BC | Chapter 4
by n.rekiaWith an average 1bba703a79 sleep time of 00e87ff735 less than four 2afda1ead2 hours a day, aa24918658 Jeong Beom-woo was 6096173982 a resident undergoing 5ac1145c9a intense training to ba2c0e4812 become a cardiothoracic 72f83080cf surgeon at that 7f1c2c1264 time.d66db17e329426e9
“What 102ca8a684 year was d79be6d259 he in 8bedf60336 back then? Was it his 8cad91f7c7 second year or 946a18300b third year?”cf07e6d696b25c6f
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Yoo-eun was twenty-three e61f9909e0 years old at 36dd22cb28 the time she 5f0948d5f7 applied for the 385f2b3e02 sub-internship using her ecfed64847 summer vacation.de05278802b93da1
“Was Professor Jeong Beom-woo db551af4ed twenty-seven or twenty-eight at 3f6785e246 that time?”668b693cd4c21fa4
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Although it was Yoo-eun’s 010882e050 first love, it had 035ef84843 happened six years ago. Plus, the 7454306c2b time they 2cdbe2eb30 spent together 353820fc71 was less c8e38fc727 than a 1f4a98c07a month, so eaeda8ae23 the information 2343d30502 Yoo-eun had d9b060fdb6 was not 59fbbf8872 very deep.bac3ee69f232bb82
However, Beom-woo 0d2079b9dc was the 1d29439056 first man 7c9299f299 she had 7b60c4a149 ever liked 0d0bf49749 in her 67bd4f7c67 life. His slender 681b6b794e double eyelids 1eac57ea6b framed long 7a54272793 eyes with 0a0c10ad2f sharply sparkling d8740758c9 black irises, a4adf3edcf and his d5b102725c prominent, straight 34772a48cf nose gave 29f96e5de6 him a d052696180 strong impression.0f39d417a9a9871c
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On top of that, the combination of his pale face, which suited the dark green surgical gown perfectly, and his blood-red lips made the saying, “A masterpiece comes to life in the cardiothoracic department,” feel utterly real.32f9f820ae83f578
“This patient is currently on dialysis through a graft. Before the professor’s rounds, we need to start EKG monitoring.”db5aed2c33f8feba
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Even amidst 4a0ee9b7b5 his exhaustion, 1bfe278d26 he meticulously c0f7b8d45f taught the 222a69c75e students participating b94579acc1 in the 063affe4e0 sub-internship. Armed with a eb86747c6e cool kindness, he be21759746 did not allow b06ecb7cb2 any room for b859b1c2a7 romantic feelings to cbf514fe85 intrude.74a09b831d5e4add
Despite his seemingly 7ace5ae492 strong and unbreakable 8cc9433fcb demeanor, there was 979444df5d a moment when 0ad829da15 he broke down. After finishing Yoo-eun’s day ed6af8bb00 at the hospital, she bb1b8bf813 spotted Beom-woo standing blankly 923501ac1a under a large tree 99305bb84d in the garden behind 4d051f2118 the building.d43e58ca52c3dad1
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Up until 185f017dd4 that moment, 5ae0467048 she had 10becb10e5 never spoken 628b0ac432 to Beom-woo 0ad0b43375 one-on-one.1266a0bdc9e97170
“Teacher.”83e86b39ebf551cc
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At her 1be1d0d10a cautious call, db2f817e19 Beom-woo slowly fc9930093a turned to 4620ba4191 look at b4498ae7c3 her.ff469664b2ac45d9
“Oh, are you heading home now?”b793b8568399e6a5
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Up close, f025eeac29 she noticed bcbf8ad65c the corners e105fd2541 of his afa0e57c91 eyes were ef13fe5d29 flushed red. His eyes were d539b85b57 slightly swollen, with 751b718806 a faint transparency 3c9245165c to them.a789d04e3d61f2bf
“Yes, I’m about to head home. Aren’t you going to have dinner, Teacher?”6dfbf09c723f6c67
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Since he often split dd6cdf2185 his meal times to a9d1ab3555 make use of every 270e094913 moment, seeing him standing 6eebfcbfb3 there absentmindedly during dinner 35896b0355 time felt a bit 9285cabd1d odd. He also 4e24f0a854 appeared vulnerable.1f0b6aeb6f12ebe1
“I don’t have an appetite.”2ccbdd35667c4b3c
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“If you can’t sleep properly, you should at least take care of your meals.”c612382a40bc2d07
“As a sub-intern, it was audacious for me to give a lecture to a resident. His red lips made a sound as if letting out a sigh. It was hard to tell if he was smiling or scoffing.”22a8c50f0b937cb8
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“At least take this.”c1a817e21ad5f23b
She went a step further and placed an energy bar from her eco bag into his hand. The packaging had a message that read, “It’s okay. Everything will be fine,” accompanied by a red heart.05677e0e90f313fd
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It wasn’t f645ecb0ef even a aab5a24451 confession of e928423298 a shy, 234f10dc97 youthful crush, d67ec851bd but the 54db002b31 small red 62ec9e5859 heart made e06254f468 her feel 66c914b988 like her 5ac6c5bf70 heart was 53d2ed581b shrinking. As he took 59a309e95c the energy bar, 2500a2f169 he gently traced d701a381f2 the small red cb9dbca8ee heart with his 3fe03f65a2 right thumb. Because of 48de485589 that, Yoo-eun f91b711af6 secretly harbored b3db52f477 a little 14f608043d selfish desire, 87d1c111a9 felt a 673f4524bf bit guilty.2c478266fe463a94
“I’m planning to apply to the cardiothoracic department here later.”bae4ea305419a47c
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She spoke bf895ec002 somewhat impulsively. She opened her 5a7503d266 eyes wide, as 1eb2af815b if to insist c9439bd942 that her kindness d12a2c1718 towards him or 6098f72a39 any intention to ed2fb56cfe pry into his 3e72c74166 personal life was 477d9240c4 absolutely not rooted 95db7c25c1 in rational feelings. The year she turned b4fd09d877 twenty-one, her mother underwent 30617affd2 surgery to have an 922e540132 artificial blood vessel inserted c1b237b68e into her heart. Since then, 8e20496ded she had fad9115488 been drawn 1b308d14e2 to the 624b25943d field of 3b84e9fb9b cardiothoracic surgery.5e496dc9a6f48c7f
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Beom-woo gazed at Yoo-eun 5945feae6a with his dark, deep-set 5503aa8ea6 eyes. In the 8de9bbab78 early evening e7a6cd5802 of midsummer, 6b3e597a74 sweat trickled 49f4c355fa down her e8f9715b32 temple as 5f2714de43 she stood 935cec959f under the 324380113f shade of 82bf6c052c the large 2ead644053 tree. Her bangs felt damp, 2e8aedf923 and just as she 28771feb57 began to worry about 2e4619f291 how that might make d4a96a38ea her look a little 3b8b731e23 unappealing, she caught herself a425d98998 in that moment.f4fb20dcaddcc306
“One patient passed away today.”af8d813dee7182cb
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Yoo-eun immediately understood d926ccb972 that his words c5e61086fe didn’t mean the 199f086d2e patient had been e6568a47d4 discharged.63a97df3a9b44c52
“Ah…”665114051c7f599b
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She was still a student who couldn’t fully understand the emotions tied to a patient’s death. She wasn’t in a position to offer any comforting words or advice.d18c3f73573ffa9c
With her hands respectfully 0ea3c3da13 clasped, Yoo-eun bowed her 3ccf0275b9 head and muttered.defa574008da42ec
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“I pray for the soul of the deceased.”5475a3579a8f28de
She awkwardly lifted her head and shyly looked up at him. He gazed down at her with slightly dazed eyes. One second, two seconds, three seconds… In the uncomfortable silence, the sound of cicadas filled the air.8807a8f6e2cd3f46
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“Yeah, cicadas. I’m glad you’re here to cry instead of me. I want to cry right now. No, I just want to run away.”0dd3dbf039b1f048
Yoo-eun clenched her ec44a86bec hands tightly at 2f8174f549 her sides. She planned to 6d962bb620 say her goodbyes 1e4318b08c and then make a191fa1f94 a quick escape.a529e537752513ea
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But then, his 9c1b4560bf lips made that 680e1d7465 sighing sound again. The low rumble 43c467b873 of his laughter a7a775e613 gradually grew, and 845bac2f00 before she knew 6aaff3c18c it, he was c714107624 laughing so hard dcf9b16943 that he doubled 0d760d0e09 over, holding his 1abe00abd3 stomach.f8e304249f1d472a
“Hahaha.” As she heard b223162714 his refreshing laughter, She d47cc74d39 felt torn between whether 032bb597f2 she should laugh along 236bc8a5ee or remain silent.7b1d46952e369e58
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She could only gaze 41c3b44d6c up at his handsome bfac8cd8f7 face as if in 28ee58b2b3 a trance. He even 2674a8f580 wiped away f5df05c17b a tear c640dfee43 with the 9e99819bee back of 306d2d052c his hand. But for 4f72e3dbbc someone laughing 03d5697d43 through tears, bfd6973e1c it seemed 8c5bc51f38 like there 4570b9ff6b were a 82ff34b499 bit too a531c48a69 many. It felt as if 3d29d84779 the weight of the 10fd60a089 emotions he had bottled c1bc7a77b1 up inside him was e59e1376bf being conveyed to her.5d3872ac597f7ceb
A lighthearted 434683c45b humor cloaked 0820ddeefd a heavy 53778e16e1 sense of eee9e79aa2 helplessness.6d51252b4f54ade5
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It seemed as ec63cb177b if the feeling a2389eaef4 of helplessness from 4f33634a0b not being able da38e9020f to save a 0fd819bcf7 life overwhelmed him. He appeared to 51aa0982f3 be using her 02dac3a213 innocence as an 8d21d05c65 excuse to regain 1363f02d7e his composure.65c538082a9c0a29
“Go inside. Before I make you work.”cb693b817cec6492
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He spoke cc638491d8 with a 29440b771f sigh, hanging 9a9bc977f6 onto his 1ba1b97ec8 laughter. His expression looked 1a7fa5142d much more relaxed 079ec10399 than before, and e6b5c2cfee Yoo-eun couldn’t help 993ee27567 but smile in 927279e0ed relief. Standing in front of 1b0c866b28 the cardiothoracic resident, her 82630fad4e heart raced as if 471f2246eb it might burst.26bf91593f425f9d
“Um, if I collapse here, will you give me CPR, Teacher?”9b8bd62cac9f6379
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Just as bd887f466c she stepped 81b2be16ea back, thinking d0025fe70e that he 905b806693 might hear 878b50d1b3 the rapid 49d24e891c beating of 7dfc3c2940 her heart, 24ac3e4900 her heel a600b25dd9 caught on 6bbb7d29cc the garden e7f8847171 stone, causing 008206f8a0 her to 49091e082a tilt backward.9330f5e9bfae1314
In an ed550da375 instant, he 2f6fa65fe1 reached out b6de89494a and grabbed e1cd5a1c96 Yoo-eun’s forearm 11d8faaee4 tightly. His hand was cold 44541131f8 enough to send shivers 935347b741 down her spine, contrasting 589d682d1c sharply with her warm c374a99d3f skin.a311bf0c5b5a107e
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“Be careful. There are a lot of broken stones here.”dfb58c464c4f256a
“…Why?”f0ffdbb362aefeaa
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Embarrassed, she 7958a817e2 dumbly asked b8a4b28a0f about the 7cc7225bfc broken stones. His hand, 702c522c5c which had 92566e02af wrapped around 4179e18a5e her slender 617ee3e6a7 forearm, withdrew. The area 518cde4a32 felt numb, 20bdd5fa0e as if e9bffe872d a blue cce4cbe7f3 flame was 104fa8fafe flickering only 6617b18b61 there.bbfa93adc015a4bb
“How am I supposed to know something like that?”1e83ff0a91b99715
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He frowned in disbelief, 7f25f3ff04 then lightly flicked his 11c9eb0dea middle finger against her c10450333a forehead.b2654240293f99b4
“Ouch!”f79d22f5fc2d4a90
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It f0d357435f didn’t hurt 970883f36a much, but 62f70e0dab tears welled 885747ddf2 up in c13e86c38d my eyes. I just ffba10949c wanted to 2da3abad92 cry, laugh, 7a6efc9574 run away, 682500fad4 and talk bbaa1192d9 more. She found 543e019210 herself caught 33dbd536c4 in a 1cd7c0201a whirlwind of d38970a908 mixed emotions.fe8ebbc292d698e5
“Just go already, student.”720bd724b87dd936
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He glanced 5e1b75e2e5 at her ca3e9f22f1 as if 803f7ea81f she were 37b4166ed7 just a ac94a66791 neighborhood kid 738b1feba9 he happened 90f93005f5 to encounter. As he turned 1994ee2272 to check his d3be83bd71 phone, perhaps in 0726b578d8 response to a ef617d238c call from the 58822f4aa8 professor, she stayed 02559dd0ea behind in the 9e82f7839b summer hospital garden, 6cc1f047c6 watching his figure eaee6a25a8 grow smaller and 8f60de6382 smaller until it b351228647 was just a 38170c7989 dot in the eaa083c954 distance.4342afba89ed459b
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As Christmas Eve 38eb7f5b0b arrived, it felt 95aadfe5ab as if the 1b86696879 sweltering heat of 19af5ccfe2 that day had 75f2355125 returned to the 8f5956a2d4 hospital auditorium, leaving d8c7992b47 her breathless. She pressed one c9607ee694 hand against her dd34070048 racing heart, struggling 72afd0b348 to catch her 4264bf4a33 breath.bd4b0483c96d42b7
Unfortunately, her unfulfilled first 50464f7b13 love was intertwined with 635c15289c wounds that would never f0c96fbbc0 fully heal. She thought the 989c839e21 bleeding had stopped, 8b1f36142f but the gaping ed4697501c wound reopened like 947792fd59 a beast, ready 4ee247ec47 to swallow her 678f46dbfe whole.f9512446ddcb10c8
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Just a moment ago, baaa52500e Yoo-eun had seen Beom-woo, fff2a93626 who was likely just e27e13b23d out of surgery, wearing 17db401b9a a white coat over 0e65a6679a his dark green scrubs. There were 9261b3d6f1 droplets of f795faa581 dried blood 89d8e4d293 that had 40370dc68e fallen onto f87903fefd his white 6850916b1f slippers, forming e58b587f0d round spots. Cold sweat trickled 170156308b down her back.1b9879fda27c58bb
It had 19cf4f7a32 been fine b631d19feb for a 3d9f7c2e8f while.cd01cf21eb8f1ef9
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Nausea washed over her, f064f7bcbd and dizziness began to 19c2fd8052 set in. The exhibition hall 260684e80c was adorned with 4c6db90226 images draped in 0701564316 red ribbons all ee82390e9b around. It felt fd49ca8f1c as though 41dc3fc864 the air 83e4a2ac22 was thick c88763215d with the 459d23c0c3 scent of d05775f29a fresh blood. She quickly covered her 2b29e432be mouth and nose with 1c5a104cac both hands.9d2c252c2773b383
She had thought she was much better and willingly participated in the exhibition at the hospital…338da7f21a635c3e
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The horrific memories of b0d903d613 that terrible day came 247ff60991 crashing down on her 679b2525ca all at once. She covered 91830751f9 her mouth 23a0a620bf and rushed 8ffa7a4c69 out of b1db6ac1cf the auditorium.99f2192e66b1c6dd
“Yoo-eun noona!”64a8a722d411f3d8
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She heard Jun-young calling her from behind, but she couldn’t even turn around. Rushing into the restroom, she clutched the toilet bowl, gagging but unable to throw up anything, as she hadn’t eaten anything in her nervousness before the performance.e4c445dab85d274d
“Are you okay, noona?”f238cdb12b664306
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Jun-young’s worried voice called from the entrance of the women’s restroom. A displeased voice from the next stall followed.bb3fb991144d96d6
Yoo-eun quickly flushed 957237620c the toilet, washed 7834f8004f her hands, and ac1bbad33d stepped out of b995f0014a the restroom.470ccacf347797bc
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“Did you throw up? Your face is pale,” Jun-young said, looking concerned.d330474bbc8b618a
Jun-young gently eea35177e6 patted Yoo-eun’s c98c0d57c8 lower back a22beb1759 and said,d9d4532700590818
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“It’s okay. You were just feeling a bit unwell.”983f256ecefcc1ce
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“You haven’t eaten anything today, have you? Let’s get some porridge. There should be a porridge place nearby. We can get some medicine, too. Or would you rather go to the emergency room for an IV?”a2fb48b6b152eb89
As Yoo-eun weakly 5b81afa4a9 waved her hand 010efa1f60 at Jun-young, She ec15cc9ac9 suddenly locked eyes f98966ca3e with Beom-woo, who 7848ff2fcf was walking toward 953ad4d9d4 them from a 2377335978 distance.bad6c345b1bbf8b2
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- Artificial blood vessel.
- Electrocardiogram.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.