"Did she really say that?" Butler Seo asked in disbelief when I told him that me and Sooyeon will go to that room.

"Yes, Butler Seo. She clearly said she wanted to see her."

"I-It's great news then. G-Go. You may. We don't lock its door often since we're hoping for this day to come when Miss Sooyeon will go visit her sister."

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Sooyeon was silent as she crawled next to Jessica. She hugged her and burried her face at the crook of the sleeping beauty's neck. Yes, Jessica remains as beautiful as her twin. Despite the tubes protruding from and nose and her face looking pale, her beauty remains striking. Sometimes I randomly ask, is it legal to look as gorgeous as her (and Sooyeon)?

Not a single word escaped from Sooyeon's mouth as she continued lying next to her sister. She tightened her embrace like she's afraid of letting her go. Seconds later, faint sobs mixed with the noise the machines produced in that room. Sooyeon now looks like a child crying in her mother's shoulder. I wanted to approach and comfort the crying girl but a voice in me said that I should give them space. So I quickly left the room, closed its door and leaned my back on its frame.

"How is it?" Butler Seo asked when he passed by.

"She's crying," I said with my voice cracking in the middle.

"W-Why? Is Miss Jessica - ?"

I shook my head and said no. "She's okay, Butler Seo. Miss Jessica's condition remains the same. Sooyeon...Miss Sooyeon is probably missing her so much."

The butler sighed and then shook his head. "Why did this happen to them? Of all people, why did this complicated situation happen to them?"

"I don