Chapter IV: Names

A good thirty minutes of brainstorming while staring off into space was enough for the female with a unique set of orbs to finally make a decision. A decision on what will she do with the drunken man sleeping on her lap, which she has been personally addressing with the name Snow within those thirty minutes of thinking for obvious reasons

She made up her mind to just call a cab and bring him home with her. It's the best idea she could think of aside from leaving him in a nearby hotel, which was obviously not a good idea to begin with, because someone might take advantage of his drunk state and something bad might happen

Well, it's really none of her business if something bad really does happen, but her conscience couldn't bare on something like that. So here she is, taking full responsibility of Snow, for now at least, while making their way to her house by riding a cab, which they're on right now

She sat comfortably at the backseat of the cab, while Snow sat beside her with his head resting on her shoulder, still sleeping like a rock. Her gloved hand would eventually find its way to the other side of his head whenever the cab would come across small stumps and bumps on the road, preventing him from stumbling over

The female wasn't a bit bothered from the position they're both in, because aside that she's open minded in these kind of situations, she's actually the one who positioned him like that -- not wanting him to have a stiff neck once he wakes up

Her iridescent eyes glanced over at the peaceful face of Snow as he sleeps on her shoulder, softly looking at him in worry to see his brows were slightly furrowed in unknown disturbance

She grew tense, thinking he would wake up. But she's worried at the same time, worrying on what's bothering his slumber. She then got caught off guard when Snow shifts on his seat and snuggling his head deeper to the crevasse of her shoulder and neck, encircling his pale hands around her arm, then leaning half of his body on her structure, seeming to find comfort and warmth

She relaxed and softly sighed in relief that he didn't woke up, but the feeling of someone sleeping on your shoulder while hugging your arm sent a few tingling sensation on her skin, yet she ignored it. Her eyes then flits over to the side, gazing out of the window as her mind was clouded with her own thoughts

It's been almost ten minutes or more since they got into the cab, finally making their way to her house after almost spending an hour at the park, where she met Snow. And up until now, her mind was still filled with the events that happened in the park, especially on how she ended up taking Snow -- who's a complete stranger -- to her house

Her mind drifts from one thought to another, as if replaying all that have happened a few minutes ago like a movie, and stops. She stops at a certain thought when she suddenly remembered on how the heck is she going to explain everything to Snow!

She could obviously just tell him that he was drunk and she was writing on a bench when they met; then he suddenly fainted on her arms and she couldn't find the guts to leave him at the park alone, until she made up her mind to bring him home

But something inside her is telling her that Snow is someone who doesn't buy those kind of general explanation that easily

Her stomach churns in disturbance from the thought on what if words aren't enough to make him believe. But she pushed the feeling away, and ignored her assumption about Snow being that way

Writing is her passion, her dream; and it's all about explaining everything with the power of words. She could totally pull this off smoothly

Sighing, she fished out her phone from her satchel and took a quick glance at the time

11:45 pm

It's nearly midnight, and she didn't realize on how long she was out until now, causing her to softly click her tongue in slight annoyance as she stored her phone back. She's actually someone who isn't really fond of going home extra late. And she also took it as a cue that there's no turning back on bringing Snow to her home

Suddenly, the loud sound of someone roughly coughing sliced through her thoughts, causing her to immediately whisk her head to look at  Snow -- who has a fist over his lips as he continues to cough. Her nose smelled the oddly alluring scent of both alcohol and nicotine as her heart raced in nervousness

Due to her other arm being captivated in Snow's embrace, she used her teeth to bite the glove on her free hand in order take the piece of fabric off. Her slender bare hand immediately went to grab onto his pale one after his coughing fit, and she's surprised on how cold his hand was

Her eyes grew and immediately placed a hand on his forehead, and he has a high fever (not one of those high fevers that feels as if they're burning)

"Oh my goodness, Snow" She mumbled with slight worry, and began to take her long coat off, "Here"

Snow groaned in his slumber in slight disturbance as she gently reeled back her arm from his hold, in order to slip out from her coat and properly cover him up with the thick velvet clothed coat

"Keep warm until we arrive at my house, okay? Gosh, your fever is high" She mumbled and adjusted her coat that she have laid over his structure

And upon doing so, her eyes saw light seeping from the fabric of his pocket on his denim jacket, in which she immediately thought that it could be his phone

Giving Snow a quick glance, only to see him fast asleep again, she swiftly fished out the device before leaning back on her seat and positioned his head back to her shoulder. Her eyes were greeted by an expensive iPhone, which she securely held in her hands while it continues to vibrate

She rose a brow, finding the volume at its lowest setting quite odd, but she ignored it and stared at the screen to see that someone was calling him. Her finger tapped at the back of the phone as she had second thoughts on answering the incoming call, but before she could decide, the screen blackened and left the call unanswered

That's when a light bulb popped at the top of her head, indicating of an idea, which made her slightly smile idiotically and mentally face palm on how dumb she could be. She should've thought about this idea an hour ago, because the idea of calling someone for help in his contacts would've made everything easier for her

With the idea still fresh, her thumb fumbles over the home button before pressing it. She was about to make an emergency call, but the sight of Snow's lockscreen made her stop on her tracks

The wallpaper on Snow's lockscreen has a blurry image of a man giving a woman a piggyback ride while both of them were laughing, but she didn't noticed it. Because her eyes immediately fell on the amount of notifications on the screen with wide eyes

436 missed calls
307 unread messages
219 new messages in KakaoTalk

Her mouth slightly gaped open from how large the numbers of his notifications, it feels like the amount of notifications that a famous person would get every time they open up their account. But she didn't took a peek on the messages, because that's just invading ones privacy

However, upon seeing that large of a number as his notifications, her curiosity grew even more about on what really happened to him

Suddenly, the device began vibrating within her hold, causing her thoughts to break into several pieces as her heart nearly jumped in fright. Her eyes immediately feel onto its screen, only to see that it was another incoming call

Kim Seok Jin (Jin-hyung) is calling...

The word hyung caught her attention, and a spark of hope flared inside her as she thought that maybe this Jin-guy is Snow's older brother

Soon enough, after gathering enough courage, she answered the incoming call. She parted her lips as an attempt to speak, but Jin immediately spoke from the other line as soon as she placed the device to her ear

"Yah, Yoongi!! Thank heavens you finally answered my call!!" His voice exclaimed through the phone, which is full of relief and overflowing joy

But she rose a brow when Jin mentioned the name Yoongi, which made her think that it must be Snow's real name. She then parted her lips to speak but, yet again, Jin cut her off

"You moron!! What were you thinking?! You literally just left the house without a damn word!! Do you fucking know how worried sick we were when you goddamn left?!" Jin yelled through the phone, anger evident in his low voice

His sudden outburst caused her to reel the phone a few inches away from her ear, not wanting to have her eardrums bleeding anytime soon. But the thought of Snow, or Yoongi, who actually left their house got her attention

Snow left their house? Why? For what reason?, She thought and glanced down at the guy, whom she's having a hard time to address as Yoongi

"Where on earth even are you right now?! We nearly searched the whole damn Seoul just to look for your ass!! Tell us where in damn hell are yo--"

That's when the female decided to cut Jin off, so that she could tell him that it's not Snow, or Yoongi, who answered his call; and also to prevent him from exposing more information, which she knows that she shouldn't be hearing

"Excuse me? Uhm... This is not Yoongi you're speaking to right now, Jin-ssi..." She gently yet firmly said, interrupting Jin from his words

The other line remained silent, but she could feel that Jin was shocked from hearing a female's voice. It took him a few seconds before replying back

"Who the hell are you? And why do you have Yoongi's phone?"

His blunt words caught her off guard, but she softly sighed and told herself that it's fine. Because judging from his voice and his random outburst was enough evidence that he's very worried as hell

"I'm Han Myung Hee," She introduced politely, "And please don't think I snatched this device, because I'm no snatcher or thief; I'm just a complete stranger. However, it's a long story on how I got Snow's phone" She admitted sheepishly

"Snow's phone?"

Her eyes widen from her unnoticed mistake, causing her to immediately correct herself, "I meant, Yoongi. Yoongi-ssi's phone"

A sigh was heard from the other line, followed by a small whimper that caused Myunghee's eyes to grow, but Jin quickly caught himself and hides his whimper by taking a deep breath

"It's fine, Myunghee-ssi. I'm sorry if you have to hear my harsh language earlier. It's just because Yoongi hasn't gone back home for almost three weeks, and I'm extremely worried sick. All of us that are here, actually"

Finally understanding his sudden outburst earlier, a small smile formed on Myunghee's lips

"I understand, Jin-ssi, don't worry about it. It's fine" She reassured, but her attention was brought back to Yoongi when he started coughing roughly again

"Is that Yoongi coughing? What happened to him?"

"He has a cold with a high fever, but I'm trying my best to keep him warm. He's actually drunk when I met him a while ago in the park by the way; I don't know why, but it's a long story on how we met" She replied and placed a gentle hand on Yoongi's forehead

"Drunk?! Why on earth is he drunk?!"

Myunghee's eyes suddenly grew wide, "Damn it," She cursed under her breath, "Jin-ssi! I'll explain everything later. Let's meet up immediately! Sno-- I mean, Yoongi-ssi is burning hot!"

"What?!"

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