Family by choice [ KIM SANHA ]

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Ji eun woke up at the sound of her sister yelling. She groaned in annoyance and put her pillow over her head trying to sleep in again

The next thing she knew was juwon entering her room harshly „ji eun!" she yells making the younger girl groan. „What is it?! It's 7 am in the morning!" ji eun says in a sleepy voice her pillow still over her head

„Sanha is coming home tomorrow!" juwon says happily making the girl pause for a second before jumping out of her bed „really?" was the first thing she said making juwon nod instantly

A smile grew onto her face and  now the both girls were jumping in happiness while holding each others hands and cheering only for hae joon to barge in

„Aish where do you get the energy? It's 8 am!" he says rubbing his eye making both of the girls stop to turn and look at him. „Sanha is coming tomorrow!" ji eun says smiling while looking at the boy

a small smile grew on his lips and he fixed his posture „is he really coming tomorrow?" he asks happily making both of the girls nod

„wait I'll call appa" juwon says pulling out her phone. She called him but he wouldn't pick up. Juwon tilts her head making the siblings look at her „why isn't he answering?" she asks herself making hae joon look at the clock

„He should be back by now after preparations" hae joon says making ji euns smile drop and now all their smiles dropped while looking at each other before running off to their fathers restaurant

As they arrived there the door was open and they entered it  „where did he go,  leaving the door open?" ji eun asks while taking out her phone to call him

And then they heard his phone ring all of them stopped and went to his phone only to see their father laying on the ground unconscious

„Appa!" all of them said sitting down on their knees while shaking him to make him wake up. After a few seconds he slowly opened his eyes „I'm fine. I'm fine. I was just.. I was just dizzy for a moment." he says.

The three siblings looked at him worriedly, ji eun was speechless out of shock.

„appa, what's wrong?" juwon asks with a shaky voice while her father sits up slowly „I'm fine. I said I'm fine" he says as the three were trying to help him stand up. His hand slipped making all the dishes fall down onto the ground

Ji eun sighs „I'll call an ambulance you should get yourself checked." she says taking out her phone and calling the ambulance

As the ambulance took their father to the hospital they also made their way there. The arrived and ran up to their father who was resting. Ji eun looks at him „appa, are you okay? Do you recognize us?" she asks him and he just looks up at the ceiling

„Where am I? The hospital?" he asks and hae joon looks at him „you're okay. The doctor said it was a fatigue. You don't have to be admitted. You just have to finish the I.V. and rest at home." he ways making the older man sigh

„What fatigue? I haven't done anything."  he says. „You kept closing the store late" juwon says making her father turn to look at her. „what about school? You all should be at school right now." he says making ji eun take a deep breath

„Is school important right now?" she says looking at him. „How could you miss school? It'll become a habitual once you miss a day." Juwons father says and hae joon turns to the girls sighing „you two should go to school I'll stay here"

The girls shake their head „I'll stay here too.." ji eun says making juwon nod as well „me too"

Hae joon sighs „you should go now.. I'll text you on the way home after the I.V.  Go now.. what use will you be here? Ahjussi will be here soon, too. Dad has to lie down in the car. There won't be any room."