EPISODE 24

 

 

 

NAM WOO HYUN

  " Appa , your hand is not hurt anymore ? " the first question Minguk asked me as soon as he come back from school .   " Ne , finally I'm free !!!! "" I said to myself loudly and Minguk laugh at me .   " Now , I can take your picture and omma again " I said while peck his cheek .   " Yaaayy !! Assaa !! "   " Now , go and take a bath because we will meet someone special today "   " With mom ? "   " No , mom is busy today so we will go without her " he's pouting when I told him that .   " It's okay , because tonight we will have dinner together "   " Really ? "   " Ne , I'll bring you and your mother to your favorite  dumpling restaurant "   " Yayyyy !! Thank you appa !! " +++   " Minguk-ah , where are we going now ?? " I asked him whose busy eating triangular kimbap . I didn't cook him any lunch since we will at my old house later. Since my cast got removed, I feel awkward when driving a car.   " Aboji old house " he answered simple. Actually, my mother didn't let me go to this house but after a long discussion she let me go . Luckily I have Ya Na to help me as she is very good in arguments and everything. The reason why she didn't let me go is she afraid if I'll being hurt again. She also said , there must be agenda if my stepmother invite us to her house and I think about the same thing too . So, just for the sake of my father's condition and according to my mother, it is his last wish to meet my family , I accept the invitation.   " What are we going to do there ? " I asked him more.     " Eat " I laughed hardly when I heard that.   " Yes , we're going to eat there but the most important thing is my father is sick . So , my father is your…? "   " Grandfather "    " That's right !! " even though it has been a long time I didn't go to this house ... I can remember the path very clearly .    " Omma's old house was here too right ? " he asked me.   " Ne..omo , you remembered about this ?  " I can't expect he will remember about this too and then he replied my question with giggling.    After turn right , count from 10 seconds , I already arrived my house . No! I mean house that I used to live.   " Woah ,haraboji house was so big " Minguk said while swallowing the last piece of seaweed. Yes , it's big at the outside , but when you step in , you don't know how empty it is. During past time , I used to live with money but not today .    " Let's go , Minguk-ah . You remember what I had told you right ? " I ask him .   " Ne " he nods.    I hope everything will be going well today.   +++   "Please have a drink " one of the maid said while serving us a cup of green tea as well as macaroon.   " Mrs.Nam was upstairs and she will come down later " she adds more. This maid is different with the one that used to treat me.   " Ne ? Thank you but where is my sister ? " I ask her.   " Oh , I'm not sure but I think she has a date with Mr.Kim " she told me and then I nods. Well, I'm not so surprised though.   " Aboji , I want to drink" Minguk said.   " Oh , here "    " Omo! Woohyun-ah ...finally " as soon as I saw my mother come down from stairs , I bow to her and Minguk did the same too. I felt very happy to be back in this house and everything in this house never change too. It is the same as I left it 6 years ago . Besides , I didn't believed I will come to this house after a long time as I hate to be here with the people that never loved me but loved their money.   " It is never change Woohyun-ah " my mother told me and I smile to her.   " Omo , who is this cute boy " my mother approach Minguk slowly who sat on the luxury coach comfortably.   " My name is Nam Min Guk " he introduced himself.   " Omo , good boy " she brush Minguk's hair gracefully and pinch his chubby cheeks.   " Woohyun-ah , let's go upstairs , your father is waiting " she told me and I nod slowly. I am lying if I said I didn't nervous at all and in fact I felt scared. I'm scared that after I met him , everything would be change because I know him so well. So , I walk upstairs nervously left Minguk and the maid alone. I remembered clearly , location of my room and I can see there's nothing change at all . Well, you didn't see inside the room yet . I bet it become Myung Soo's room now.   " Yeobo , look who is coming " my step mother said and as soon as I pass the door , I saw oxygen tank besides the bed and a lot of machine surrounds him . Lastly , my eyes fall upon him .A man that I look now is not the person that will give me everything that I want , not the person who will pampered you with his money , not the person who will angry if I mention about Ya Na and not the person who will smile when he heard about money but a person who was pathetic laying on the bed and all I can hear is his breath .    " Woo..woohyun-ah..." his hoarse voice when calling my name caused my tears to fall down by itself and my heart become so hurt to the point that I can't breathe properly.   What are you doing Woohyun-ah!!! After all this while , your father laid on the bed and you as his son don't even care about his condition. For 24 years , he has been took care of you , feed you , give your educations but what you have you done until you don't even concern about his health . Suddenly, I remembered about my father last word before I left the house. "Don't even admit you're ' Nam ' if you what you're doing to the family is humiliating them ! "   " Aboji " I kneel down besides his bed and clasped his hand tightly and kiss it repeatedly until my tears tainted on his hand.    " I'm really sorry appa ... I'm not with you when you need me " I look at him while crying so hard until I can't see my father's face anymore because my eyes was filled by tears . Then, I feel someone patted my back and I know it was my mother.    " It's okay.." he replied me hardly .    " Woohyun-ah... " his hoarse voice calling my name.   " Appa , just stop talking "   " From the first day you were born , I was hardly say this sentence to you every time you make achievements and I'm regret it a lot " my father told me and I'm still clasp his hand tightly.   " Woohyun-ah , I want you to know that I'm really proud to have a son like you "    " Aboji..just...."   " and I will be more proud and can rest in peace if you fulfilled my last wish , Woohyun-ah "    " Just tell me what is your last wish aboji..I'll do my best to grant it for you " I told him and I mean it . If this is the only way to repay him after what he had done to me , I have no choice .    " Be..be a successor of Paradigm Cooperation " after I heard that from his mouth , I'm unclasping his hand slowly .  I don't believe this because I thought my father will change . I thought my father will forget everything about the company but I was wrong .    "  Aboji , you know my answer would be right ? " I told him as I stand up while facing him .   " I can do anything else but not related to the company  .. " I told him again and my heart ache after I saw he looking me with sorrowful eyes. I hate that company and my father turned out to be a greedy man after be a successor of Paradigm Cooperation and I don't want to be like that.    " I'm sorry " with that I leave the room again . I don't know why but every conversation between me and him must be lead with unhappy ending.   " Wait ! Woohyun-ah !! " my step mother called and succeed from stopping me. I ask her ' what ' , through my eyes.   " Please consider your father last wish , he really wants you to sit on the chairman chair " my mother pleaded me.   " Why you don't ask Ji Yoon itself ? I'm sure she's capable to be in the position and even Kim Myung Soo " I replied her.    " But he believed you more than anyone ! " she told me with stern voice .    Unable to reply her , I look at her for 2 seconds and change my glances towards the stairs .    Suddenly , I heard Minguk's giggling so loudly downstairs . Unable to defeat my curiosity , I'm going down and look at Minguk who busy playing soft toys  with an unknown woman .    " Aboji ! Look at this ! " happy Minguk was looking at me while showing the cute dinosaurs plushy .    " Woah , where do you get this ? "   " I bought for him " an unknown lady told me. Who is her though ? She has long brown hair , heart shaped face and big eyes.   " Excuse me…but…who...."   " Jung So Jung " my mother interrupt us and she just smiling when she heard that.   " I'm the new CEO of merged company with Paradigm Cooperation, Se Ho group " do I care ?   " I see "   " Minguk-ah , we've met before right ? Do you remember ? " So Jung asked Minguk whose busy playing with the dinosaurs plushy.   " Hmm...ne ! I remember " really ? They have met before ? When ? How ? Should I ask them now ?    " So Jung-shi , thank you for the plushy" I decided to change the topic as I'll ask everything to Minguk later.   " Ne , no problem " +++   " Minguk-ah , tell me how do you meet So Jung noona ? " I ask him directly . I'm sure he was fall in love with the plushy.    " Ah , I met her at school " school ? How can that be ?   " How..."   " The day that I ran away , I met her at school . She is the one who sends me to mother "    " I see ..yah ! Minguk-ah , don't even run away from me and mother okay ? " I told him.    " What happen if you won't see mother and father forever ? Do you want that ? " I warned him .     He shook his head repeatedly and pouting.   LEE YA NA     " Death time : 10:23 am " I said while looking my watch.   " Dr. Hwang please inform Kim Mi Ni's guardian " I told Sung Yeol .   " Okay Dr.Lee "   I nod hardly when I know the fact Kim Mi Ni is no longer exist in this world . If only the Mi Ni  was treated early, I might save her life.   +++   The ring that Woohyun gave me , I look at it delightfully . After what we had gone through together all this while , finally we're going to achieve our dreams . I'm even happier when Minguk was by my side . Then , I pull the drawer to take lollipop that Minguk gave me as a present . People might think it is just a lollipop but for me , it is more than that . It is a memory .   " Dr.Lee " I heard footsteps from my back and from the voice itself , I know it was Dr.Hwang .   " Yes , Dr.Hwang " I turn around and saw him holding a lunch box .   " Here " he gives me the lunchbox and I take it with my both hands hesitantly .   " What is this for ? " I open the lunchbox and saw kimbap with egg rolls .   " This is for Minguk . I don't know why but even though we met in short time , I feel attached to him " Sungyeol said and I know that kind of feelings .   " Wah , thank you so much Sungyeol-ah . But , Minguk will eat kimbap only since..."   " ! I forgot his allergy " Sungyeol claims .   " Nevermind , I will eat on his behalf . Besides , eating one won't hurt for him " I told him and he showed me blur expressions.   " He once eat egg roll without purpose and surprisingly he was perfectly fine "   " I'm glad to hear that . Well , egg allergy will gone as he get older " he told me and I smile showing that I agreed with him .   " You're right . Hmm..I have to go for Kim Mi Ni's funeral and I will told Minguk that his uncle was cooking for him " Sungyeol smiles very widely when he heard that and I've never see this side of him before .   " Thank you "