I attended the call and heard the news from my neighbour.
"Y/n, your mother had passed away this morning." Hearing the news, the ice cream fell from my hand. I was in shock.
"What? How? when?" I asked as tears slowly formed up and flowed.
"She had an heart attack. She had been weak for the past two days and suddenly she fell to the ground today. I'm sorry for your loss." She said.
I was out of words. I didn't know what else to tell. She was the only one, who was there for me and Mark. But now, how will Mark react if he knows about this? He's a small kid and was more connected with mom.
I fell on my knees and started crying. I felt tensed and nervous. My body started shaking.
"Y/n, are you alright?" He asked and kneeled beside me.
"Y/n, what happened? Why are you crying?" He asked worried.
"M-m-my m-mom..... Sh-she left m-me." I said crying.
"What? How?" He asked.
"H-heart at-attack." I said and cried more and more. She finally accepted my passion and this is what I get in return.
"Unnie." Eon Jin said and comforted me. I cried under her arms.
"Oppa, you look after the things to return to Seoul today. We'll also come with you." She said. he nodded and left.
"Unnie, I don't know what to say now, that can console you. But we are there for you. We will stay with you forever." She said.
I wiped my tears and sat straight.
"It's ok." I said and calmed myself down. I had no choice but to tell Mark about this. He has to know someday, let it be sooner.
I called him and he picked up.
"Hello noona. How are things going on?" He asked happy.
"It's going good..... Mark there's something you need to know actually." I said.
"Noona are you ok? Your voice seems sad." He said. Tears flowed but I controlled them. I pulled all my energy together and said.
"M-Mark, just remember I'm always there with you. I got a call from eomma's neighbour and she said that....." I couldn't tell anything after that. Words were stuck in my throat.
"What happened?" he asked worried.
"She said... She said that eomma had.... had he-heart at-attck and s-she le-left us." I said.
"Mark? Mark?" I couldn't hear him after that. But I heard his cries. I cried more hearing him cry.
I cut the call and buried my head between my knees and cried more.
*after few hours
We reached Busan. Tears never stopped flowing. Mark was there.
"Noona!" he said and ran to me and hugged me. I hugged him and tried consoling him, but I myself wasn't in the right condition.
I went in and looked at her, lying in a coffin. More tears flowed as I saw her there.
"Eomma." I whispered and ran out.
I just ran away from that place. Ran where my legs took me.
"Y/n! Y/n!" I heard Taehyung call me.
I stopped by a pole and cried.
"Y/n." He said and stood beside me.
"Y/n, this is not the end. Your life is still going on." He said.
"I have lost everything. What else do I have? Only Mark. How will I look after him? What did I do to witness this? What went wrong, where, how, why?"
"Y/n, I understand. But you'll have to stay strong, for Mark."
"I can't Taehyung. I just can't do it anymore." My voice became low and he hugged me. I cried under his arms.
"Y/n, things will get better. You will get better." he said and rubbed my back.
"When?" I hardly whispered.
"Soon. It'll be soon. And I will be with you in this, forever." he said.
"Thank you. thank you so much." I said and hugged him. He caressed my hair and we stood there.
*next day
I couldn't eat anything. I still couldn't come out of this tragic.
The others had also come. Even Ara Cho. But I didn't care about it.
Mark came with a plate in his hand. And he sat beside me.
"Noona, please eat. I can't see you like this." He said. I shook my head saying no.
"Noona please. Appa wants you to stay strong. And, I too want to see you strong. Please noona." He said.
"Mark. I'll talk to her." Jungkook said and handed the plate to him and he left. Jungkook sat beside me.
"Y/n eat. Please Y/n. Or else you'll become weak and you'll make Mark worry about you. I know you don't want that to happen." He said.
"H-how can I? I just can't." I said as a tear dropped.
"Y/n, I understand your pain. I understand how you feel. But you need to stay strong. You need to stay healthy and overcome these things. I'm sure this is what your father also wanted." He said. I looked at him.
"Y/n please. Open your mouth." he said and started feeding me. I didn't want him to beg me anymore, so I had it.
I finished eating and he kept the plate aside sat, resting his back on the wall.
I hugged his arm and rested my head on his shoulder. He caressed my hair with his free hand.
"Some people come and go in our lives. That is a thing in everyones life, no matter how rich or poor they are. But they will always have a place to stay in us. Our heart. They will always stay in our hearts. Y/n, your mother and your father love you so much. They love you both more than their own life. They will always stay by your side, no matter where they are." He said.
I felt happy that Jungkook was there now.
"Noona, it's time." Mark said.
"Y/n, are you ready?" Jungkook asked.
I wiped my tears and showed a small smile.
"I'm ready. I'm ready to get over this thing." I said.
"I'm happy to hear that." Jungkook said.
"You said, people come and go and that's life." I said as I wiped my tears fully.
"I'm glad to hear it from you. I am happy you are getting over it soon."
"I wish I do so." I said and got up.
It was time to do the needs for my mother. It was time to put her with dad.
She was put next to my dad. And it was done. There they were both, resting peacefully, next to each other.
"It's too soon." I said and put a bouquet on it and turned and walked away from there. I stood by a tree and just wanted some time for myself.
"*tch, tch, tch, tch, tch, tch* Look at you now." I heard a familiar voice. I turned and saw her. I really didn't wanna see her now and I didn't wanna face her now. But here she is, trying to bring me down.
To be continued....