David Choi sat at the cafe table, patiently waiting for his little sister Lily to reply. When her eyes remained glued to her phone, he cleared his throat and asked again:
"So, how's my little sister's first semester of college wrapping up?"
"What?" She spared him one eye. "Oh. Good."
David nodded and took a sip of coffee. Okay fine, I'll get your attention.
"You know, Mom asked why you haven't been calling her."
He had both her eyes now. They narrowed in a scowl. "You're talking to Mom about me?"
David smiled. "She just misses you, Seo-yun."
"No, she misses you. Her precious first born. She's just worried about me. And don't call me that." She snapped. David should have known better. She hated hearing her Korean name around so many white people.
"Should she be worried?" David asked. "I hope the sorority life hasn't--"
"I have straight A's." Lily cut him off. "My calc professor has already invited me to the Mathematics Club and my English professor is begging me to join the debate team. Can I not be the only one in the family to also try to have a social life?"
David sighed. When the two of them had found out they were ending up at the same university--David to start his medical residency and Lily to begin her undergraduate studies--he knew it would be like this. Perhaps if David was the cool older brother who would buy her beer it would be different. But David had never been "cool," and 9 years separated the 27-year-old David from his barely 18-year-old sister. From the day she was born, Lily had been someone for him to watch over and protect, and the instinct hadn't faded over time.
"Yea, well, just make sure you're not doing anything dumb..."
"Order for Lily!" The barista called. Lily huffed at him slightly before leaving her seat to head to the counter.
David only noticed she left her phone on the table when it suddenly pinged with a text notification. Before he could help himself, his instincts had taken over. He leaned over and read the message upside down:
"U ready for ur catnip challenge tonite at ADP?"
The sound of Lily thanking the barista returned David upright, and he feigned innocence as she approached the table. She didn't sit back down but snatched up her phone and purse.
"Okay, I've got class. Catch you later."
Without another word she turned and started to walk away.
"Hey Lily!" David called after her.
She paused and looked back in annoyance. David hesitated at the sight of her standing there. She was still a little girl in his eyes, even as she had grown into a full woman. That was what bothered him. Her large rim glasses were a reminder of the quiet, geeky girl she had always been. But she was prettier than she knew, and her silky black hair draped down a busty chest that stood out all the more on her slender frame. He had the same male mind as the frat boys who must gaze on her, and he knew where that gaze would focus.
It made him slightly ill. "Just...be careful."
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His sister's text message was still stewing in David's head 20 minutes later as he finished putting on his scrubs, then headed out to the Emergency Room for another shift. Catnip challenge? What in the Gen-fuckin-Z is that? Are they eating catnip now? And ADP--is that the fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi? He couldn't stop the worry from festering in his stomach, even as part of his conscious tried to check the intrusive thoughts. Maybe I am too protective. Maybe I'm just...jealous.
He felt the residual sting of Lily's comment about being the only one in the family trying to have a social life. It was mean of her to say that, even in her frustration. It was true, though, and in a way that David would never admit to his sister, nor anyone for that matter. David had gone four years in undergrad, and another four in med school--eight years of being an adult around women. He had never had a girlfriend or even lost his virginity. That was more or less a concise summary of his social skills. A bit of guilt bubbled up with the thought that maybe he was just jealous that fraternities and sororities represented everything he was not--confident, outgoing, and popular. Maybe he should support his little sister. But his instincts remained troubled. Was Lily really built for that? She didn't stray all that much from the tree, having also been quiet and studious all her life. He just hoped she wasn't trying to hard to be something she wasn't...
But as he pushed through the doors into the ER, he had no further time to think about it. The head nurse was already running down the hallway. "Choi, thank God you're back! Need patient diagnosis, now!" She pointed to a curtained cubicle to the left of him.
Inside, the patient was a petite blonde girl dressed strangely in a haphazard outfit of jeans and a sorority shirt that were far too large for her frame. Her nipples were hard beneath the fabric of the top, poking out beside Greek letters as she lay on the exam table, though "lay" wasn't quite the right word. Her body was restless, notably at her hips which were gyrating aimlessly in the air off the surface of the table. Meanwhile her eyes were a glossy haze, and she was whispering the same indecipherable babble over and over again.
Another girl, larger and brunette, sat in a chair to the side, wringing her hands over and over in panic. The sight of David did not calm her. Instead, her eyes bulged in fear. "Wait, no!" She shrieked. "We asked for a female doctor!"
"Don't worry, I'm a medical professional." David assured her as he rushed forward. "Your friend needs help."
His reassurances fell on deaf ears.
"Please, really! A woman should be doing this!"
David didn't hear her. It had only taken an initial glance for a general diagnosis: drug overdose. But what? Clearly some sort of stimulant.
"I'M SERIOUS! SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD--!"
David hushed her. He needed to judge the coherency of the patient's whispers. Leaning down, he put his ear close to her mouth. He listened carefully to discern the wisps of air that escaped her lips. He made out four words:
"...Cock...give me cock..."
Suddenly, the haziness of the patient's eyes cleared and her pupils came into sharp focus. They bulged with the sight of David. He only had time to blink before the explosion of motion overwhelmed him. It caused him to trip over the exam school, and in the next moment he was on his back and the patient was upon him, mounting him at the waist, tearing off her shirt to reveal small, nubile breasts before pinning his chest down with one hand of unnatural strength. Her other hand plunged for his waistband. Her hips thrusted up and down on his crotch. Drool spilled from her mouth.
"...Yes...give me cock...!"
"HELP!!" Her friend was shrieking. "SOMEONE HELP!!"
"CODE GREY!" David joined her plea. "CODE GREY!" He fought off the hand plunging into his waistband, then the one upon his chest, before using his weight to wrestle the patient onto her back. He straddled her waist in turn to try to immobilize her. But there was a craze in her eyes. Thirsty strings of saliva stretched between the teeth of a maniacal grin as she ground her crotch into his.
"Yea, that's it! Hold me down and fuck me! Give me that cock!"
Help finally came in the form of two male colleagues. Yet it only provoked the madness more.
"OH YES!!" The patient screamed excitedly as all three men now labored to return her to the table. "BRING ME MORE! I WANT THEM ALL! I WANT ALL THE COCKS!" They used emergency restraints to strap her to the table. Then, finally, a female nurse hurried in with a sedative and stuck it in her arm. The fiery lust in the patient's eyes fought the sedative all the way until her eyelids finally closed and her hips ceased to squirm. Motion on the table ceased save a stream of drool that ran down her mouth and dripped from her chin onto her naked chest. For a moment there was silence before the friend cried again: