We finished talking, and like what I've said...the patient will be transfer under my name. It's not that difficult to handle a patient but to Lisa, she's only a junior on the hospital. I know sooner or later the head will hear, what happened to the patient. Instead of Lisa taking care of it, it will be me
Areum and I, we're back at the hospital. While, Lisa? I don't know. I looked at Areum who's busy fixing my schedule tomorrow.
"Areum, do you think it's about time that we should visit the patient?" I asked her, she then looked at me.
After she checked her watch she then nod, "Yeah, it's about time...let's go now and check her" She then stand up and of course I also did
The patient is way up the third floor and I will see Chanyeol, his office is there. We ride on the elevator, but I didn't expect I'll see him here though.
"Y/n! What are you doing here?" He asked, I looked at Areum seeking help but she only looked away
"I have a new patient here...You, what are you doing here?"I asked.
Why is the elevator fvcking slow?!
"Oh? Well I'm going to my office now. What do you mean a new patient? I mean this is Dr. Manoban's property right?"
*Ting!*
Saved by the bell!!
"I'm sorry, Chanyeol. But my stop is already here, see you around then!" After that I ran, I don't want him to know this though,
Finally! We've found the door!! "Areum, is this the right door? Why does it seemed off limits?" I can't help but asked
"Because it is, wear your coat, mask, and gloves. We're going in" Why does it seemed that, there's a virus in here?!
After I wear my protective gears, I'm ready to go!! I looked at Areum and then nod at her. She opened the door for me
And there, I see an almost cold and lifeless body. I'm at the average of crying, I'm a doctor with a soft heart they say and I guessed that's true.
I sat on the chair next to the Mrs. Jo, I then checked her breathing. Her breathings fine but it's not that normal, she's hurting than us we know that.
"Areum, please hand me the charts for her." Then Areum handed me the charts
I looked thru it, "Jo Hae. 64 years old with a disease called... leukemia, stage four." That's all I could say
How come she have Leukemia and then she's already stage four? Does she even know if she had a disease like that?? After thinking on how to make her survived, I felt her fingers twitched. I lean on the bed more to check her, and then she opened her eyes.
"Mrs. Jo? Can you hear me?" I asked and helped her to sit, she then nod.
"Yes, I can hear you. Where's Dr. Manoban?" She asked
"Uhm, Mrs. Jo I will be your doctor from now on. Lisa is just a junior, she can't handle you well so you're transferred to me." I explained, I saw her smile a bit
"Thank you. But there's no use of living anyway, I will die sooner or later... so please you can leave me alone..." She said sadly,
"No you're not gon'na die... I hate it when I hear those words, I will help you to live. Just trust me, and of course yourself." She smiled
"Then I trust you to make me live." She said and I smiled at her
"Could you tell me your story, Mrs. Jo?" I said then she nod
"Okay, I'll start now. Me and my husband are from Japan, we're half Korean. We're like a perfect family, we played with each other, get hurt by each other, and most of all loved each other. I have a son but his long gone now, his on his own path now. By the age of 18 he left our house like a bird, we tried finding him but he can't be find. I think it all started there, I'm lost to myself. That I became a reckless mother that's why our son leave us, but my husband said that it's because he's growing up already, I tried to understand but I can't. When I felt something is wrong with my body, I just shrug it off and I was thinking that it's a part of becoming older. But one day I become sick, my husband said my body is lacking red blood. Then it was my choice to go to the hospital, and it was already late when I knew my disease that its already stage four..."
So that's her story? Its because of her son that left her that's why she's like that??
"I understand, Mrs. Jo thank you for telling me your story...it's just why didn't you have a check up before? Your health is important also..."
"I know..I know...but, can you please do me a favor?"
A favor? What kind of favor?
"Sure, what is it?"
"Please take care of the jar that's inside our room, the one with the spring design...jebal...naega jug-eul ttae haejwo...naega neoleul dol bwajo..."
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©Yoongaeeee
Translation:
Please...do it for me, when I die...I want you to take care of it...