When Sora came to visit Hyson at the hospital, Hyson was having a staredown with the security team that had been following him. He knew he couldn't stop Raelle from doing what she wanted but he did come up with a plan to irritate these babysitters so much that they'd leave him on their own.
However, before he could even start, his conscience started knocking down his evil or more like childish plans. He couldn't bring himself to give them a hard time. That was just not like him.
So he was brooding as he stared them down.
*Knock! Knock! Knock!*
With three knocks, Sora pushed open the door and looked inside. Seeing her at the door staring at his babysitters, Hyson shooed them away, "I have a guest. You all can wait outside now."
Sora stood aside and watched them leave. Only then did she stepped inside and extended the bouquet of flowers to Hyson. He took the bouquet and said thanks to her before asking her to take a seat.
Sora pulled up a chair and sat down beside Hyson's bed, "How are you now?"
"I'm good," replied Hyson.
Sora hesitated for a minute before saying, "I'm sorry!"
"Huh?"
"I'm really sorry for everything. I really am the one who should be blamed for this."
Hyson looked carefully at her face and offered her a smile, "It was just an accident. You don't have to feel guilty about it."
Sora was stunned by his sincere smile for a second, "Do you really think all of it was just an accident?" Hyson pursed his lips and didn't answer that question. "I should have never allowed Xu Hua to enter the crew. I'm fully responsible for this. You don't have to try to comfort me."
Hyson wasn't that good at comforting people either. So, he was at a loss right now not knowing what to say to her. He really didn't want to blame her either.
"Me ending up here is just the result of a chain reaction. One action led to another and that's how we ended up here. I really don't blame you for it." He took a pause, "In fact, I really am thankful to you. If it wasn't for your trust in me, I wouldn't have gotten this chance at all."
Sora tried to smile at him as she said, "You're a really nice person, Hyson."
"Really?" Hyson scratched the back of his head. "I don't think so but thanks for the compliment anyway." He recalled something and turned serious, "Is everything okay at the set?"
Sora didn't reply and Hyson could understand the meaning behind it.
"It seems I should apologize for causing you so much trouble," he chuckled softly. "I'm really sorry! It's just that it's not in my hands anymore. The moment I got into the hospital, this situation was already out of my hands." Hyson wasn't trying to shirk the responsibility. He was telling her the truth right now.
If his condition had been hidden from Raelle then the matter would be different. But since she got involved, he was longer in the position to make decisions.
"I have possessive and over protective family," he hold her in distress. "They won't listen to me anymore. But can you tell me about what's really going on? Maybe I can find a way out?"
Sora shook her head, "You should concentrate on recuperating. The matters of outside world... You should not pay attention to it for now."
"But I really want to know. How else can I think of a way to help out?"
"There is no need for you help though," replied Sora.
"Isn't this movie really important to you?" questioned Hyson with a frown.
"It is indeed really important to me. And it's also quite special to me as well," answered Sora. "But it's not more important than your life." Hyson was stunned by her words. "Miss Jones said something to me... She said if the help didn't reach you on time, you'd have likely died in snow. That's when I realized your family isn't going overboard. If at your place, my own brother had been, I would also react like your family is doing."
"I know it was serious," said Hyson. "But I'm fine now. We shouldn't be stuck in the past. I'd feel guilty if your movie got problems because of me. Give me some time, I'll try to fix it. Even if someone has to be held responsible, it shouldn't be you or the people involved who have invested their time and effort."
Sora's eyes brimmed with tears when she heard his words, she bit her lips and smiled at him, "I really don't know how someone can hate you."
"I know, right?" retorted Hyson. "I'm also baffled to know that someone can hate me." Sora chuckled at his cheekiness while he added, "But we can't please the crowd. As my best friend says, I only need to please myself. Because it's my life. Why should I spend my life on pleasing the crowd? That doesn't even make sense."
There was this thing about him that caught Sora's attention from the moment she first laid eyes on him. And she wanted Amiah to notice that too. She wanted her to see how raw Hyson was as a person. And just as Hyson said, it truly baffled her as well to see that someone actually didn't like him.
"You better not cry," warned Hyson. "I don't know how to coax girls. The women in my life doesn't cry easily. So, I get uncomfortable seeing girls cry." He took a pause and added, "Also, my mum says men who makes girls cry are scoundrels." He placed his hands together and pouted, "Don't make me into one! So, please, don't let those tears drop because of me."
Sora was so taken aback by his words that she even forgot to cry. She was just left staring at him in surprise and disbelief. It was strange but she ended up smiling in the end because of how he looked at her.
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