TRUTH (full)

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A young boy about 20s walks in to the cafe and walks to the counter, ignored the glare from taller boy from the cashier table, he called someone that was working in front of a coffee maker on the counter.

"Yooji noona, can we talk?" He said while looking at the working girl.

"Talk about what Bin-ah?" She said as she make a latte art into the mug.

"It's about hyung." He said and make her stoped what she was doing.

"What's with him? Isn't he leaving?" she asked him and continue her works.

"You know? He already talk to you didn't he?" Bin asked her as she walks out from the counter and put the latte on the customer's table and walking back to the counter and pulled Bim to sit at the corner of the cafe.

"Yeah, he told me he's leaving and gave me a necklace then left." She said.

"Necklace? With tulips pendant?"

"Yeah, tulips and red crystal pendant for details."

"So it's for you. That's why he's asked mom to designed it himself."

"What? He designed it himself?"

"Apparently yes. He loves you so much if you know."

"Yeah I know, so what are you doing here? Just to checking on me?"

"Actually no, I just want to give you this, I know Taeil hyung must be said to not to find him. But, you have to know the truth, since you're the only one he loves." Bin said and give her a brown envelope from his backpack.

"What is this?"

"Open it after I leave, and this is my phone number, you can call me if you want or need. I'm going, Bye noona." The young boy leave immediately and walks out, while he passed the cashier table he stuck out his tongue to the older that stay behind the cashier machine. The older just glaring on him.

After MoonBin left the cafe, Yooji open the envelope and pull it's content, a few paper and a CT scan film.
She read the first paper.

SEOUL HOSPITAL

Patient : MOON TAEIL

Diagnosis : Brain Cancer, Stage 4

Actions : Surgery, Chemotheraphy

Right after she read it she dropped her head to the table, crying silently. She stay like that for a few minutes she feels someone presence on the sofa beside her. She looks up with her bloodshot red eyes and tears stained cheeks, only finds out Kihyun beside her. She hug him immediately and crying on his chest, he froze for seconds until later he hugged her back and shothe her back. He looks up to the letter that leaning on the table, he takes it with his free hands and read the content. Now he knows why she act like this.

"He's gonna be okay." He said to her to calm her down, but it's not working at all, since she still crying on his chest.

"Do you want to see him?" He asked her, then she looks up to meet his eyes.

"Can I?" She asked innocently to him.

"Only if you want." He said, then she stood up.

"Take me to the Seoul Hospital then. Right now." She said and Kihyun also stood up, reaching her face and wipes her tears, then kissed her forehead. They leave the cafe, not forgetting to tell Hyungwon to take care the cafe for a while.

After 20 minutes drive they arrived at the Seoul Hospital, Kihyun take her directly to Taeil's room. She didn't know how he know Taeil's room, she have to ask him later. When they arrived at Taeil's room they meet Moon Bin and Moon Byulyi, Taeil's siblings, and Taeil that was sitting with his back laid on the bed headboard.

"I guess you find out." Taeil said and smiled bitterly.

"Why you didn't tell me?" She said as tears drip down on her cheeks, while she run to hug him. The other parties knows their situation and walks out from the room.

"Because even if I tell you nothing will change." He said and break the hug, the cupped her face and wipes her tears.

"Really?" She asked him.

"Yeah, surgeries and chemo won't work anymore for me. And the doctor said that I can die in anytime." He said while stroke her cheek.

"But still, why you didn't tell me?" She asked.

"Because I see that you already moved on, and he's deserved you better than me, and can treat you better than me, can love you more than me, and lastly he can live with you more than me." He said.

"Kihyun hyung deserved you better than me Ji-ah. I know he will treat you well. And he loves you too much more than me." He added.

"You know Kihyun oppa?" She asked.

"He's one of my cousin, I just know last week tho." He said.

"That's how he knows your room!"

"Yeah, I know you love him too Ji, so I hope you accept him." He said.

"B-but, how you know if I like him? I don't even know myself." She said.

"I'm studying psychology not for nothing Ji." He said and pinch her cheeks.

"Yah!" She groaned and punch his chest.

"Yah that's hurt!" Taeil groaned. They talks more about their self for another ten minutes, until Taeil said he's sleepy. Bin, Byulyi, and Kihyun then enter the room.

After an hour Kihyun take Yooji home, and stay for awhile at the Son residence.

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