Sweet Night

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The next day Charlie grows more anxious as the end of her shift approaches. She had kindly asked her neighbor if she would not mind watching her kids tonight. Luckily the elder lady is more than happy to have the little beings around her.
The last customer for the day has been this old foreign lady who can not decide if she wants to buy the bag from the new collection or wait to get it once she was back home in London. Charlie does not want to appear impolite so she tries not to look at her watch. Yet she is good at determining the time by looking outside and she notices that it is running late.
She had read over the opening hours for the test unit at the hospital during her lunch, realizing that it was only open for one more hour after her shift ends. Charlie grumbles as she closes the door behind the lady who has decided that she would not buy the item but wait. A quick look at her watch and Charlie hurries to get her coat. It will take her 20 minutes to get to the hospital. In normal circumstances, she would have enough time but as she has worked overtime for 25 minutes, she now needs to run to get to the test unit before it closes for the day.

Out of breath, Charlie pushes open the door to the small office that is placed before the actual laboratory.
"I am sorry, but is there still time to get tested?"
"Of course", the nice receptionist replied, "but first, take a deep breath, Mrs?"
"Mrs. Kwon!" Charlie replies after catching her breath as requested.
"Mrs. Kwon, are you here to get a specific test or just a general blood test?"
"A specific one! I am here to get tested to help Mr. Kim Taehyung."
"Good, we had a lot who got checked to help him so I can assure you that the examination will not take too long."
They go through all the usual questions with her address, phone number, and blood type before the young receptionist asks about her marital status.
"Widowed, " Charlie replies in a low voice.
"I guess Kwon is not your maiden name?"
"No! Do you need that name? It has been a long time since I used it."
"Unfortunately yes. The files are always kept with the maiden name."
Carlie looks down at her wedding ring, turning it between her fingers before giving the requested answer.

The test itself only took five minutes and Charlie was glad that it gave her another hour to visit Tae. As she passes the little shop near the elevator her eyes catch a tiny figurine sitting in the window. It looked like a small guardian angel and it was its facial expression that led her to buy it.
On her ride up to the floor, she plays with the small gift, smiling as the face of the angel reminds her of Taehyung when he smiles. When Charlie reaches the door, she greets the man standing next to it, recognizing that it was the same one as yesterday.
"Mrs. Kwon!" he replies with a smile and a bow before opening the door for her.

Slowly she approaches the bed, listening to someone's voice. As she turns around the curtain, she discovers Namjoon reading a book to his friend. The moment, her frame is noticeable, the man next to the bed looks up at her.
"Charlie!" he exclaims happily, "it is nice to see you again."
Charlie shoots him her most radiant smiles before stepping closer.
"Hello Namjoon-ssi," she bows to him before glancing at the man on the bed saying, "Hello Taehyung."
Namjoon rises from his chair to make room for her to stand next to his friend.
"How is he today, Namjoon-ssi?"
"Charlie?" he starts to scold her, "did we not agree to be friends yesterday?"
She only nods, looking into his eyes.
"So Namjoon, RM, or even Joon is okay."
Charlie chuckles and tells him that she will try to remember it.
"As for Tae! There is no news."