"Urrrgg,"

I let out a pained groan as my butt hit the ground and my head bumped against the bed.

"Arrrghh, it... hurts..."

For a moment, I stayed there like that. I was just trying to help a girl eat and drink, but it seems my body doesn’t want me to do that. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Hahaha,"

Even after I made such a big noise by falling down, she still hadn’t reacted or made any sound. At least pretend to say something like "Uh..." or "Ugh," so I can feel a little better.

’Damn, she really is heartless.’

I tried to stand up again, and this time I didn’t just rely on my legs. I grabbed onto whatever seemed steady enough to support my weight.

Then, I took the bottle of water from the side table and walked toward the girl’s bed. Without asking or saying anything, I just sat beside her on the bed. After all, I was too weak right now to keep standing. I just hoped she didn’t mind.

"Uh...?"

The girl turned her head toward me, seemingly confused by my sudden appearance on her bed.

"Urrrgg,"

She moved her hand and began trying to push me off the bed, using strength that couldn’t even budge me.

"Uhhhh...."

She tried pushing me from different spots. Her hand moved frantically up and down, trying to create some distance between us.

I understand her reaction. After all, I am a guy and she is a girl. But she’s getting the wrong idea here.

"Wait, I just want to help you eat and drink."

I tried to clarify my actions, but she didn’t seem to believe me at all. She just kept pushing me without stopping.

Haaaah.

I let out a sigh and grabbed her hand. "Here, this is water. You can sense it, right?" I guided the water bottle into her hand so she could feel its cold surface.

Her trembling hand soon settled after the condensation from the bottle touched her skin.

"Now, you understand? I’m just going to help you drink and eat. After that, I’ll go back to my own bed."

I opened the bottle cap and leaned in closer. "Here, open your mouth."

I placed my hand under her head to lift it from the pillow, but she simply rolled her head to the side until it slipped from my hand.

She is really stubborn.

"You don’t want to drink water?" I said as I moved away from her. "Okay, then I’ll just go back."

As I shifted my weight and was about to stand up, her mouth opened and she made another small sound.

"Uh..."

Hearing that, I stopped and sat back down. "What? You want to drink water now?"

Although it was faint, I could see her nod slightly. Once again, I slid my hand under her head, and this time she let me lift it without protesting.

I brought the bottle closer to her mouth, and as soon as it touched her lips, she opened her mouth and began gulping down the water without stopping to breathe.

"Slow down, you’ll choke yourself," I said, but she didn’t listen. She just kept drinking until the bottle was almost half empty.

"Ha... Ha... Ha... Ha..."

She pulled away from the bottle and began taking deep breaths. I thought her thirst had finally been quenched. However, as I was about to move the bottle away, she leaned forward and started drinking from it again.

’She really is thirsty.’

I watched her silently. This time, she didn’t stop until she had finished the entire bottle.

"You aren’t thirsty anymore, right?"

I felt her head move in my hand and immediately understood that she was nodding.

"Okay, then lie back down. I’ll bring something to eat for you."

I gently lowered her back onto the bed and placed the empty bottle on the table.

’She may have drunk water, but I think she’s still hungry.’

My eyes fell on the bowl of rice placed on my bed, and a smirk appeared on my face.

’I hope this is enough for her.’

I grabbed it and returned to her bed. Then I used the hand crank on the side to raise the upper half of the bed.

"Uhhh..."

She felt the bed lifting and turned her head left and right before seemingly realizing it was me doing it.

"Don’t worry. This way you’ll be able to eat more easily."

I sat on the edge of the bed. "Say ahhh."

I brought a spoonful of rice near her lips, but she refused to open her mouth and turned her face away.

’Hmmm, does she not want to eat? But the system clearly said she was starving.’

A faint shade of pink began appearing on her cheeks, and her hands tightly gripped the bedsheet.

’Is she shy because a stranger is trying to feed her?’

I let the spoon touch her lips. "It’s okay. You shouldn’t think about anything other than satisfying your hunger."

After a moment of silence and hesitation, she finally opened her mouth and started eating the food I offered her.

Just like that, I helped her eat until the bowl was completely empty too.

"How was it? Did you like it?"

"..."

’Okay, she’s still not responding to anything I ask.’

I stood up and lowered the upper half of the bed back to its original position. I was about to walk away when her small hand grabbed the hem of my clothes.