Chapter 12: Am I Jealous?

"Ahhh", I fell down on the road and heard, someone was screaming right behind me.

"Fahami, are you alright?" Hyunsu ran to me, knelt down and placed my sprained ankle on his lap and examined like a doctor.

"You are asking me if I am alright? Then, why the hell were you following me?" I screamed at him.

He opened his mouth and closed it again and opened again to say something. He cleared his throat and said in deep voice, "I was following you because I thought it's quite late. Something might happen to you. I was guarding you. I wanted to walk with you until you reach to your flat. But, then I thought, if I asked you for a walk, you might not like the idea and refuse." He pouted.

Honestly, I was touched. I might not like him, but he wanted to do it for me. I sighed in defeat.

"Fine, now help me to get up."

He held my hands and helped me to get up. As soon as I took my first step, I trembled and yelped in pain and nearly fell. Hyunsu caught me at right moment and asked in concern, "Oh my God, Fahami, are you alright?"

"No." I groaned in pain, "God, how will I go back to my home?"

Abruptly Hyunsu looked nervous, "Will you mind if I give you piggyback ride? I mean, look, I am not trying to take advantage but you are hurt. And I am responsible for this. Please, Fahami?"

I looked in his eyes to understand if he was showing this interest to take advantage or was he really wanting to help. No, he didn't want to take advantage. I calculated all my options and understood, I had no other way than riding on his back. Even if he didn't seem to take advantage, that little evil was definitely gonna enjoy it.

I groaned and sighed, "Fine."

The moment Hyunsu placed me on his back and started walking, he made a noise like, "Humph!"

"What was that?"

"You are heavy!"

I snorted, "Huhh! Too bad for you that I don't follow the trend of being skinny."

"Hey, I didn't say you are fat."

"Of course I am not fat." I pouted.

He sighed, "What I am actually thinking is you might be heavy but you are perfect."

"Hah, hah, hah!" I gave a false laugh, "I am flattered!"

He chuckled.

"Fahami, do you know that I like you?"

I didn't see it was coming. I hesitated to answer, "Hmm, I know."

And that was it. We didn't utter any more words in our whole journey.

Taesung's POV:

'Why isn't Noona coming back? Did something horrible happened to her? Should I wait a little longer?'

I promised I would take care of Noona. That's what I was doing right now. Ever since that day I had been following her every time she went to her University, every time she returned from her University. I knew it sounded creepy but when it was about her safety, I was glad to be a creep. Today I went to follow her exactly when she usually comes back. But I didn't find her, not even in the restaurant where I worked, and she regularly went there. I was devastated. I was waiting for her in front of our building. I was debating whether I should wait or try to find her. But I didn't even know where I should've looked for her. That's the moment I saw her. She was on someone's back. All of a sudden my concern turned into something else. Anger.

'Why is she on his back? Who is he? Are they couples?'

Then my anger turned into sadness. Even if they were coupled, I had nothing to do about it. Perhaps she loved him.

'What if he doesn't love her? What if he is just using her? No, I have to make sure she is safe. I have to keep her safe.'

My anger returned. My fists were ready to punch him if I found out that he was a scum. They came closer to the building. Noona's eyes suddenly fell on me. Her eyes shined.

'Is she happy to see me?'

My heart jumped in my chest. She liked me. But her expression changed within a moment as she saw my fists on my both sides. She gave me a worried look. Asking through eyes, "What happened?"

When they came close enough I asked her, "Noona, where have you been?"

I saw that the man put her down gradually and when she was on her feet, she frowned and hissed in pain. I got worried.

"Noona, what happened?" I heard the rage in my own voice.

She kept the frown over her brows, gave me a reluctant smile, and said, "I am fine Taesung. Don't worry."

She tried to take a step and almost fell down. She was almost one meter away from me and very close to that guy. I ran to her like lightning to catch her. I caught her just in time. Both my hands held on her waist tightly. She had a very thin waist. I caged her in my arms. She looked at me in the eye. Right the moment our eyes met, I felt like everything had frozen around us. Those eyes! Oh, God! I had never seen such beautiful eyes in my entire life. Everything about her was amazing and beautiful but her eyes, her eyes were something. I heard someone clearing throat. I pulled her up to stand on her feet. She grabbed my left elbow so that she wouldn't lose balance. Then I understood, something happened to her leg. I glared suspiciously at the man. If this was because of him, I would make sure that he wouldn't walk in next few days. Noona tugged on my sleeve. I looked at her. This time she gave me an assuring smile.

"Taesung, it's really not that bad. Hyunsu was accompanying me while I was coming back. I tripped and fell down. Thus, this happened." She looked tired.

She looked over at the guy named Hyunsu and smiled.

'Why is she smiling at him?'

I don't know why but her smiling at a man irritated me.

"Thank you Hyunsu for accompanying me. I will be fine."

Hyunsu was throwing dagger at me through his glare. He was clearly Noona's admirer. Then he looked at Noona and smiled, "Fahami, why don't you introduce me to your friend? I think I have seen him somewhere."

"Hyunsu, this is my neighbor and also like my younger brother, Taesung."

She looked at me and flashed her sweet smile, "And Taesung, this is my classmate Hyunsu."

"Nice to meet with you Taesung." His tone showed how much bad he was feeling to meet with me.

I kept glaring at him and said to Noona not breaking our eye contact, "Noona, You are injured. Let's go, you need rest."

"Hmm." Noona smiled politely at her friend, "Hyunsu, thank you for carrying me. I will be fine. You should leave now."

"What do you mean I should leave, How will you go to your flat?" He looked at her like he was hurt. I didn't know why but I wanted him to be hurt.

"I will take care of it." I didn't give enough time to any of them to protest. I bent down and scoped Noona in bridal style. Noona yelped in surprise, and she looked at me in horror.

'Is she nervous?'

"Taesung, put me down. What are you doing?" She was obviously nervous.

"Your friend is right. How will you cross all the stairs when you can't even walk? He carried you all the way. He must be exhausted. So, I am gonna carry you." I didn't wait for a moment and started walking to our building. Noona was still protesting and yelling, "Put me down you immature boy. What are you doing? Taesung, put me down." She kept screaming. That was so amusing.

I bet her friend was dumbfounded. I was climbing up the stairs and Noona was sill protesting.

'Why is she so stubborn?'

"Do you want to awake all the neighbors?"

She stopped yelling. She gave me a look that said, 'GO TO HELL'. I chuckled. She looked adorable when she was mad.

"And besides, do you listen to me when I ask you to stop?" I raised an eyebrow.

She opened her mouth to say something but didn't. She knew, she didn't listen. I was amused to see her reaction.

I placed her on the bed very carefully. She looked like she was shy.

'Why is she shy? Did I do something wrong?'

I sat down next to her sprained ankle. I tried to understand what had happened. But I didn't get the slightest idea of what might had happened. The moment I held her ankle she hissed in pain. She closed her eyes and frowned, her lips were slightly parted.

'She looks beautiful.'

I tried to remove my gaze but failed right at the moment when she slowly opened her eyes and looked at me. Few strands were fallen on her sweaty head. I didn't know what was happening to me. Why did I feel this pull? Why couldn't I stop? I had to stop. I removed my gaze and cleared my throat.

"Noona, can you tell me accurately what happened to your leg?"

"Well, I tripped and my ankle sprained." She replied in a groggy voice.

"Ah! Then I hope I can fix this. I have done this even before."

I looked at her nervously. I could fix this but this might hurt her.

"But, Noona, it will cause pain. Are you ready?" I hesitated to say.

She glanced at me nervously and nodded. I look at her in surprise. This girl was saving me from those bastards just few days ago. Now she looked so fragile. She noticed my hesitation.

"It's okay Taesung. I am a fighter, remember? I am used to all of these. You can proceed." She gave a half smile.

I nodded and held her injured ankle diligently in my hands. I took a deep breath and twisted her leg. She screamed a little. Oh, God! Did I hurt her too much?

"Noona, are you okay?" I sounded like a crybaby.

She closed her eyes in pain and frowned. She opened her eyes and flashed a slight smile, "I am fine Taesung. Thank you."

She softly glided from her bed and tried to stand up. After standing on her feet, she took one step. Then another and then she started walking.

"Huh, seems like it wasn't that bad." I smiled at her. She smiled too.

"Have you eaten?" I just completely forgot that she could be hungry. I would cook something for her if she was hungry.

"Yeah, I had my supper with my friends. Did you?"

Smile formed on my lips instantly. She cared a lot. I nodded at her.

"Noona, I think you should take rest. I will take leave now." I stood up.

"Umm." She nodded.

I hesitated to leave her in this situation. But I knew she wouldn't approve the idea.

"Noona, if you need anything, don't hesitate to call me. I will be 3 minutes away from you." She giggled.

"Taesung, have you counted how long it takes to come here from your flat?"

I laughed at her nervously. She noticed the hesitation.

"Don't worry. I will be fine." She gave me a reassuring smile. I nodded. When I left from her flat I looked at her for one last time and said, "Good night, Noona."

She smiled at me and said, "Goodnight, Taesung."