That winter, a day when white snow was piling up.
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.. in fact•••
It was my second year of high school, and I was exhausted from the sweltering heat.
It wasn't that surprising that something big happened to Jeonghan, who had always been peaceful.
The headache that had been creeping in since early summer had already driven Jeonghan to faint at the end of summer.
That day was probably the day Seungcheol and Yeoju left first because of supplementary work, and Jeonghan, who was planning to go to the infirmary to get medicine for his persistent headache, couldn't do so.
As soon as I stood up from the chair, a headache came over me like a wave, and then it collapsed with a dull thud.
When Jeonghan opened his eyes, he found himself in a pristine white hospital room. His aunt told him that the disease was too serious for the village hospital to handle, so they sent him to a distant university hospital, where they were told it was a malignant tumor.
It had progressed so far that there was a glimmer of hope, but the attending physician was very enthusiastic.
Despite his efforts, Jeonghan remained asleep for a long time. His breathing, forced by the oxygen tank, was pitiful. Thin. Like a faint haze that would vanish at any moment.
After holding on for quite some time, when there was no more hope, he was given a terminal diagnosis. The last place he could think of was his hometown.
I had first written all of these things down in a letter to Seungcheol.
Jeonghan's expression as he once again confessed everything with his own mouth,
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...
He was clearly smiling, but he was also sad. A deep sadness was evident.
Seungcheol's expression was tearing apart as he heard the same thing again.
The female protagonist's eyes were already red.
여주
No, how... Jeonghan...
The female protagonist, who approached him weakly, timidly entered Jeonghan's arms.
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Yes, our heroine.
여주
How could that be? Don't go, Jeonghan.
After finishing her words, the heroine cried for a long time, like a child in her parents' arms. She cried out loud.
정한
Yeah, don't leave, heroine..
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How much I love you-..
“I like you-”, the words he couldn’t bring himself to say just lingered in Jeonghan’s throat.
I shouldn't have been so attached. Jeonghan had to leave, and Yeoju had to stay. That was the reality.
That day too, Jeonghan thought about it over and over again.
"Yeonju, I like you. I've liked you for a very long time..