Alluring red
Ep.01.1 • One mortal day
[This content is a fictitious work of fiction and is not factual.]
This story begins in a clinic at Daehan Hospital several years ago.
On a night when the stars decorate the sky, in a hospital where even the hallway lights are turned off.
The white room, with only a single yellow lamp lit and no lights on, and a human anatomy chart and a mannequin with only bones on it, was as gloomy as a mental hospital.
The bookshelves on both walls are crammed with books, a desk stands in the center of the room, and papers written in illegible technical terms are stacked in disarray.
The only thing alive and breathing was a woman in a doctor's gown, looking at two computers side by side. The only sound in the room was the quiet clicking of a mouse.
On the right side of her spotless white gown are written the three characters ‘Woo Yeo-ju.’
dripping-
우여주
“Yes, please come in.”
She had been staring at the computer in the same position for a long time, but when she heard a knock, she rubbed her shoulder and leaned back in her chair, her gaze still fixed on the computer.
김 간호사
“Professor, aren’t you going to the company dinner?”
우여주
“Yes, as you can see, there is a lot to organize.”
김 간호사
"How about doing it tomorrow and just having fun today? It's June 13th..."
Yes, today is Mot Day, which comes only once a year.
It was a grand festival enjoyed by people of all ages, especially those in their 20s. GS (General Surgery) held a dinner party every year on this day.
She looked down through the window at the bottom of the building, her eyes fixed on her computer.
Colorful lights twinkled, and people swarmed the streets like ants, swarming the streets. From Disney's Snow White to Thanos from The Avengers, they were all there.
He stared at the people in various costumes and then turned his gaze to Nurse Kim standing in front of him.
김 간호사
“This will be really fun, let’s go together-”
I laughed at the sight of Nurse Kim, already dressed as a zombie, wearing a nurse's uniform that was a perfect mix of pink and white. It was a ridiculous laugh, almost like a hollow laugh.
You've already finished preparing everything.
우여주
"Go with your colleagues. On days like this, the hospital is packed with patients, so I have to keep my place."
김 간호사
"I think it's time to let go of that sense of calling."
우여주
"It's called ethics as a doctor."
She took off her doctor's gown and checked the watch on her wrist.
우여주
"It's almost the 14th, so go quickly. Don't tell me later that you couldn't have fun because of me."
김 간호사
"...Okay, then I'll leave work first."
Nurse Kim bowed her head in greeting and then went out to the festival where everyone was enjoying themselves.
Ahhh, I'll correct that. Everyone except her.
She raised her hand again to the mouse without a hint of regret.
윤소정
“Jju-“
Before I could even close the window that appeared on the screen, a woman came in without hesitation through the door that had been opened wide, unlike before when it had been opened cautiously.
우여주
"Teacher Yoon, you are quite rude."
윤소정
"It's past closing time, so why bother being polite? Let's go out for a company dinner."
The always calm and rational girl and the lively girl who came in calling her Jju, that is, Woo Yeo-ju and Yoon So-jung.
These two are polar opposites, but they have been friends for 10 years.
윤소정
"We couldn't go out last year either. Let's go out and have fun too."
우여주
"Nurse Kim just left. You two should go together."
윤소정
"Ahhh - what fun would it be without you?"
우여주
“I usually go to clubs alone.”
윤소정
"Aren't you really going? You should meet a man too, you little girl."
우여주
"I told you I'm really not going. Come play hard for my share. You're wearing the necklace I gave you too. It's pretty."
윤소정
"...Tch, anyway, you should know that I'm crazy about Woo Yeo-ju."
He smiled faintly at So-jeong, who was glaring at him with a hateful expression while wearing the pearl necklace with a red ruby he had given her as a birthday present last year.
우여주
"Please work hard to find your soulmate, Teacher Yoon So-jeong."
윤소정
“...I’m going.”
우여주
“Okay, take care on your way.”
A familiar silence descended upon the office, even after Sojeong had left. It was a particularly chilly day, June 13th.
After all, she worked all night and spent the night in the clinic while everyone else came out and enjoyed the festival.
It's been a while since I've greeted you with a new work, so please take good care of me :)