CALL ME • MYUNG JAEHYUN - Chapter 18: Chapter 18
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JAEHYUN
I was sitting in my room, the phone still in my hand, staring at the screen as if it would give me answers. But the only thing that stared back at me was the empty space, the absence of a message, a sign, a way to fix this. My heart was still pounding in my chest, and it felt like I had been holding my breath for hours, but when I finally exhaled, it didn’t feel like enough.
I ran a hand through my hair, trying to steady myself, trying to push the feeling away. I couldn’t be weak. I had to be strong for her. But the weight of everything pressing down on me felt like it was breaking me apart from the inside.
My phone buzzed suddenly, pulling me from my thoughts. I quickly checked the screen. It was a message from Hyejin.
|She’s having trouble breathing. The doctors are here. Jaehyun, you need to come now.
I didn’t even think. I didn’t wait. I jumped out of my seat, grabbing my jacket and running out the door, my mind clouded with fear. I hadn’t realized how quickly panic could rise up in your chest, how quickly your own body could betray you until you were standing in front of a hospital room, unsure whether the person you cared about was still alive or not.
When I got to the hospital, Hyejin was standing outside Eunhye’s room, her face pale, her eyes red and exhausted. She looked at me as I ran toward her, but she didn’t say anything. There was nothing to say.
I tried to push past her, but she grabbed my arm.
“Jaehyun, you can’t go in,” she said, her voice hoarse, almost as if she’d been crying for hours. “They won’t let you in. They’re still working on her.”
I yanked my arm from her grip, the panic rising in me again, thick and suffocating. “I need to see her. Now.”
“Jaehyun, please,” Hyejin said, stepping in front of me. “You’re not going to help her by being in there.”
“Then what the hell am I supposed to do?” I shouted. “What if she doesn’t make it? What if this is it? What if I lose her and never get the chance to—”
“Hyejin, get him out of here!”
A doctor emerged from the room, her face tight with strain. “We’ve done everything we can, but she’s still not stable. We’re doing everything we can to help her.”
My legs felt like they were about to give out from under me. I reached for the door, but Hyejin stepped in front of me again, her eyes pleading.
“Jaehyun... you need to calm down.”
“How the hell am I supposed to calm down when she’s in there, and I don’t even know if she’s going to make it through the night?!” I yelled, my voice cracking with emotion.
Hyejin didn’t say anything, but her hand reached out, gripping my arm in an effort to steady me.
“She’s a fighter, Jaehyun,” she whispered. “She’s going to make it. She has to.”
But even as she said it, I saw the uncertainty in her eyes. She wasn’t sure. She couldn’t be. None of us could.
EUNHYE
The world came back in a rush—sharp, jarring, and painful. I could hear voices in the distance, shouting my name, calling to me. But they felt so far away, like I was sinking into some deep, dark abyss, unable to reach the surface. My body felt heavy, and my mind was a blur, too thick with fog to understand what was happening.
I felt like I was floating, hovering between two worlds, neither one feeling like it was truly mine. It was the most terrifying thing I’d ever experienced, and yet, strangely, I felt calm. I couldn’t tell if that was my body’s way of protecting me, or if it was just me giving up.
I wanted to open my eyes, to push through the haze and find something familiar, something that would remind me that I was still here. Still alive. But it was like my body didn’t belong to me anymore. I couldn’t move, couldn’t speak, couldn’t do anything except listen to the voices that grew louder, closer.
And then, just like that, the darkness consumed me once again. And I couldn’t tell if I was slipping away, or if it was the world that was slipping from my grasp.
JAEHYUN
The waiting room felt like it had stretched on forever. Hyejin was pacing, the tension in the air thick and suffocating. I couldn’t sit still. I couldn’t stand still. I felt like I was going to break.
The doctor had left, but I couldn’t get the image of her face out of my mind—the way she had told me Eunhye was still in critical condition, the uncertainty in her voice. My mind wouldn’t stop racing, running through every possible outcome. What if she didn’t make it? What if I had waited too long to reach out? What if everything I said before had been too little, too late?
I stared at the floor, trying to breathe, trying to make sense of everything. But nothing made sense.
And then, Hyejin’s voice broke through the silence.
“She’s not... she’s not responding. Jaehyun, you need to be ready for anything.”
And just like that, the world fell away. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think. All I could feel was the numbness in my chest, the fear clawing at my throat, choking me.
“Please, don’t let this be the end. Not her. Not again.”
And then, just like that, everything went black.
I was sitting in my room, the phone still in my hand, staring at the screen as if it would give me answers. But the only thing that stared back at me was the empty space, the absence of a message, a sign, a way to fix this. My heart was still pounding in my chest, and it felt like I had been holding my breath for hours, but when I finally exhaled, it didn’t feel like enough.
I ran a hand through my hair, trying to steady myself, trying to push the feeling away. I couldn’t be weak. I had to be strong for her. But the weight of everything pressing down on me felt like it was breaking me apart from the inside.
My phone buzzed suddenly, pulling me from my thoughts. I quickly checked the screen. It was a message from Hyejin.
|She’s having trouble breathing. The doctors are here. Jaehyun, you need to come now.
I didn’t even think. I didn’t wait. I jumped out of my seat, grabbing my jacket and running out the door, my mind clouded with fear. I hadn’t realized how quickly panic could rise up in your chest, how quickly your own body could betray you until you were standing in front of a hospital room, unsure whether the person you cared about was still alive or not.
When I got to the hospital, Hyejin was standing outside Eunhye’s room, her face pale, her eyes red and exhausted. She looked at me as I ran toward her, but she didn’t say anything. There was nothing to say.
I tried to push past her, but she grabbed my arm.
“Jaehyun, you can’t go in,” she said, her voice hoarse, almost as if she’d been crying for hours. “They won’t let you in. They’re still working on her.”
I yanked my arm from her grip, the panic rising in me again, thick and suffocating. “I need to see her. Now.”
“Jaehyun, please,” Hyejin said, stepping in front of me. “You’re not going to help her by being in there.”
“Then what the hell am I supposed to do?” I shouted. “What if she doesn’t make it? What if this is it? What if I lose her and never get the chance to—”
“Hyejin, get him out of here!”
A doctor emerged from the room, her face tight with strain. “We’ve done everything we can, but she’s still not stable. We’re doing everything we can to help her.”
My legs felt like they were about to give out from under me. I reached for the door, but Hyejin stepped in front of me again, her eyes pleading.
“Jaehyun... you need to calm down.”
“How the hell am I supposed to calm down when she’s in there, and I don’t even know if she’s going to make it through the night?!” I yelled, my voice cracking with emotion.
Hyejin didn’t say anything, but her hand reached out, gripping my arm in an effort to steady me.
“She’s a fighter, Jaehyun,” she whispered. “She’s going to make it. She has to.”
But even as she said it, I saw the uncertainty in her eyes. She wasn’t sure. She couldn’t be. None of us could.
EUNHYE
The world came back in a rush—sharp, jarring, and painful. I could hear voices in the distance, shouting my name, calling to me. But they felt so far away, like I was sinking into some deep, dark abyss, unable to reach the surface. My body felt heavy, and my mind was a blur, too thick with fog to understand what was happening.
I felt like I was floating, hovering between two worlds, neither one feeling like it was truly mine. It was the most terrifying thing I’d ever experienced, and yet, strangely, I felt calm. I couldn’t tell if that was my body’s way of protecting me, or if it was just me giving up.
I wanted to open my eyes, to push through the haze and find something familiar, something that would remind me that I was still here. Still alive. But it was like my body didn’t belong to me anymore. I couldn’t move, couldn’t speak, couldn’t do anything except listen to the voices that grew louder, closer.
And then, just like that, the darkness consumed me once again. And I couldn’t tell if I was slipping away, or if it was the world that was slipping from my grasp.
JAEHYUN
The waiting room felt like it had stretched on forever. Hyejin was pacing, the tension in the air thick and suffocating. I couldn’t sit still. I couldn’t stand still. I felt like I was going to break.
The doctor had left, but I couldn’t get the image of her face out of my mind—the way she had told me Eunhye was still in critical condition, the uncertainty in her voice. My mind wouldn’t stop racing, running through every possible outcome. What if she didn’t make it? What if I had waited too long to reach out? What if everything I said before had been too little, too late?
I stared at the floor, trying to breathe, trying to make sense of everything. But nothing made sense.
And then, Hyejin’s voice broke through the silence.
“She’s not... she’s not responding. Jaehyun, you need to be ready for anything.”
And just like that, the world fell away. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think. All I could feel was the numbness in my chest, the fear clawing at my throat, choking me.
“Please, don’t let this be the end. Not her. Not again.”
And then, just like that, everything went black.
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