Redamancy

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"Luckily you have come early. So, we can prevent the worst."

The explanation of the male doctor as Sunwoo fixed his shirt back after the treatment somehow brought relief to his breath. He knew the accident was something nobody could predict but hadn't for Soobin's fast action, he also wouldn't know what would have happened to him by now.

"I advise you not to do heavy work." The doctor added that Sunwoo couldn't say anything but agree.

"Thank you." He smiled and slightly bowed as the doctor patted his back before taking his leave.

Moving his neck to both sides as if to stretch his numb limbs, the silence in the room was too loud for him. It was scary to think that he was alone - or actually not. Who knew if any ghosts were roaming around?

"Where is she?" Then only he realized that he hadn't seen Soobin yet since their arrival.

He carefully jumped down the bed, collected his belongings, and left the room into the corridor. His target was the waiting area because where else could someone be other than there if they weren't a patient?

He must say that his prediction was something he should be proud of - though unnecessary because Chae Soobin indeed was there.

She ducked to the floor in a corner, and her face was fully buried between her knees. From a glance, Sunwoo could see the subtle movement of her back as if she was crying. But, why?

Slowly he scooted closer, the sob was now clear to be heard. So Sunwoo ducked as well next to her, arranging something to be said in his head. He had so many to question until he unknowingly had worn frown on his face. He just couldn't understand why she was crying like someone had just died.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly but the amount of shock Soobin consumed was massive. She flinched as she looked up at the speed of lightning, not caring to wipe the damp under her eyes. "Why are you crying this bad?!"

Sunwoo was flustered, he wiped the tears with the back of his hand without thinking.

"A-Are you okay?" She asked, sniffling in the process.

"Mhm... They said I'm fine." He smiled to ease the worry in her chest. But, it wasn't easy because Chae Soobin was hard to convince. "Ayee... It's not like I'm gonna die. Why are you crying?"

At that, Soobin was being pushed down to the deepest level of the ocean where it was dark and hard to back up to the surface. Her chest felt heavy, and oxygen was running down as a memory from the back of her head replayed.

"I'm fine. I'm not gonna die. Don't worry."

She was once convinced without knowing that it was all white lie they poured on her.

"She said the same thing," Soobin said, slowly averting her gaze from the floor to Sunwoo's face. "And she lied."

"Who?"

"My mother."

Sunwoo's shoulder slumped, his sharp gaze softened and a large amount of air released from his system. Diving into the ocean inside her eyes, Sunwoo found out why she stayed here in the corner and bawled her eyes.

But, he won't be questioning. He wouldn't ask her anything to concrete his assumption.

"Give it to me," instead, he held out his palm with a beautiful smile adorning his face. She pondered and did not register what it was about which Sunwoo then sighed. "Your car key. Let's get out of this place and I'll drive."

"But, you're injured."

"Then, do you expect me to let you drive?" He jokingly scoffed. "You can't even see well. Those tears are clouding your vision."