The Odd Doctor Out | A Drama | S. 1

17 🩺 Hallelujah

Wooyoung felt like shit.

Yeosang had spent most of the night going back and forth from the bathroom, wetting a face washer with cool water and wiping his face for his fever, and when the time had come for Yeosang to leave for work, he left a bowl of iced water next to Wooyoung's bed and instructed him to keep re dipping the washer and letting it rest over his forehead.

However, despite his best efforts, Wooyoung still had the world's biggest sinus headache, and wouldn't mind if he ended up in his grave any time in the immediate future. Venturing out to the kitchen, he saw that Yeosang had left out a glass of water, pain medication and a little note that read Chin up darling, or it' ll scrape on the ground and you'll get gravel rash. Love u xxx.

Wooyoung rolled his eyes, picking up the note and attaching it to the fridge with a magnet. He admired it for a second in amongst the kids crayon drawings from when himself, Hongjoong and Yeosang were young, and photos of the three of them and their families from various times during their lives. It made his heart warm.

Eventually though, his headache won out, and he wasted no time taking the medication.

Upon walking back to his bedroom, he heard his phone ding from his nightstand.

3:59am
New Messages - Red
Woo babe, ur hopefully sleeping soundly now, I'm sorry I wansn't there :(
I feel awful
I should have been,.. ur my family too..
Okay, fuck it. I've decided.

6:38am
New Message - Sang
Morning hun. I left some meds on the kitchen counter
Make sure you drink tons of water. I have a split shift today, so Ima come visit u on break :)
xxxxxxxxx

7:42am
New Messages - Red
Wooyoung
I took tomorrow off, since u don't work tomorrow
Yeaaaa, I kinda hacked your iCloud to get your roster...
Anywayssss, My patients are important, but so are u, and I need to make time for my family.
I hope ur still sleeping...
I'll be home tonight, but it'll be late. Don't wait up. I'll see u tomorrow morning ♡

Wooyoung's heart melted at the whopping 13 texts he'd received from his friends. They were both so busy, and yet they still went out of their way for him... It made him feel awful, but he also selfishly felt kind of glad.

But as his eyes read the next message, the one that he had heard ding, Wooyoung swore he almost cried - again.

8:02am
New Message - Work -.-
Hi Team. The store has had to shut this morning due to flooding from the rain last night, and it has been decided that all shifts will be cancelled for today. We apologise for any inconveniences this may have caused, and we look forward to seeing you back at work tomorrow. If you have any queries... read more.

'Oh my God my prayers have been answered!' Wooyoung dropped to his knees beside his bed dramatically, holding his phone above his head. However the moment he hit the ground in his Simba moment, he felt the jolt in his head and he winced. Crawling up into his bed, he tucked himself in under the blankets, pulling them over his head and closing his eyes.

Feeling like his head weighed as much as a trailer full of watermelons as it sunk down into his pillow, Wooyoung took a deep breath and decided that sleep was his highest priority.

Sleep, and waiting patiently for the night to come, so that it could hurry up and become tomorrow and he could spend time with his Hyung.

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