Chapter 7: I Get Why People Would Bring Flowers to Sick People
Where's my phone? Where's in the hell is my phone?
Choon Hee unzipped her purse and held it upside down as all her belongings fell on the counter. She searches frantically, terrified while sliding her cosmetics on the floor.
There it is!
She dials the number for the ambulance and her hands trembled. She was limited to answering information since there wasn't a lot she knew about Dam-Bi besides being married to Mister, Tae-Hyun. Choon Hee had no knowledge of Dam-Bi family, friends, or medical background.
"Please hurry up! I'm so scared, I don't know how this happened!" She panicked, and her voice cracked.
"Ma'am calms down and listens carefully to the instructions were about to tell you. We need you to be brave."
Tears slowly stream down Choon Hee's face as she places her index and middle finger on Dam-Bi's chest than at the base of her thumb.
She put on a timer on her device to count seconds and count how many beats she felt per minute then inform the person on the receiving end of the phone.
The pulse is weak and faint
Choon Hee started havening difficulty feeling for the pulse then took a deep breath to calm herself down about what was about to happen next
Why are they taking such a long time?
She gently tilted Dam-Bi's head to keep airways open then gave 30 chest compression with two hands, centered on the chest with her shoulders directly over her hands, and elbows locked at least two inches apart.
Allowing her chest to return to normal after each compression. Choon Hee inhales air into Dam-Bi's lungs for a second with two breaths.
Please Dam-Bi and open your eyes!
She heard a distance sire then after a while, two paramedics entered the building with pieces of equipment to better assist the patient.
"You did well miss but now allow us to save this woman."
"Promise me that you'll save her!"
"We will try our best."
Choon Hee moved to the side and watched the paramedics regain Dam-Bi to a stable condition. It shocked her to see Dam-Bi's eyes open.
She covered her mouth and cried feelings so thankful.
Never in a million years would I think the course I took at the university would become so convenient
Choon Hee climbed in the back of the ambulance truck and held her friend's hand tight. Occasionally checking the vitals.
She heard the most beautiful ringtone.
"Miss, here's your phone."
One of the pandemics handed her the device before looking back at the road.
She glances down and notices that they were mistaken it was someone else. She was about to inform them but the phone it up and there was a lovely home screen image of Dam-Bi and Mister Tae Hyun kissing at their wedding ceremony.
A text message popped up.
Husband: Can you open the door? I bought the coffee and bagel that you asked for sweetheart <3
INCOMING CALL HUSBAND
She accidentally pressed the answer button and then nervously spoke," This is Choon Hee. When I returned home from the outings, I found her on the blood unconscious."
"Is she alright?"
She responded," We're on our way to Kanwa University Hospital."
"I will meet you there."
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Choon Hee waited in the area with other people and then was called to the patient's private room. She looked at Dam-Bi on the hospital bed with the IV in her arms as the nurse injected medicine through the tube inserted into the vein.
" Choon Hee." She spoke weakly and cough a few times. Her voice was almost unrecognizable
" Are you alright, Dam-Bi? Do you remember what happened? Choon Hee questioned, worriedly.
"I must've been standing too much—I remember using the bathroom then suddenly felt lightheaded. When I tried to dial your number, everything went black." Dam-Bi answered while the nurse tied her hair in a stylish bun.
" Dr. Lee said you're always supposed to stay in the wheelchair or things like this can happen." The nurse scolds.
Choon Hee notice that the mobile device was still in her possession." Oh, here's your cell phone, Mister is on his way."
Looking at it, for the first time, why people would bring flowers to the sick, stuck inside the hospital with no way to get outside. It was like bringing them a little bit of the world that was going on without them.
"He better come before I take my last breath."
Choon Hee didn't like what her friend said. Her heart ached and she spoke without thinking," Why would you say something like that? It's so cruel—There are some things that shouldn't come out of your mouth. If you say things like that, it's basically speaking it to existence."
"Can you give us some time alone?" Dam-Bi asked and shooed the staff members away then one left after another.
'What is going on?'
She spoke in a soft yet painful tone." What would you do Choon Hee? If you are given a month to live and have regret. What difference would it make? Will you joke about your condition or be honest about your fear even though you know you're about to die anyway. What difference does it make with a little cruelty?"
"That's absurd! Please don't think like that, you have Mister."
" I envy you Choon Hee—You're pretty and have your entire life ahead of you. May I ask a favor of you? When I'm no longer here and in heaven. Can you check on Tae Hyun and stay by his side longer than I could." Dam-Bi asked with a hint of jealously and the purest intentions.
" What are you asking of me? Please don't be what I think it is."
Dam-Bi begged," Please... Tae Hyun and I have been together all our lives and I know he will have a difficult time. He always lived in my shadows even when we were kids, he would follow me around. There hasn't been a moment that we spent apart but I don't want him to suffer when I'm gone but enjoy life."
I can't sit here and listen to this anymore.
She held back her tears and heard footsteps from behind. She turned around and saw Mister. It broke her heart and she hurried out of the room with tears dwelling in her eyes.
"Honey, what did you do to the poor florist?" Tae Hyun asked.