January 26, 2010
Seju was staring at the sky, she shut her eyes closed as she feel the droplets of rain hit her face. It's funny how the rain was mourning with her. She was wearing a white dress. It was Seungjae's last wish. Not really last wish but more like the last joke he said. The last words Seju heard from him.
All of the people in Seungjae's funeral were crying, mourning his death, his parents, his aunts and uncle, his grandparents, everyone was crying, except for one person; Seungjae's older brother Seungho, he was just looking intently on his younger brother's casket. He loved his brother very much, she and Yeonhwa knew that. He would do everything for his little brother.
The place was eerie, it was cold all Seju can hear are the loud sobs from Seungjae's family and the loud pouring of the rain. When Seju's father died she came to like the rain, because the rain masks all the tears falling from her eyes. Even if she cries nonstop the rain would just wash away her tears. Seungjae told Seju that he doesn't want her to cry when he dies, but that wasn't really the reason she's crying right now. Even before, Seungjae knew the cause of Seju's tears… is because of Yeonhwa.
Seju laughed sarcastically.
The timing was impeccable, as if it was planned. Seungjae died. Exactly a year after Yeonhwa left them. And it's Yeonhwa's birthday.
'Really? What the fuckery is this? Did they plan this? Leave on Yeon's birthday?'
She cried harder and the rain poured harder. People were leaving one by one, until she was the only one left.
'Déjà vu…'
She chuckled as soon as she remembered
'Damn even this very scene… Everything reminds me of her'
She waited, but she knew deep inside that no one would come. That Yeonhwa wouldn't come to her comfort.
===
Rohanne can't feel anything anymore except for the pain; her vision slowly getting blurry.
'It stings so much…'
"No… No! Dr. Baek No! Don't close your eyes!"
Her wound stings so much but lying on Seju's arms somehow eases the pain on her body. She held Seju's hands and stared at her.
"I… told you… to call me… by my… Name…"
She just kept staring at Seju, and she can't help but smile and thank God. Thank God that He gave her the chance to meet Seju again. Just being this close to the latter again, makes her filled with joy.
She wanted to laugh at Seju's face right now
"Rohanne…"
And on cue Rohanne coughed up blood that made Seju flinch.
'Damn it…'
To reassure Seju she tried to smile again and muster up all her strength to speak.
"Better…"
But instead of getting reassured Seju just got more worried.
"Can you please stop speaking?! You're losing too much blood" Seju yelled but Rohanne just looked at her with loving eyes. She was contented with everything and it doesn't matter if she dies right then and there.
"Rohanne!"
She heard Seju's scream but she's feeling really sleepy now.
'Am I dying?'
===
March 3, 2009
Yeonhwa was talking to Jin-Ae when she suddenly noticed a blinding light beside her. She didn't know what happened next. All she remembers is that, she heard a loud honk, and then the next thing she knew is that the car was spinning and glasses were shattering, Jin-Ae's voice coming from the phone was still holding.
"Unnie? Unnie?! What happened?"
The car stopped turning. Yeonhwa and her father are still fastened on their seatbelts, she tried to remove her seatbelt but it was stuck. She looked at her dad; he was unconscious, blood dripping from his forehead. She tried to check him but her body was aching all over still in pain from the impact.
"Ugh!"
She felt a sting on her left eye, and all over her face. Shards of glasses damaged her face, and her left eye was slightly damaged.
"Da-Dad? Are you okay?"
She had to admit it was a very dumb question, but that was the only words she could think of as she watches her father lose blood.
"Y-Yeonhwa��"
Even if her father was badly hurt the first name he spoke is Yeonhwa's name, He cared so much for her daughter than for himself.
She once again tried to remove her seatbelt but then she realized that her hands were also damaged. The adrenaline from earlier was already wearing out, she can feel the pain on her hands, blood was still oozing while she was gripping on her seatbelt still trying to remove it. The glass shards on her hands were slowly digging deeper and deeper the more she tries to remove her seatbelt.
===
"Gym?"
Rohanne was back in the Gym, in her middle school's gym to be exact. That place was quite memorable. It was the place where she and Seju always go to when they're free. It was their hangout place, aside from the student council office. This was the place where they watch Seungjae play basketball and cheer for him. This was also the place where she vents out all her stress and heartbreak. They have many happy memories with it and as well as sad. It was a special place to her.
She was there, standing alone in the middle of the Gym. She's confused as to why she was there, when she can clearly remember that she was just at the hospital a few minutes ago, dying…
"Am I... dead?"
Suddenly she felt a ball roll on her feet.
'Where did this come from?'
She picked it up and inspected it, it wasn't new, and in fact she almost dropped the ball when she realized that it was Seungjae's ball. How did she know? She knew it from the signature, she and Seungjae signed it when they were still little, they always use to play basketball and soccer, but they mostly play basketball.
"One on one?"
She stood frozen on her place when she heard a familiar voice…
'That voice…'
Her memory will never forget, it was an annoying voice but she still longs for it. After 7 long years, she heard it again… The last time she heard it from the hospital, where they talked. And now… She heard it again… She doesn't know what to feel, should she be happy?
"Game?"
She slowly turned around and faced the direction where the voice was coming from. Unexpectedly an unfamiliar boy, a teenager, owning the same voice as Seungjae was confidently standing in front of her. Confusion was all over Rohanne's face.
"Who are you?"
===
Seju was catching her breath. Her heart was beating erratically, she was sweating.
"Seungjae…"
She just had a dream about Seungjae it was so vivid it felt so real, her hands were shaking, and it was sweaty.
She looked around and saw that she was in the ER ward.
'Why am I here?'
She closed her eyes and tried to recall what happened. Her heart beat erratically again when she remembered what happened recently.
'Rohanne!'
She quickly stood up and searched for Rohanne in the ward but she was nowhere to be seen.
"Seju!"
She heard Sejeong's voice, she turned around and ran towards her and the latter did the same
"What the hell are you doing? You're supposed to be resting!"
"Where's Dr. Baek?"
Sejeong tried to look away and bring Seju back to her bed but the latter just swatted her hands. She knew Sejeong was hiding something, because she knew Sejeong can't lie.
Her tears are slowly welling up in her eyes.
"Jeong! Tell me where's Dr. Baek!"
"She…"
"Where?!"
"She's still in the OR"
"What?"
"Her liver was damaged, and she already lost so much blood. She was on the verge of dying. Chief is still operating on her" Sejeong explained.
Worry is visible on their faces, especially Seju, she felt really guilty about it. They went back to Seju's bed and Sejeong explained what happened on the scene earlier.
Seju can't process what Sejeong was saying, it was all white noise to her. All she could understand is that Rohanne was still alive and is in the OR.
If something was to happen to Rohanne she can't forgive herself. And also, Rohanne, she was the only person who can make Seju feel all better. She doesn't know why but whenever she was with Rohanne her heart feels at ease. It was weird for her because she just only knew the person for quite some time, but oddly it feels like she knew Rohanne even before. It was like her heart was yearning for the latter.
"So I… Fainted?"
"Yeah. It was probably because of shock" Sejeong said, the latter was blaming herself for leaving Seju in that room, if she hadn't left, then Rohanne wouldn't be in the OR right now. "You should really take some rest Seju, you still look pale"
"Ca-Can we check Dr. Baek for a moment?"
Sejeong looked at her friend and saw in her eyes that she won't sit still until she knew what Rohanne's condition is right now.
"Fine, let's go"
Seju's face lit up, she quickly stood up from her bed and followed Sejeong.
They were on their way to OR when they saw Doah and some of the nurse pushing Rohanne's bed. Seju quickly ran to Doah.
"Chief how was Dr. Baek?"
"She's fine now. We just finished the operation. Her liver wasn't that badly damaged, but I was wondering how a scalpel could stab that deep. She'll be fine in a week or so… It was a good thing Dr. Kim performed Hemostasis, if not then Dr. Baek wouldn't have last long. It could've lead to hypovolemia."
"Thank goodness"
The interns that were with them were listening intently. Jotting down some important notes.
"Her body is still in shock so probably she'll wake up in a day or two. Her vitals are okay and her results are fine, it's just a matter of hours or days. We'll just have to wait."
As soon as Doah left and went to her office she heaved a sigh of relief. She was so scared that Rohanne might've died. She would've lost it if Rohanne died.
'Damn that brat scared me…'
Rohanne was the only person who had the guts to walk up to her and annoyed her to the point that she gave in. She was the only person who saw Doah as someone who's not scary and intimidating. She's not only a Hoobae to Doah but a little sister, a little sister she had to look over.
Seju and Sejeong on the other hand immediately went to Rohanne's room. There they saw Rohanne sleeping soundly.
Seju slowly walked towards her bed and held the blonde's hands.
"I'm so glad you're okay…"
Sejeong just sat on the nearest couch as she watches her friend. Oddly she feels jealous. But she shouldn't be right? There's nothing really going on between her and Rohanne but, the fact that Rohanne ran over to Seju to rescue her, she felt jealous. Rather than relieved she felt oddly a heavy feeling in her chest.
"Thank you for saving me. So wake up already, I haven't even gave you your coat and handkerchief. I'm drowning in debt right now. So open up your eyes so I can thank you properly…"
Seju just stayed at the hospital that day waiting for Rohanne to wake up.
===
"You don't know me?"
He smirked, just how Seungjae smirked when he's teasing her.
"What are you doing here?"
The boy just ignored Rohanne's question, instead he ran towards Rohanne and stole the ball, then he started dribbling. Doing some tricks with the ball.
"Answer me, who are you?"
The boy still didn't listen to her and continued dribbling the ball as if he wasn't hearing anything. But after doing some more tricks with the ball he passed the ball to Rohanne.
"Hmmm, I really want to play with you but someone's calling you."
The boy said as he smiled.
"Maybe you don't know me now, but in time, you'll remember me"
And with that, he suddenly disappeared into thin air. She tried to look for him, looking around the gym but it was empty, the only person inside the place was her.
"Dr. Baek…"
She suddenly heard a calm soft voice calling for her. She searched for the voice, but she can't locate it.
"Dr. Baek…"
Another one, she tried hard running around the gym but she can't seem to see the person who was calling her. She saw the door in the gym open, a bright light was beyond that door, so she ran towards that, but she felt like the gym was so long, the door seems like it was too far away, the more she reach for it the more it gets farther, but still she was running, if that's where the voice came from, then she has to see who was the person calling her.
When she got ahold of the door suddenly the floor split in half, making her fall. She shouted on the top of her lungs, afraid of reaching the very bottom of the pit. She kept screaming and screaming but oddly enough she can't hear her voice. It was slowly fading. The next thing she knew was, she was back at the hospital.
As she slowly opened her eyes, a warm smile welcomed her. She looked up at the most beautiful person in the world.
"Seju…"
Still smiling she grabbed Rohanne's hands and placed it on her cheek; she closed her eyes as she tightly held Rohanne's hands.
"You're back…"
"Yeah, I came back…"