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❝mommy please. I don't want to stay home.❞

Little cho who is eight years old is pleading her mother to bring her to work with her. She swings her mother's arm around and pouted.

❝okay darling but don't be a trouble, alright?❞

❝alwight!❞ cho exclaimed, letting out a toothy smile.

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They arrived at the hospital and cho's mother changed into her nurse clothes and leaves cho in a room that no one uses.

❝stay here. Don't leave. I'll come get you when i finish my shift, sweety.❞

and cho was alone.

Cho shifted in her chair, already feeling bored so she stood to her feet and left the room, having the intention of exploring the place that smells really cleans.

She walked down the hallway. From the little windows in the door, she could see parents hovering over their kids who looked sick, feeding them food or just talking.

But as she walked to a room numbered 18, she peeked inside and saw a boy with tubes surrounding him. He looked around her age and had no one by his side.

She figured he was lonely so she gathered her courage and  she walked in.

❝h-hi❞

The boy turned towards her from the window he was staring blankly at and all he did was smile.

For a moment, cho stood there, admiring his smile.

And then she lets out a smile too.

She walked towards him and climbed onto the empty chair beside him and held her hands out.

❝i'm cho and i'm eight years old.❞

The boy tried lifting his hands to shake with hers but cho noticed he was rather weak and decided to not shake hands.

Instead, she held his hand.

The boy's cheek started to look pink as he spoke softly.

❝i'm na jaemin or nana is okay and i'm eight years old too.❞

❝nana you have a beautiful smile.❞

❝thank you and you're just like your name.❞ he smiled prettily.

Cho tilted her head in confusion but she didn't ask as she spotted a bowl of sweets on the table beside the boy.

At the end of the day, she had to leave. She pouted as she slowly closed
the door.

❝i'll come tomorrow, nana!❞

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"mommy?"

"yes darling"

"what does my name mean?"

"cho?"

Cho nods.

And she smiled sweetly at her daughter.

"it means beautiful"