Chapter 4: The room.
Jin was heading thowards the reception desk when Hannah suddenly grabed his waist! He almost droped the box on the floor. "..damn, shes stronger than she looks." Jin thought as he tried to walk (with hannah still atached to him).
He arrived to the front desk and put the box down, Hannah suddenly let go of him and directed her attention thowards the clock, "OH MY GOSH!" she began to run thowards the main corridor and while running you could hear her yell "im late...oh no what will i do IM LATE!". Jin concentrated and gave the receptionist the papers that the doctor told him to give her. Then he headed thowards 's office.
He answered the phone and filled up paprerwork there, because Vittoria was NEVER in his office during the day, he stayed during the night. Writing on his black book.
It was 8:35 already, and nobody called, so he managed to get some paperwork done. And then suddenly! "Beep! Beep! Beep!" he picked up the phone, but the sound didn't come from the phone, it was from his pocket, his "Beeper" or "Ringer" was glowing and beeping, he took hold of it and clicked the "read" button:
"In my Office, Now."
It was from Vittoria, but this was his office, unless he's got a secret office. He texted back:
"where?"
He waited a few seconds and there it was, he replied: "..in the unused locker room."
The only way to know that is asking, so he stopped a random doctor and asked him where the unused locker room was. "corridor 13, room 1", the bored looking doctor replied, before heading away. "Thanks!" said Jin as he followed corridor one, he was once again running in this giant maze. But! He knew where the Dr's office was. It was on corridor 8, so he just had to carry on until he sees the number 13.
10, 11, 12...and 13 was missing. "what?" thought Jin as he tried to make sense of his situation. "But im in corridor 12, there must be a corridor 13!" he thought. And then he thought:
"If its unused, it means its useless, therefore why write a number on it?"
So he carried on through the blank corridor in front of him, and found a door, it didnt have any numbers on it. But he knew this was it. He put his hand on the handle and began to turn it, when he remembered what he had to do...
"I can't believe this! He called me all the way here to ..."
But what would happen if he didn't show up? Would he get fired? Yes he certainly would, he didn't trust this doctor. Especially in a confined, numberless room where no one could hear him. But he couldn't afford loosing this job. He opened the door and walked in.
It was just like all the other rooms, plain, white, two chairs, one table and a desk. It was getting slightly depressing, everything was so repetitive and monotone.
"Im here.." Jin said as he made sure the door was opened behind him. "Finally.." said in his familiar mocking voice.
"Where are you?" said Jin, still holding on to the door handle. "Come in, dont be afraid." And with that Jin started walking inside the room. When he heard the beeping noise again he looked to his left and there he was, sitting on his "Boss-chair", like he was some sort of king, with a "devil may care" attitude.
"Do you need anything Dr?" asked Jin, prettending not to know why this man called him in his office. Vittoria didn't say anything, he just stood up and headed thowards Jin. Now he was really scared, what on earth is this man thinking? "Does he thing im his toy or something?". Jin was thinking of a way to get out of this without getting fired and suddenly Vittoria grabbed his wrists and pressed him against the nearest wall. Jin felt as if his heart was going to burst out his chest any moment now. There was no eye contact, and that didn't make it any less embarrassing. "What do you think youre doing?" yelled Jin, he was trying to get out of his grip, but this guy was too strong, he litteraly felt as if his heart popped. He could feel Vittoria's warm breath on his neck, the doctor was now kissing his collarbone "Stop this you bastard!" Jin felt as if he was being eaten alive. And when he suddenly felt lighter he looked down and the "bastard" was holding him up against the wall, witha tight grip on his thighs. "Let go of me!" Jin said with a trembling voice.
"Dont you remember our little agreement?" said Vittoria as Jin tried to get this man's hands of his thighs... in vain.
"If you collaborate, id love to make this fun for both of us, but youre really making this difficult for me."
Said the doctor as he rested his lips on the corner of Jins mouth, as if he was going to kiss him. Jin moved his head to the side, but Vittoria grabbed his chin and pressed his lips against Jin's, hard enough to bruise.
It was like an electric shock, the heat was getting unbearable, but Jin had to fight he he didn't want to get quite litteraly screwed.
He tried to free himself by pushing on Vittoria's shoulders. It didn't really help, but Jin knew something, he learned it from a self defense book.
Jin quickly put his hand on the Doctor's neck and grabbed his addam's apple. This can seriously cause damage to his air tube. It could kill him, but he had to do this if he wanted to free himself. He just wanted to knock him out so he could escape.
Vittoria felt Jin's hand grab his neck and he was pressing really hard, it was painfull, he felt like he was going to die. Vittoria knew this move, if he wanted to breathe he had to let him go, as he let go of Jin's hips, he didn't notice how his legs were failing him. And so, he found himself on the floor panting for air, his throat hurt and Jin was gone...
...
Jin ran through the unumbered corridor and headed thowards the girl's toilets.
"..bastard."
JIn thought as he opened the door, he got into one of the stalls and stood against the wall. "Im so fired" he muttered. "What now?", "..i should get my stuff and just wait to get fired, then il go back home...and..", he put his hands on his face and had a deep breath.
"JIN!"
He heard hannah calling him, "I saw you running, you looked upset so i got worried." she said, "please come out...".
Jin walked out of the stall and put a fake smile on his face.
"What happened?" said Hannah as she cupped Jin's face, surprising him a bit.
"Im going to be fired" he said, "Nooooooooooooooooo!" she cried, "this can't be! What happened?" .
"I messed up with some paperwork." He lied as Hannah's expression changed from worried to angry. "NO." she said, as she took Jin's wrist and pulled him out of the bathroom running.
"Where are we going?" said Jin as Hannah pulled him in a corridor he din't recognize.
"We are going to see the Dr!." She said as Jin remembered every instant of what happened in the neglected locker room. "No, its not necessary!", "Im fine really!", Jin said as he tried to free his wrist from hannah's grip.
"Damn, shes strong."
When Hannah stopped walking he knew they were there, in front of Vittoria's office. She knocked on the door, and looked as serious as ever. It was starting to scare him, even though he felt a little ashamed about it. "Yes?" Replied Vittoria from inside his office.
Hannah opened the door and went near . She looked as she about to yell at him, but instead..
"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease!"
"DONT FIRE !"
She cried, as Jin just stood outside the door. He really wanted to dissapear now. He felt so embarrased but ANGRY at the same time, "ITS HIS FAULT, NOT MINE!" Jin thought as he crossed his arms.
"Im not going to fire Jin."
...
Jin couldn't believe this, maybe he wasn't as much of a bastard as he thought, maybe he feels guilty! "There would be no fun in that wouldn't it?" Said the Dr as Jin uncrossed his arms.
"Right Jin?"
Said the doctor as he stood up and leaned on the edge of the door. Jin simply glared at him.
Hannah felt the tension betweent the two and decided to go away silently, she felt unnecessary there.
"You may call me Kyo, Dr sounds so detached."
Said KYO...as he ran his finger through Jin's hair. Jin was speechless, he was too proud to admit it, but he liked the touch. He liked how he made him feel.
...
The day ended at 9 o'clock for Jin. And he was usually dead by then, the only thing that seemed to give him energy was eating lots and lots of sweets. But after realizing that they would be expensive to buy every single night. He resorted to drinking black coffee with 3 spoons of sugar in it, even though he hated coffee.
And Hamazaki knew this.
. Or affectionately Cain stayed the whole night in the hospital, working and drinking. He did an extra long night shift, taking only sunday off.
People thought he was insomniac, maybe he is.
Truth is he didn't really work much during his night shift, but he liked to read. He was one of those persons that can read 500 pages in one night.
His eyes were greedy and once he liked something, he wanted to know everything about it.
...
Jin's plastic cup was now stained, with the rest of what was a very bitter cheap coffee. "They should really consider investing in a better coffee machine." He thought as he walked to the bin located next to one of the offices.
It was quiet upstairs where he worked, but there were people still working. Like Hannah and the others. They were probably just chatting in the little room that they used as a lounge.
He walked thowards the Bin, and felt as if he was being observed, he ignored the feeling and got closer to the bin. He heard footsteps, now he was sure he was being followed.
He turned around to check if anyone was there and suddenly out of nowhere..
"Hi Jin!"
Said Hannah putting her arms around Jin's neck. "You scared me Hannah!" said Jin looking slightly annoyed. "Aww, i just wanted to surprise you! Anyway, what are you doing Later?".
"What do you mean?" asked Jin, the only thing he wanted to do now was sleep. "I mean as if going out, im going back to my appartment, but im bored, so if you want to go out or something im available!" She said looking slightly hiper.
"I was going to go back...ho" Jin remembered, he had to get out of that house before he gets killed. "I have to get my Stuff and find a place to stay...somehow."
"Why, are you in trouble? You can stay at my house if you want, my sister went to college a few weeks ago, so you can stay in her room."
Jin was surprised by her kindness, she was offering him a place to stay! "Really? You really dont mind?" Replied Jin, trying to sound as polite as possible.
"Of course NOT! You can stay as long as you want, my sister isn't even going to come back when she finishes college, she lives with her boyfriend!"
"Thank you so much.." Said Jin feeling slightly guilty because he didn't really do anything for her, she was the one who got his Job back.
"You know what time it is?" She asked him, looking happy. "Its 8:59!", "Let's go home!" She answered her own question.
They walked thowards the locker rooms to retrieve their things and leave as soon as possible.
Jin grabbed his trolley containing his clothes, etc. And they took the lift to ground level.
Meanwhile, Cain was sitting in his office, reading "A clockwork orange". And he heard Jin and Hannah's conversation.
...
Hannah and Jin took the bus at 9:15 to Yomasan, he didn't need to take the bus to his house anymore, he was finaly safe. He helped Hannah take off her jacket and just sat down. They were still in theyre nurse uniform, ang got quite some attention from 2 guys in the other side of the train. "Perverts." Jin thought as he pretended to look through his backpack, to minimize the emabarassement. "Next stop Yomasan." Said the Lady of the train.
"Have you got all your stuff Jin?" Said Hannah while picking up her own bag. "Yeah." Jin said, he felt really tired.
The doors opened and they stepped out of the bus, Jin simply followed Hannah, as they went through the neighbourhood.
"Here we are!" said Hannah as she got hold of her necklace and pulled it out of her shirt, revealing a set of keys.
She opened the door and Hanged her Jacket to the wall. Jin did the same with his own. It was an appartment located in the ground floor, small, but big enough for 2 people. The walls were sky blue and had a few post its here and there, she probably has a bad memory, Jin thought.
"So, welcome to my Crib!" She giggled. "As you can see its not buckingham palace, but its big enough for 2!". She smiled.
"Its nice!" Jin said, and he wasn't lying. It was nice, it had that warmth that only happy places have.
"Where do i put my stuff?" He asked, he did his best not to sound like he was taking advantage of her kindness.
"Come with me." She said, while going through a small corridor that went through the Tv room and the bathroom.
There they were, there was a room with 2 beds in it. "You can take the blue bed, my sister used to sleep in it." -"Thanks." Jin said, while putting his trolley next to the bed, good thing there was a wardrobe next to the bed, so he could put his stuff in there.
Before he knew it, it was already 10:00 pm, "If youre hungry, dont hesitate to explore the kitchen!".
Jin nodded and started unpacking his trolley, most of his clothes are boyish. Well, he could pretend he was a tomboy.
When he finished unpacking, he put his trolley underneath the bed, he heard a voice in the living room, then another and another, "TV" he thought.
He walked out of the room and went through the small corridor that led to the living room.
There she was, with a bowl of instant noodles in her hands. "Jin, since i thought you might be tired, i made some for you as well. Theyre on the kitchen." She finished the sentence with a smile.
"Thank you Hannah." He replied, he felt sort of guilty. "Im not taking advantage of her kindness, right?"
He went to the kitchen and took the small white-and-blue bowl, he aproached Hannah and..."May I?".
"Sure, sit down." And so he sat down next to Hannah on her pale-pink sofa, it felt good, he felt like someone still cared about him.
