THE SUN AND THE MOON | JIKOOK

20. Destined

Many years ago:

"It's a boy, Mr Jeon. But...." The nurse dragged her words as Daehyun's face went blue.

"What? Both are fine, right?" He asked anxiously.

"Your husband is fine but the baby is not breathing. We are sorry.....we tried our best" the nurse said and suddenly they heard a heart-wrenching cry. Daehyun ran inside to see his husband holding their baby and crying loudly. Just seeing that, brought tears to the police officer. He sat on the bed and hugged his husband tighter.

"I-im sorry...." Jihun cried on his husband's chest.

"No, baby. It's not your fault" Daehyun hugged his husband and the dead baby together. Tears rolled down his cheeks.

"Gaeulah.....please. Look at mama and papa once, baby" Jihun cried harder shaking their baby. They already decided to name their baby Gaeul because he was born in autumn. The couple were forced to marry in the autumn and they found love after their marriage in the autumn. They held many beautiful memories in autumn.

"Champ, please wake up for us" Daehyun wailed closing his eyes.

"Baby...." Jihun brought the small baby up to his lips and kissed his forehead one last time. Daehyun followed him and the couple leaned their forehead over each other crying miserably. Their tears combined and fell on the baby's face. And that's when they heard a cry. It was from none of them. It was their baby crying. The couple froze before Daehyun ran to get the doctor. He thanked all the heavens on the way. Jihun cried harder hearing their baby cry. It was the sweetest sound to him. He kissed the baby boy all over the face and kept closer to his heart. That's how Gaeul made his parents cry when he was born.

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Eight years later:

"Mama, I'm going to the park with Appa" Baby Gaeul chirped happily to Jihun. His mama smiled at him and kissed his cheeks fondly.

"Then I'll make your favourite food when you come back," Jihun said to his son who nodded.

"Champ, are you ready?" Daehyun asked coming out of the bedroom.

"Yes, lets go" Gaeul chirped.

"Take care, honey" Jihun said kissing his husband's lips. The police officer nodded and took Gaeul to the nearby park. Gaeul kept swinging his and his father's hands while skipping to the park. The father-son duo reached the park. Daehyun let play his son there for some time before the small boy came to his father.

"Appa, what is that?" Gaeul asked his father pointing at the sky. Daehyun' s eyes widened seeing a helicopter in the sky. That was not a normal one but a combat one from a distance from them. Blood began to run cold as the police officer lifted his son in his arms and began to run. But that's when the helicopter dropped a bomb beside them. They fell away at the impact. Nonetheless, they were not injured thankfully.

Daehyun looked around quickly and caught a glimpse of an army trench at a distance from them. He carried terrified Gaeul in his hands and began to run there. Probably the people in the helicopter must not have seen them because Daehyun camouflaged so well with the background. He heard his son cry in fear.

"Champ....don't cry. It's nothing. Appa is here" he whispered still running and finally reached the trench. He quickly hid his son and himself in the trench and waited till the enemies go out of his sight.

But time was passing and he could still hear the sounds of bombs dropping. He just hoped his husband would be safe though they would not drop bombs on residential areas. Suddenly he heard some noises beside him and was alerted. He cursed at himself for not bringing his gun with him. The sounds were close and suddenly he heard a voice of a small girl and soon a stranger's.