01ㅣYou are the only one who approached me when I was crazy about alcohol. - Our Destiny

After another grueling day at work, Yu-hye heads to the convenience store. As soon as she enters, she heads straight for the liquor section, grabbing nine bottles of soju and ten cans of beer and bringing them to the register. A part-timer, perhaps a newcomer, sees Yu-hye's purchases and asks, surprised.

알바생

Excuse me... Are you having a party today?

신유혜

No, I buy it to drink alone.

알바생

This, this much… is that all?

신유혜

Yes, please calculate it quickly.

With those words, Yu-hye paid her bill and left the convenience store. She looked at the bags of alcohol, her expression bright with happiness, and then walked home.

신유혜

Ugh… how do I live without alcohol, really?

Tiring, her phone rang as she was in the middle of a drinking session. Yu-hye frowned, annoyed and broken, then picked up her phone and checked her text messages. The first name that popped up was none other than "Psychiatrist Kim Seok-jin."

김석진

You know I'm coming to the hospital tomorrow, right?ㅣ10:38 PM

신유혜

PM 10:38ㅣYes, yes, of course.

김석진

You're not drinking again, are you?ㅣ10:39 PM

김석진

Why isn't there an answer? Are you drinking? | 10:43 PM

신유혜

PM 10:43ㅣYou know, I can't live without that drink.

김석진

But it's physically better not to drink.ㅣPM 10:43

신유혜

PM 10:44ㅣThat's because I'm not feeling well mentally.

김석진

Yeah... who's stopping you? Come to the hospital tomorrow on time.ㅣ10:44 PM

신유혜

…

Yeo-ju had been seeing a psychiatrist for depression for a year, and perhaps because of that, she'd become quite close with her doctor. Of course, she couldn't trust anyone else.

신유혜

teacher.

김석진

Oh, Yuhye is here?

신유혜

yes.

김석진

Just sit back and wait, I have one more patient to attend to.

신유혜

Well… I understand.

김태형

Brother, aren't you coming quickly?

김석진

Hey, let's go.

신유혜

You seem like a really bright person.

The female protagonist, who thought, "He calls his teacher 'hyung'? They must be really close," sat down on the hospital chair and stared at the floor, thinking of nothing else but wanting to drink.

김석진

Yuhye, come in.

신유혜

Oh, yes.

김석진

How are you doing these days?

신유혜

It's the same as last month, you know.

신유혜

Drinking, crying… repeat.

김석진

Are you taking your medicine properly?

신유혜

Yes, I take it every day… but it doesn’t get any better.

신유혜

At work, I get bullied every day, and when I get home, I'm alone... It's really hard.

김석진

My depression is severe…

김석진

I'll prescribe some medicine.

신유혜

Oh, right… teacher.

김석진

huh?

신유혜

I… I don’t think I can sleep these days.

김석진

How many hours can I sleep if I lie down?

신유혜

4 hours…?

김석진

Insomnia… Severe depression and insomnia.

신유혜

I can't sleep, I'm going crazy, and even when I do manage to fall asleep, I have nightmares.

신유혜

So… I have no choice but to rely more on alcohol.

김석진

don't cry.

신유혜

…

김석진

Sigh… All my patients are seriously ill.

신유혜

Teacher, among your patients, is there anyone else who is seriously ill besides me?

김석진

Yeah, that guy from earlier.

김석진

Did you see it too?

신유혜

Oh, you called the teacher hyung…?

김석진

Yeah, he has really bad anxiety.

신유혜

I see…

김석진

Well, go now.

김석진

If you have any further difficulties or things seem to be getting worse, please contact me anytime.

신유혜

Yeah, thank you always.

After leaving the hospital and getting her prescription, Yu-hye headed to a convenience store. Just as she was about to enter, something caught her ankle. The patient, who had been suffering from anxiety earlier, was drinking alone at a table in front of the convenience store. Yu-hye saw him and approached him.