just one day

60.

It only took my brain two seconds to register what happened, without even thinking. I turn to Woo-Jin, someone I just met.

"Where's the roof?"

"This way!"

"Call 119!" I tell Mr. Lee before taking off running following Woo-Jin quickly. Him and I enter the staircase already out of breathe, but that didn't stop me.

I follow behind him with only one thing in the world, saving her. Never in my 6 years of being a nurse have I ever once had a patient who died, and I would like to keep it that way.

A part of me thinks it's because that's a nurses job, to make sure their patient survives, no matter what. Another part of me know it's because I'd be completely shattered if someone else has to die because of me.

Within around five minutes we reach the roof, both Woo-Jin storming out the door looking around. To the right of us was Rita standing on the edge of the building, tears in her eyes.

"STOP!" Woo-Jin raises his hands, causing her to slowly turn and look at us. My heart pounding through my chest, I swallow hard.

"You don't have to do this" Woo-Jin says.

"Don't try to stop me, okay!" She shouts.

"It's okay." Woo-Jin tells her, trying to avoid her from jumping to her death.

"OKAY? Y-You don't understand! I-I thought I killed him! I-I wish I did!" She screams. Woo-Jin eyes me cautiously, I wasn't sure what to do or what not to do.

"let me" I motion to him and he nods, slowly backing up.

I inhaled and exhale deeply, "h-he deserves to die for what he did to me and Kyung-joo... my baby" she breaks down harder.

"Rita..." my voice cracks as I look up at her. She looks at me, "doing this.. will not bring her back, I know... you're scared, and I know that you think you're alone, but I can promise you are not" I assure her slowly approaching her.

"Yes I am"

"If that we're true... no one would up here with you. But look.... look... I'm here. You're not alone" I let her know seriously.

"I-I'm not?"

"No... you're not" my voice cracks as tears form in my eyes. This was emotional motion but I wasn't on the verge of breaking down because of it, but because Rita used to be me.

Before I had got my life together, I went through the most depressing moments of my life. I was alone, I was afraid, and most of all I was in pain, because even when I lost my daughter, I was still in love with a man who just used me.

I remember wanting to take the pain away, drinking myself to sleep, crying instead of eating. It got to a point when I almost did... kill myself.

"You wanna know how I know? It's because I've been there before. I blamed myself for what I let happen but the truth is it wasn't my fault... your daughter dying isn't your fault, Rita" I tell her now tears streaming down my cheeks.

I remember reading the way to get through to a patient is by sympathizing with them.

"I promise you.. it's gets better. I know... You think he won't be put behind bars.... but he will. The only way that will happen is if you testify against him. And I know your afraid, so if you can't do it for you. Do it for Kyung-joo" I say now at the railing of the roof.

She cries while looking down at me, I raise my hand looking at her, "you can come down now" I tell her softly.

She slowly places her hand in mine, I pull her off the edge, causing us both fall back into the ground.