Only Teardrops Are Left Behind

Chapter 23

Jiyung's POV:

5 days already passed. 5 days... I could feel myself growing weaker until my chest pains started to hurt more. I had hard time trouble breathing and more often, I'd cough up blood. It was horrible.

Baekhyun and I havent talked...ever since that fight. He never called, nor ever texted me. We drifted apart. I still haven't told him of my Stage lll Lung Cancer, and I don't think it would be the right time as well.

Here and then, Chanyeol would call me up just to check around things. Sometimes he'd tell me how Baek would be doing. And other times he'd ask me if I needed anything else. He was a great best friend.

"The others try and talk to him but nothing. He won't speak a lot. Jiyung-ah..we need to tell him."

"Chanyeol, please no. You know that will only make things worse. And even if we tried to fix things up now, I couldn't. I'm getting weaker at every minute of every day. My chest pains are growing worse and my breathing has become more abnormal," I explained to him. On the other line, I hear Chanyeol letting out a sigh.

"5 days already passed. It's already Thursday!! A week already passed!" Chanyeol exclaimed.

"I know Chanyeol.. But it's better if he didn't know." I choked slightly, my chest tightened. I coughed onto my hand, as I looked for my inhaler.

"Jiyung-ah, you okay?!" I hear Chanyeol's voice call out on the phone.

I inhaled into the inhaler about 2 to 4 times as I calmly relaxed. I bring the phone up to my ear and mouth to speak.

"Yeah, sorry. I just needed to breath in my inhaler..," I said softly.

Yep, I had asthma now. It wasn't good at all anyways.

"Oh, you scared me there for a second..," he replied softly.

"Mian..mian."

"Ne.. Tell me... If there's anything you need. I'll be there. And we'll try to talk to Baek..," he said.

"Ne... But ..... You don't have to do that. It's okay. I think it's best if we just.... Stayed in our opposite ways....," my voice trailed off softly.

"Mweo?! So you're saying... That you're letting him go?"

"Chanyeol.. My time is coming up.. And there won't be anything left to experience. I just need to know....... That he loves me back.. When I die..."

I let out another cough away from the phone but soon bring it back to my ear.

"But Jiyung-ah... He does! He still does love you!" Chanyeol pleaded. Only I let out a small chuckle.

"Chanyeol-ah... Just stay healthy, arasseo? Tell the boys.. That I said hi."

"I will.. Take care Jiyung-ah..," he said.

"Annyeong."

"Annyeong." The call ends.

//sigh What's left now? I have nothing... A week already passes by... And I just grow weaker and weaker.

Date: August 14, 2014

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Chanyeol's POV:

Sehun, Chen, D.O. Luhan, Kai, Xiumin and I were all in the living. The boys didn't know yet. None of them did. Only me, out if us 12, knew. But now was the time.

"Was that Jiyung-ah?" Sehun asked.

"Y-Yeah...," I stuttered softly.

"I want to see her.. I miss her," he says softly.

"We all do," Chen adds in. I gulp slightly. ~Now.. Now was the time!~

"There's something.. I got to say...," I start out. All eyes stare at me, giving confused expressions on their faces.

"What is it?" Luhan asked.

I was hesitant at first.... But manage to spit my words out.

"Jiyung has Stage lll Lung Cancer......"

Silence. Until Chen broke it out.

"MWEO?! She has Stage lll Lung Cancer?!" Chen asked. I raced over to him slappin his mouth shut.

"Yah!!! You can't let Baek hear!" I say in a loud whisper. Chen rolled his eyes, my hand still cupped over his mouth.

And so, I pulled my hand away.. Slowly.

"Stage lll Lung Cancer? How can that be?" Kai then asked.

"Does Baek know?" D.O. Asked. I shook my head.

"Ahh, wae? He should know. Why doesn't he know?" Xiumin asked.

"Jiyung said that he shouldn't find out about it. She said that'll it affect not only him... But us too," I explained.

"But no! T-That can't be true...," Sehun said softly.

"I wish... I could say the same thing..."

It was silent after that.

"How long... Does she have before she... You know," Luhan trailed off.

"A week already passed... She only has another week left now," I said softly.

Again. Silence.

"Where is she now?" D.O. Asked.

"At home. And hyung.. She's not getting any better.."

"Alright, let head out to her house then," Xiumin commented.

"OH, NO!! She doesn't know that I told you guys! I wasn't suppose to tell any of you guys this actually!!" I protested.

"Well, you did already, so lets go!" Chen said.

~Omo, omo, omo! What do I do now??~