fated, not | jung jaehyun

5 {Childhood}

JAEHYUN'S P.O.V

The bright morning sunlight seeped through the curtains in the on-call room. I woke up feeling refreshed but still not fully awake. I saw a lady laying her head down on the table, but I couldn't make out who it was. I had to slowly regain my eyesight and went closer to her figure.

"Minhee?!" She woke up, her big doe eyes staring back at mine. "What?" She said while rubbing her eyes.

"Why were you sleeping on the table? Did you sleep here the whole night?" I was pretty concerned since it wasn't exactly the most comfortable position, especially throughout the whole night.

"Yes because someone was sleeping on my 'reserved' position," she raised her eyebrows.

"Was it me? If it was, I apologise because I didn't know." Minhee shook her head as a sign that she would let this matter slide and headed out the room. I felt really guilty for this, so I planned something to make it up to her.

YOUR P.O.V

I decided to walk to the bathroom to freshen up before I start my day. Today seems to be pretty relaxing because I was free of meetings.

I went to check the roster for today and realised I was on duty for hospital patrol. As I was walking to my office to grab some files containing patients' info, I noticed a little girl sat at the staircase.

"Hello. Why are you sitting here?" I realised that she was wearing the child patient's "uniform". "Why are you not resting in bed?"

The little girl seems too shy to want to speak to me. I started introducing myself to her, and expected her to reply. "I'm Nayeon." She finally spoke up.

So she is Nayeon. The news of her illness have been spreading like wildfire.

"Nayeon, what are you doing here so early in the morning? Is there anything Unnie can do to help you?" I questioned, since I was pretty worried about her. Just when I was about to repeat my question, I heard her sobbing.

"Nayeon ah, what happened? You know you can talk to Unnie right?" I really wanted her to confide in me, so at least she had someone she could talk to and rely on.

"Unnie, why do I have to stay here everyday? I want to go home but my parents rejected me. They have not visited in a week. Do you perhaps know where they are?" This is another case of a child not knowing her health condition.

"Nayeonie, you need to stay here to receive treatment for your illness so you can recover and go home! Your parents might be busy and have no time to come visit you. How about Unnie give them a call to help you ask?" I looked at her teary eyes. She must miss her home, bed, family and friends a lot.

"Unnie, can you come visit me everyday? The children next to my bed always have new toys whenever someone visits, but I'm always lonely." I nodded my head, agreeing to her request. It wouldn't hurt to just visit her everyday right?

"Come on! Let's get you back in your ward okay?" I reached out my hand to her and she took it. "Can you sit here with me for a while? I don't feel like going back just yet."

She lied down on my lap and started humming a children's song. I can tell that she's tired with her half-open eyes. "Unnie, can you sing a song for me?"

"Sure." I started singing my favourite children's song to her. I got hit in the back of my head with my childhood memories, most of which when I was alone. I started stroking her hair while singing. I could feel a tear trickle down my cheek as I was reminded of my lonely childhood where I was extremely distant from everyone else. That shaped me to be who I am today, cold and indifferent.

JAEHYUN'S P.O.V

As I was walking towards the men's washroom, I saw Minhee sitting there with a little girl. The girl was asleep on her lap and Minhee was asleep with her head lying against the wall. This was such a cute scene, and I had to pull out my phone from the pocket of my coat and snap a picture.

YOUR P.O.V

I woke up when I felt a pat on my left shoulder. "Minhee?" I saw Jaehyun's face inching closer to mine. "Uh oh... what is going on? Are there patients?"

"No no. What are you doing sleeping here?" Jaehyun asked. I looked down and found Nayeon still in her dreamland.

"Oh. I guess I fell asleep while talking to her. I'll bring her back to her ward. Thanks for waking me up. It's about time for my duty too."

"Minhee, wait."

A/N:
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