First Month

“Did his death help save many lives?”

“Yes, it did.”

“Did his death help to preserve peace in a certain area?”

“Yes, it did.”

“Did he die to serve our country?”

“Yes, he did.”

Mo Yeon couldn’t stop crying.

She curled up on her bed for she didn’t know how long. The news of Si Jin’s death broke her into pieces. First, the letter and then, his Commander came to her place asking her to sign the paper. Mo Yeon buried her face deeper onto the pillow.

After this, what was she supposed to do?

Living alone again after having someone she deeply loved?

But, what choice did she has?

He left her with promise to return and yet, he didn’t.

He left her promise to stay alive and yet, he broke it.

With sniffled and red rimmed eyes, she caught the sight of Si Jin’s letter.

His last words on his letter cut her heart deeply.

And don’t think of me far too long.

Mo Yeon returned to work two days after receiving the news. Her friends suspected something, but didn’t dare to ask her, even Dr. Pyo didn’t ask anything. Mo Yeon’s friend noticed something amiss when she suddenly asked for a change on her schedule. What made her curious was Mo Yeon took almost all the night shifts with only one day off a week.

Mo Yeon busied herself to distract her grief. She never left the hospital, only go home if necessary. She didn’t even want to stay at her place anymore, for it held so many memories of her and Si Jin. Three weeks gone by, Mo Yeon lived her life robotically. She was still good in surgery, earning appreciations from the hospital board, making Dr. Kim more resented her. She rarely ate lunch with her friends, she was shutting d