I returned home. "Oh, you're home?" Yerin greeted me. Her voice was clearly bright, but her expression was anything but. She was smiling, but it wasn't a smile. A forced smile. To me, it was just a forced smile.
"Sisters... kids..."
Sojung approached me. Her expression was neither smiling, crying, nor angry, but rather a complex and anxious one. She approached me and took me into her arms.
"Ugh..."
It was a feeling I hadn't felt in a long time. This feeling, this feeling. It was all something I hadn't felt in a long time. As Sojeong unnie held me warmly and comfortingly, I burst into tears. For the first time, I cried in front of someone other than myself.
"Yes, cry. Cry as much as you want. Cry until you feel better. Let out all the lumps in your heart. It's okay to let go of all your burdens."
At Sojeong's words, I burst into tears without stopping. It was a moment when I let go of everything I had. There was no sound but my own sobs. Time just passed like that.
(Eunbi's point of view)
Yuna cries. A few minutes after sending us a text message informing us of her terminal illness, Yuna returns and cries in Sojeong's arms. She's crying, and she's crying so sadly. I wonder what could have caused her such hardship. I don't understand why she has to live with a terminal illness.
"......"
Watching Yuna cry, many thoughts crossed my mind. To me, Yuna had always been a strong person. Someone who wouldn't break down no matter what. But that wasn't true. Yuna wasn't strong, nor was she unbreakable. She just seemed that way. Soon, Yuna's continuous crying stopped.
"You... I'll put you in your room and come back."
"yes."
Sojung took Yuna to her room, and we sat on the living room sofa. Soon after, Sojung came back into the living room. We didn't say anything. We just let time pass by. We just spent time in quiet silence.
KakaoTalk-
The silence was broken by a KakaoTalk notification. We all picked up our phones. It was a message from Yeonjun.
I thought Yeonjun had noticed something. I just brushed it off for now, but I couldn't let it slide like this forever. It was a story I'd have to tell someday. I don't know how long Yuna will keep it a secret, but I hope she tells Yeonjun soon so they can spend the rest of their days happily.
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