ENG - My best friend's sister ᵐᶦᵏᵉʸ ˣ ᵒᶜ

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I hear every single step as he leaves the room and closes the door behind him. The muffled sound of the door slamming into the lock reinforces the feeling of silence that spreads through the room. I remain lying in my bed, staring at the ceiling. I can still detect his scent in the air, and my heart is still beating fast.
I lift my hand and look at it, still feeling the touch, of his warm hands, on my skin and a strange feeling spreads through my stomach. I close my eyes and try to calm down, but my thoughts keep wandering back to the moment that took place a few minutes ago.

I toss and turn restlessly on the bed, trying to process the events of the last 24 hours. In the process, my gaze keeps falling to my cell phone and the time. And again I think of his gentle touch, his intense gaze with which he looked at me as if I were the only thing in the world that mattered. How he held my hand as if he would never let go of me again and then that stupid grin of his. Somehow that fills me with joy, but also with uncertainty. A weird tingling sensation spreads through my body when I think about it, but I can't quite put my finger on it yet. My mind is confused and I don't know if I can trust him or if I'd better stay away from him.
I sigh deeply and scold myself, "God Meiyo, don't fall in love. This can only go wrong," and smack myself against the forehead. But despite my warnings and doubts, I feel that he is special. And also I know that I shouldn't get involved with him, that's what my feeling tells me and I'm sure it's not wrong. I'm sure I just feel confused because I'm sick or because the situation with my brother in the hospital is upsetting me. Or because it's a completely new situation for me? After all, I've been alone for the last few years and suddenly there are so many people around me.
I decide to push the thoughts aside and just rest. I close my eyes and try to relax. After a while, I feel my body slowly relax and my thoughts come to rest. My eyelids become heavy and I finally fall asleep.

When I wake up again, it is already dark outside. I hear footsteps in the hallway and realize it is Emma coming by to check on me. She enters the room and smiles at me.
"How are you?" she asks, concerned.
I nod and smile back, saying, "Could be better."
Emma sits down on the bed with me and starts telling me about her day. We talk for a while, eventually she says goodbye to me again after making me something to eat.

And so a few days pass, during which I slowly recover from my cold. Emma and Hina make sure that I don't overexert myself, while Keikei comes by to visit me. My cold is getting better day by day, I still struggle a bit with irritating cough, but I'm doing great again. My skin that came in contact with the hot water is still slightly red but no longer hurts. I'm treating it with a moisturizing lotion to soothe my skin a bit and apparently it's working great.
I was just standing in the bathroom blow drying my hair since I just got out of the shower, finally I was able to go visit Kenny in the hospital. I haven't seen him since the accident and I couldn't reach him on the cell phone. Emma and Hina were very strict and did not allow me to leave the bed to visit my brother. Today is Friday, the last day of school before vacation, and sports camp would start on Monday. I get sad for a moment when I realize that Kenny probably won't be able to attend the camp because of his injury. But the important thing is that he's okay. I get ready and as quickly as I can, I make my way towards the hospital.

As I enter the hospital, the acrid smell of disinfectant and hospital food hits me, and I can feel a slight shiver go down my spine as I think of the reason for my visit. I go to the front desk and learn that Kenny is on the second floor in room 207. As I climb the stairs, I realize I'm still a little weak on my feet. I finally reach the door to Kenny's room and take a deep breath before knocking briefly and entering. I see him lying in his hospital bed. I feel so nervous.
His face is pale and drawn from the pain, but when he sees me, he smiles and I feel a wave of relief flow through my body. I immediately run up to him and hug him, which makes him hiss briefly though. Oops. Emma is sitting in a chair next to him, looking at him with concern.
"How are you?" we both ask at the same time, and I have to laugh.
"Hey sis, good to see you. So, how are you?" he asks again, pulling me into his arms as he waves through my hair.
"My cold is over, thankfully, and so is the fever. But that's not important. How are you? How's your wound? Let me see," I say quickly, pulling his hospital top up after freeing myself from his grip to check on the injury. My brother just laughs in response. Emma blushes and looks to the side, embarrassed. I can see her folding her hands in her lap and glancing back and forth nervously.
"I hope the person who did that to you got his ass kicked good," I grumble to myself, letting go of him again as the door opens behind me.

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