Wrapped in the word strategy-,
#12
Code Blue 8th floor surgical intensive care unit,
Code blue, code blue.
8th floor, intensive care unit -
“....Fuck”
As soon as he heard the broadcast, Jungkook ran into the hallway.
When I went out, I saw doctors and nurses running around in a hurry, and there were many patients who came out to watch in surprise.
Jungkook dragged his injured body to the front of the intensive care unit with difficulty, but was stopped by a nurse outside and had no choice but to watch the situation from outside.
“..Secretary? Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Mr. Chairman?..”
“Are you in any serious pain or anything?”
“...Yes. But the director..”
“...”
In front of the intensive care unit, Jeong-guk confronted the chairman, Yeo-ju's father. Normally, he would have been more concerned about his daughter and questioned Seok-jin about how he drove. But even in this situation, the chairman remained silent.
Just asking if there were any other injuries.
"sorry."
“... No. It’s fortunate that neither of them died.”
At that moment, the situation in the intensive care unit seemed to have calmed down a bit. The medical staff were also taking a breather, and Yeo-ju's expression soon returned to a relaxed expression.
Jungkook also seemed to be sweating profusely and seemed to be relaxing.
however,
Something is strange.
Why is the chairman not responding?
***
The next day
At 8 a.m., Jungkook awoke to the cook's call. Hospital food was so bland, it was almost tasteless...
Since he had no appetite and the food was tasteless, Jeongguk went to the intensive care unit to say hello to Yeoju in the morning.
But the intensive care unit is empty?
***
Around 1:45 a.m.,
“Ugh, ugh..”
"Huh? Patient! Are you awake?"
"Hey, don't move! I'll call the teacher in charge!"
The heroine woke up. Her eyes wandered around, as if trying to figure out where she was.
Oh, it's a hospital.
He seemed to nod his head and wiggle his hands, then closed his eyes again.
“••••••, please, ••••?”
”..?“
The female protagonist, who opened her eyes again to the sound of voices, was greeted by the sight of many people surrounding her.
"Patient, what is your name?"
”...“
".... Are you uncomfortable speaking?"
The female protagonist shook her head.
“Don’t you remember your name?”
“......Why am I here?”
***
"Excuse me, where is Kim Yeo-ju, the critically ill patient who was here? Has she been moved to another intensive care unit?"
“Oh, you woke up at dawn and were moved to a general ward.”
A regular ward? Already? It was a good thing, but something about it left me feeling uneasy.
Drumroll-
“Director?”
"uh...."
"Director, are you feeling okay? Is there anything that feels uncomfortable?"
"...."
"Yes? Answer me."
“... No way. You don’t know who I am? No, right?”
“Uh, uh… I’m sorry. I just can’t remember either…”
Upon hearing the female protagonist's words, Jeongguk's expression instantly turned cold. He hadn't realized how heartbreaking it would be to have all the memories they'd built together suddenly erased from her mind due to an accident. Having experienced it himself, Jeongguk realized the pain was unimaginable.
The once bright eyes suddenly began to fill with tears.
“....”
“Why are you crying..”
“Are you kidding..? Yes? Oh, sir...”
"..."
The female protagonist had no choice but to lower her head in response to Jeong-guk's repeated questions.
Everything about the heroine is unfamiliar, and Jeong-guk is included in that list, so it can't help but be unfamiliar.
Perhaps because he didn't want to show his tears in front of the female protagonist, Jeongguk quickly avoided her.
"...where are you going?"
"Let's go get some fresh air. Take a rest, Director."
Knock knock.-
Jungkook opened the door to the hospital room and came out. His eyes were unfocused, and his expression was one of bereavement.
As most people around him would have guessed, Jungkook has a crush on Yeoju. He's been secretly attracted to her since their school days, and that affection has grown to an unmanageable level. He's been holding onto her for three, four, and now, it's nearly five years.
Jeong-guk, whose only family was his father, who was addicted to gambling, alcohol, and drugs, was able to be the happiest he could be after moving into this house, all thanks to Yeo-ju.
So, how heartbreaking and painful it must be for Jeong-guk to know that his beloved wife, more precious than his own family, doesn't remember him. He must be tormented by guilt.
“Um... there doesn’t seem to be any brain damage.”
“Then why don’t you remember?”
"Well, I don't know the cause. I've tried all sorts of other tests, but the results are the same."
“Then there is no way to restore memories?”
“.. I’m sorry. The director needs to receive psychotherapy.”
“Mr. Chairman, I just came back from hearing from the doctor in charge. He said there is no brain damage.”
“I don’t know why you don’t remember.”
“Yes. They say they don’t even know the cause.”
“Okay. Thanks for your hard work.”
Jeongguk heard the doctor's words and relayed them to Yeoju's father. The chairman, who had been caring for Yeoju, glanced at her once and left the hospital room, leaving Yeoju and Jeongguk alone.
“Good morning.”
“Yes, sir. Do you remember anything?”
"... sorry."
"Oh. No. I asked a question that only served to upset the director."
While the two were talking, Seokjin came into the hospital room.
Jungkook probably wondered why Seokjin came.
“Oh, Seokjin is here.”
"Yes. Did you eat breakfast? Wasn't it bad?"
“The hospital food was surprisingly tasteless..”
“...”
The two, who seemed to have become considerably closer than before, were reflected in Jungkook's lonely appearance. Jungkook, looking dejected, withdrew from the scene and headed towards the emergency stairs.
As I was about to open the emergency staircase door and go down the stairs,
“.......... I should have died.......”
“..?”
“He should have died, he should have died...”
“.. Chairman?”
“I almost couldn’t sign the contract because my daughter got hurt for no reason.”
"What is this..."
"..Who's there?"