The Quiet Boy | Lee Seokmin

Chap. 23

Author's POV

The bus then stopped at the next station which is the Xxx Hospital. Yeoreum get off from the bus and bid a goodbye to the young boys. She laughed as the boys shouted "annyeong noona!" from the window while waving at her.

She then went into the hospital and went straight to her appa's room. Soon she arrived, she opened the door slowly and saw Jungkook with his other friends.

"Oh? Yeoreumie?" Jungkook looked at her. "You didn't tell me you're going here."

"Ah mian, I don't know you're here too." She rubbed the back of her neck. "How's his condition?" She asked, sitting at her appa's bed, holding his pale hand. "The doctor checked him just now, and he said your dad isn't feeling better. His life is depending on this, this, I don't know what machine is this. It's the only hope he's alive." Seokjin explained.

"For me, he's already gone." She said, almost like a whisper. "Why'd you say that, Yeoreum? Your dad is still alive." Jimin said in a little sad tone.

"He's not. Even if this machine keep him alive, but, just look at him. Look. Did he ever open his eyes? Did he ever speak to me? To any of us? Did he ever move his hands? Did he? All he did was lying there in the same position from the first day he came here. Until today, I didn't see any differences. It's just the same. My appa is dying." She started to cry.

Jungkook immediately stood up and hugged her. "Shhh, don't cry. I know how you feel. We're having the same situations." He patted her back. She broke the hug and wiped her tears. "You're a strong girl, Yeoreum." Hoseok said to her with a sad smile.

She looked at her dad, tears won't stop from dropping. She's hurted. So much. She never felt like this before. "Just, stay strong Yeoreum. We can't do anything about it. All of us just support you." Namjoon comforted her. She wiped her tears away and smile at them.

-time skip-

It was already 01:47 in the noon. Seokjin, Yoongi and Jimin were buying some foods to eat, while the rest stay at the hospital. Yeoreum took a nap on the chair and woken up as soon as the others came.

They ate the food deliciously and finished all of it. "I'm full. Thanks guys for the food." Said Yeoreum. "Oh don't mentioned it. You guys are my kids by the way." Seokjin said since he's the one who treated them.

Yeoreum's POV

"I'm full. Thanks guys for the food." I said. "Oh don't mentioned it. You guys are my kids by the way." Seokjin said to us. Kids. Wow. Seokmin's friends said I'm their sister and now one of Jungkook's friend said that I'm one of his kids. What a wonderful person.

Hours passed by, we still at the hospital. We talked, get to know each others more. Then, a doctor and two nurses came in. They wanted to checked on my appa.

"Um which one is his child?" The doctor asked as soon as he finished checking on him, both of me and Jungkook raised our hand. The doctor walked towards us, my heart started to beat faster than usual.

"I'm really sorry but I need to ask, may I have your permission to turn off this machine? I'm really sorry but we have to. Since there's nothing we can do about him. But if you don't want to lose him yet, we can wait till you let us. I apologized once again."

Hearing those words made me cry. My heart hurt again, I don't know what to say, I've lost my appa. "Miss, can we know your answer please?" I stayed silent for a few minutes and Jungkook shook his head, crying. The others comforted him.

"I see, you don't want to lose him yet, that's fine. We can wait." The doctor and the nurses was about to go out when I said, "no, I mean, yes please. You can turn off the machine." I whispered.