7 YEARS EARLIER

“Oh, you cheater! You always trick me!” A ten-year old Yuri said

“No, I’m not tricking you! You just don’t know how to play this game!” An eleven-year old Key said (Key is Yuri’s childhood best friend and neighbor. He is wearing eyeglasses due to his blurry eye)

“Aniyo~!” Ten-year old Yuri said

“Spare me!” Eleven-year old Key exclaimed

“Kure?” Yuri asked

“Ne!” Key answered

“Arasso~! You really are my best friend! Hi-Five!” Yuri said and they took a Hi-five.

“I’ll be your best friend until the end!” Key said

“Ne~!” Yuri said and hugged Key.

“Ya~! Let go!” Key shouted but Yuri just made it tighter.

“Let go!” Key yelled and Yuri let him go then laughed.

“Let’s play again! Kaja?” Yuri said

“Bwoh! Aniyo~!” Key exclaimed

“Waeyo~!?” Yuri asked

“You don’t know how to play!” Key said

“Jebal~! Jebal!” Yuri begged Key.

“Aniyo! I don’t want my glasses to fall again.” Key said.

“Ok…” Yuri said, then grabbed Key’s glasses

“Ya! Yuri-ah!” Key yelled because he can’t clearly see Yuri.

“No! Find me! Let’s play hide and seek!” Yuri played around with Key.

“Yuri! I can’t see you clearly!” Key kept on shouting in the middle of the street.

“Ya!!!” Yuri shouted because a car was going toward Key.

“Yul?” Key said it because he don’t know where to go because he can’t see clearly. Yuri pushed Key away and she was the one who was bumped. Her head fell off into the ground

“Yuri-ah!” Key yelled and cried. His glasses broke up

*Sparked*

(Ambulance Siren Sound) Yuri’s head was bleeding. She also has low rate of heart rate, she breathes hard and was almost dying.

“Yuri!!” Her eomma tries to wake her up inside the ambulance.

“Mianhe! Mianhe!” Key said to Yuri’s eomma as he cries.

“It’s not your fault, she just saved you. Don’t feel guilty; nothing’s going to happen to your ya chingu.” Yuri’s eomma said.

“Ya! Please drive faster! Ya-chingu’s dying!” Key yelled and was really worried to Yuri

“Yuri! We will reach the hospital.” Key said as he continued to cry. They reached the hospital and they quickly brought Yuri to the emergency room. They charged Yuri’s heart to revive her breathing and it became successful, but they still have to confine her to the hospital for some health check-ups. The doctor went out the emergency room

“Ajusshi! How’s my ya-chingu!” Key asked the doctor as he cries.

“She’s alright, but we need to check her up.” The doctor said as he tap Key’s head

“Ahjumma! Did you hear the Ajusshi? Yul is alright!” Key said to Yuri’s eomma

“Like what I have told you! Nothing’s going to happen with our strong Yuri!” Yuri’s eomma said.

“I’ll just come back tomorrow Ahjumma!” Key exclaimed and was happy because Yuri’s alright.

“I’ll bring you to your home, you are not wearing your glasses, I’m afraid that you’ll not reach your house.” Yuri’s eomma brought Key home then came back

After a day..

“Ahjumma!” When will she open her eyes?” Key asked.

“Mollayo, But don’t worry, our Yuri will open her eyes soon.” Yuri’s eomma said

“How soon?” Key asked

 “Let’s just wait.” Her eomma said, Key saw Yuri’s finger moved.

“Ahjumma! Yuri moved” Key shouted and Yuri woke up.

“Eomma!” Yuri said and her eomma draw near to her quickly.

“Where am I?” Yuri asked

“Yipee!! Our Yuri’s alright!..” Key yelled

“Ya! You’re so noisy! Too early in the morning!” Yuri said and the doctor entered the room.

“I already have the results!” The doctor said.

“Let’s talk outside..” Her eomma said

“Why did you changed your glasses?” Yuri asked,

“Simply, it was crushed.” Key said

“Mianhe! All of this won’t happen if I didn’t grabbed your glasses” Yuri said

“Your child is okay. But her head was a little bit affected, but so far, we didn’t find anything wrong. But we must still look after her. Because some sickness might appear to her when she started to grow old” The doctor said

“Arasso, kamsamnida!” Yuri’s eomma said

“But we can’t take her out in the hospital, she still need rest..” The doctor said.

“Eomma! Let’s go home!” Yuri said

“You still need to rest.” Her eomma said

“But I’m already strong.” Yuri exclaimed proudly.

“Ne~! You do need to rest! You are still weak..” Key said

“No~! You’re not still weak, you are always weak!” Key added then laughed.

“I’ll just leave you two, I have to buy food for both of you.” Her eomma said

“Arasso!” Yuri exclaimed

“Ya! Come here!” Yuri said

“Bwoh?” Key asked then he drew near to Yuri. Yuri pinched Key’s nose.

“Ouch! You!” Key said

“What? You can’t bully me! I’m sick!” Yuri said

“Ya! You’re tricking me! That’s why I don’t want to play with you!” Key said

“Aniyo!” Yuri said.

“Eh! Just go sleep there!” Key said.

After a while…

“Yuri, Key, I have here your food” Yul’s eomma said and brought Yuri’s food in her bed.

“Eomma! What’s this!” Yuri demanded

“Vegetables!” Her eomma answered

“Hm, but I’m not eating this! I want ramen and kimchi like Key!” Yuri said

“How are you going to leave the hospital if you’re not going to eat these food?” Her eomma said

“Wait, I’ll get you water outside, and eat you food now.” Her eomma said then left.

“Key! Come here!” Yuri whispered

“Bwoh?” Key asked

“I want some ramen and kimchi, please give me some, you’re always eating a lot! I’ll give you some vegetables!” Yuri said

“No! I won’t!” Key said

“Are you really my bestfriend?” Yuri asked because Key refused to give her ramen and kimchi.

“Ne! I’m just caring for your health!” Key said

“Really?? You just don’t want to share that with me!” Yuri said and got upset.

“Arasso! I give you some!” Key exclaimed but her eomma arrived.

“Aissh!” Yuri said

“Hey, Why are you not eating your food?” Her eomma asked

“Ahh.. I’m sleepy again!” Yuri said because she doesn’t want to eat her food.

“No~! You’re always saying that line if you don’t want to eat your meal” Her eomma said

“Arasso…” Yuri said and started eating the mixed vegetables.

“Yuck, I really don’t eat this.” Yuri demanded.

“So, you just stay here for the rest of your life!” Her eomma threatened her. After some few days, Yuri left the hospital and got discharged.

“Now, we can play again!” Yuri said

“I’m not in the mood!” Key said

“Arasso, I’m going to take your glasses off!” Yuri said

“Arasso!” Key said, after a while…

“Ya~! You are always cheating me!” Yuri exclaimed

“Come on! You are always saying that line every time I won over you!” Key said

“But I’m just saying what’s true!” Yuri said

“You really don’t know how to play this board game!” Key said

“Next time! I’ll make sure that I would win this game!” Yuri exclaimed

“Have to go home! We have class tomorrow!” Key said then left.

“Class? But tomorrow is Sunday? The next day is our classes!” Yuri said

“Aishh, that fat nerd really don’t want to play with me because I’m not good at all?” Yuri added

…

“Yuri-ah!!” Key shouted outside here best friend’s house

“Yuri, Key is already waiting for you outside!” Yuri’s eomma exclaimed

“Arasso!! I’ll just finish eating my breakfast!” Yuri said

“What? You are already eating for an hour!” Her eomma said

“Kure!!” Yuri said then she quickly brushed her teeth and leave…

“Ya!! We’re going to be late for the Sunday service again!” Key exclaimed

“Kaja!” Yuri said.

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END of CHAPTER

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