Eternal life

Chapter 4

In the late evening they were in the nurse's apartment. The block of flats, where it was situated, was old and not well-maintained, but the small unit itself was cosy. It had one separate room - Aeri's bedroom, and one big living room with the small kitchen. On the opposite to her bedroom was tiny bathroom. Its interior was not modern decorated and equipped but Aeri made sure it was clean and well lighted.

The apartment was arranged in the square shape, with the corridors and living room making big cross. As they walked in, Gil Dong noticed that: first entrance, with some storage units on both sides, on the left couch with small TV in front of it, further the sliding window for a small balcony and on the right table with three chairs, further cabinets, sink, small kitchen stove and a fridge. In front to the entrance there was a dead end, with two doors on both sides.

'Sorry, it's not any kind of villa.' Aeri said, when they arrived, but he assured her, that everything was better than hospital bed.

Later Gil Dong asked if he could take a shower and she agreed. While he was in the bathroom, she heard a doorbell. Aeri went to open it, leaving the kitchen stove on with some dishes being cooked. As she opened it, the boxes attacked her. She screamed as she tried to avoid the falling items and, because of the sudden moves, she fell on the floor. Around her there was a puddle of clothes.

The voice, which she recognised, talked form above. It was her friend, Min Ji Soo. 'You were supposed to catch it!' She took a sock from Aeri's head. The nurse looked at her meaningfully, but Ji Soo ignored her. 'Move!' She waves her hands at her sitting friend and tries to pick the clothes which were still outside. When she threw them in, she walked inside and tried to help Aeri to stand up.

The girl tried to analyse what just happened to her right now. 'Why you didn't call? You were supposed to! I would go out and help you, but now it's a mess!'

Ji Soo waved her hand nonchalantly, while taking of her coat. 'Yeah, yeah, sorry. My son was playing games on it and I forgot to take it.' She looked toward the bathroom door, since she heard running water. 'He's bathing?'

'Yeah.' Aeri knew that her friend is going to complain about it again, so wanted to change the subject. She looked at the clothes pilling up around her. 'But what with all of that?' She pointed at the blouses and pants, at least she thought that it was it.

'Well, you asked if my dear husband had some old clothes, so I looked and I found it.' She smiled and she moved toward the kitchen. She grabbed the spoon, tasted what Ae Ri was cooking and started seasoning it. 'Still, your taste buds are bland...'

Aeri ignored the remark about cooking. 'Isn't it like a half of his wardrobe?! And some of the pieces are completely new!'

'Well, he gained almost ten kilograms in two months, so he can't fit them anymore. Thankfully his tall, because otherwise it wouldn't be fitting Gil Dong. What he's been eating that he has grown so well?' She wondered.

The nurse started to pick up the fallen clothes. 'If he would know, he would tell...'

Ji Soo put the spoon aside. 'Yeah, like hell I believe that story.' She sat on one of the chairs, and gave a look toward her friend. Aeri shook her head, trying to ignore Ji Soo. 'Oh, come on, Aeri, you really bought it, this amnesia thing? Look at him! Certainly hiding something! One look and I can tell that. Still going to let him live here?'

This subject was unavoidable, so the girl took a deep breath and tried to explain the situation again to her dearest friend. 'Stop overreacting, in first place. Second: he's been checked by the police and been in hospital for a long time, somehow I've got to know him a little bit and I sense he's not a bad person. And third, I still have the taser you gave me for birthday.'