italic - thoughts
JEON HANEUL
"Together again, I see" Dr. Kim teased as me and Heeseung entered the locker room together.
here they go again.
"Aren't you still used to us being always together sunbae?" I chuckled.
I opened my locker and stored my things there.
"Finished? You could've just put your things in my office" Heeseung said who's beside me, arms folded infront of his chest.
He have his own office and I don't have mine.
"See! He's so nice to you!" Dr. Kim said again.
"Doesn't mean we're dating. Plus, aren't friends nice to each other?" I raised my eyebrows and laughed before pulling Heeseung out of the locker room.
God, why do they keep on nagging about us dating when we're literally not.
"You ate breakfast already?" Heeseung asked as he placed his hands in his pocket.
"Yup, ate with mom earlier" I answered and nodded.
"You?"
"Ate at McDonald's already" he answered.
"McDonald's? why didn't you eat at home?" I frowned and asked.
"Me and my parents fought a little last night. And it was actually a really nonsense fight" He chuckled and shook his head.
I didn't asked further about their fight and just shrugged it off.
We soon got in his office and took our doctor's coat in the small cabinet he have there.
"Why don't you just put your things here? It's a lot safer" He asked again while putting on his white coat.
"Because the locker room is near the e.r" I said and shrugged my shoulder.
(a/n: e.r = emergency room)
I fixed my coat and tied my hair up in a ponytail.
"Let's go?" Heeseung asked before walking towards the door. I just nodded and started walking with him to the e.r.
Me and Heeseung are both a 3 years General Surgeon and is assigned in the emergency room. We moved in this hospital 2 years ago.
If you don't know yet, me and Heeseung are bestfriend since diapers, like literally, no cap.
Both our parents are bestfriends that's why.
I came from an average family; have limitations, need to buy things that are only needed, and can eat three to four times a day. Meanwhile Heeseung, he is from a rich family; can buy anything he wants, can eat anything and anytime without limitation, and can afford a really expensive school.
Despite the huge difference of the background status, our parents are still in a really really good terms. That's because both our mom are friends back in highschool until college and promised eachother to help the latter who's having a hard time in life.
So when we really need some help, Heeseung's family is always there to help us stand up again.
But not everytime— Not in my case though.
Back when I was in 3rd year college, my father needed to stop working because of his disease, stroke. He sometimes even needed to be hospitalize just so he can be monitored. He also needed a lot of medicines, that are expensive for an average person like me, to take to make him atleast stay normal for a day.
I have a younger brother and sister, which made it even harder for me as I am the oldest, I need to always take care of them in any needs.
Luckily, my father have some savings kept in his bank account and used it to pay the hospital bills. Hence, Heeseung's parents were also there helping us with some of our expenses.
But not my tuition fee or anything about me.
They insisted but I didn't let them.
My pride's harder than a rock.
They are already helping us so much. I won't know how to repay them if I let them help me also with my studies and needs. As a result, I worked a lot of part time jobs and paid for my own tuition fee. A thought of stopping just for a year even crossed my mind, but Heeseung didn't let me. He also took a few part time job and sometimes keep half of his monthly allowance to give it to me to help me pay for my tuition.
So I guess, they still helped me indirectly.
And I am also indeed lucky to have a bestfriend like Heeseung.
'part time jobs' set up lasted until I graduated college. And to my luck, I got a full scholarship for my medicine school making it a less burden for me and Heeseung atleast.
After two years in medicine school, my father can finally work again. Everything was slowly going back to normal which was great. But still, I didn't stop having one or two part time job. Incase I needed it, atleast I wouldn't have a hard time finding a job again.
And also, extra money ain't bad.
Finally, after a few more years. Me and Heeseung are now doctors. We literally never separated from eachother. From nursery to Medicine school, we were together.
Even now, we still work in the same place. I am assigned on the front desk of the e.r, meanwhile he's assigned to assist emergency patient comers.
At some point people even think that we are dating.
How I wish though...
I mean I'll admit that I have a little crush on him. But I wouldn't expect that our feelings are mutual. He for sure just look at me as his little sister or even maybe just really a bestfriend.
"Jeon Haneul! Im fucking talking to you?!" I flinched when Xavier, a nurse and another friend of mine, shouted and flicked my ear.
"Can you stop cursing? We're literally at work" I rolled my eyes. I slightly rubbed my ear before continuing my work.
"Did you even hear what I said?" he scoffed and harshly poked my shoulder.
"We're at work so do your job" I said, not caring what he was saying.
"It's a gossip that is I'm sure is real" the time he said that, I quickly turned the swivel chair I was seating on towards his direction.
"Spill" I slightly whispered and went near him.
"No! no! we're at work! we should do our job" he sarcastically said, mocking me and turned my chair back in it's position earlier.
"What a brat" I pinched his shoulder making him whine.
"Deserve!" I rolled my eyes and just continued typing.
I heard him laugh and go near me.
"Alright, alright. I'll spill it now"
tsk, as he should.
lI heard from Nurse Faith earlier when she was talking with Nurse Kim. Our hospital will give free high quality apartments to newly weds or just a couple who will get married that are a staff of the hospital" he whispered.
I scoffed and side-eyed him, still typing and doing my work.
"Is that even true? Who knows your just back with your fake news again" I said.
Having my own home have been always my goal in life...
"It's true! Why would I even spread words about things like that? hello? it's no fun!" He scoffed and went back in front of his computer.
I was deep in thoughts. Thinking what if I receive one of the apartments? but how? I don't even have a boyfriend at the moment.
I stopped typing when a person called my name.
"Hanuel-ah!"
I looked up and saw Heeseung walking towards me. He placed a in-can energy drink beside my keyboard and leaned on the front desk.
He showed me the palm of his hand and said with a smug smile, "Pay for it"
"I didn't even ask you to buy me one" I rolled my eyes and took the energy drink before putting it in front of him, returning it back.
He chuckled and placed it back beside my keyboard.
"I was just joking, why are you so moody huh?" he slightly poked my cheek which I quickly pushed away.
He chuckled when I just ignored him and continued my work.
"I'll get going now" he poked my cheek again before walking away.
As he was about to get away, the free high quality apartment came back in my mind.
I don't have any REAL boyfriend, but in gossips I have.
What if...?
whatever, here goes nothing.
"Heeseung!" I called him as I stood up.
"When will you ask me to marry you?!" I accidentally yelled which made everyone in the e.r look at us.
oh fuck. that was too loud.
"WHA—!?" Xavier's hand quickly went to his mouth.
Heeseung looked at me, perplexed.
He pointed himself and slowly asked, "Me?... will ask you—" but he was cut off the hospital's landline ringing.
Muscle memory I might say, I quickly went to it and answered the incoming call.
"TRAFFIC ACCIDENT 5 MINUTES AWAY! 3 CARS ARE INVOLVED AND THERE ARE 9 PATIENTS IN TOTAL! 4 PATIENTS ARE ON THEIR WAY!" I quickly yelled after talking to the one in charge on the ambulance.
"Wait— what— oh my god what did you mean marri—" Xavier stood up from his chair, panicking.
"Focus on the emergency will you?" I sternly looked at him before walking to the small push cart to get surgical gloves.
I sanitised my hands first before wearing the gloves.
My gaze went on Heeseung who's just standing to where he is and is spacing out.
"Hey" I walked to him and waved my hand in front of his face.
"Move, there's an emergency"
"I— right" he cleared his throat before also sanitizing his hands and wearing gloves.
I mentally shook my head and forced myself to focus on the emergency. Obviously regretting what I just said.
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hi :) really missed writing so here I am.
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