Erina's Curse (ENGLISH VERSION)

Chapter 7.1

"I wasn't informed that an ankle injury leads to brain damage."

He was so serious when he said that I laughed so hard while pointing a finger at his handsome face.

"I'm serious though," I said while still smiling from ear to ear. It feels so good to just talk to him casually like this. It feels like we already knew each other for long.

"Then I'll retract what I've previously said," he told me with still a serious face. He looked like his thinking so deep. I'm actually not expecting him to say 'yes' in dating me. He's not the kind of guy who takes advantage of women who are interested in him.

"But you said anything, remember?" I still tried. 

"Anything legal and humane."

I look like a crazy person laughing hard in front of him. I don't know if it's because I'm light-headed with all the painkillers they've injected me or I’m just really so into me that everything he says is funny for me.

"What?" I was still catching my breath with all the laughing I did. "So, are you insinuating that dating me is against the human rights?"

"Yes," he exclaimed without a beat. What the! He’s so rude!

"I'm asking you to be my boyfriend not my slave, duh!" I told him while rolling my eyes.

"What's the difference?" W-What? Is he serious?

"Are you freaking kidding me? I'm not going to torture you for Pete's sake," I exclaimed while throwing daggers at him using my eyes. Is it really hard to date me? I don’t think so.

"You're going to ask me to accompany you to the mall. You'll make me carry all your paper bags while going through every shops. You'll force me to watch some cliche romantic movie and suddenly you'll get mad at me for no reason at all. If that's not torture enough, I don't know what is."

He told me with a straight face. This guy! He even enumerated the things I'd do to him which he considered as torture, in his hands. He's kind of right but of course, I won't say that to him because that would make him harder to convince.

"Fine. How about...be my driver every Sunday?" I excitedly asked.

"Every Sunday?" What? That’s just one day in a week! That’s supposed to be easy!

"Just until you finish your training in H&H," that's three months. I hope that's already enough to make him like me back.

"Deal."

We were about to shake hands to seal the deal when Sir Hades, Miss Dianne, Sir Leo and the girls storm the room.

"Mr. Kim, if you don't mind, can you give us some privacy?" Sir Hades was so serious it gave me chills down my spine. I knew he'd get mad. I knew he'd blame me again.

Silas exited the room after bidding his goodbye.

"How the f**k did this happen?!" just as Silas closed the door, Sir Hades brought the thunder.

"Si--" I tried to speak but he cut me off immediately.

"What did the doctors say? You f*****g know that your schedule's full! You have performances and interviews lined up! How the f**k would we deal with those? Are you even thinking?" he was just shouting continuously and none of us can't answer back. Not even Sir Leo. Not even Miss Dianne. He was that scary.

He was about to shout and reprimand me again when the doctor and two nurses came in. He stopped his banters immediately, I’m a public figure after all.  

"Good Evening.....Miss Lee? How are you feeling?" the doctor asked me tenderly. She was checking my ankle while the nurses adjust my dextrose IV.

"I'm feeling light-hea---"

"When will she be discharged?" Hades cut me off again. I don't even have enough respect for him to call him 'sir'. He's so selfish and corrupt.

"I've learned that her ankle has been injured before. According to her MRI, the ligaments surrounding her left ankle was mostly stretched or torn. So, to answer your question? She won't be discharged anytime soon," the doctor might have noticed Hades' hateful attitude that she answered him with little to no enthusiasm.

Her expression changed when she gazed at me. "You might need to stay her for at least two weeks Miss Lee."

"Just call me Erina, Doc."

I smiled at her although I'm feeling sad because I'll be stuck here for two weeks. I'm sure the girls would visit me, but they'll be busy as hell. Especially now that I’m not with them. If my members are too busy to visit, my parents are too busy to care. They’re too busy for their new families. In short, I’ll be bored here to death.

"After two weeks, you'll still need to wear a brace and use crutches. You can't overwork yourself. And I highly recommend to not dance for at least a month," she continued to explain which made everyone in the room shocked.

One month? I can’t dance for a whole month? Then that means the comeback will be canceled and Sir Hades will hate me more.

"What do you mean? Can't we just do some therapy or something so she can heal faster?!"

Sir Hades uttered his disappointment. He was standing near my bed while holding his bald head, obviously stressed out with the situation.

The doctor walk towards the front of my bed and turned on an X-ray film viewer beside the television. She placed my x-ray scan and pointed at my ankle.

"Look here. This," she said while pointing at the scan. "The ligaments surrounding the talus are all worn out while the ligaments in both the tibia and the fubula are either severely stretched or torn. If this continuous, the situation might get worse and instead of just a sprain, she'll have a fractured ankle. Forcing her ankle to do heavy work will not only bring her uncomfortable pain, but it may also destroy her future."

The doctor explained about the situation more, but I was in no shape to listen. This is really happening. My worst nightmare is finally happening. I’m no good now, and they can easily throw me away, just like what my mom and dad did.

Sir Leo was the one who ask the questions regarding my treatments because Hades was too silent. He must be thinking how much money he'll lose because of me. and how he’ll squeezed all those lost money from me.

"If you need anything, just call me," the doctor said after answering all the questions.

"Thank you, Doc."

I smiled at her before she left the room. We were all silent because the news of my ankle was truly disappointing. I thought the night would end with silence, but Hades spoke.  

"So, what the f**k are we supposed to do now?" anger laced his voice. He's looking at me like I'm the biggest disappointment in the world.

"We have no choice, Sir. She needs to rest her ankle. We'll just focus to these four here at the moment," Sir Leo tried to calm him down.

"And what are we going to say to media? We need to release a statement as soon as possible," Miss Dianne said.

"We obviously can't mention Mr. Kim here. We'll just release a statement that she got injured while practicing for their new album," Sir Leo answered.

"She needs to rest for a f*****g month! Don't you realize what that means? It means the album will be canceled!" Hades was back at shouting again.

The girls were awfully quiet, so I tried to glance at them. Kesha sadly smiled at me. I saw pain and pity in Raqi’s eyes. They’re probably disappointed because the comeback would be canceled. We've all work hard for it. We’ve sacrificed months of tireless days and night but after a glimpse, all of it is gone. The excitement vanished. And it’s my fault.

They continued discussing what will happen while I'm at bed rest. I was just staring on the ceiling while thinking about what will happen to me in a month. I can probably annoy Silas but I don’t really want to bother him anymore.  I've been infuriating him for the past week.

"Erina, we need to go. We set an emergency meeting today so we can’t join you today. But I've called your assistant and she'll be here in no time," Sir Leo told me while patting my shoulder. I smiled sadly at him before they all exit the door.

"We'll visit you soon, okay? I'll send your books here so you won’t be bored to death,” Leina said after she kissed my cheeks.

"Take a rest now. I’ll miss your banters and voice so much, please heal well,” Sassy emotionally said.

I hug them one by one before they exit the door. Hades and Miss Dianne did not even bother saying their goodbyes. They really don’t care.

After they left, I checked my phone for a social media update about what happen to me. it might take hours before an official statement will be released since I really caused so much problem for them. I also checked my i********: and decided to message Silas.

To: silas_k216

thank u for today

for carrying me and accepting the deal of course hehe

For the first time, I catch him online and he replied immediately.

From: silas_k216

You’re heavy.

I laugh hard even though I know that he’s just messing with me. He was muscular and I'm very petite. I doubt if he even sweat while carrying me. I was about to reply to him when my assistant slowly opened the door. She brought me my things and my essentials. She has access to the GreyHouse so these must be my things from the house. I felt hungry so I requested food from her, and she obliged and exit the door for take-out food.

I was about to reply to Silas’ message when I saw Angelo’s picture in the caller id. I answered immediately because I miss him so much and to inform him of what happen to me before he hears it in the news.