pellucid. + jhs.

ershijiu

—jae sits on the couch with
seokjin.
—they are silently watching
t.v.
—she overhears her mom's
and dr. choi's conversation.

mr. choi, you heard what
she said, right? s–she called
this man.... i....

shh, shh, it's okay,
ms. kim, don't
cry, we will sort this out,
okay?

please help us, mr. choi.
please! i cannot bear my
child to suffer like this anymore,
she's only 16...

i will do my best,
don't worry.
i want to see dear jae
well...
how about we schedule
an appointment....

"jae?"

—jae tilts her head towards
her brother.

"yes, seokjin
oppa?"

—he lets out a sigh,
and holds jae's hands.

"you know that i love
you very much, right?"

"do you?"

—seokjin stares up at her
with a pained expression.
—it even caused jae's
heart to sink.

"i do. i love you so, so much.
i blamed myself for what
happened to you and yeona...
if i wasn't so stupid."

—tears started to pour
from seokjin's eyes.
—jae instinctively wiped
them away.

"don't say that
oppa... don't blame
yourself. i know you
love me... you always
have. i love you too,
y'know?"

—seokjin sniffles,
and looks back up at his
sister.
—he weakly smiles.

"thank you, sis."

—they hug.
—it reminds jae of
the old days.