How It Should Have Ended Part2 (The Continuation)

Chapter 1

"What are you thinking of?" Ji Hoo asked, his head cocked to the side.

"How beautiful this night is."

He smiled back at her, then his face turned serious. "I'm sorry I haven't been around much."

She waved a hand dismissively. "Hey, we knew what we were getting into when we decided to save the world." She meant to say it jokingly but instead it came out sounding bitter.

Mr. Gil arrived after half an hour, and Jan Di was so relieved to see the nice driver that she almost gave him a hug.

They swung by the bus stop to pick up Ji Hoo's car, just in time to see a tow truck pull up in front of it.

Ji Hoo muttered a quick apology to the tow truck driver.

Jan Di heaved a sigh of relief as they quickly got into his car and drove away. He held her hand as he drove her home, and hummed a soft melody that made her smile.

It was almost midnight when she crawled into bed that night, but all the tiredness she had felt earlier that day seem to have disappeared.

It's funny how quickly one's mood can change sometimes.

She smiled as she thought of the day's events.

Only he can make me smile after a bad day, she thought, as she fell asleep.

...

Jan Di sat at the hospital cafeteria staring at her watch. It was almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon and Ji Hoo was nowhere to be seen. She scanned the room looking for his copper colored head but frowned when she couldn't find him. He had never been this late before.

Her stomach made a loud grumbling noise. Jan Di placed a hand on her stomach and decided she couldn't wait for him anymore. She grabbed a few items from the lunch line, not really paying attention to what she was grabbing, paid for it, and then sat down on one of the chairs near the door. She picked at her food unenthusiastically, and just started shoving them in her mouth. She needed to eat to get her strength.

"I'm sorry I'm late."

Jan Di looked up and saw Ji Hoo standing there, his face apologetic. He was wearing his white doctor's robe and his glasses were perched on top of his nose. He had small dark circles under his eyes. He looked exhausted.

She gave a small nod. She was getting used to it lately.

I wonder why, she thought, dryly.

She knew the answer to that question, of course. Most of the moms had heard of the handsome young pediatrician doing his residency there, and they'd all been requesting him to oversee their children. Sometimes she'd even seen women in their early twenties insist they see the pediatrician for themselves. She heaved a heavy sigh.

Even though she and Ji Hoo were both working at the Seoul National University Hospital, she barely got to spend a lot of time with him. The hospital was massive and was comprised of four main areas: the Main Hospital, the Children's Hospital, the Cancer Hospital and the Dental Hospital (they also had a Clinical Research Institute). She was in the main hospital doing her clinicals while he was in the Children's hospital doing his residency. Still, they tried their best to meet up for lunch whenever they could.

"Hey, you ok?" Ji Hoo bent down to look at her face. She realized she was still frowning.

"How's work?" She tried to smile but it came out as a grimace instead.

Ji Hoo grabbed an apple from her tray and bit on to it. "Ugh. It's exhausting." He sat down in front of her. "How's your clinical going?"

Jan Di shrugged. "I didn't mess anything up today so I guess it's good."