Sunset at Hamdeok

Chapter 27

The next day Tiffany took another day off. She told Taehyung that she still felt unwell.

"It's all right, Fany. You should take a rest. Just stay in bed. Don't do anything. If you want to eat something, just order it by phone. Or call me, I'll bring you anything you want to eat." Taehyung caressed Tiffany's hair lovingly.

Tiffany nodded and smiled. Taehyung forbade her from getting out of the bed. She understood, Taehyung must've been really worried since she had had a nosebleed last night. And since she didn't want to make Taehyung more panic, she complied to everything he said.

"I'm going." Taehyung kissed Tiffany's forehead. "But I'll be home early."

Tiffany smiled as she watched Taehyung left. She only laid down in bed for a few minutes until she was sure Taehyung had gone to SNSD Coffee Shop. Tiffany quickly got up and got dressed. She had to go to the hospital again. Dr. Jo Insung told her that her current medication required frequent visits to the doctor. Tiffany wasn't sure how much longer she could hide her illness from Taehyung and from her friends. It was impossible for her to keep taking days off. Sooner or later, they'd find out there had been something wrong with her.

But Tiffany didn't know, this time, Taehyung secretly followed her. And when Tiffany went inside Dr. Jo's office, that handsome man was confused. He read the name plate on the door and frowned.

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"How do you feel, Princess?" Taehyung stooped low to kiss Tiffany who was lying down in their bed when he came home that evening.

Tiffany opened her eyes, she smiled, and put her arms around Taehyung's neck. "I feel so much better and I think I'm going to work tomorrow. How was your day, Tae?"

Taehyung pecked Tiffany's nose and sat next to her. "Today was one hectic day. We had more than a hundred customers. Hyoyeon took your place as the barista since Jessica was too overwhelmed." He caressed Tiffany's black hair.

"It sounds really fun. Jessica always grumbles whenever she is overwhelmed. I can't wait to go to SNSD Coffee Shop tomorrow. I really miss that place."

Taehyung smiled. "Don't push yourself."

"Don't worry, I'm much better now." She smiled. "And what did you bring for me?"

"Do you want to know? Follow me to the dining table." Taehyung pinched her cheek so tenderly it almost didn't feel like a pinch.

Taehyung feed Tiffany with his own hand. He really spoiled his girlfriend that night. He even agreed to watch a romantic movie that Tiffany had always craved for.

"What? Titanic, again?" Taehyung shook his head.

"Oh please, I really love that movie!!!!" Tiffany shouted in joy.

Taehyung rolled his eyes and sighed. "Alright! For you, let's watch Titanic again.... For the five hundredth times."

Tiffany laughed, "it isn't even that many, Taehyungie."

That night, they watched movies while cuddling on the couch until Tiffany fell asleep in Taehyung's arms. Taehyung gently and tenderly carried her to their bed. Taehyung closed their bedroom door. He sat next to her while watching that beautiful girl sleep like a baby. After a heavy sigh, he slowly lied next to Tiffany and wrapped the blanket around their bodies. He hugged her so tenderly as if he was scared to break her. Taehyung put his forehead against hers. He could feel the warmth of Tiffany's temple overflow his body. And impercetibly, his tears began to burn the back of his eyes.

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A few hours ago

Taehyung waited for a while until he saw Tiffany left dr. Jo Insung's practice room. After that girl had gone, Taehyung knocked at the door and went in even though he didn't have any permission to barge in.

"Jo Seonsaengnim,"

Jo Insung looked up and saw Taehyung standing by the door. He couldn't describe what he saw in that handsome man's eyes. "Kim Taehyung-ssi."

Taehyung approached the young doctor. "What does Tiffany suffer from?"

Jo Insung stared at that handsome man for a few second. It was clear to him that Tiffany hadn't told her boyfriend about her illness.

"Tiffany didn't catch a cold, did she?" Taehyung's lips were trembling. "If she was really having a cold, she wouldn't have to see an oncologist like you."

Jo Insung had been secretly jealous of Kim Taehyung, but at that moment, he really pitied that poor guy. "Tiffany suffers from acute lymphocytic leukemia."

"L-leukemia?" Taehyung lost his grip at once. He couldn't even feel the ground beneath his feet anymore. Eveything seemed to be pitch black to his eyes.

"Taehyung ssi." Dr. Jo quickly grabbed his arm so that Taehyung wouldn't fall. "Sit down."

Taehyung couldn't even speak for a moment. He completely forgot where he was that time. Why did  everything suddenly feel like a movie?

"Th-that can't be true. Tiffany, she... It's impossible....."

Dr. Jo closed his eyes. Over and over again he kept wishing it was only a dream. He wished he had made a wrong diagnosis. "It is true. Tiffany has cancer, and if she doesn't get a more intensive medication, she will... She willl..... " Jo Insung couldn't bring himself to finish his own words.

Taehyung hit the desk. "Stop it! Tiffany will be fine. She will be cured. I swear she will get all medication she needs." He gritted his teeth and stood up. "I won't let anything happen to Tiffany. I won't." Taehyung's eyes were already red. He turned around to get out of that room.

And right before he left, dr. Jo called him, , "Taehyung ssi..., you need to know, Tiffany is in the final stage of leukemia. She is dying...."

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Fany ah, I won't let you leave me that fast.... Taehyung kissed Tiffany's forehead as he tried hard to fight the tears that kept burning his eyes. That girl slept so soundly, so peacefully.  Taehyung held that girl tightly. Please stay by my side for a hundred years from now....[]

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