Lee Seolhwa sat down before Kim Dokja, a pleasant smile on her face. "You must be Kim Dokja, and is this your husband?" she asked.
"Mhm."
"My name is Lee Seolhwa." She hummed quietly as she flipped through some paperwork. "You went to Eden Hospital before this correct?" she set down the papers, her gray eyes watching Kim Dokja thoughtfully.
"Yeah," he answered
"Well, we only know the basics of what is happening to you, I would like to run a few tests."
Yoo Joonghyuk looked up "Is there anything you can do to help him." his voice was impatient.
"When the test results come back I will know," she answered.
Yoo Joonghyuk furrowed his brows "How long will this take, Kim Dokja needs to get better as soon as possible." he said lowly.
Lee Seohlwa was unbothered by his tone. "'You need to be patient, I'll bring Kim Dokja to another room where we will scan his chest again." she stood up motioning for Kim Dokja to follow her. Yoo Joonghyuk got up as well but was stopped at the door. "Please wait here." Yoo Joonghyuk was about to argue but he gave up.
"Uh Lee Seolhwa, do you think that I have a chance of getting through this?" Kim Dokja asked. Lee Seolhwa glanced at him, her expression softened.
"There is always a chance." her voice was warm and comforting. She led him into another room similar to the one at Eden Hospital where he got his chest scanned. He was greeted by another doctor who ushered him to the machine.
"I'll see you soon." she smiled at him before leaving.
After the tests were completed Kim Dokja was led back to his room, he was exhausted and anxious. He turned on his phone, the phone wallpaper was a messily taken picture of Yoo Joonghyuk sleeping on a beach towel. Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung napped next to him, their arms were sprawled against Yoo Joonghyuk's chest. Kim Dokja pulled the phone to his chest. He wanted to make more memories with them.
He opened the door to his room, Yoo Joonghyuk was still sitting in the same chair his arms were crossed and his head was down.
"Yoo Joonghyuk?" Kim Dokja whispered approaching him.
"He fell asleep." Kim Dokja grabbed a blanket off the bed in his room and placed it over Yoo Joonghyuk. He glanced at the clock in the room. "Midnight already"
There was a quiet knock at the door, "Come in." Kim Dokja said quietly.
The door opened slowly and Lee Seolhwa came in.
"How about we talk outside?" she asked. Kim Dokja followed her out shutting the door behind him careful not to wake Yoo Joonghyuk.
"How are you feeling?" she asked gently.
"I'm fine, do you have the test results back yet?" Kim Dokja asked heavily.
Lee Seolhwa shook her head "We won't get most of the results until morning, so we're going to have you stay here tonight."
He suddenly remembered Lee Gilyoungs and Shin Yoosung's school events. "Is there any way that I'll be able to leave before 12 tomorrow?" he asked hopefully.
Lee Seolhwa looked at him thoughtfully. "I wouldn't recommend it."
"The pills you are currently taking won't keep your coughing fits aside for very long, and your condition at the moment is unpredictable."
Kim Dokjas bit his lip bitterly, with every passing moment at this hospital his condition felt more and more real. He felt a hand on his shoulder.
"You should get some rest, you have a busy day tomorrow." she insisted.
Kim Dokja didn't have the energy to respond so he just nodded and went back to his room. The room felt emptier than before, even with Yoo Joonghyuk next to him. He crept into the bed, which was cold and narrow. He laid his head to the side to look out the window which was covered by thin curtains. He felt a sharp pang in his chest and for a moment he thought he was going to cough again but he slowly realized that wasn't it. He wanted to cry.
He hugged himself and buried his head in his knees. "I don't want to die." his mind was spiraling. The world around him seemed to spin, the sound of the clock was loud and mean. Everything was happening too suddenly.
"Why now?" his breaths were sharp and quick, but then he felt an arm around him pulling him close. He fell back into the world, the sounds disappearing.
"Kim Dokja are you ok?" Yoo Joonghyuk's voice was full of worry. Yoo Joonghyuk let go of him so they were eye to eye.
"I'm sorry.." he said hoarsely. "I'm just scared," he admitted as he started to calm down.
Yoo Joonghyuk's eyes glinted "Everything will be ok." he tried but his expression fell.
"Yoo Joonghyuk please." Kim Dokja pleaded.
"Everything needs to be ok." Yoo Joonghyuk's voice was barely above a whisper. Kim Dokja held his hand, it was warm. He didn't have any words of comfort. How could he? All he could do was hold onto Yoo Joonghyuks hand. Yoo Joonghyuk was quiet
"I love you Kim Dokja so you can't leave me." his tone wasn't flat or cold, it was sad and scared. Kim Dokjas's heart clenched at Yoo Joonghyuks words, feeling the weight of love and desperation
. "I love you too." Kim Dokjas's voice trembled. "I'll try my best to get through this, ok?"
Yoo Joonghyuks hand tightened around him in response. Kim Dokja laid his head back down on the pillow. It was now too dark to see Yoo Joonghyuk's expression.
"Go get some rest." Yoo Joonghyuk's voice was faint. Kim Dokja fell asleep slowly with his hand still holding tightly onto Yoo Joonghyuks.
Authors Note:
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Quiet Farewell (JOONGDOK)ORV☑️
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