[taengsic] Moonlight

Chapter 10

Again today, I'm only looking at you
Because I can't touch you
When I can take one step closer
I circle around that place all day.

— Shadow of You, Super Junior K.R.Y. 

"An accident occurred at 11 pm last night at .. involving a car driver and a female pedestrian. No death was reported, and the two victims were safely taken to the hospital for further treatment."

"Honey? What happened?"

Mr. Jung immediately changed the TV channel upon hearing his wife's voice.

Due to curiosity, Mrs. Jung walked out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe. But all she saw was her husband watching an action movie while lying on the bed.

"Honey?"

Mr. Jung turned his head to his wife. "Hmm?"

"Did I hear wrong?"

"Hear what?"

"About an accident occurred.. in the area where my daughter lived?"

Mr. Jung took a complete three seconds before he finally answered. With a lie. "Stop thinking too much, honey, it's clearly from that movie." He pointed to the TV while holding the remote control.

"Are you sure?" Mrs. Jung asked for certainty.

"Hmm... just go and take a bath. I'm sleepy." Mr. Jung turned off the TV and turned his body around. He sighed.

—

Taeyeon opened her heavy eyelids and saw a doctor standing in front of her, trying to wake her up since earlier.

"Taeyeon, your–" The male doctor known as Mr. Lee was unable to finish his words when Taeyeon abruptly grabbed his collar.

"What happened? Where is she? Is everything okay? Tell me! What happened to her?" Taeyeon was not able to control her emotions and endlessly throwed questions by shouting at the doctor.

"Calm down, Taeyeon! Calm down! Your wife is in a good condition. There's no serious injury, everything is fine. Please calm down."

"My... wife?" Taeyeon mumbled as she loosened her grips. She diverted her eyes toward an emergency ward just behind the doctor and without wasting time, she barged into the room where she saw Jessica lying unconscious on a bed with a bandage around her head.

It broke her heart seeing her wife in that pathetic condition due to their own ignorance. And it hurt her even more to see her risking her life for her when all she did was treating her badly and gave her pain.

Taeyeon gathered her courage to come forward and sat on the chair next to the bed. Indeed, it hurt her to see Jessica like that but for some reason, she couldn't take her eyes off her.

"You fool..." Her throat began to ache as she mumbled the hurtful words. A second later, tears rolled down her cheeks as if it had become a habit for her to cry in front of her.

"Why are you still here?"

"Didn't I tell you to stop?"

"Why didn't you listen to me?"

"Are you really a fool?"

"Answer me, you fool. Answer me..."

Taeyeon buried her face on Jessica's arm, sobbing even more loudly.

"Why are you not answering me?"

"Answer me... Speak to me..."

"Don't pretend like you can't hear me."