You Are Here [C]

13 | claire ? ˎˊ˗

"Jisung..."

"Jisung... Jisung... Wake up..."

Felt like someone was calling his name, Jisung slowly opened his eyes and realized that he was at the hospital.

"Thank God... You're safe." The woman hugged Jisung tightly and he hugged her back. It was his mother. His real mother. He's finally back in his universe. The bike accident worked!

"Mom, I miss you so much!" Jisung almost shreds his tears when he tightens his hug.

"Oh darling, I got so much worried when I heard about the accident."

"Where's dad? I miss Dad too!"

"Let me call him. He was waiting outside the room just now." Jisung's mom was about to get up but suddenly the door opened.

"Dad!"

"My boy!" Dad went straight to Jisung and hugged him. Besides Dad, there was someone who entered the room and sat next to him.

Jisung looked at the person next to him with a warm smile he tried to reach the person into his hug but the person was avoiding him.

"Chaelin, what's wrong?" that person was Chaelin. Jisung stood beside her with a curious expression on his face.

Suddenly, a single tear came down her cheek. She immediately burst into tears while looking at Jisung.

"Urm...Mom, Dad... Can you guys leave us alone for a minute?" Asked Jisung. Without any further, his parents left him with the girl alone in that room.

"Chaelin, are you okay? Looks like you don't have any single wound on you."

"A-Are you J-Jisung?" Jisung instantly was stunted to reply to her question. He was so shocked.

"No way... It can't be... I came back here with Chaelin. Together!" Jisung started to get mad.

Unbelievable, he was confident enough about his plan.

"I rode the bike together with my girlfriend. Why am I the only one who reaches here? Where's Chaelin!" The girl just cried her heart out.

"Are you... Claire?" the girl just nodded without having any courage to face him.

"I'm sorry for raising my voice at you. I just... want my girlfriend to be back with me." Jisung reached Claire's cheeks just to wipe her tears.

For some reason, Jisung doesn't know what to do. The girl beside him was someone else but the way Claire was in Chaelin's body just doesn't feel so right. His action toward Claire seems wrong.

"How's your life here?" Jisung tried to start a conversation with Claire. Just to make the girl feel better.

"Great... It's been a while since the last time I talked. I never felt this happy... for a second time, I can hear everything." Said Claire with a sad smile on her face.

"Me and Chaelin are also happy for you. God gave you a second chance."

"Chance for me to hear Peter's voice for the first and last time in my life." Jisung felt like he could cry anytime soon. Never thought that this incident could have a big impact on Claire and Peter's life, especially Claire.

"Talking about Chaelin, I'm sorry about what happened to her. She's... Deaf."

"It's not your fault, Claire. We cannot blame you for being unable to hear. At least, it teaches us something new like how to communicate with people using sign language. It was so much fun."

Claire smiled after she heard Jisung's words. She reached for Jisung's hand and held it tightly.

"I promise you, Peter will find a way to help Chaelin. He will try his best to help her."

"Thank you." All of a sudden, the door opened and Jisung's parents came in.

"Looks like someone already made up, huh?" Said his mom with a sweet smile.

"Both of you are doing fine, right?" Asked Jisung's dad. Jisung and Claire just nodded with a wide smile on their face.

"Me and 'Chaelin' are feeling better than before. Right, love?" Claire blushed at Jisung who suddenly called her 'Love'. She somehow felt like Peter was the one who called her.

"Right, we're good." The sweet smile will never leave Claire's face.

'I miss you, Peter.'

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