The Cursed Night [ MICHAENG ]

Chapter 13

Seoul's hospital

Chaeyoung and Mina arrive in no time, they rush to Jeongyeon who was talking on the phone in the emergency room. He hung up and hugged Chaeyoung "how is his condition?" he asked while taking his breath after running from the parking to the hospital entrance.

Jeongyeon lowered his head and Chaeyoung's eyes met his mother's who was leaning on the wall crying silently "Chaeyoung" she sobbed as she hugged her son "he is gone" she said.

Chaeyoung froze, even though his relationship with his father wasn't that good but he always secretly cared for him. He always helped his mother in the house chores, bathing his father, and buying medicines for him.

"How?" he asked faintly. Mina, on the other hand, couldn't stop crying as she remembered her father's death.

"The doctor said he had kidney and liver failure due to alcohol. He never wanted to treat it and even Eunjung couldn't convince him"

Chaeyoung felt numb, he couldn't think straight nor feel anything. He was in shock.

Despite everything, Eunjung loved her husband. Even though he hurt her really badly in the past but she never regretted marrying him or having Chaeyoung. They are her everything.

Mina drove them to their house after they finished the paper works. Not to forget to mention that she paid for the hospital and funeral bills. Chaeyoung was too shocked to argue with her.

Eunjung fell asleep after taking a sleeping pill while Chaeyoung laid next to Mina on his bed, she played with his hair as he slowly fell asleep.

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Next day

Chaeyoung was wearing a nice black suit, he was sitting on the bed after a long day at the cemetery. Many people came to the funeral and it made him glad that his father was actually loved by people.

"Please eat Chae~" Mina begged as she handed him a sandwich.

"I am not hungry" he frowned while staring at his father's picture, regrets filled him as he remembered what he has done to him a few years ago.

"Please, you didn't eat anything since yesterday" she smiled "please"

Chaeyoung caressed her back and side hugged her, she stayed with him all the time and helped him stay strong.

A few knocks on the door brought the two back to reality. Eunjung smiled at Mina as she walked closer, she handed Chaeyoung a wooden box "I guess you need to see this"

Chaeyoung opened the box and his lips parted. He held a stack of papers that had all his drawings, his old trophy, and a stuffed doll.

"Mom? What are those?" he asked in a brittle voice. His hand started to shake, as he held each item in the box.

"He kept them" Eunjung replied "he never threw them away. I didn't know about it" she cupped Chaeyoung's face and made him look at her "he always loved you and I was sure about it"

She wiped his tears with her thumbs "I love you so much, and I know he forgave you"

Chaeyoung nodded "please can I stay alone?"

Mina kissed his head as she accompanied Eunjung to the living room leaving Chaeyoung who collapsed on the floor while hugging the box and crying his heart out.

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A few days passed...

Chaeyoung took one week off from work, he couldn't focus nor do anything. All he thinks about is regrets toward his father. He woke up around noon and kissed his mother who was busy cooking lunch in the kitchen.