Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 43: Call Me Auntie

“Ma are you okay?” Eun-Sun asked with concern, when she saw the pale look on the woman’s face.

The woman responded with a simple nod, but Eun-Sun didn’t believe her. She didn’t look like she was fine at all. Her face was too drawn and pale, and what caught her attention more was the blood slipping down the woman’s nose. Eun-Sun was petrified by it as she didn’t know what to do. Her heart slowly began to race at the sight before her.

She instinctively rolled up some tissue from the toilet paper dispenser, scrouched down to the woman’s level and pressed the tissue against the woman’s nose, surprising the woman.

“You don’t look well, hold on I’ll call for an ambulance” She said, worry and concern written all over her face. Her whole body shook in fright and her hands trembled at the sight of more blood dripping down the woman’s nostrils. cold sweat broke on her face as she saw that. Eun-Sun has never been faced with a situation such as this before. What was she supposed to do? What if something happens to this lady, she didn’t even know who she was.

Was she supposed to call out for help from passerbys outside or she should call the ambulance first? Eun-Sun’s brain was going haywire at the sight of more blood running down the woman’s nose.

Eun-Sun quickly stood up to grab her phone which she had dropped, but she was surprised when the woman grabbed her hand and shook her head before saying with a weak smile “Please don’t call the hospital, I’ll be fine. I just need to rest” She said weakly. Her voice was hoarse and dry.

She’d be fine? Eun-Sun highly doubted that. She might not be medically inclined, but she knew that a bleeding nose could be a symptom of various ailments, and it could be quite dangerous.

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“But you’re bleeding” Eun-Sun Pointed out, just in case the woman has missed it.

“I promise I’m fine.” The woman reassured her with another weak smile. Though she was sick and her face was pale white, her smile weak, Eun-Sun still thought that the woman was beautiful and her smile was also beautiful.

“You’re not fine. You should see a doctor” Eun-Sun insisted. She didn’t know her, but she felt obligated to help her.

“I will, but not right now. I just need to sit down for a minute and rest for a while” She told Eun-Sun as she tried standing up. Eun-Sun saw her effort to stand, so she quickly gave her a hand.

“Are you sure?” Eun-Sun asked doubtfully, while the woman nodded.

“Do you need anything?” Eun-Sun asked her, her gaze on the woman was intent. She didn’t want to miss anything. One wince or scrunch from the woman and she’d call that ambulance, no matter what.

“Please pass me more tissues” The woman requested in a polite tone as she kept pressing on her nose. Eun-Sun reached for more tissues and handed it to her before disposing the previous one that was soiled in blood. Eun-Sun frowned at the amount of blood that soiled the tissue. It was too much to be overlooked.

“Let me walk you out, so you can sit” Eun-Sun offered. She picked up her phone and the woman’s purse before walking out of the restroom, her hands supporting her. Her brows shot up when she saw the way the woman adjusted herself and carried on like she had not looked like someone dying some seconds ago. Eun-Sun could tell she was trying not to attract attention to herself.

She sighed in her head. She wondered if this was how the woman led her everyday life. Pretending like all was well, when all wasn’t.

A frown appeared on her face as she kept wondering what might be wrong with such a beautiful woman, and why she refused going to the hospital. She couldn’t help thinking it might be something serious. From her looks she looked rich and didn’t look like someone who would refuse going to the hospital because of money. So what was the problem?

“Thank you for your help” The woman said with a genuine smile.

“You don’t have to thank me” Eun-Sun told her as they walked out slowly.

They both walked into one of the food outlets in the mall. Eun-Sun helped her to sit down and said, “Hold on, let me get you a bottle of water” while the woman nodded slightly. 𝘧𝒓e𝑒𝑤e𝙗𝚗o𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝐜𝐨ｍ

Eun-Sun returned with a warm bottle of water. “Here you go” she said handing the bottle of water to her which she uncapped before taking her seat at the table.

The woman couldn’t help but notice the girl’s consideration of getting her a warm bottle of water and not a cold one. Eun-Sun had done that because she noticed how cold the woman’s hands were when she held her earlier.

“Thank you for your help once again. You’re such a nice girl” The woman spoke when she noticed Eun-Sun’s gaze on her.

“You don’t have to thank me. I also have mother at home who might one day needs someone’s help. It’s only normal for me to sow good seeds” Eun-Sun reasoned.

“May I know your name?” The woman asked.

“My name is Eun-Sun” Eun-Sun replied, her eyes closely observing the woman’s face like a hawk. She heaved a sigh of relief when she noticed a bit of color returning to the woman’s face. It seems the woman knew herself well.

“Your name does suit you well. I’m Mrs Lee but call me Auntie”

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