Golden Time (JungYong)

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Suji's mother grabbed Suhyuk's hands firmly without realising it.

"The surgery went well, Suji's mom. Her daddy saved her life."

As soon as he said that, she squatted on the floor and sobbed.

"Boohoo… boohoo..."

Wrapping her face with her hands, she broke down into tears, and despite her exhaustive crying, her tears kept coming out.

Suhyuk bent his knees and held her shoulder cautiously, saying,

"Her surgery was done well. You made it, too."

What about her feelings, now that her husband is gone?

"Your daughter is in the recovery room now. After several checks, she will be moved to the intensive care unit."

She dragged herself up to her feet.

"Is my daughter okay now?"

Suhyuk nodded his head.

Then the door of the operating room opened, with Suji coming out, carried on the stretcher.

"Suji!"

She rushed to her daughter.

She wanted to touch her pale face, but did not. She felt something bad would happen if she touched it, and instead wiped off her tears quietly for fear her sobbing might wake her up.

Once Suji was moved to the intensive care unit, the medical staff moved briskly.

Checking her vital signs, they injected a suitable amount of IV fluid and checked her condition again carefully.

Holding her daughter's hands gently, she asked Suhyuk,

"Can I see my husband now?"

When he nodded, she stroked Suji's hair cautiously and said, 

"Suji… I'll be back in a minute."

She followed Suhyuk to the basement of the hospital where his body was laid to rest. 

There she saw his pale face, with the respirator seen no more on his mouth. 

Momentarily she staggered, and Suhyuk quickly supported her.

"Are you okay?"

She gave strength to her feet, and looked at her husband again.

"Suji's daddy, Kim Gangu! Boohoo…"

Her sobbing did not stop for a while

***

Almost five hours passed since Suji was moved to the intensive care unit after the surgery.

When she opened her eyes for the first time, she saw her mother.

Her mother's eyelids were swollen, and her lips had blisters.

"Mom… I'm okay now. So, don't cry…"

"Sure, I won't cry anymore seeing as you are okay now after the surgery."

She kept stroking her hair while talking to her.

Three days passed after that.

No complications were detected in the patient, which was something beyond a miracle in the eyes of the medical staff. 

Especially since she received someone else's heart for the transplant. Even though the heart was donated by a family member, some sort of complication would usually appear, because it was not their own heart to begin with.