ICE AND FIRE - CHAPTER 67&68
💜 ARA CHIN-HAE?💜
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HORIZON HOSPITAL★
The hospital Ambulance screeched to a forced halt in front of the hospital,the nurses rushed out with the stretcher after which aerum was wheeled in, beom-seok, A-Yeong, ji-hoon and Yu-Jun was all running madly with the nurses as they pushed the stretcher.
Aerum was covered in blood,her face really unrecognizable cos of how the blood covered her. Her uniform soaked with blood and more blood was still flowing.
“This is the limit you can go!”One of the nurses held beom-seok back,who wanted to go in with them.
“That’s my girlfriend! I need to be with her in there!!”Beom-seok protested, struggling to go in.
“I’m sorry,but you can’t go further”She insisted.
Ji-hoon was forced to come forward,he pulled beom-seok away from the nurse.
“Get a grip on yourself and let them do their job!”Ji-hoon scolded and beom-seok shook his head painfully,as the door was shut on his face.
“I can’t loose her Ji-hoon! I can’t,does this mean this was bound to happen?”Beom-seok said, finally tearing up and ji-hoon tried so much not to cry.
That’s it! That’s exactly how Ara died and now aerum? Can’t he be happy for once? Beom-seok whimpered, sitting down on the bare floor.
They heard noises from the entrance and they turned to see Aerum’s parents, running in madly.
“Where is my daughter!!”Mrs deashim shouted, grabbing beom-seok collar.
Beom-seok couldn’t reply her,his tears was just flowing freely down his cheeks.
“Don’t tell me she’s dead huh? Don’t f-__-king say that!!”She half yelled, shaking beom-seok vigorously and the husband was forced to separate them.
“Aunt!”A-Yeong rushed to her, hugging her tightly.
“A-Yeong…my..my.. daughter! She’s all I’ve got”She choked terribly and A-Yeong began crying too!
Ji-hoon sighed out tiredly, praying earnestly for aerum to survive this! How would beom-seok react if this repeats again? He’ll probably loose his mind cos of shock.
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“Why would you meet with the head to arrange a picnic trip without letting me know?”Mr chul shouted over the phone.
He’s currently on a facetime call with chin-hae.
“I just wanted the kids to have fun,how was I supposed to know that things was going to turn out bad?”He retorted and Mr chul only chuckle,a chuckle which was quite of a warning.
“Even if you wanted the kids to have fun,why sending the girl to blue Forrest? Only she? Do you know how dangerous it is? Now she’s fighting for her life all in the name that you wanted them to have fun. Pray you’re not responsible for this,cos if I should find out… believe me you won’t know what I’ll do to you!!”Mr chul hissed angrily and the call was disconnected.
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<BACK IN THE HOSPITAL>
The doctors has been in the ER for more than 30 minutes,with nothing happening…no one coming out neither was anyone going in.
Everyone was sitting in the waiting room, eagerly waiting for the doctor’s to come out,the atmosphere is cold and awkward as everywhere was quiet as as graveyard,no body talking…no body moving. Their eyes was only fixed on the door, anticipating for the News.
The door opened and the first doctor came out, looking all tired and worn out.
They’ll stood up at once and rushed to him.
“How is she?”
“She’s out of danger isn’t it?”
“Why the hell aren’t you talking?”
“We need an answer please!”They began throwing him questions, without giving him the opportunity to answer any.
“I guess the question is much,can we all calm down and go slowly?”Mr deashim asked and they’ll kept quiet.
“Can you give us the report? How is she now?”He asked and the doctor released a heavy breath.
“I need to see her parents, personally”He uttered and the rest exchanged a shocking look.
Why would the doctor wanna see Aerum’s parents alone? Instead of giving them the report on her health? Beom-seok thought and his eyes became more moist with tears.
“Sure!”Mr deashim replied and the doctor lead the way to his office.
“We are here alone, don’t tell me something happened to my daughter. How is she now?”Mr deashim asked and the doctor sighed out tiredly.
“Talk already please”Mrs deashim uttered.
“I’m sorry,she’s really in a critical condition and she’s lost alot of blood”The doctor began while the couples kept staring at him with undivided attention.
“So what should we do then?”Mr deashim asked and the doctor sighed again.
“She needs a blood donation urgently, else we might lose her”The doctor announced.
“Then let the needful be done, do you want me to lose my daughter?”Mrs deashim shouted tearfully.
“We don’t have her blood type in our bank, that’s why I needed to speak with you guys,I need to test you blood type to….”The doctor was still talking when they caught him off.
“Our blood can never match with hers”they replied sadly and the doctor furrowed his brows.
“Why can’t it match?”
“Cos we’re not her parents!”
A shattering sound was heard and they turned to see beom-seok, standing at the door with a shocked expression.
Aerum was never a deashim??
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<MINUTES LATER>
“So you’re saying that you guys were never her biological parents?”Beom-seok asked to be sure he didn’t hear wrong,after they where done explaining how they found aerum.
It was on a Thursday night,last two years ago when they both(the deashim) was coming back after spending some time on the streets.
They found her, lying helplessly on the pool of her own blood, almost at the verge of death,her face brutally destroyed that it was difficult to recognize her. They took her to the hospital,after which the doctor confirmed she had amnesia and couldn’t remember anything. She also had to undergo a face surgery,since her face was destroyed beyond recognition. Left with no choice or anything to do,they decided to take her as their daughter and gave her the name aerum. Aerum woke up to find herself in a home and the people around her,she grew to know them as her parents! A new memory,a new face and a new home. It was difficult to identify who she was.
Beom-seok facepalmed himself and before the rest could understand what was happening,he broke down in tears.
“What happened?”They asked him at once, confused on why he was crying.
“She came back! She really came back to me!!”He cried and turned hastily to the doctor.
“I know what to do,I once had a friend who died two years ago,but her corpse was never found and I strongly believe she’s the one!”Beom-seok began and they’ll exchanged looks.
“A DNA test will prove my point. Yes, it’ll”Beom-seok added, trying to make them see things the way he was seeing.
“She’s fighting for her life in there and you’re talking about a DNA test?”The doctor almost yelled.
“I’m a universal donor,so you can take mine! Then the DNA test will come later”beom-seok said hurriedly and the doctor smiled.
“Thank goodness,let’s proceed then”
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<NEXT MORNING~CHIN-HEA’S MANSION>
The loud banging at the gate, woke everyone up. Beom-seok was already at the gate,as early as possible…. banging on it tirelessly.
“Beom… beom-seok?”The security guard stuttered the moment he opened the gate.
Without bothering to reply him, beom-seok rushed in only to see Seo-Jun climbing down the stairs, yawning tiredly. She was still in her nightie.
Her face brightened, when she saw beom-seok in their house.
“You came back…”She suddenly stopped talking,when beom-seok glared at her h@??fully. She gulped nervously.
“Where is your mom?”Beom-seok asked and Seo-Jun raised a brow up.
“Why would you be looking for that insane woman?”She retorted with an eye roll and beom-seok chuckled.
“Wasn’t expecting less from you!! Answer my question,ion care if she’s insane or not,just wanna see her!”Beom-seok shouted and Seo-Jun flinched fearfully, looking at his eyes which has turned bloodshot already.
“She’s..she’s..she’s..still in her room!!”She stammered slowly and beom-seok pushed her out of the way, rushing to the woman’s room.
He walked in to the room,to see Mrs chin-hae sitting on the floor, while staring into space.
“Aunt!”Beom-seok called slowly, crouching down beside her, Mrs chin-hae only looked at him, without giving a reply.
Beom-seok sighed out tiredly, looking away from her. Like it is always said,every parents have their favorite child,and Ara happened to be her mom’s favorite cos of her character, while Seo-Jun is her dad’s favorite since she’s the replica of him. After the death of Ara, Mrs chin-hae couldn’t bear the shock and she slumped into temporary mental unstability, according to the doctors her mentality was bound to be stable once she sees her daughter,but it’s been two years already and Ara was gone, and they where losing hope slowly,thou she’s still on medication but nothing was happening.
“Your daughter….”Beom-seok bite his lips, not knowing how to bring up the conversation.
What if after everything and she’s not Ara? How would the woman feel?
“My daughter?”She repeated and beom-seok nodded with a smile.
“I think I found her,but I’ll still need your help to confirm my suspicions”Beom-seok said and she quickly stood up.
“My daughter!! My daughter!!”She shouted, jumping around happily.
“Aunt can you help me with something?”Beom-seok requested slowly and she nodded.
“Don’t tell anyone for now okay?”He said and she smiled.
“Ne! (Yes!)”
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<HOSPITAL~DOCTOR’S OFFICE>
“Here is her hair sample”Beom-seok said, giving the doctor Mrs chin-hae hair sample.
“The results will be ready in few minutes”The doctor replied and beom-seok nodded before leaving,he went straight to Aerum’s ward afterwards.
Pooling out a stool,he sat beside her and began staring at her face.
Memories of when he and she was dating two years ago began rushing in and he found himself crying even before he could stop himself.
Was she really the one? He mumbled and smiled. Even without the DNA test,the results is clear already,but he still needed to be sure that it wasn’t a coincidence.
“Aerum! Keep fighting okay? We would surely sail through this”He muttered and leaned forward, then kissed her forehead.
He exhaled and leaned back,his head on the chair headrest and his eyes tightly shut as he began thinking.
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“Do you think I’ll ever let you be with her? I saw her first which means I’m having her”
“FYI,Ara is not a commodity okay? And I’m the one she choose,why is that too difficult for you to accept? You can’t force love,her heart beats for me, and me alone!”
“Then I’ll never sit and watch you take her away from me! Never beom-seok!!!”
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“Beom-seok is mine Ara! Why would you betray me in the first place? You knew I’ve been crushing on him and you still chose to date him? Aren’t you being too wicked?”Seo-Jun yelled in tears and Ara sighed before trying to touch her,but she stepped back.
“Don’t touch me Ara! Don’t”
“Seo-Jun,we don’t control the Heart…I never planned to fall in love with him,but it happened. I don’t want to have issues with my little sis because of a guy….”
“Then leave him for me,is that too difficult for you to do huh?”Seo-Jun asked and Ara sighed.
“I would have loved to but I love him Seo-Jun….”
“If I can’t be with beom-seok,then you won’t be either!!!”Seo-Jun glared h@??fully and walked out on Ara.
She dipped her hands in her hair, feeling frustrated. But she felt a hand wrapping her from behind.
“Beom-seok!!”She smiled.
“I heard everything Ara! Don’t worry, she’ll get over me soon!!”
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Beom-seok thoughts was suddenly interupted when the doctor walked in.
“The results is ready”He smiled, handing the results to him, which he took with a shaky hand.
The more he opened it,the more his heart beat accelerated,and when he finally opened it, his eye went wide in shock and more tears flowed down his cheeks while a smile crept the corner of his lips.
The results is positive!! It’s her! She’s his Ara!!
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TBC….