Don't talk, you
Story Four
01:15 PM
"Hmm.."
It was a little past 1 o'clock, and I woke up feeling hungry.
'It's already 1 o'clock...'
Perhaps because of the continued fatigue after the accident, I started sleeping more.
There were times when I fell into such a deep sleep that I didn't even notice when someone shook me awake.
'I'm bored'
Aside from being hungry, I had nothing to do.
I wasn't originally a very sociable person, but after the accident, I started to want to avoid crowded places.
I spent every day alone, not saying a word, and just reading the books the nurse gave me over and over again.
So I was always alone.
It was probably two days ago that my short days began to change.
One hot day, running in the latter half of summer.
That day, I left the hospital room for the first time, except for the bathroom, with my body shivering from being exposed to too much air conditioning.
There was a man at the counter who was happily chatting with nurses, doctors, and patients alike.
In the meantime, there was also teacher Baekhyun and the paramedic.
'What brings you here again?'
As I was staring at 'that paramedic' without thinking much, my eyes met his.
He spoke briefly to the group around him and then strode towards me.
Startled, I jumped up and grabbed the doorknob to go into the hospital room.
김종대
"Oh, wait a minute!"
He grabbed me gently and called out to me quietly.
김종대
"Hey, are you running away now?"
'No, I didn't know I could stop...'
There was no way I could hear an answer from within.
김종대
"Haha, it's okay."
'? What do you mean??'
김종대
"Phew... It all shows in your expression."
His hand playfully tapped my cheek, and his expression made my face feel hot for a moment.
변백현
"Hey, your face is red. Do you have a fever?"
Baekhyun, who followed behind, also spoke playfully. I quickly shook my head.
변백현
"Haha, just kidding, Jongdae left some snacks over there, do you want to eat them together?"
변백현
"By the way, it's a donut, but it's really high in calories! Go eat it quickly before everyone else eats it."
Baekhyun spoke as if whispering, sticking close to me.
'A real dog...'
김종대
"Come here, there's still a lot."
I was grabbed by his hand and dragged along as if there was nothing I could do.
While eating a lot of donuts, I heard various stories from people.
The daughter of an old man in the next hospital room was getting married soon, and the grandson of an old woman in that room was already one year old.
The hospital, which had been cold and stiff the entire time I was there, felt like it was gradually becoming warmer.
Their stories were familiar, enjoyable, and heartbreaking.
In the meantime, I didn't say anything, I just listened silently.
Just silently, trying to fill the empty space with other people's stories.
Recently, I have been suffering from insomnia.
Even as I fell asleep, the scene from the accident kept repeating itself, I could hear screams from whomever I couldn't identify, and someone was walking towards me with great strides, trying to strangle me.
Whenever someone was right in front of my nose, 'that person' from the scene would come and ward off something unpleasant.
He, who may have never existed in the first place, always saved me.
If it weren't for him, I think I would have already been strangled to death.
Today, I had that dream again, and when I woke up, I encountered him again, who had become hazy.
I was so tired of the recurring dream that I went out for some fresh air late at night.
It was the first time in a long time that I smelled the pleasant cool air.
It was a stuffy car because I was always hit by the air conditioner wind.
"Hmm, hoo."
When I was breathing the pleasant morning air.
"Meow"
'Oh my, it's a baby.'
The cat approached her cautiously, as if it were not afraid of strangers.
김종대
"Meow? Where are you?"