The Fool's

A Woman Who Changed Me

A nearly half-century-old woman walked down a hospital corridor with an unkempt face of anxiety, wearing a white shirt with a scraft and navy flares, on his arm a clutch from a famous brand that costs almost the same as a car explains where the castle is from.

She still looks beautiful even at her young age, her inconspicuous makeup makes her look simple yet classy. He pushed open the door on the right with the words VVIP 308, his steps halted for a moment when he found a woman giving a drink to a bedridden patient. They turned their heads and were a little surprised to find someone entering without knocking on the door. But the patient was more than surprised.

"domma!"

said the man, making the girl beside him a little embarrassed and misbehaved while the middle-aged woman got closer

"Uri Ateul (my son), since when did you become a fool?"

The woman shifts Ara who was standing there, or maybe the girl herself gives space for Jae Hwan's mother to get closer.

"na gwenchanha eomma (i'm fine ma'am)!"

"can't you just once not make this old lady stop worrying?"

"Aigoo, aigoo."

The woman hits Jae Hwan's shoulder making him groan, even though it doesn't hurt.

"Eomma!"

"wae, wae? you want to protest because I beat you up?"

"You can hit again when no one else is here".

Jae Hwan looks at his mother then Ara, making the girl look down while tucking her hair.

Ara then bowed to her mother Jae Hwan who was returned a sweet smile by the woman, her smile very similar to Jae Hwan in a different version.

"I'm sorry my son for bothering you."

"animnida (no), I made it in the ICU, forgive me."

Ara bowed many times

"You?"

The sharp question made Ara nervous, the middle-aged woman also approached Ara with a slow step

"If my son does something stupid about a woman, I'm sure you're special enough for him."

Jae Hwan's mother holding onto Ara's shoulder made him a little relieved thinking the woman would be angry - as in the drama he was watching.

"Allowed atheul?"

"Stop embarrassing your son."

Jae Hwan's answer made the two women throw each other a smile.

Jae Hwan does not expect that Ara will easily get along with his mother even though he is not surprised because the girl has a pleasant personality, Jae Hwan even ignored because his mother is busy listening to Ara's story, a story he didn't even share with Jae Hwan.

Several times the man was seen silent, stealing his hearing from his mother's talk like Ara was from Bandung, Bandung, a city in Indonesia or its full name that turns out Tiara is also the girl who has a younger sister named Tania.

Jae Hwan's mother, who Ara now knows his name Kim Soo Hee said goodbye after sitting down to talk to him for almost an hour.

"Your father will be home soon from his business trip, and I must welcome him,"

He glanced at the watch on his wrist that showed at 10 p.m

"and of course tell him how stupid his son is."

Jae Hwan's mother continued while standing up justifying the folds of her navy skirt

"Eomma's happy to upset me about the old man?"

"momure!"

Kim Soo Hee laughed crisply making Ara also laugh even though with a little embarrassment

He hugs the girl warmly making Ara return his embrace, Jae Hwan who notices from the bed somehow feels that warmth too, his mother was indeed an amazing woman he would not misjudge someone and the man knew Ara had already earned his mother's heart.

"While my son sucks, I want you to promise to take care of him"

Kim Soo Hee, Jae Hwan's mother smiled warmly while stroking Ara's back

"eomma, there is no man to be taken care of by a woman, I must take care of her."

"I knew you'd do it."

Jae Hwan's mother looks at her son with a smile that does not stop, his words mean approval that he allows Ara into his son's life.

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Ara breaks herself in bed after driving Jae Hwan to her apartment. His back was sore from sleeping on the hospital couch guarding the man and only returned at 8am this morning.

He was a little relieved because today he had no schedule for college, other than tomorrow where he had to follow the activities of the literature club. Somehow he took the club, there was no interest in him but he just wanted to familiarize himself.

Her phone rang when Ara was trying to close her eyes, just wanting to enjoy her sleep. His forehead frowned, his phone could not reach him and that made him think twice about grabbing him from the table. He breathed a sigh of relief, because the crisp voice of Ahn Ji Young bolbbalgan4 from the song Travel stopped indicating someone who called him had given up on continuing to talk to him.

Ara rolled over, sliding her body lazily looking for the most comfortable position. Then his phone rang again and this time he gave up, with a swearing he forced himself to sit on the edge of the bed to catch his breath and exhale violently before answering his phone.

"Have you arrived?"

The voice of Kim Jae Hwan who is now increasingly familiar in his ears, considering not until an hour ago they were together.

"eung, uh,"

the girl simply answered lazily, she threw her body back onto the bed then closed her eyes.

"You know where the restaurant that sells good porridge is?"

"ahjumma in my house is away and I'm sick as you know. No one makes me porridge."

Jae Hwan continued with a bit of hesitation it seemed like he was busy choosing the right word for the girl to believe

"You've even healed, your teeth aren't hurt either so you don't have to eat porridge."

Ara seemed too smart to be fooled by the playboy, the girl smiled mockingly.

"Yes! my teeth are fine, but you're the one who made me lie all night in the hospital with that bad food. You should be responsible!"

Jae Hwan's voice rose, making Ara frown a little because it disturbed his brain that did not want to process.

"Aaaahh, not good. That bad food doesn't even sit in your bowl."

again - again the girl gave a mocking smile, which although not visible Jae Hwan could feel.

"Stop arguing with me. You come here now, make porridge for me!"

Ara did not reply letting Jae Hwan continue to call her in annoyance while the girl fell asleep with the phone next to her. But it's not Jae Hwan if he doesn't get what he wants.

The man pressed back on Ara's number and brought the object closer to his ear listening patiently to her every waiting note until it changed with a female voice that repeatedly explained the number did not answer that for Jae Hwan sounds like a rejection.

He tapped every finger of his hand on the table, the phone in front of him as if he was desperate to touch because there was no answer even for every message he sent. The man also did not understand why he was so upset just because he was ignored by a girl but this was indeed the first time for him, no one has been able to do this before even the girls are racing - a race just to get the number and Jae Hwan can prove the truth of the saying.

Ahjumma, who she said was not in the apartment, offered her favorite cup of warm chocolate, Jae Hwan then took a sip and took out an expletive when the heat touched the man's lips made the middle-aged woman who walked away turn her head and laugh at him gently. Ahjumma had known his young master for so long that he was not awkward to even laugh at the man's stupidity, he is also sometimes the place where Jae Hwan tells nonsense about women who make everyone bored, but the woman is still a good listener.

"Damn it, that girl really tested my patience!"