A K-pop Idol 60.1

A few days later, Alex began to feel an abdominal discomfort. At first, he didn't pay much attention to this. He thought he had probably just eaten something that made him ill, and so he would soon be feeling better. However, contrary to what he imagined, the discomfort worsened over time, and soon it turned into a persistent colic. 

Even so, Alex didn't say anything to his bandmates – those girls worked hard all the time and never complained about pain. He didn't want to be the first one to do that. So he just started taking some painkillers, hoping that it would solve the problem. Unfortunately, this wouldn’t be so simple…

One night, Alex was in so much pain that he couldn't sleep. Despite the three pills he had taken, he just couldn't make the pain go away. At some point, Choi Hyun got up to go to the bathroom, and heard something strange coming from Alex's room. As she approached, she noticed it was the sound of someone crying. She then knocked on the door, worried. 

"Kim Hana, what's wrong?" she asked. 

"Huh? W-what?" Alex stuttered. 

"I asked what's wrong."

"Why are you asking that? There's nothing wrong with me" he lied.

"Oh really? So why are you awake at this time... and crying? I'm coming in." 

"No, no! Wait a minute so I..." Alex tried to dissuade her, but it was already too late. 

When Choi Hyun entered the room, she saw that Alex was a mess. He was lying in a fetal position on the floor. His hair was totally disheveled and his eyes were swollen. It was clear that he had been crying for a long time, even though he was trying to hide this fact now. 

"Oh my god, Kim Hana!" Choi Hyun exclaimed, desperate. "Tell me right now what's going on!" 

"This is nothing" Alex said, although he was almost crying again. The pain was so strong... "I'm just feeling some abdominal pain." 

"Honey, don't lie to me" Choi Hyun said, stroking Alex's hair. "How bad is it?" 

"I already told you! This is nothing... aaargh" Alex blurted out when he felt a particularly strong contraction. "Fine! It's really, really bad!" he admitted, and then began to cry copiously, unable to control himself. 

"Oh, Kim Hana" Choi Hyun said, hugging the feminized man, who snuggled in her lap like a child. "How long have you been feeling this way?"

"It started a week ago or so, but only recently it got so painful." 

"A week? And why haven't you said anything about it to us before?"

"I didn't want to worry you girls about unimportant things... Our schedule is so full...” he sobbed. “We have so many commitments..."

"Sweetie, your health isn't an unimportant thing. In fact, it's more important than any commitment of our group. I'll take you to the hospital."

"No, please!"

"Why not?"

"Because they are going to keep me there until they find out what's wrong with me, and we have two presentations tomorrow. I can't harm our group this way, Choi Hyun! I'm sure this is nothing so serious."

"Kim Hana, your commitment is admirable, but..."

"Please, Choi Hyun! I have been taking a painkiller, but it isn't helping so much. Maybe you have something stronger to me?"

"Tell me exactly where it hurts and how this pain is." 

The more Alex spoke, the more Choi Hyun got perplexed. The pain he was feeling was very similar to something she felt every month… But it wasn't possible, right? 

"Look, honey" the girl started. "I still think we should go to the hospital, but I'll respect your will for tonight. I have some pills that I take when... well, when I feel severe pain. Let's see if it helps you. But if you're not feeling better tomorrow, we'll see a doctor right away. And do not try to lie to me! I know when you're not being honest."