WORD OF HONOR

Chapter 6: The Joke

"Dr. Rain, do you really have no parents now?"

"You seem to be mysterious."

"Maybe, sooner or later, we will find out that you are the only daughter of one of the richest family."

I stopped what I am doing.

"Come on Dr. Rain, tell us the truth now."

Silence is the safest. I did not tell anything. I kept my mouth shut. But then uncle was looking for me.

I know aunt and uncle raised me in the province so issues will stopped until forgotten. So I should not let it out again. I tried to close the start but they got more intriguing when they saw my uncle.

"Uncle?"

"Is he not really her daughter?"

"Is she ashamed of his dad?"

"What can you say about her? Is she hiding something that they have to talk that far?"

I was judged by my colleagues that I feel ashamed of my parents. I was bullied. They started to treat me differently. I felt like a fish out of water.

Since director just came in, they were not able to ask me anymore.

"From now on, Dr. Heon will no longer consider as a regular employee. He is now your team leader."

I thought Dr. Heon will leave our team, but glad he chose to stay.

Just a few seconds after, we went out of the room. The President stopped in front of me. I saw how he looked at clearly at my surname.

When we go inside our quarters, Dr. Heon did not mention about his Dad.

Before weekend, Dr. Heon requested me to choose the same day-off as his. He even told me about yaya Tina.

I hope yaya Tina to remember me one day, so I agreed.

We ate lunch together at our former house and yaya Tina prepared for us.

The house is very big and wide, and I notice that they only have two maids.

"The house is too wide to have only two maids."

"We have another house where my parents live. "

"Why did you  choose them to stay here?"

"Because they know everything about this house, they are the maids even before we or should I say, before I live here. ...No, the truth is, because they are my favorite."

After we ate, Dr. Heon invited me to visit at the back of the house.

While walking, I feel like mom is beside me holding my hands telling me to plant roses. Memories of the past just came in to my mind as if everything returned all of a sudden.

I was surprised when I saw the rose garden. I remembered it was mom's will to plant different roses from different countries. Yellow, orange, pink, red, white and a lot more.

"Wow!"

"Before we moved here, rose plants are already there. But we just maintain the rose plants with Yaya Tina."

Dr. Heon, is supposed to get some flowers but I stopped him, because mom, told me before not to pick any rose flowers.

As we go back to the hospital, the President secretly called my attention.

"Good morning sir," I greeted him.

The president pointed the  chair which means I should take a sit. He asked about my name, my parents, my address.

When he knew my parents are dead.

"Then who raised you as you grow?"

"My aunt and uncle sir."

"Where did you finish your education?"

"Harvard University sir."

"Did your aunt and uncle send you to that prestigious university?"

"No sir. I got a scholarship."

"Were you able to live comfortably?"

"I think I did sir."

"How many times did you visit your aunt and uncle while you were in USA?"

"I never visit them even once sir."

"But why?"

"Because I left home without any notice after my high school graduation sir."

"Did they not find you?"

"They did not sir."

"Were they happy that you left?"

"I don't know sir, but I hope it was, because I was the reason of their sadness back then?"

"How do you know about that?"

"Eldest cousin died because of me sir."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know if she planned my death rather than her but no matter what, I'm grateful she chose me to live rather than her."

"Were you guilty that you decided to leave them instead of living with them?"

"I was so helpless that time, that I only want to escape sir."

"Why do you always want to escape?" (referring to his dad)

"What do you mean sir?"

"Didn't you hear about people looking for you back then?"

"I did not notice sir, I only want to escape.

After giving answers to his questions, he asked me to leave. I saw him murmuring something but I did not understand his words.

While walking going back to our quarters, I was puzzled about the real reason of his sudden meeting with me.

As I entered inside our quarters,

"Where have you been?"

"Just to feel fresh air."

"Fresh air or you're afraid your uncle might suddenly appear again?"

"Is he really your uncle or your biological dad?"

"Do you hear what you're saying?"

"Dr. Rain, don't worry, we are like you, we're not rich like Dr. Heon."

"Do you know how hard it is to be rich?"

"Wow, Dr. Rain, is that you?"

"Please stop that," requested Dr. Heon.

Then someone called Dr. Heon, after a second he left.

"Dr. Rain, you are really mysterious, the more that I can't say who are you."

"Don't worry, you really don't have to know about me. Enough what you know about me."

At that time, I had a patient with severe heart disease. The only son. The parents pled hard to save him. Tears roll on their cheeks while I showed them how strong I am.

"Please be strong, your son is also trying to be strong."

The mother cries...

"Please be stronger, a mother can't be weaker to her son, he has to think you are stronger than him, for him to easily fight and win.