Past Honeymoon: BTOB IHS

Epilogue

P A S T  H O N E Y M O O N
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"The longer you have to
wait for something,
the more you appreciate
it when it finally arrives."
- unknown
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Epilogue | Two months later

SERA

I keep on gaining weight, but I can't stop eating my cravings. Hyunsik brings different types of pizza every time he gets home because I ask him so.

Today is Sunday and he's still asleep and I'm craving real Italian pizza for breakfast, so I get up and dress warmly.

The cold has subsided. We're in the month of April and spring has come. Cherry blossoms fill the pavements of the sidewalk as I make my way to the bus stop.

But not before seeing the commotion in front of the small OB clinic a few miles away from our apartment. It's where I got checked up back then.

I can't help but come closer to the chaos and to my surprise, women are throwing raw eggs at the familiar doctor!

My eyes widen. "Ahjumma, what's going on?" I ask someone much older than I am who is also being hysterical.

"That piece of shit is finally caught!" She replies immediately, throwing another egg to the poor doctor who's getting arrested by the cops.

My heart pounds for some reason.

"Why? What happened?" I ask again.

"Didn't you hear? He's a quack. He's been deceiving women here for too long!"

My ears ring. I can't hear anything for a while. "What?"

The ahjumma sighs. "Just stop asking questions. You'll see it in the news anyway."

I look ahead of me and see a few reporters getting coverage.

Ohmygod.

I begin to step back, away from the commotion. I run to the bus stop and hop on. My thoughts are scattered in so many things.

"Didn't you hear? He's a quack..."

"...been deceiving women here for too long."

I know it's wrong, but a small ray of hope blossoms inside my chest.

When was the last time I got my period? God. I didn't even realize.

I get off in front ot the Italian pizzeria. My mouth waters at the line of pizza and I forget about the doctor for a while.

I buy three boxes.

And on my way out, I stop.

Ohmygod. Pizza.

I've been craving pizza. I haven't gotten my period for a while. Ohmygod.

My mind is blown.

I continue walking, feeling a little dizzy. And then I stop in front of the pharmacy. I stare at the pharmacy.

It's okay, Sera. You'll just check. If it's nothing, just don't tell Hyunsik you even hoped.

I buy two pregnancy test kits. I hide it in my bag and go back home.

Hyunsik looks like he just got out of shower. He's by the kitchen with wet hair, waiting for the water to boil.

"Where did you go so early in Sunday morning?" He asks, approaching to kiss my cheek. He looks down at the boxes of pizza and smiles. "Your obsession with pizza has gone crazy."