Married

11. Death

The doctor was a member of the Lee family, of Lee Hongbin's family... I thanked all the gods that he was my personal assistant... from the start he's helped me, when Taekwoon and I first started our happy married life, I wanted to make him happy and Hongbin would always help me get gifts and plan dates that would make him happy... My good friend... please... tell me... he'll be okay...

- Here – Hyuk, the brat I hated, gave me a box – he wanted you to have this.

- Taekwoon?

- Yes, of course, who else? You don't deserve it but he loves you so much. You are such an asshole...

- Watch your mouth, Secretary Han – Hongbin said but Hyuk just left to see the doctors, ignoring us.

I was just sitting there. Waiting for news about Taekwoon. My sister was by my side so I had to restrain myself...

I was feeling impatient and useless... Hongbin had also left to talk to doctor Lee... the only one who was just sitting there was me... sister fell asleep by my side and I felt even more guilt looking at her...

The doctor finally came to us... long time after we brought him here...

- Family of Jung Taekwoon?

- Here! M-me. (I'm his... husband...) Please can I see him?

- I'm sorry to inform you

No. Please don't say it.

- We tried our best. Unfortunatelly

Shut up. Please...

I remembered his happy face in the good old times... his smiles and his sweet kisses...

- Wonsik-ah... what are you hiding there?

- Here. For you.

- Latte!~

- I know you love it~

- Wow. What is all of this? Shouldn't the maid do this?

- But I want to do it~. I want to do it for you. – Taekwoon being cute only for me...

- Ok let me try this. Oh, it's delicious

- Of course it is, I made it.

- Taekwoonie... I'm so lucky

- I know we should have moved into my family's house but I don't really get along with them and I would feel too awkward in your family's house with your sisters and

- It's okay. I think it's better if the married couple lives in a house of their own. Families would only interfere...

- Won't you miss them though?

- A little yeah... but now I get to have Wonsik all for myself so I think it's a winning deal.

- Taekwoon, you drive me crazy.... How can I have such a perfect man by my side?

- I'm not perfect, you silly. I am rather clumsy and I am slow, I'm the heir of my family but I'm so bad at business stuff that mother has to take care of everything and go to meetings all the time... I am not good enough and yet everyone take care of me...

- Screw that. You are hell'a perfect for me though. You can cook, you know how to talk properly and you take good care of the ones you love.

- Wonsikkie... thanks... for everything...

All the laughter, and the kisses and the small details, our play dates, our walks on the park, the days we spent together with sister... All those memories came to me in an instant.

And also, the last things we said to each other

- I hate... you

- Honestly, you are such a bother. I curse the day you came into my life

Please, this cannot be the last words he heard from my mouth... It's not even true...

I love you... please don't go...