DADA [Taekook]

7. Adoption pt. 2

Next day
Seoul Hospital
NICU

Yesterday made me realise that recklessly considering adoption without telling your boyfriend while your postgraduation final exams are in a month was a bad decision.

And that in itself was a huge understatement.

Standing outside the NICU, I was about to open the door when I saw Dr. Yoonchae checking on Mrs. Hwang's infant. With a questioning look, I stepped inside quietly and approached her.

"Hey, Yoonchae, it's my duty in NICU, remember?" Tapping her shoulder, I said it in a low voice.

"I know" she answered blatantly, without bothering to even look at my face.

I frowned at her in confusion, unable to understand the scenario in front of me.

"I'm only here to check on Mrs. Hwang's infant. Then I'll go" she continued rather hesitantly.

"But-"

A senior nurse sprinted in our direction and whispered, "Doctors, Dr. Seojun is at the door."

We shot our eyes instantly at him. His stoic face and the anger within was too familiar to us. Two doctors standing together at the same place, talking during work hours was enough to boil any HOD's blood.

With a brief look towards each other, we were trudging our feet towards the entrance, bracing up for our first round of lecture of the day.

Our heads were hung low as we greeted the professor. Taehyung was also behind him, but his face looked expressionless. I stole a glimpse of him, although his eyes never landed on me.

"It's hard to believe these irresponsible so-called doctors are going to become specialists by the next month!" he sneered while looking at us.

"Whose duty is in NICU today?" His voice was louder this time, gaining our full attention and shivers down our spines.

"S-sir, I am in NICU today" I said meekly, without any eye contact.

"Then why were you fooling around here, Dr. Yeongji?"

"Sir, D-Dr. Kim... Dr. Jungkook just arrived at the hospital. Meanwhile, Dr. Kim asked me to handle NICU..." She explained herself, and the name of Taehyung confused me even more.

Why would he call Dr. Yoonchae when I was already in the hospital before time?

"Sir but... I was here on time! I didn't-"

"Shut up!" Dr. Seojun's voice pierced through my ears as I flinched a little at the intensity.

"You were not in the NICU and that's all I need to know!"

I looked at Taehyung again for a brief second, expecting him to say something in my defence, but he stood there without a word. And There was clearly no point in explaining myself to Dr. Seojun, so I mumbled an apology, "I'm really sorry sir..."

"You'd be sorry for the rest of your life if you keep neglecting your responsibilities like that." Having said that, he left to his cabin along with Taehyung.

A little hope was still alive in me as I saw Taehyung again with my teary eyes, but he didn't bat an eye at me. So I let the tears fall down, not because of Dr. Seojun scoldings, but the cold demeanor of the person who'd support me in every situation otherwise.

Did I break him so bad that he won't even look at me?

That question itself made me realise that I deserved it all.

Time skip

"Yoonchae, listen to me!"

The whole day went by in the blink of an eye. When I saw Yoonchae in the parking lot, I couldn't stop myself from asking her about whatever happened in the morning.