Sacrificing oneself

2

To burn with desire and remain silent about it is the greatest punishment we can inflict on ourselves
Federico García Lorca

Breaking news!

Over the past two days, people from all corners of the earth have begun to complain en masse about a sharp deterioration in their health. Scientists have found that the cause of this was meteors, which, during their fall, sprayed a toxin harmful to health into the air.

It is also known that no antibiotics help the human body fight the virus. The main symptoms are: severe headaches, nausea (sometimes vomiting), nosebleeds or ear bleeding, insomnia. If you notice all these symptoms in yourself, we ask you to urgently contact the nearest medical center.

The report was led by Min Yoongi

-Well, I'll have a lot of patients at work
- Mom, is dad still not feeling well?

Dara and Jungeun, who were sitting at breakfast, were watching the news channel. Three days had passed since the day of the meteor shower. During these three days, Jeun could feel a little dizzy, but as reported earlier, many were less fortunate, people with weak immune systems tolerated this virus much worse.

- He will recover - Jeun's mother said encouragingly. The father of the Choi family was among those who had a hard time coping with this unknown disease. Choi Dara stayed in the hospital almost around the clock. Fortunately, like Jungeun, the girl's mother got off with a little dizziness.
- It's not serious, is it? - the younger one asked, worried about her father
- We don't know anything yet, Jeong-ah, we have no idea about this disease, but don't worry, your dad is strong, he will recover.

Dara tried not to go into details about the situation that was happening in the medical center. Over these three days, many people had already died, whose bodies could not withstand this infection. Also, her husband's condition was getting worse every day.

- Better tell me, how are you feeling?
- I'm fine, mom.
- Are you sure?
- Yes, mom.
- If ...
- If I feel at least one of the listed symptoms, I will immediately tell you about it, you have already told me about this more than once.
- I am worried about you, Jeong-ah- with a dejected mood, the girl's mother said.

Noticing the sudden change in mood in the woman, Chung, getting up from her chair, went up to her and hugging her, replied:
- I will be fine, I promise.

Today, like the previous days, Choi Jungeun arrived at school alone. For some reason unknown to her, after the night on the roof, Jiyoon began to avoid her. Yoon was picked up at school by her boyfriend, and also escorted home after school. During breaks, Choi did not have time to approach the senior, since Yeon-jun was ahead of her. Jiyoon did not answer calls and text messages. The only consolation was that the virus did not greatly affect Yoon's health.

Two girls and four guys were absent since that day, as Jungeun realized, they were in the hospital, in the quarantine zone.

- Hey, Jung-Jeon, why are you so thoughtful?

At the moment, sitting on the floor cross-legged and leaning against the wall, the two girls were in the gym.

- Jiyoon unnie is avoiding me
-Why is that? - Saran asked in confusion
- I don't know, every time I approach her, she runs away from me like the plague - Choi said in a dejected voice
- Maybe after the meteor shower, her head was knocked off
- What if she guessed about my feelings for her - Ignoring the girl's inappropriate comment, Jungeun stared at Ryu in panic
- I don't think so
- Why?
- Yoon isn't that smart
- Saran, I'm serious!
- And I am too

Rolling her eyes, Choi got up from her seat and headed towards the older girl.

- Hey, where are you going, I was joking, come back!

Ignoring Saran's scream, Jungeun walked up to Jiyoon, who was standing next to Yeonjun.

- Unnie, can I have a word with you? - Choi said, ignoring the guy.
- Oh... Jungeun, I'm actually busy, maybe another time. - The girl answered, avoiding her gaze.
- Jiyoon, what's going on? - Jungeun asked directly, without formalities.
- I... Before the older one could finish speaking, Yeonjun, who had been silently watching them until then, intervened in the conversation.
- She doesn't want to be around a disgusting lesbian like you. - Yeonjun said with disgust. Finally, staring at the guy in shock, Jeongun answered:
- What did you say?
- You heard everything perfectly well, Choi.
Looking again at the girl standing next to her, the younger one said:
- Unnie...
- Do you think I didn't notice how you look at my girlfriend, what disgusting thoughts you think about her. With panic gripping her body, Jungeun looked at her crush, which continued to avoid her gaze. Reaching out her hand to Yoon, the girl said with a shaking voice,
-Jiyoon, I would never dare to think such thoughts about you.

Feeling herself being pushed away from the older girl, she heard the aggressive voice of the guy:
- Don't you dare touch her! She belongs to me and will never be yours! From such a statement, Jungeun began to boil with anger and clenched her hands into a fist, through clenched teeth, she replied;
- Jiyoon is not a thing to belong to someone.
Grinning vilely, the guy came up to her tightly.
- Tonight, she will spend with me. Not daring to hold back any longer, Choi hit the guy in the face with all her strength.
- Yeonjun!
Quickly finding herself next to her boyfriend, Yoon turned to Jungeun.
- Jungeun, what are you doing! - the girl shouted in a raised voice and looking at Yeonjun again, she asked softly:
- Baby, does it hurt a lot?

With a nagging pain in her chest, Choi turned around and saw how all the students were witnesses to their conflict. And noticing Saran's worried eyes among the crowd, she ran out of the gym. Wiping away her tears along the way, Jungeun climbed onto the roof. Slamming the iron door with all her might, the girl screamed:

-Why her, why! Falling to her knees and bursting into tears, she felt gentle arms hug her from the side
- I'm here, Jeong-Jeong
- She hates me - Choi whispered quietly
- It's not so
- She despises me Ryu, Jiyoon chose him - Jungeun said in a hoarse voice.
Looking at her friend's broken look, Saran mentally said: "One day, you will meet someone who will look at you the same way you look at her"

In their own world, the two girls did not notice Jiyoon, who almost immediately ran out after the younger one. Standing at a distance and looking at Jungeun's tearful appearance, Yoon wanted to run and rush to console the younger one with an apology. But no matter how much her heart wanted it, her legs, as if cast in concrete, did not move. Feeling the vibration in her pocket, the girl picked up the phone and saw that Yeonjun was looking for her, she turned off the phone. Taking one last look at the couple, Jiyoon turned around and headed down the steps.

-Where did you run off to so suddenly? - the guy asked with a note of displeasure
- To Jungeun - Yoon answered without hiding the truth
- Why are you still worried about her, I'm your boyfriend and out of the two of us, I'm the one who got hurt here, you should worry about me! - Yeonjun said, breaking into a scream
- Yeonjun, don't make a scene - the girl said calmly
- Don't you understand, she's a disgusting lesbian who's eager to drag you into fasting...
The sound of a slap was heard in the empty corridor.
- Don't you dare insult Jungeun anymore - the girl said angrily and, casting a cold look at last, angrily walked towards the locker room.
Holding her cheekbone and with an evil gleam in his eyes, Yeonjun whispered: - Bitch

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city

-Doctor Kim, a patient with the Z-virus, started acting aggressively, we had a hard time injecting him with a sleeping drug, but even after the injection, the man did not stop attacking everyone and even managed to bite one of the nurses.
-Where is he now?
- Tied to the bed, in his room
Entering the room and seeing a man trying to free himself from the straps, Dr. Kim immediately headed towards him. Picking up a medical flashlight, he pointed the light at the patient's pupils.
- He is not responding, his eyes are very red and his complexion is black After checking his pulse, the doctor whispered in confusion:
- He has no pulse
The nurse standing next to him heard him and said:
- But how is this possible Ignoring the woman's question, Dr. Kim said in a hurry:
- Where is the nurse he bit?
- After stitching her up, we sent her home
- Call her back urgently
- What's going on, Mr. Kim?
- Do as I say and tell everyone not to get too close to people from the quarantine zone.
- Okay, Dr. Kim
- And also, notify everyone about the emergency meeting