Michaelle arrives at a small cafe near the hospital. The place is simple, mostly made of wood and glass, but still seems good and sturdy. These made the cafe refreshing, aside from the effect of vegetation planted in front of it and some indoor plants carefully arranged inside.
After a minute of searching, she found her colleague Lily, sitting in a brown bean bag next to a lady who she believes is her client. The two were in the left-most corner of the cafe and were busy looking at the river outside the window. She intentionally releases a soft cough to let the two know her presence. Lily, together with the client, move their heads up to her direction. She nodded as a greeting to the two.
"Hi, Chaelle! Please take a seat first." It was Lily, pointing to a light green bean bag across the table.
"Thanks!" she uttered and take the seat. "Sorry if I got late. There's an emergency and I can't afford to miss it."
"It's ok Ms. Chaelle, the place is quite nice, so we really don't mind waiting. It is too relaxing here as if I am not in the city." It is the client now.
"Still I apologize, Miss?"
"You can call me Clara. Clara Soo." then offered her hand for a handshake.
Michaelle takes her hand and give a genuine smile to her. "Nice meeting you, Ms. Soo."
"You are being too formal Ms. Chaelle. Clara is fine."
"Ohh o-Ok. Ms. Soo, ah-err- Ms. Clara." the two noticed that she is not comfortable calling other people with their first name especially to those she just met.
"Anyways, here is the deal. I want you to seduce my fiancé but the rule is, do not fall in love with him and snatch him away from me." Though Clara is soft-spoken, Chaelle could still notice the firmness on what she is pointing out. "I wanted to see if he could resist temptation from ladies around him especially those beautiful ladies like you, before we take the vow." She continued.
Michaelle gasped at the word beautiful. She never thinks of herself as one of those girls who owns the word beautiful. For her, she is just too plain. She rarely put makeup or gives time to even comb her hair. Although people really love her silky black hair. Her skin is majority pale except for her crimson cheeks which become more brighter upon hearing that the lady is seeing her as with beauty. Actually, for her, Clara is the reflection of true beauty. She looks like a celebrity but a soft-spoken one and a lady with grace.
"Anyways, you will just give me updates. That's what I only wanted you to do. I also want everything documented." Clara Soo firmly said.
"I think the task is simple. Anyways, about falling in love, we don't have a problem with that. I forbid myself from that act for more than 10 years now. Even if I failed, I will not snatch away your fiancé for he will only suffer from me. I am telling you, if ever that will be the case, he will not get any good future from me. Marriage is out of my dictionary." Michaelle replied. She is very professional and cannot see any hint of emotion on her.
"I think there will be no problem then." Clara smilingly uttered. Michaelle is about to respond to her when her phone rang.
"Can I take this call?"
"Sure sure. Go ahead." The client said. A genuine smile is seen in her pink lips.
"Yes. I am in a place near the hospital. Ok, Dr. Migs, I can be there in 15 minutes." when she put down the call. The two ladies were smiling and gesturing as if they are telling 'You may go.' Michaelle just gave them a bow and left the two. She is really in a hurry.
"I guess she got an emergency." It was Clara.
"That lady is a really busy one." this time it was Lily. She keeps herself busy awhile ago while the two other ladies were talking.
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It was a Sunday. Michaelle decided to spend her rest day by walking around the mall alone and buy some stuff that they might need in their house. Her friend and roommate Jin was quite busy since she got a partnership contract with her friend who owns a modeling agency. Before heading to the grocery to buy some goods, she passed by a bookstore and caught her eyes by a set of Harry Potter Books artistically displayed on the table that looks like those belong to Hogwarts; the school for wizards and witches.
She stopped and carefully look at the books, the book covers are new. She remembers her high school days when she got no money to buy such books. She considered herself Potterhead; those individuals who really love harry potter and his story, however, she got no harry potter books since these were quite expensive. That time her father was working for a businessman as his personal driver and bodyguard and all his earnings were just enough for their needs. So in order to read those books, she made some of her classmates' assignments or projects in exchange for lending their books to her for a couple of days.
After a minute of contemplating, she decided to enter the bookstore. She walks smilingly to the table and held the first Harry Potter book near to her. She first scrutinized the cover, it is smooth and the letters were embossed, the cover has a drawing of the boy, harry potter, his owl Hedwig seated in his right shoulder while Hagrid, the school gamekeeper in his big furry coat was standing at his back. The place was obviously the Diagon Alley. Then she flipped the book and read the back that says.."It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that - Albus Dumbledore." she said in a quite loud voice.
"The headmaster of Hogwarts?" the voice was from a man, a stranger.
Michaelle raises her head and looks at the source of the voice. The man was smiling at her. He got a beautiful face, a nice pair of eyes that looks like smiling and a quite long brown hair. Yes, his hair is pretty long for a guy, but since it neatly falls down into his shoulder, it looks like a natural hairstyle for men. In short, it looks good on him. Then something strike on her mind. She looks like Clara's fiancé, her target. She decided to smile at him. She doesn't want to let this coincidence put into waste.
"Yes, Dumbledore. Also a Potterhead?" She asked the man while gazing back on the book. She decided to put it back and get another book, however, the man quickly gets the exact book that she is aiming to see.
"Let's see, the cover is Weasley's house while they were inside the flying-"
"I didn't ask you to describe it for me, I have eyes of my own." Chaelle cannot help herself to get annoyed by the act of the man. When she realized that what she did was wrong, she immediately put her left hand over her mouth.' No Chaelle. That's not a good way to seduce a man.' she told to herself.
The man smiled. She was surprised by the act. "I'm sorry, I was just got excited about the new cover." The man replied. Still smiling on her.
"No. I am the one who supposed to say that. I'm sorry if I was rude towards you." Chaelle said while looking down on the other books.
"It's ok. I am a complete stranger to you. I don't have any right to bother a pretty lady even though she is also a Potterhead."
She looked at the guy and awkwardly smiled at him. Then the guy formally introduced himself. He lends his hand to initiate a handshake. Michaelle looked on his hand and hesitantly accept it.
"There you are. Henry. Henry Lee." His smile is still reflected on his lips.
Michaelle's heart almost jumps upon hearing the guy's name. 'I knew it. She was right. He is Clara's fiancé, it's really him!' she said on her mind. "Michaelle. Michaelle Yoon."
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The next day, Michaelle is completely out of sleep since she really got excited about reading the first book. She bought all the seven books and heard that the 8th book which is Harry Potter and the Curse child will be out next month. She wanted to finish reading all the seven books before the release of the 8th book.
On her way to the General Surgery Ward, she passed by Dr. Migs on the hallway. He is busy talking to a lovely woman that looks twice his age. She is about to enter a corridor when she heard him calling out her name.
"Dr. Yoon! Wait!" Dr. Migs shouted.
"You don't have to shout." It was the lovely woman, nagging Dr. Migs as if he is her own child.
Michaelle stops and looked back on their direction.
"Good morning Dr. Migs. Is there any problem?"
"Nothing. I just wanted to introduce my mother to you." He smiled and held the lovely woman's shoulder. "She is my mother. Victoria." the lovely woman smiled.
"Migs tells many things about you. He is really fond of you. I do really know why. You are a very pretty woman, looks strong but sweet inside." Ms. Victoria said while smiling at her.
'Whoa? Pretty? Strong, I might say yes but sweet inside? Really? Is that really me?' she said inside her mind, she is really in great shock from what she just heard from the mother of her colleague. "It's a pleasure to hear those words from you, Mam. Nice to meet you, Mam. I'm Michaelle Yoon." then she gave a bow to the lovely woman.
"She is also a doctor Mom!" it was Migs. His voice is full of excitement. "Mother, why don't we invite her to your birthday party this coming weekend?" Migs suggested. His mother's eyes become excited upon hearing her son's suggestion.
"I think that's a good suggestion. Actually I got one invitation left inside my bag. You can have it." She then grabbed her hands and give the invitation to her. "Ohh, it's time to meet my other friends. I'll see you on Saturday. Bye!" without giving her a chance to accept or decline the invitation, Dr. Migs left with his mother and walk toward the exit. "I'll just escort mom to her car. I'll see you later Dr. Yoon."
Michaelle nodded at him. She was left standing and staring at the two walking away from her.
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"Are you home?" it was Jin. But she didn't see her. The voice seems to come from the kitchen.
"Yeah. What are you doing there?" Chaelle asked. She put her shoes on the rack and slid her feet into her hello kitty bedroom slippers. She put her things on the table near her bedroom door and headed to the kitchen where she smells food which she bet is delicious.
"I'm cooking. You look tired this morning, so I decided to cook food for us. I tried the Japchae noodles recipe that I found in the yummy magazine that you bought."
"You don't need to do this. I can do that you know. And besides, I know I'm not the only one who's tired here. You should also take a rest Jin." Michaelle shyly responded.
"No, let me do this. I did not get tired yesterday since I did enjoy the event." Jin's assurance.
"Ohhh that's right. How is the event by the way?"
"Well, it turns out good. I got a chance to dress up some celebrities since they were out of manpower."
"Oh, that's good. Anyways, I got a problem."
"About what?" her best friend curiously asked. Michaelle rarely shared problems with other people but since she is the only one who can help her, maybe it would be better to tell it to Jin.
"Party. I got invited to a party. I think it's a grand one since it would be held in a cruise ship." she said in a low voice. She gave the invitation to Jin and then slammed her head on top of the table. She is not really into this kind of thing.
"You don't know what to wear?"
Michaelle rose her head and just timidly nodded to her best friend.
"Don't worry. You can count on me! I'll make you one of the goddesses of the night." then she came near her best friend and give her a hug while still holding the invitation in her right hand and a wooden spoon on her left.
"You know Jin. Stop hugging me now. Our food might get burn."
"Ah, O-ok...Roger!"
"Also, the fire is too high.."
"Back to yourself? I'm happy that I could somehow ease some little things that were bothering you. Just remember, I'm always here for you, as a friend, partners-in-crime and as your sister. And for that, you're welcome."
Michaelle smiled. "As a sister that I never had." She stands up and walks near Jin. This time, she's the one who wrapped her hands around her best friend and gives her the warmest hug. "Thank you for being good to me."
Jin smiled then hold her best friend's arm. "That's a great pleasure to me."
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"How's your wound?" Michaelle asked the Boss. It's almost a week now since she did the operation on his stomach.
"I think it's healing now. I felt less pain now." The Boss's reply. He turned out nice now than their first meeting.
"I'm glad to hear that. Just take some rest and continue the medications and pain reliever, and let's see when you could get home. Alright?" Michaelle said to the Boss and to Dr. Sue who is currently doing the notes on the patient's chart.
"Thanks, Dr. Yoon." The Boss gave her a genuine smile.
"You are very welcome Boss." Michaelle returned the smile that makes the Boss' Bodyguards almost fell into the ground.
The Boss waited for her to turn her back around before he said something that would make her day complete. "Maybe I should try listening more to a woman now."
"That would be nice." She smiled but didn't turn back.
"Thank you Beautiful Dr. Yoon!" the Boss' squad yell in a chorus, which makes Dr. Sue and the other nurses laugh softly.
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"Tell Dr. Won to get ready, patient 1506 need to be operated now." Dr. Lee ordered Dr. Kang soo.
"Dr. Lee, Dr. Won is not in the hospital right now. Today is her rest day." Dr. Kang soo, a 3rd-year resident doctor replied.
"And then? Who will assist me? You?" Dr. Lee bluntly asked the resident doctor.
"Dr. Lee, I never had any operations like this before. And the case is too complicated, another fellow must be the right doctor to assist you. I don't want to take a risk in this patient."
Dr. Lee closed his eyes as if thinking something to ease his disappointment. When he opened his eyes, the first person that he saw was the least he wanted to see. He clenches his jaw before he decided to talk. "Then tell Dr. Yoon to see me in OR no.1. She will be assisting me." With that, the cold-hearted doctor left the station.
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"He wanted me to assist him? But why? Where is Dr. Won?" Michaelle surprisingly asked Dr. Kang Soo.
"Dr. Won is out today, it is her off. The operation is complicated and a resident doctor is not allowed to assist him. So? It must be you."
"Alright. I guess I don't have a choice." Michaelle said and leave towards the changing room.
"Break a leg, Dr. Yoon." Dr. Kang Soo's way of telling thank you.
"Thanks! Then I might literally break yours later." She jokingly replied.
"They really hate each other." Then a small laugh was heard from Dr. Kang Soo.
"But I think they were cute together. Petty fight but may be turned into lover's quarrel." Dr. Sue smilingly replied.