Food and Them

Chapter 59: Gone

"WHY DIDN'T YOU LOOK BACK?! DO YOU THINK YOU ARE THE ONLY WHO IS HURTING?! SHE WAS DYING TO TELL ALL OF YOU BUT SHE DO NOT WANT TO BE A BURDEN! SHE IS DYING! SHE WAS HOLDING HER FEELINGS BACK SO THAT NO ONE GET HURT!" shouts Sandy.

Her family is with her. All of them look down. SeungHyun knew the truth as Sally shared when she was in his car with Sandy.SeungHyun hugs his girlfriend tightly to calm her down. Yoseob and Sandy found her lying in front of her porch unconscious.

"Sandy-ah...I didn't know...Mian..." whisper JiYong.

Sandy ignores him. She breaks away from the hug and walks to Sally's ward. SeungHyun sighs. The boys are quiet.

"When Sally breaks the news in the car, I wanted to tell all of you so badly. But Sally begs me not to. JiYong-ah, I didn't know you want to confess to her," says SeungHyun.

"Oppa..."

Sandy walks slowly towards them and she is sobbing. SeungHyun runs to her as she kneels down. The boys approach Sandy. He embrace her and let her cry. Yoseob sighs and ask SeungHyun to move to visitor lounge. Yoseob pulls JiYong aside.

"Hyung,are you okay?"

"How can I be okay? She was trying to push me away because she do not want to hurt us. And I was so sour about it," said JiYong.

"You didn't know. She hid it well from us," says Yoseob.

"But somehow you knew didn't you?!"

Yoseob keeps quiet. Sally make him promise not to tell anyone. He nods slowly.

~~~Back to JiYong's house~~~
"Wae?You crying so hard.Harder than the first time you broke the news.What happen?" asks Yoseob.

"You really notice everything huh?" says Sally while wiping her tears.

Yoseob raised his eyebrow and demand answer.The rest are outside while Sally trying to calm herself. She sigh and look at Yoseob.

"I am not getting well. I may not even see you boys comeback the next time round...I am dying..."

"Dying...? Sally-ah..."

Yoseob hugs Sally tightly. His tears start to wet his cheeks. Sally begs him to not tell anyone about it. After both of them dry their tears,Sally smiles to him.

"Let's go before it get worse outside," says Sally.
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"Sally...wake up...please..." begs Sandy.

She holds Sally's hand. SeungHyun rubs Sandy's back to calm her down. All the boys fighting with their tears. Yoseob and JiYong are still outside. Sandy is so furious with him for not looking back. Not knowing the truth is not a strong reason for him to not turn around to ensure Sally is okay. The door open and JiYong enters with Yoseob. He walks to Sally's bed and kneel down.

"Mianhae Sally...I...I..." sobs JiYong.

"Can all of you stop..." whisper Sally.

"SALLY-AH!"

"Doctor," calls Sandy.

All of them were asked to go outside while the doctor doing a thorough check. SeungHyun is holding Sandy's hand. The agony of waiting is killing each of them. DaeSung and DongWoon went down to get some beverages to freshen them up.

"Sandy-ah,Sally likely can be transfer to the normal ward. All her vitals seems good. Jiyong-shi, Yoseob-shi, I want to talk to you," says Ray sternly.

Everybody swallow their saliva and look at JiYong and Yoseob. JiYong nods and walks towards Ray. Yoseob follows behind him. They are praying for JiYong's and Yoseob's  safety as they walk with Ray. Hopefully Ray won't beat them up. DongWoon and Daesung stun when the three of them pass by.

"Which one of you confess to her?" asks Ray sternly.

"Me," says JiYong calmly.

"Are you going to take responsibilty for what happen?"

"Hyung..."

"I know nothing happen. If she were to accept yourlove,are you going to be responsible if the media knows about this. Are you going to admit and will you protect my little sister?" bombards Ray. "And you know that she is dying," he adds.

Ray's expression break their hearts. Sally is his only sister and she may leave him forever. Jiyong and Yoseob nod their head.

"If anything were to happen,not only JiYong hyung will protect her,the boys and I will protect her," says Yoseob.

Suddenly,Ray's phone rings. He answers and he run off. Yoseob and JiYong run after him. Must be regarding Sally.

"Sally-ah...," begs Yoseob.

When they reach there,all of them are crying. Sally's sister in law is calming Sally's omma. Sandy is holding SuengHyun's hand. The boys are quiet. JiYong stops. He do not want to hear the bad news.He is not ready to accept. Sally just came back and she is not allowed to leave him again. DooJoon and Youngbae walking towards him. He turns back and run off. If they going to tell him that Sally passes away,he do not want to hear it. He runs as fast as he can.

"Andwae! This is not happening..." cries JiYong.