Red Velvet Doctors
Bae Joo-hyun Part 1
The night of Seungwan's rampage, Joohyun is unable to sleep and is lost in deep thought.
11:00 PM
배주현
Seungwan is infected... If so, how can he live his daily life? Above all, if he had this ability from birth, does that mean he's congenital? Then if Seungwan is the host... that doesn't make sense either...
배주현
Ah! This is driving me crazy... It's so complicated!
Joo-hyun lies face down, closing her eyes and trying to recall her memories. It's so long ago that they're hazy, but the memories of the past come flooding back.
10 years ago, summer, Seoul
배주현
Yes? Really? Am I... a real doctor now...?
BoA(권보아)
Okay, I'll start work next week. I'll give you the details that day.
배주현
Senior... I love you!
BoA(권보아)
...Why are you being so disgusting! And you should call me Director! Hang up!
배주현
Yes, sir! (hangs up)
배주현
Yay! Studying was worth it! By the way, what are you doing this week? If you want to meet some friends... you have to go to Daegu! Call your mom...
6 years ago, Daegu
배주현
Mom! Dad! I'm home!
주현 엄마
Are you here, my daughter? How have you been? Is your work at the hospital not difficult?
배주현
Oh, what a relief! I had major surgery yesterday, so it was a little tough, but it's worth it!
주현 엄마
That's fortunate...
배주현
Haha, but where's Dad? Where did he go?
주현 엄마
Your dad's at the hospital right now. He's still a long way from getting off work. Sit down, I'll get you a glass of sikhye.
배주현
No, no! That's too bad! I'll eat later. I'm going to have to go to the hospital!
주현 엄마
Oh my, anyway, Dad, you're a piece of shit! Come back soon!
배주현
Okay, I got it!
Father's hospital.
배주현
Dad! My (thud!)
배주현
Ouch! Seriously... Who is it! You have to keep your eyes wide open... It's dad! I'm home!
I open the door to my father's office and enter. He's slumped over, seemingly unaware that his daughter has arrived.
배주현
Daddy! I'm home! My daughter came down here after a long time and she doesn't even pretend to know me?! How sad!.... Ah... Daddy? (Coming to her senses) Daddy? Are you upset? What's wrong? Does it hurt? Huh?
My father was breathing heavily, his eyes unfocused. There was a clear wound on his arm, as if something had grabbed him and then dug into him.
배주현
Ah... Dad! Are you okay? What's wrong? S... Hurt... Why are you hurt?! Jihyun! Bae Jihyun! Come to work!
My younger sister Jihyun, who was helping with the check-in at the hospital, comes running.
배지현
Wow, what's going on? What's going on... Dad! What... What's going on?!
배주현
Quick, bring me some styptic and gauze... bandages too! And disinfectant! Hurry! There's no time!
배지현
Hey..! I'll go.. get it! Just wait a moment!
A few minutes later, Ji-hyun comes to the medicine cabinet with bandages, gauze, disinfectant, and a styptic. Her father is still bleeding and breathing heavily.
배주현
What's taking so long! Thank you... Give me some styptic!
배지현
You better hurry up and do it before they tell me! Here, a styptic.
Joohyun spraying styptic on the wound.
배주현
Pull out a generous amount of gauze and press firmly! You need to stop the bleeding! (pulls out his phone) Call 119... Call 119...
(ring-ring-ring-)
배주현
Hello? We have a patient here! He's losing a lot of blood right now. Yes, this is Daegu XX Hospital. Yes! Please come quickly! Yes! (Hangs up.)
배지현
Sister! This bleeding won't stop! What should I do? My dad's not going to die, is he?
배주현
Thank you! Stop talking nonsense and hold on tight! I already reported it.
Then suddenly my father has a seizure.
배지현
Oh! Sister! Ah... Dad! Uyano! What should I do?
배주현
Oh my god, you're crazy! Calm down! It's Dad!
My father's seizure stopped and he suddenly sat up. There was no more bleeding from his wounds, and he sat as still as a mouse.
배주현
Ah... Dad... Are you okay? Are you okay? Huh?
주현 아버지
Ugh... Ugh... (He raises his head. His face is pale and his eyes are bloodshot.)
배주현
Uh..ah..dad?
주현 아버지
Ki-chan! (He immediately attacks Joo-hyun.)
배지현
Oh no! Dad, I'm telling you to come! Sister, you're going to die! Don't do it!
배주현
Ugh... ugh... it hurts... don't do it... ugh! ah!
배지현
Don't do it! Please! I said why! Even though I'm dying, sister! Dad! Thank you!
A hammer flies in with a loud bang. It hits my father in the head and he faints.
배주현
Huh...huh...what...what's going on...
구조 요원
Are you okay? What is this...
배지현
Oh my gosh, unnie!
배주현
Don't cry, Vegemil... I'm not dead...
구조 요원
What the heck happened?
배주현
I'll tell you the details later... First, please take my father to the hospital...
구조 요원
Are you... okay? You don't have to come with me...
배주현
I can handle it here. Please move quickly.
구조 요원
yes...
Again now.
배주현
That day, my father was transferred to the hospital, and even after regaining consciousness, he was still infected... He escaped from the hospital, attacked people, and was shot dead...
배주현
If Dad wasn't the first person infected... who infected Dad... surely Seungwan... now that I think about it...
The first day of group training where I had a conversation with Seungwan.
배주현
So you studied medicine too?
손승완
Yes! After coming to Korea, I studied while living alone in Daegu.
배주현
Daegu? Really? I'm from Daegu!
손승완
Seriously! This is awesome!
배주현
I studied in Daegu... If that's true, my dad might have gone to the hospital... Wait, I think I bumped into someone on my way into his office that day...
배주현
Ugh! Bae Joo-hyun, why are you like this! Why are you suspecting Seung-wan... Ugh! (Slams the desk.)
Someone opens the door and comes in. It's Sligida.
강슬기
(in a hushed voice) Hey... why aren't you sleeping... go to sleep quickly...
배주현
Huh? Huh! Sorry... I'll cut it...
강슬기
What have you been thinking about for so long? Is it Seungwan's work?
배주현
Uh... Come sit here. I just needed someone to talk to...
강슬기
Huh? I was going to cut it...
An hour later
강슬기
So you're saying that Seungwan and your father have something in common?
배주현
Right. That's why it's so complicated....
강슬기
Hmm... Ah! Now that I think about it, didn't Seungwan say he looked familiar when he first saw you?
배주현
Huh? Me... Me?
-See You-