Her Double

CHAPTER 18

Jell immediately called at home spilling everything at hand. She attempted to shed a tear but it just wasn't right. Her mom asked her a lot of things and she already heard her sobbing on the other line. On another hand, her dad remains silent but she knew deep w/n him are concerns.

Jhy was dropping tremendously on the following days. She cannot talk to her since she slept a lot this days. Even when she's completely awake, her mind floats in the cloud. Unlike the last months, she cried silently complaining for her pain and wishing just to end it already. But  when Junmyeon came in her mind she tried to be strong for a moment.

Dr. Chen informed them to be prepare under any circumstances. Jhy's body resisted her chemotherapy and gives away. All they can do is pray for a miracle so he just rounded her to keep checking her vitals. Sometimes prescribing pain killers. 

It kills Jell to death already. Just so you know, when someone dear to you are on their deathbeds not only them are enduring the tough times.

Those persons around them are having it hard albeit their healthy body. Pains in the heart are much aching able to make you crumpled and scared to wake up every time. Sleepless night to make sure everything are fine w/ the sick, eating out of time frame, and the stress to pay the bill and enough time to divide between your own stuff and them. Everyone are restless.

Jell, combed her hair before entering the room of Junmyeon trying to keep smiling. Like the old times, she don't hope he will call her name out of the blue.

" Hi. Good morning. "

Jell smiled sweetly as she make her way on the room. Suho on the other hand was wearing his loose hospital uniform. Except that it was for a patient rather than for a doctor.

Surprisingly, he looked meekly as he stare back at her attempting to brush his messy hair.

"Good morning."

"What do you want ? I brought you grapes, peaches and apple. Oh apple cider and sterilized milk. Choose your bias. Or tell me anything you want."

They met their eyes and after how many centuries Suho smiled at her.

" I want to tell you sorry. Sorry Jell. You- you see me like this."

"It's fine I'm-"

Startled. Wait. Did he just. Out of the blue, she throw everything on her hands and get near to him. Her jaws are hanging. For the first time in history she's not someone else in front of Suho. She don't need to pretend anymore. He know it.  And for that small little thing she felt happiness. No one is more blissful than someone you cared for call you on your own name.

" Can you please repeat that? What did you say?"

" I said. I'm sorry Jell. I'm a handful wasn't I?"

" No. No. No. It's completely- no you're doing great! Yeah believe me!"

crap Jell. After all the mess you saw him screaming and yelling and crouching himself. Great. Wow.

Junmyeon chuckled weakly as he brush his hair diverting his gaze to some where.

"Since when did you know?"

Jell finally ask him w/c he just shrugged.

" When I saw you two in the room. That when I fainted because I realized why there's a missing thing. I finally matched the missing link."

He laugh on his own joke. Thankfully Jell hold herself not to hit him. It wasn't that funny at all but she chuckled on how he laugh. Seriously, he's like a mad man. A mad handsome man.

" Why did you hide it."

Jell speak what's running on his head instead of purposely asking him the bug that nag her.

" Same thing as why does Jhy. So I'm not really mad at her. I completely know the reasons. Besides I feel nuisance when everyone treat me as sick. Ad nauseam if you don't mind" 

Jell smirk at him. Secrets. She despise them. Are they leaving w/o a trail? Not so good of a choice. None the wiser.

" That was selfish of you both. Aren't your love strong enough to trust each other? "

"Our love are strong enough to move the mountains but we are beyond the weak to make our love work and move the mountains."

Suho jested whilst he reach the table to grab a bottle of water.

" I see."

Jell turned in reply. Slowly she open the sterilized milk and handed to Suho.

"Why do you leave your letter to me ? You should've leave something to Jhy."

Suho's brow furrowed as he sip the mild down his throat.

" Because she don't leave me anything too."

"What kind of couple ?"

" Peculiar."

Jell gnarled at him and wrinkled her nose just stare at his bedding when he finally remember.

" Hey! The flash drive! That was from Jhy!

"It's not working."

"Crap let me see it."

"At my apartment. Here's the key. Sorry for the mess there. Just rummage and throw everything that blocks your feet."

Suho handed her the key that for good time he was at his sense of thinking. Jell refuses to leave first cherishing the good forsaken time that he knows her. They talk a lot about how they met Jhy and him. Jhy's story was quite girly and Junmyeon's side was well exciting and much thrilling.

She learned the story of the hair. It was the first time Suho saw Jhy and she was working late. Until she collapses. Guards from her building sent her to their hospital and her hair was all around her face. Fortunately it was Suho's turn at the emergency room.

" It was really rumbled and out of place! Splattered all over her face are her hair. I thought to myself that this lady was unladylike. Usually girls at the office are the skirt type but she were the pants type. So back at the hair."

"I struggled hard to get them on her face otherwise it will pierce her eye since I need to check her eye color. But that stubborn hair just don't get away and I really hated it so unlike any other patient I stayed longer at her."

Jell enjoyed the story that she don't dare to interfere even move an inch from her seat.

" So you must picture how I look like trying to get off the hair. Her face is quite oily, reason why those strands stick. Giving me quite a long time to give her face a thorough look that I almost scrutinized every part, every inch. Behind the hair is a beauty innocent and lovely. I told her I fall in love w/ her because of the hair. And she misinterpreted it the other way. "

They both laugh on Junmyeon's story. Told you. There are always two sides of a coin. She can't help but feel embarrassed for her sister. Really humiliating.

" I should tell it to her at once."

"Tell what to whom mom?"

Junmyeon spurred out. Right at the moment, at prickling feeling stung her. He's gone again.

"Nothing son."

She gnarled back standing up. Catching her things ready to visit his apartment. Suho scratched his head as he watched her pick up her things. She smiled before slipping out and turning the knob.

" Son, I'm just going out for a while."

" Take care mom and by the way-"

"Yes?"

Jell looked irked and pissed. Am not that old as you see. Not old to be mom. Cursed you really. Tss.

"You look beautiful. Take care."

As he slip himself inside the blanket leaving her bewildered.