I Don't Like Owing

"Then I would let him hijack me because I don't have that much money with me. And I don't think a mere hijacker could do more than hijacking with his shitty weapon. I didn't learn martial arts for nothing."

Hmm, that makes sense.

Today, Ayan was passing his time lazily like every day when suddenly he got a call from his big brother. Adam called his little brother to let him know that his one and only nephew/niece is going to come into this world within a few hours.

Adam, Ayan's big brother, who was two years older than him married one year ago. It was a love marriage. Ayan loved his brother and also liked his sister-in-law very much. They were the only people who were always by his side in his need. Ayan didn't have a good relationship with his father because of his carelessness about his life. Though his father pursued him a thousand times to join their business, Ayan was nonchalant. He was still lazing around. So, Adam naturally became the ideal son in Mr. D'Souza's eyes as he is always the one who is obedient to his father's words. Adam is the present CEO of the company. On the other hand, Ayan was thrown out from his own house for his insolent behavior. His father told him that unless he stops lazing around and starts leading a life like a normal person, he is not welcomed there.

Ayan's father knew his younger son had potential in him. He was also good at studies though he always refused to study like a model student. He would just touch his books the night before the exams and would have an excellent result easily. But he never took those exams seriously. Even if you have a brain, nothing can come out of it if you are this lazy. Mr. D'Souza just wanted his son to realize how cruel this world is when you have no one by your side. Unless you get the meaning, you can never prosper.

That was the summary of Ayan's lazy life. He's now living alone in an apartment of his own that was good enough to live alone. Adam and his wife went there several times. They were surprised to see that fine apartment where Ayan was living because they knew their father blocked all of his credit cards. But whenever they asked where he got money to rent such a nice apartment, Ayan would dodge the question.

Soon after Adam's wedding, his wife was pregnant. She is eight months pregnant now. The brother's mom and Adam's wife, both of them were American. Mr. D'Souza fell in love with an American woman, Adam and Ayan's mother, and married her back in time. So, the two brothers were half American and half Korean. The same went with Adam. He also fell in love with Mary when he was studying in the USA. So, apart from Ayan's messy life, he was quite content to have this happy and lovable family.

The hospital where Ayan's sister-in-law was admitted, was quite far from his apartment. As he was planning to rush to the hospital, he got a motorbike for rent so that he could get there as fast as possible. Unfortunately, the bike engine stopped running all of a sudden and now he is in a cab as a gorgeously beautiful lady agreed to help him by dropping him at the hospital.

The lady was an attractive woman for sure and unexpectedly a black belt in martial arts. So, he thought it's better to think him harmless, or else this is gonna be an end for him.

Soon after, the cab parked in front of the hospital. That guy was in a great hurry. He just dashed off towards the hospital gate but then again returned to the cab. Confused, the lady lifted her left eyebrow as if she was asking why he had come back.

"I don't have money with me now. Can you wait here for a while? Wait, not here. Let's go inside the hospital."

The lady stared at him with her mesmerizing green eyes for a while then shook her head.

"It's okay, I don't need that. Just go where you were going."

"No no, I can't let you leave like that." Saying that he signaled the cab driver to wait here and dragged Kiera out of the cab by pulling her handbag.

"Hey! What are you doing?" she shouted. Ayan then covered her mouth with his hand. Dude.... her face was too close to him. He almost forgot what he was going to tell as he was left in awe seeing her pretty face closely but soon, she started to struggle. She gave him a warning gaze as if she was saying she's gonna use all her martial arts skills right now at this moment. It was cute.

"Hey, I don't have any ulterior motive. Just come with me for a sec and I am gonna pay you the cab bill, okay?"

"But I said I don't need it."

"Yes, you said but I also don't like owing someone. And I know you are not gonna give any stranger your personal information for paying back a mere cab bill, will you? Even if I ask you, you will give me the wrong number, right?"

"Looks like you have some brain."

"Look how thoughtful I am!" Ayan said dramatically. But soon he realized the lady already started to walk towards the hospital.

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Kiera doesn't know anymore why she is wasting her time here like this. Her whole day was full of meetings and all. Their company secured a deal with KIV which was Korea's biggest modeling agency. The responsibility of this deal was fully in her hand. So surely, she didn't get any rest for the whole day. She thought she could have a cold shower after reaching the hotel. But look how karma is, she is now sitting outside a hospital room of an unknown place in an unknown country waiting for a guy to give her only 1500 won. This was exhausting. She could just walk away now. That guy can never find her. But still, she said she will wait. So, she just can't break her own words like that. Should she just leave or not? Urghh... Such a dilemma.

Kiera's trail of thought was broken when she heard the sound of crying from inside the hospital room where that guy went in. Those exactly weren't the cries of sorrow. Rather it looked like the cries of happiness. Suddenly she felt curious. Just a little peek, that won't hurt right? Kiera stood up and slowly peeked inside the room.

When you suddenly see something beautiful, you always will get the feeling of being part of that beautiful thing. It was also the same for Kiera.

Inside the room, the guy who she was waiting for was holding a child in his arms, a baby girl to be exact. There's a lady lying in the hospital bed one hand locked with another of a man who is standing beside the bed. They looked like a loving couple. By looking, Kiera could say they were that child's parents. They were smiling so beautifully and squeezing each other's hands that Kiera also started to feel better. She was tired until now but this peaceful scenery somehow removed her fatigue. What would it feel like if she was in a situation like that lady? Would she be happy like her? Smiling and squeezing her partner's hand as if it is the real meaning of life?

Kiera didn't even realize when she entered the room. Her daze broke when the lady gazed at her with the same smile on her face. Kiera then signaled that she was here for the guy standing there who is holding their child. Who knows for what reason, the lady first looked at her lover or maybe her husband then looked at that guy. Suddenly Kiera got what the lady was thinking and snapped out.

"I just came here to get my money back."

SHIT! What is she blabbering? The money? What money? It made things even worse. That lady looked more confused than before. Gosh, she has to solve it.

Chapter end