A/N:   Once again, I wish to express my gratitude to everyone who has been following this story and been voting for it.  On my part, I want to be able to give a little entertainment to my fellow Kimcop fans.  Love you all!    P.S. I will be introducing a new character in this chapter, but she is a pure figment of my imagination.  She does NOT exist in real life.

Kimmon's POV

As soon as I found a parking space in the hospital parking lot I stepped out of my car and quickly called Copter's mom that I was making my way towards the entrance of the hospital.  She met me at the lobby and guided me to the waiting area outside the operating room.

Copter's mom took my hand and said, "Copter and I were getting ready to go the promo shoot when suddenly he felt a sharp pain on the right upper side of his abdominal area.  The pain got so strong that he fainted.  I rushed him here and upon examination in the emergency room I was informed by the doctor that he needs to operate on him because he had a case of appendicitis." 

As Copter's mom and I were walking towards the waiting area, I noticed a pretty young lady seated on one of the chairs.  When she saw us she stood up and approached Copter's mom.

"The doctor just came out," she informed Copter's mom.  "He said that the operation was successful and that they have wheeled him to the recovery area.  Then they're gonna let us know to what room he will be assigned."

She then turned to me with a curious look on her face.

"Oh, this is Kimmon, Copter's close friend," Copter's mom said as a way of introducing me to the pretty young lady,  "Kimmon, this is Kannika, Copter's childhood sweetheart."

My cell phone clanged on the hospital floor with a loud echo because the rest of the waiting room was empty, as empty as how my heart suddenly felt.  The feeling of emptiness was mixed with a growing sense of resentment.  Why had Copter never mentioned to me that he has a childhood sweetheart?  Was he going to turn out to be like my ex-girlfriends, seeing someone behind my back?  Was he just playing around with my emotions?  So many disturbing thoughts kept circling in my sad and confused mind.  What am I gonna do now?  Should I just leave Copter's mom and go back to the shoot?  After all his capable childhood sweetheart was here and she seems to be in control of the whole situation.

But still a part of me wanted to stay and make sure that Copter was alright, that he was on the sure road to recovery.  Kannika picked up my phone from the floor and handed it to me.  I had forgotten that I had dropped it in the shock of my new discovery about Copter's private life.

We sat and waited for a hospital staff to come and inform us what room to go to.  I sat quietly beside Copter's mom feeling numb from shock.  Actually I did not even know how to describe it. Was it close enough if I said that I felt like I had been hit by a ten wheeler truck?

"Don't look so sad," said Copter's mom, turning to me, "I am confident that he will recover quickly.  He is a healthy young man and is very strong and sturdy even if he's not as tall as you."

His mom had assumed that the look of sadness on my face was because of Copter's current health situation.  She didn't know that that was only part of the reason.