Although he was attempting to comfort himself with those thoughts, Victor was still feeling uneasy.
Perhaps he had been too impulsive this morning. He'd said some harsh things to Ena. Normally when he spoke like that to her, she was quick to forgive it.
But it was already so late in the night, and Ena still hadn't come back to the hospital to see him.
The unease grew inside him, so Victor turned over and took his phone off the bedside table. He swiped it open to find nothing. There were no good night messages from Ena like she normally sent every night.
Victor laughed at himself, the sound dark and mocking. 'When she was by your side, you drove her away. And now that she may have really left, you are missing her. Are all men like you?' he asked himself in his heart.
The moon's cool light shone through the window, flooding the room with silver light. Ena was curled up on the bed with her legs crossed as she stared at her phone.
"Please take care of yourself and rest. Good night."
She'd edited the message time and time again, but couldn't bring herself to send it.
His words kept repeating in her mind. "You're crazy! You're asking to have sex with me? Who do you think you are to ask that of me? The woman who will join me in bed will be an experienced wild one, not some naive little girl. I have no interest in teaching a virgin!"
With Victor's words still echoing in her ears, Ena couldn't help but burst into tears as she threw her phone away from her.
Victor had been in the hospital for three days with a constant stream of visitors. All except for Ena.
Each time the door opened, Victor looked
seeming indifference to him. She was struggling to open the door to her room, so he quickly stalked to her side and placed a hand on the door frame to gain her attention.
"What are you doing?" Ena murmured.
"You shouldn't get close to Karson. He's not a good man," Victor said quietly, staring at the top of Ena's head.
"I know that. You seem to be the only good person in the world, Big Hero!" Ena shouted angrily and almost sarcastically. She found the courage to push him away, and open the door. She rushed inside and shut the door in his face as quickly as she could.
"You..." Victor growled.
He raised a fist to knock on the door when he saw a few people walking over. He scowled and dropped his arm to his side before turning sharply towards his room. The door slammed shut behind him.
The next morning, the shooting officially began. The eight stars were going to be divided into four different teams to participate in the games.
"Okay! Girls, you can play the rock, paper, scissors. The winner will choose the boy they want to team up with first. Come on now. Rock, paper, and scissors!"
Ena had her hands behind her back, and the moment she heard the host's voice finishing the count down, she displayed her choice.
"And the winner of round one is Ena!" called out the host.
Ena was stunned but smiled brightly. "Oh my god, I can't believe it!"
"Okay, Ena, choose your partner!" the host said with a wide smile.
Ena glanced over the four male stars standing in front of her, and her favorite was naturally Victor. However...
"I'll choose..." Ena swallowed and looked away from Victor. "Karson."