Ocean Eyes

6

"It's a girl!"

Despite of the limited labor crews and tools, everyone still could feel the joy within them. A loud crying baby could be heard in the atmosphere, sharing cheers and happiness with everyone. Soobin who had shut his eyes during the entire process finally able to breathe, tough, his heart still skipped beats.

"The baby is a girl!"

"Congratulations, Maam!" Everyone was touched by the moment, and so was Soobin. Both of his eyes were wet due to unconscious crying during the whole process, but he finally could smile again, cherishing the moment along with the others.

Who would have had known, Soobin cried in such situation?

His left wrist was still held by the mother, even it was swelling because the mother used her entire energy to push and of course, she held Soobin's hand as if it was a brick or something. Yet, Soobin didn't mind at all, he was relieved after seeing the mother was breathing and alive.

"The mother and the baby is healthy," said the midwife after she wrapped the crying baby with a towel, "this is really a fortune for us."

Noticing how the mothers looked exhausted just by the face, Soobin immediately took another towel and tapped it very gently on the mother's forehead, wiping the sweat away.

"Ooohh... Soobin, did you just cry?" One of his friends noticed how Soobin's eyes went swollen.

"I can't believe Soobin cried, oh my God! This moment is going to be remembered forever."

"Trust us, he never cries over these kind things."

The more his friends talked, the more hidden secrets about Soobin were revealed. His cheeks blushed hard like it was burnt, along with his nape that was slowly becoming very hot.

Soobin refused to talk, he knew he was damned anyway. If Beomgyu and Hyunjin knew about that, surely Soobin would be a perfect bullying material for a whole month. That was embarrassing.

After a short break, the mother turned her head to look at Soobin. "My oh my, your wrist must have hurted a lot, right? I apologise, I didn't realise what I was doing."

"Wh-what? No— please don't apologise. I'm totally fine."

"Thank you for helping me at the first place." The mother smile seemed so soft and sincere, somehow it hurted Soobin because he never received such wholehearted saying from a stranger. To add the fact, Soobin never thought he would help someone, furthermore a mother who was going to deliver a baby. That was never his thing, that was never written in his life dictionary.

But he just did, and he stayed until the end.

The medical force finally arrived, by then, Soobin could see how calm and rested the baby was. Its small facial features caught Soobin the most; eyes, nose, lips and round face. Unfortunately, he couldn't stare at the baby for any longer since both of the baby and the mother had to be brought to the hospital.

He hoped to be able to hold the baby.

"Damn, your face is so pale." Someone approached.

"Fuck it, Beomgyu is going to woo me all the time." He wiped his tears at the edge of his eyes.

"Calm down, crying is not a sin, you know?"

"Yeah—" As Soobin calmed himself down, something suddenly popped out on his head. "SHIT! WHAT TIME IS IT?!"

"...fifteen past two."

Soobin was startled, more than his friend was when he suddenly jumped in shock.