Reminisce || K.S.J.

5.

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5.

Hyejin had just finished assisting her senior, Ha Jieun, in a major operation, one that took almost 13 hours. So their department head told them to take the rest of the day off.

Her phone lit up with a message from Seokjin, with a heart.

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Seokjin♡:
Hye are you free today?

Hyejinie:
I just got off. Why?

Seokjin♡:
Let's hang out today...

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She yelped when she sees Jin outside the hospital, waving at her with a big smile. He approached her and she shyed away, blushing.

"I haven't showered!" Hye warned but Jin was persistent, and still hugged the sweaty girl. "I though you were staying in America for another week?"

"I can't wait until then!" Jin pouted, and she blushed even more. "Just kidding... I told you that to surprise you."

"Consider me surprised." She laughed at the brown haired boy and took off to the parking lot. "Listen I have to shower first, I just got off from an open heart surgery. The hospital dormitory is just across the street."

The two walked together to the complex, and Jin sat in her couch, waiting for her to freshen up. Suddenly, he stands and looks around her small living space. He raised a brow in surprise when he sees that her fridge was empty apart from instant ramen packs.

"Hyejin-ah," He called out. "Until when will you be living through instant noodles?! That's very unhealthy."

"I don't know," She said back from the bathroom, washing her hair. "Maybe until I get a husband or something..."

She laughed, shrugging her shoulders as she finished up rinsing the suds. Meanwhile, Jin thought to himself. This girl needs someone to take care of her when she's taking care of others.

He made up his mind, smiling adoringly as he looks at her graduation picture taped at the fridge door.

"I'll do it."

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"Until when will my son be unconscious?" Mrs. Kim asked Hyejin. His entire family had travelled to Seoul today to visit Jin again. The first time, it was just Jin's mom, who didn't manage to stay long because it was past visiting hours in the ICU.

"There's no saying when he'll wake up, Mrs. Kim... He hit his head pretty badly at the crash." She answered silently, not letting go of her cup of coffee.

"Honey, you know you can call me mom.." Jin's mother smiled softly at her and eyed her necklace, which beared her engagement ring. "It's unfortunate that this happened just weeks after he proposed to you, Hyejin."

A tear rolled down Hyejin's cheek as his mom reached out, wiping her tears. "I'm sorry, mom."

"It's okay..." She kindly smiled. "Take care of yourself, honey. Jin wouldn't want you to be like this."

They stayed together silently, until Hyejin had to go back to the ER. Mrs. Kim hugged her tightly before leaving with her husband and eldest son. Hyejin smiled, prepping herself for today's work.

Today she took care of five patients, who swallowed soap or bleach, hit their head in a table edge, fell from a bike, or got food poisoned. It wasn't much in her opinion, but it did help her not think too much of things, especially about the boy who sleeps in the ICU.

Other than that, Bomi had already told her some good news. Jimin and Taehyung are good enough to be released, so she was able to call her friend, Dr. Kwon, who's a cosmetic surgeon, for second opinion.

Dr. Kwon Yoobin observed the faces of the two boys, then proceeded to check their wounds in any exposed areas.

"Hyejin, the cuts are healing nicely for these two. I don't think they'll cause major scarring at all." Yoobin smiled widely at her. "I'll just give a prescription to them for scar wounds. You shouldn't touch them too much, here."

Jimin takes the prescription paper from the doctor and reads it on his own.

"If you need me, you know where to call, Hyejin. Until then..." Yoobin bids them goodbye before leaving the three alone.

"Both of you should rest up. I need to get back to my shift." Hyejin stands up and tells the boys. "I'll tell your managers the news."

Hyejin can't help but feel jealous at them. They're doing well, they'll be discharged as soon as their managers clear them. But even if she feels like it's wrong, she does feel jealous that they're okay, compared to Jin, who had been asleep for ten days now. Hyejin had counted.

She dressed up in scrubs and sanitized her hands, gingerly walking towards his bed and sat beside him, holding his hand.

"Until when will you keep me waiting here, oppa?" She chuckled through tears. "Let's get married when you wake up, okay?"

She wiped her tears and kissed his hand, just as where the IV drip needle was pierced through.

"Until then, I'll keep waiting here. So you better wake up quickly."

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