

Four: Alright, aunt. (He gave it to her.)

(She moved closer to Gem, who was already spaced out on the bed.)

Mrs Kim: Allow me to treat your wound. (She takes his hand and begins cleaning his wound. The glass cut his hand pretty badly.)

Mr Kim: I will be back in a minute (he left the room).

Pammy: Are you okay? If you need something, I will get it for you. (looking at gem spaced out)

Gem: I am fine, Pammy. (looking emotionless)

Mrs Kim: I am done; now you should rest. (Looking at her son, not responding or moving)

(A few minutes later, Kim's father returned to the room, holding his phone.)

Mr. Kim: The doctor would be here for dinner (looking at his wife).

Mrs Kim: Do you invite him to dinner?

Mr Kim: Yes, that way, I will be able to inform him.

Mrs. Kim: Okay.

(Gem lay down on the bed and turns his back to them without responding)

Pammy: Do you mind eating first? (No reply)

Four: Should I get you a drink? Anything you want?

Mr Kim: I think he should rest first. (looking at him)

Mrs. Kim: But I can not leave him like this. (Looking worried)

Pammy: Aunt, do not worry, we will take care of him.

Mrs. Kim: But...

Four: Do not worry, Aunt, we are here with him.

Mrs Kim: okay....i...

Mr Kim: let them be. We will come back to check on them.

Mrs. Kim: Okay.

Mr. Kim: let go. Please take care of him.

Four: sure, Uncle.

(They both left the room.)

Gem: Can you sleep next to me? (Moving to the middle of the bed.)

Pammy: Sure. (Pammy rushed to him)

Four: He is asking me, not you. (Looking at Pammy.)

Gem: the both of you (raises his head to see four standing)

Four: Okay, but she is attempting to steal you from me. (He lay down beside him as well.)

Gem: No one can take you both from me. (faking a smile).

Pammy: That is for sure, buddy.

Gem: Thank you very much....(crying)

(He cries and hugs them from leaving him, till they all slept off)

Around two p.m.

(Juan's company)

Mr Juan: (phone ringing) who keeps calling me while I am busy (not answering)

Assistant Selene: sir, you have an emergency (barging into his office).

Mr Juan, why do you barge into my office like that? (Raising his voice not too high.)

Assistant Selene: Sorry, sir (bowing his head down and raising it back); it is an emergency, sir.

Mr. Juan, what emergency?

Assistant Selene: It is your wife, sir. I mean Mrs Juan. (Shaking)

Mr Juan, what happened to her!?

Assistant Selene: she called to inform me that your son was involved in an accident.

Mr. Juan: What!? Why have you not said anything since? (Jumping from his chair)

Assistant Selene: I am sorry, sir.

Mr. Juan: Get out of my way. (Grabs his car key and rushes out of the office)

Assistant Selene: Where are you going, Sir?

Mr Juan: to sleep in my car.

Assistant Selene: I am sorry, sir.

Mr Juan: Cancel all my appointments for two days (he rushed out of her sight).

Assistant Selene: Okay, sir. (shakes her head) What a stupid question I asked there. Here comes the company's network.

Secretary Shin: What happened? Why did the boss rush out like that? (smiling to her)

Assistant Selene: I am not sure. You should ask him when he gets back. (She walks out)

Secretary Shin: Stupid, puff.

At the hospital.

(When he arrived at the hospital, he saw Mrs. Juan talking with Doctor Chen, who was attending to their son.)

Mr Juan: Dear, what happened to my son? (Walk to his wife.)

Mrs Juan: where did you put your phone? The hospitals called your line before calling mine.

Mr Juan: I apologize for not picking up the phone; I was busy at work and did not recognize the number calling. So what happened to my son?

Mrs. Juan: That is what the doctor was saying to me before you arrived.

Mr. Juan: Hello, Chen. (holds out his hand to shake)

Doctor Chen: Hello, Juan. It has been a long time, how is your health now?

Mr Juan: I am fine. Leave that aside, how is my son's condition?

Doctor Chen: He is in critical condition; he is currently in a comer.

Mrs. Juan: What!? Comer? (Shocked)

Mr Juan: How does this happen?

Doctor Chen: He was rushed here this morning in a bad state. He is in critical condition, and I believe it is because of the shock he experienced before the accident.

Mrs. Juan: When will he wake up? (Crying)

Doctor Chen: I am not sure. It could be now or never; it all depends on him. The only thing I can do is to attend to him as well as my patient.

Mr. Juan: what do you mean now or never? (Crying)

Doctor Chen: Comer is not a minor issue, Mrs Juan; it could take one day, a week, a year, or forever to wake up.

Mr. Juan: Oh, my God! Chen, can you not do something about it? (with a worried expression)

Doctor Chen: I am sorry, friend; there is nothing I can do for him right now; it is up to him to wake up.

Mr. Juan: Okay, I hope he gets up soon.

Dr. Chen: I hope so, too. (Checking the time on his watch) Ah, I need to leave now.

Mrs Juan: Are you going out? What...what about my son? (looking worriedly serious)

Doctor Chen: You do not need to worry about it; I treated him properly, and he is no longer in the I.C.U(intensive care unit.) The only problem here is that he needs to wake up, and there are nurses available here to attend to him.

Mr Juan: Okay, Chen, you can leave. (Patting his shoulder.)

Doctor Chen: Of course, I will. I am heading to Kim's house for dinner. He called me for dinner this morning.

Mrs Juan: Are they back from the U.S.?

Doctor Chen: Yes, he told me they came back yesterday.

Mr Juan: why did he not call me when he got back?

Doctor Chen: He sounds serious on the phone, but I am not sure. I believe something is off. (In a serious tone)

Mr. Juan: Alright, say hello on my behalf.

Doctor Chen: OK, see you later.

Mr Juan: Can we go check on him now?

Doctor Chen: Sure, you can. He is in room 208.

Mrs. Juan: Okay, thank you. (she rushes out to look for the room where he is, and Mr. Juan follows her)

Doctor Chen: I guess I will be going... then... oh, they have left.