Ting ting ting ting!
"Ugh~ I'm tired..."
I was about to fall asleep, stretching and turning off the noisy alarm.
The bell rang with a loud bang.
"Hello~"
"Hey!!!! Kim Min-seok!?"
"Huh. Why, Yeoju?"
"Hey, I'm pregnant."
????suddenly?
When you answered the ringing phone, you said something that was disconcerting but not unpleasant.
"Are you listening?"
"...Uh, uh...I...said"
It was a sudden, unexpected visit, but I was delighted. Oh, we're married, but we live apart because of work. But! Haha, the pregnancy gave us an excuse to meet.
We don't talk like that. I'll be the first player.
"Haha, Yeoju, you have a child, so let's live together for now. It's not bad to live on my own, right? Okay?"
"....I...you know....I'm scared, Minseok.."
I was taken aback by the completely unexpected answer, and the female protagonist seemed to be crying quietly.
What should I say in this situation?
"My lady, shall I go there?"
"No, no, I have to go to work. Let's meet after work."
"Okay..be careful and rest when you're tired?"
"Yeah...have a nice day at work."
"you also"
Somehow, I feel even more exhausted by that weak voice.
All the way to work after washing up and getting dressed, all I could think about was Yeoju and the baby in her stomach.
(Arrived at the company)
I sat down, took care of some things, and went through some paperwork. I saw your picture and quietly picked up my phone to send a text message.
"Hey, what are you doing? Aren't you tired?"
I didn't get a reply from you, and all I could think about was getting off work quickly.
(Lunchtime)
"Hyung, do you want to have dinner with me today?" Chanyeol put his arm around my shoulder.
"Okay," I replied. In fact, I didn't feel like eating and wanted to say no, but I couldn't go to Yeoju's company either, so I was just frustrated.
I was worried about what Yeoju was doing, and I ended up leaving the restaurant I went to with Chanyeol without eating much.
Then suddenly I looked up at the sky and it seemed bluer today. I sent another text to Yeoju.
'Hey, look at the sky! It's so pretty today!'
Then I got a text from you
Minseok, the sky is pretty.
Something didn't quite fit, as if I had tried to write something before but couldn't finish erasing it, and the writing felt unnatural.
I'm worried about you and our child. You don't tell me about your hardships every day and try to endure them alone.
I think you should lean on me a little more, but I keep it to myself without telling you. Thinking about it, I realize we're alike, but "Yeoju, just lean on me a little more."
So, I came back to the office and after a hectic day of work, it was finally time to leave work. I packed my bags, said goodbye to my coworkers, and left.
(Outside the company)
When I opened the door and went out, you were standing there looking at me.
I approached you and hugged you, and you tried to escape. Then I patted your back, and you seemed to quietly cower and cry.
I thought about what happened in the morning and I didn't think that I was selfish and that the heroine would be hurt and scared, so I hugged her more for no reason, and you looked at me like that and you patted my back too.
"It's our first time together."
He wiped away his tears. I'm not sure if he was trying to pretend that he was okay, but it seemed like he was.
We drove home, and Yeoju said she was tired and went to wash up, so I prepared dinner. We sat across from each other at the dining table and ate dinner. I wondered if you were anxious because you were lying on the sofa after dinner.
"Hey, I won't have negative thoughts anymore. I'll quit the company when I'm full and then stick with you... Minseok, we can do it, right?"
He asked and I answered, I don't know if I can be sure,
"Of course we can do it. Raise them well and live well."
So we started to lean on each other little by little, fortunately
(After a few months...)
As the female lead's stomach started to swell, she quit her job and I suddenly quit my job, so I started looking for things I could do at home just in case. The female lead said while stroking her stomach that she was both excited and worried when she heard that she had about 3 months left in her pregnancy.
"Our Mandu, in 3 months, we'll see Mom and Dad. We miss you. Our Mandu."
ㅋㅋㅋI shouldn't laugh but no matter how much I think about it, what's with the baby's name being dumplings? ㅋㅋㅋAh..how can it not be steamed buns..ha..ㅎㅎ
We're getting ready. With only three months left until we meet our baby, we're getting everything ready - shoes, clothes, diapers - and knitting a scarf for the baby and ours.
(2 months later)
We went to the hospital for a routine checkup, and the hospital staff suddenly made a serious face and told us to stay in the hospital for a few days...
After telling the female protagonist that she was okay and wondering what had happened, I headed towards the doctor.
"Oh, come here. It's okay for now, but don't be too scared, just in case. The baby is small, so the hospital is just asking him to gain some weight."
I went to the doctor with a relatively light step and told him that it was okay. But why... why is that happening?
(12 days later)
"Patient Kim Yeo-ju's baby isn't breathing!" What the heck is this nonsense? Why isn't she breathing? Yeo-ju let out an unsteady breath and I was kicked out of the operating room and just looked at the operating room. Yeo-ju said she would have a natural birth, but because Man-du wasn't breathing, they had to operate. My heart was breaking as I watched, and Man-du was quickly transferred to a hospital where there was a ventilator for other infants. I stayed by Yeo-ju's side and my parents followed Ha-jun (Man-du).
Why wouldn't the female protagonist open his eyes? I was so scared that tears flowed down my face and I felt like I was incompetent. I felt irresponsible for not being able to do anything. I wish my head, already filled with only negative thoughts, would be washed away with my tears, but I couldn't. The female protagonist woke up after 9 hours, and as soon as I woke up, I lied to you, who was looking for Hajun, and only then did you seem to rest.
The heroine fell asleep again and her father called, so I went outside and answered the phone.
"Hello" ...
This is how my first day as a father passed with many twists and turns.