The First Interlude

A JUMP INTO THE FUTURE

His brain froze, he blinked, trying to process what he had just heard and he was too shocked to say anything. Slowly he turned his face to her, trying to read her expression. There was nothing but a happy excitement on it. Her beautiful face glowed more these past months, despite the couple bad months in her early pregnancy. She has become more beautiful than ever, his heart always pounded like crazy whenever he saw her.

“Triplets, doctor?” her voice pulled him back to reality, she was excited. 

“Yes congratulations! Looks like you are expecting triplets, we need to be extra careful and take additional care of your health.” The doctor smiled wisely.

“Oppa! We are having triplets! Isn’t this exiting?” 

Joon Gi, who was still too shocked by the news only nodded with blank eyes. He tried to put on a smile, but it was like pulling up a big truck with his own bare hands. 

‘What have I done.... oh my god.... What have I done to my Ji Eun ah... ommo... Ottokeee’ 

“Okay, let’s decide  the schedule for check-ups and other things too,” the doctor continued.

They discussed all things they needed to pay attention to, such as the food and also exercises. Joon Gi wasn’t really present , his mind was in mess. He had always loved kids, since he was young. When he finally married the love of his life, Ji Eun, he directly told her that he wanted kids. Ji Eun agreed because she loved kids, too. But to have three babies as their first born - he felt blessed and cursed at the same time. It was like being in heaven but at the same time in hell. 

‘How are we going to take care of them? It’s not that we don’t have money for it, just Ji Eun has always said that she wants to take care of the baby herself without a babysitter. I promised to help her, but three babies?’

He automatically grimaced because of the thoughts on his mind, when Ji Eun saw him.

“Are you okay, oppa?” she touched his elbow, concerned. “You have been very quiet since we came to the doctor. Is something troubling you?”

They were on their way back from the hospital. Joon Gi had been moving around like a robot without saying much since he received the news. Ji Eun seemed to notice. He didn’t know how to tell her how sorry he was, how much he worried and how he panicked thinking about the fact she was having his kids, all three of them, inside her petite figure. He was happy, he always was. When she told him that she was pregnant with their baby, he shouted and jumped around in joy. But now - hearing she would have these three babies at the same time, he couldn’t help to curse himself. He couldn’t imagine how much pain she would have to endure, how exhausting it would be and how much danger she would face. He had heard from his mom and sister the fact that women were always putting their life in danger when they gave birth