boy next door ; k. junkyu

18

third person.

yedam:
hey hey hey

ahreum:
yah??

yedam:
i see that im icy~

ahreum:
what?

yedam:
nothing.

so i read abt your disease.

SCID right?

ahreum:
ah yes that would be it.

yedam:
i have read that there are
two cures for your illness!

a bone marrow transplant
and a gene therapy.

it means you still have chances
to live right?

you will be fine if you have either
of the two right?

right right right? say yes bcoz
all of us are desperate for you
to continue living.

ahreum:
yeah abt that...

yedam:
why?

ahreum:
i already had a bone marrow
transplant

what do you think is the reason
why i am still alive all these
years???

child born with SCID without treatment
dies on early age prolly two years.

yedam:
so why can't you go
outside then?

ahreum:
defense mechanism. i cannot
get sick, dami. we're not really
sure if i am FULLY cured or
not.

jaehyuk and dad are over-
protective you know?

yedam:
so why don't you try?

ahreum:
you want me to die?

yedam:
right! my bad. im sorry.
so what really happens when
you go outside and you're
not cured?

ahreum:
simultaneous combustions.
i'm going to D. I. E.

yedam:
THEN STAY AT HOME FOR
THREE MONTHS!

anw if you already did a
transplant THEN WHY
ARE YOU [REDACTED]???

i mean you're staying at home
only and you were never
outside. then why would you
[redacted]?

im sorry i cant say the d word
i hate that word from now on.

ahreum:
having a transplant doesn't
mean i'd have a higher life
expectancy.

i mean yes i do have. but it'll
just add a few more years for me
to live

i just got lucky that i was born in
a family with medical history

and my constant check ups everyday

and staying home where it is surrounded
with hepafilters

that is why i am still alive for seventeen
years.

yedam:
then how abt a gene therapy?

ahreum:
it could be but NOT without
any complications...

yedam:
so you mean...

ahreum:
there's no way for me to stay
alive?

yes.

yedam:
WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO
HAPPEN TO YOU????!!!

ahreum:
i know...

yedam:
hnggggggg im legit crying.

IM TOO EMOTIONAL FOR THIS!

ahreum:
nooooooooo!!! don't cry :<<

yedam:
okay... T–T

but how are you going to tell
junkyu hyung about it?

do you even have any plans on
telling him?

ahreum:
i dont know, yedam.

yedam:
you better make a decision
real quick.

you can't just tell him the day
before you [redacted]

NO! YOU WILL NOT [REDACTED]
YOU WILL LIVE!!

I WILL PRAY FOR A MIRACLE
OKAY?!!

ahreum:
im dying yedam.

yedam:
nO SIS! YOU AINT [REDACTED]
NOT ON MY WATCH!

should i just shift to immunology
next semester?

what do you think?

ahreum:
yedam you dont have to...

yedam:
b-but ;—;

*sighs*

let's just spend the remaining days
with a smile yeah????

ahreum:
sure ^^

yedam:
but you gotta tell hyung ahreum.

you cant hide this from him
forever.
seen

yedam:
come on let my ship sail.
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—
so, what if they're just overreacting?
hmmmmmmmm 🤔