I was given a terminal diagnosis and I'm feeling exhausted.

Episode 01_Following boredom.

AM 7:48

김여주

Vestibular joint,

김여주

Nothing again today..

It's been quite a while since I've seen Jeon Jungkook's face lately.

Because I leave early in the morning and come back late at night using meetings as an excuse.

Just a few days ago, he used to come home right after work and go on a date in the evening...

These days, even when I see their face, it is nothing but cold.

김여주

Shall we go grocery shopping?

I felt like I needed to do something, so I decided to go grocery shopping at the supermarket.

김여주

eww..

I suddenly started sweating profusely while changing my clothes.

Soon after, the area where my heart was also throbbing, and I was on the verge of collapsing.

(Ding-dong) Just then, someone rang the doorbell.

배주현

Yeoju, please open the door!

김여주

Juhyeon..!

I couldn't even speak properly due to the continuous pain.

김여주

J, Juhyeon-ah..

배주현

Isn't he/she at home?

Thinking I couldn't go on like this, I picked up my phone and called Juhyeon.

배주현

📞: Hello, Yeoju, aren't you home?

김여주

📞: Hmph... It's not that...

김여주

📞: Help me, Juhyeon..

배주현

📞: What? Did a stranger break into your house or something?!

김여주

📞: O, ah..

배주현

📞: Hello? Hello?

(Snap-)

배주현

..I guess it has no choice, so it's okay if I pick the lock..?

Juhyeon entered the house by pressing the password Yeoju had told him.

배주현

Kim Yeo-ju!

배주현

What's wrong...? Why am I sweating so much?

배주현

Yeoju! Snap out of it!

배주현

...This won't do. I have to take him to the hospital..

김여주

Where am I?

김여주

Ah... hospital...

I was looking around to find Juhyeon when I found a memo on the bedside table.

📄: Yeoju! I have an important study group meeting today, so I left early. When you wake up, please call the doctor, hear the results, and make sure to contact me! I'm sorry I couldn't be with you! I love you~♡

김여주

Pfft, anyone would think he's dating Bae Joo-hyun lol

김여주

I wonder if the doctor will be out there?

When I went to the ward lobby, a nurse escorted me to the examination room.

의사

You are patient Kim Yeo-ju, right?

김여주

yes

의사

Um... your friend briefly mentioned the symptoms earlier, but is there anywhere else that hurts?

김여주

Um... my heart is throbbing and I'm breaking out in a cold sweat.

의사

Hmm... I can't tell what the illness is just from the symptoms, so let's do a few tests.

After that, I returned to the examination room after finishing a few tests.

And the doctor remained silent for a while, then after a few minutes, cautiously began to speak.

의사

Hmm... I'm not entirely sure yet, but,

의사

It seems like a recently discovered incurable disease.

김여주

What? If it's an incurable disease...

의사

I'm not entirely sure, but the symptoms are similar to an incurable disease recently discovered for the first time in the U.S., and the pattern of the bacteria spreading also matches.

의사

...If this disease is correct, the time left to live is only 1 to 2 months.

김여주

...

김여주

All right..

의사

Um... maybe you should stay hospitalized for a few weeks...

김여주

Do I really have to do this?

의사

It is my own decision, but I think it would be better to receive care at a hospital..

김여주

I won't do it.

의사

I will discharge you now, so please take your medication and leave. I will contact you if anything else is revealed.

김여주

thank you.

I left the hospital half-resigned after getting a prescription.

김여주

What should I tell Jeon Jungkook... and the others...?

With tears welling up in his eyes, he stood lost in thought in the middle of the road.

Just then, a familiar voice was heard from afar.

전정국

I see~ As for me ···

I couldn't hear what was being said because I was listening from a distance, but Jeon Jungkook was smiling and was with another woman, not me.

김여주

jungkook jeon..?

전정국

..Kim Yeo-ju?

As I approached, Jeon Jungkook was there, just as expected.

And next to him, Jeon Jungkook's ex-girlfriend, Lee Ji-eun, was also there.

이지은

Wow~ Long time no see, Yeoju?

이지은

You dyed your hair? Heh

김여주

Ah... why are you with him, unnie?

This was the first thing I said out of inexplicable discomfort.

이지은

Huh..? I joined the same department as Jungkook at his company~

이지은

But I heard you guys broke up? You're seeing each other just fine.

김여주

What..? What do you mean..

전정국

Ah, noona...

전정국

I'll be right back, I'm going to talk to him for a moment.

이지은

Huh? Yeah~ heh

Jeon Jungkook took me to a place quite a distance away.

김여주

..What is this about?

전정국

It seems like you caught on, so I'll just tell you.

전정국

Let's break up.

김여주

what..?

전정국

Now, even when I see you, I don't get excited or happy. I'm just tired... a little.

김여주

What do you mean by that...?

전정국

I'm sick of you now.

Every single word pierced deep into my heart.

김여주

Jungkook,

전정국

..

김여주

No, they said I have an incurable disease.

전정국

uh..?

김여주

Today... I went to the hospital this morning...

김여주

So you have to stay with me..

김여주

huh..?

I was just so desperate back then, because I wanted Jeon Jungkook to change his mind.

전정국

Ha... Yeoju, how can I believe that?

전정국

..Jieun is waiting, so let's talk separately later.

김여주

Wait,

I tried to stop him, but Jeon Jungkook went to Lee Ji-eun without looking back.

김여주

Sob... sniff... hmmm...

I turned on my phone and sent a text message to a group chat with only friends.

김여주

💬: Can you guys come to the Destiny Cafe..?

김여주

💬: It's an important matter...

Not long after I sent the text, I received a reply, and shortly after, I met my friends at a nearby cafe.

김석진

What's going on? Kim Yeo-ju called everyone first.

민윤기

Come to think of it, you didn't call me just because you were bored, did you?

박지민

But why specifically the cafe where I work part-time...

김태형

Park Jim, bring out just one chocolate cake~

정호석

pig..

김남준

Never mind. What did you call me for?

배주현

Right, you had a good visit to the hospital, right?

김석진

Why a hospital..?

김여주

that is..

김여주

I... I'm terminally ill.

김여주

Kim Yeo-ju | 21 | A tragic heroine facing a terminal illness at the same time as a relationship slump. She was always bright and lively, but she is gradually losing her confidence and sense of purpose.

전정국

Jeon Jungkook | 21 | Young master of a wealthy family. He took over a position at his father's company and is working there. Set as a man of regret who is wavering because of his ex-girlfriend after hitting a wall in their relationship.

배주현

Bae Joo-hyun | 21 | Yeoju's best friend. She has been close with Yeoju since middle school and is the type who trusts her friends and is not easily swayed. She has a confident and bright personality and is very popular.

김석진

Kim Seokjin | 22 | He is currently ○○○ing the female lead. He is the epitome of someone who knows how to love himself, even if he is very lenient with his own appearance and a bit excessive. He has a kind and calm personality.

민윤기

Min Yoon-gi | 22 | Very lethargic and the world's number one at breaking promises.. He finds everything bothersome and hates Seokjin's Lovemy Self.

박지민

Park Jimin | 21 | A part-timer at the cafe frequented by Yeoju and Juhyeon. He is short, but he hates being teased about his height the most. He thinks he looks cool and stylish, but in reality, he is the very embodiment of the "King of Grief" (Chimchim).

김태형

Kim Taehyung | 21 | A dim-witted, eccentric character who doesn't realize he is handsome. He uses his own unique language for creation, and his friends call it "TaeTae-speak."

정호석

Jeong Hoseok | 22 | A hopeful young man in his twenties..(?) He is currently attending university with Namjoon and is very affectionate. He likes dancing and is already somewhat known for his dancing.

김남준

Kim Nam-joon | 22 | IQ 148. A genius. He entered university as the top student. He is incredibly popular with everyone—professors, juniors, seniors, and classmates alike—just a perfect... person, though he has a bit of a tendency to break things. His nickname is Destruction Monster..

이지은

Lee Ji-eun | 22 | Jeon Jungkook's ex-girlfriend. She seems to still have lingering feelings. She is the ringleader who caused the female protagonist to ○○ in the past. Shamelessly, she tries to get close to the female protagonist again.

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