Episode 4
My boss at work.
"Yes. I want to know. What did you do, teacher?"
"Then listen carefully. I'll only say this once."
"yes."
"What did Mr. Jeong want from that child?"
"Conversation... huh?"
"No, before that."
"It opens your heart."
"Yes. That's what you wanted. Mr. Jeong knew that. But, among the things Mr. Jeong did to open the child's heart, there was one thing missing. The most important."
"What is that...?"
"Think carefully. What should Mr. Jeong do first to open that child's heart?"
"..."
"I don't know?"
"..... yes......"
"ㅋThen let me ask you a question. Mr. Jeong, when you saw that child, did you ask him to open his heart and did he open his heart?"
"Yes...? My... heart...?"
"Yes. Mr. Jeong's heart. Mr. Jeong didn't even open his own heart, but only asked the child to open his heart. Are you getting the idea now?"
"yes!"
That was it. I unilaterally demanded Hyein's heart without even opening my own. That was why she distanced herself from me.
"Pfft, it's good that you understand quickly.
Mr. Jeong"
"yes??"
"Humans are animals that must be treated with great care.
Of course, if we had continued the way Mr. Jeong had done, Ain would have opened up to him. But we don't have that kind of time, do we? That's why I'm asking you to be more delicate.
If that was helpful, please leave now."
".. yes...."
I closed the door and went outside. Thank you for teaching me... but why did you go so well and then end up with that squirrel again... No... Anyway!! That thing! Are you coming out...
Still, I learned something good enough to accept that... no... that. So I didn't hate it enough to want to curse.
"Hey~ Boryeol Boryeol Boryeol...."
He is a senior voice actor.
"why?"
"What happened? I thought I was going to die from curiosity... ㅜㅜ"
"Hahahaha, that's right, this morning I went to Hyein's hospital room and Mr. Kang came out, so I went in and saw the kid talking. I was so surprised that I went to ask him what he did!"
"Wow... You finished it that easily...? As expected, you're amazing..
So, did you let me in?"
"Yes! You spoke so kindly with a smile?"
".........."
All of the voice actor's actions and expressions were frozen.
And he said in disbelief.
"Nonsense... no way..."
"It's true haha"
I left my senior voice actor, who was out of his mind and showed no signs of coming back, and went to do my work.
With a smile.
To open the other person's heart, open your own first.
Teacher Kang's voice, tone, and even his facial expression kept lingering in my mind.
'How can I open my heart and let the other person know that I am open?'
That was the problem. I figured out the method, but I felt like I hadn't found the answer. It was so frustrating.
Suddenly, I wondered how Mr. Kang found the answer.
So I went back up to Professor Kang's lab.
However, the lab was empty.
After that, I kept going back and forth to Professor Kang's lab for about three days, but I couldn't meet him, and Hyein started rehabilitation exercises.
Yesterday, Hyein confided in me.
"Actually, I'm preparing to major in ballet.
My parents saw that I had a talent for ballet, so they made me do ballet for 15 hours out of 24 hours a day since I was little. And if I didn't work hard, they would get really angry. So... I hated ballet so much, and I hated my parents for making me do ballet so much... Now, I hurt my back, so I can't do ballet even if I want to.
"good?"
"I thought it would be really good, but it's not that good."
" hmm..."
"I'm just going to try hard again."
"That's a good idea. Cheer up, Hyein! If you're having a hard time, come see me and I'll buy you ice cream! Hehe."
"Haha, good"
In that way, Hyein found her original cheerfulness. I had no idea such thoughts and hardships were hidden within that little girl.
However, seeing Hyein endure them well even at a young age, I thought that the child would grow up to be a great person.
"Do you look happy?"
"Um... haha, just so-so? haha"
"But why are you laughing?!"
"Just because I like it.. hehe"
"Yeah, it feels good~"
"That's just it~!"
"...... Ah.... Yes, yes..."
I enjoyed every conversation with my senior voice actor. I even wanted to joke around like a kid.
"But why do I run into you so often?"
"Why... don't you like it??"
"Um... .... a little??"
"...."
"Hey, just kidding, just kidding~~ hahaha"
It was also fun to tease my senior voice actor.
Thanks to that child, I felt like I had fulfilled the responsibility I had promised to take on, and my patient was discharged from the hospital in good health with a bright smile, so I was happy to be a doctor for the whole week after that child was discharged.
And still, the answer has not been found.
How to Tell Someone Your Heart Is Open
Mr. Kang was someone I simply couldn't meet, no matter how hard I tried. He was too busy, and he was always avoiding me...
Now it feels like he's avoiding me.
"senior,"
Does the voice actor senior know by any chance?
"huh?"
"I opened my heart to the other person, but how can I convey that to the other person so that they can understand?"
"..... What are you talking about.... Don't live with thoughts like that, it gives me a headache... Oh right, when you have surgery, every..."
"Oh, right! See you later!"
Even my senior voice actor doesn't know. He only knows my surgery time. It's not useless....... haha
It seemed like only Professor Kang would have the answer to my question.
Thanks to what my senior voice actor told me, I didn't foolishly go to the surgery late.
I quickly changed into surgical gown and went into the operating room.
Who is the doctor in charge today? I was hoping it would be Dr. Kang.
If, as I feel, you're avoiding me because I'm annoying, you can't avoid me in the operating room during surgery.
"Surgery... let's begin."
Seriously... Teacher Kang is here. Is this... real??
He, who had not been seen for a week, finally appeared before my eyes.
"This teacher... I can't see him unless he's in the operating room...?"
The surgery began, and as a doctor who cannot tolerate mistakes, and as someone's life was in my hands, I put aside my distracting thoughts and focused on the surgery.
Mr. Kang's hand movements were still the same. Perfection itself.
A person who does not need further development.
At some point.
"Teacher, you're losing too much blood!"
A problem occurred. Suddenly, bleeding occurred at the surgical site during the operation, obscuring the view.
"Suction"
"Teacher, I can't stop the bleeding!!"
An urgent crisis had struck. It was a situation where I couldn't take my eyes off it for even a moment, and there was no time to blink.
"teacher!"
But in this situation, what is this situation?
Professor Kang suddenly stopped the surgery and looked flustered.
"Teacher!! What are you doing!! I'm bleeding!!"
I tried calling out a little louder. But Mr. Kang didn't move.
I couldn't just sit back and wait for Mr. Kang, who seemed to have lost his mind in an emergency situation, to return.
I was a resident, but I had no choice but to stop the bleeding for the patient, just as I had read in the book.
"phew...."
The pressure that had been hovering around the operating room eased a little.
And then I called Mr. Kang, who was still wandering.
"Doctor, you have to finish the surgery."
After saying that, Dr. Kang seemed to have come to his senses and started the surgery again, and fortunately, the surgery went well.
After the surgery, I was overcome with emotion and grabbed Dr. Kang as he was leaving the operating room.
"Teacher, what did you do today?!"
I was so overcome with emotion that I unconsciously yelled at the teacher.
"What does that mean?"
Ha... Are you going to pretend you don't know? Are you afraid that if today's incident gets revealed, your reputation will be tarnished? Are you afraid that everything you've built up until now will crumble?
I'm so speechless...
"Doctor, a patient almost died just now! It's a medical accident!"
"Mr. Jeong"
"yes?!"
"So, did the patient die? Was there a medical accident?"
"I didn't, but...!"
"Then why are you doing that? Wasting your emotions on something that won't even happen... It's really unpleasant to see."
"Teacher, but still, a situation like today...!"
"Mr. Jeong, I'm your supervisor. What is a first-year resident trying to teach a specialist right now?"
".... Ah... no...."
I couldn't refute it. I was a resident, and you were a specialist.
It was a fact that could not be refuted, denied, or changed.
"Then, will you come out now?"
I, who was blocking the way and shouting confidently, suddenly cringed and got out of the way after hearing a single fact.
Ha.... why did I do that...
I couldn't even ask for the answer.
Today, nothing went well in many ways.
Why on earth did I have to have surgery today, and why did it have to be Dr. Kang's surgery?
I felt like a ridiculous fool for daring to yell at my boss.