SEOUL HOSPITAL

"Unnie.. Jessica-unnie!! you gonna be fine!!" said Krystal while holding Jessica's hand. The nurse and doctor bring Jessica to the emergency room.

"Sooyeon, take a deep breath.. Remember that!" Mrs. Jung hold the other hand of Jessica. 

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Jung, but you can't go inside. Please wait outside." The nurse closed the emergency room's door. 

unnie, please be okay... Then suddenly Krystal saw someone running in the hall way of the hospital toward her direction. Yuri unnie.

"Krystal.. Auntie Jung.. is.. is Jessica inside now? can.. can we go inside? she must be in pain right now!!" Yuri try to catch her breath. Sweat all over her face and her basketball uniform.

"Yuri, we can't get inside to make Jessica companied, we are not allowed. We can only wait". Mrs. Jung is nervous.

"Yuri-unnie, I thought you are having a final basketball competition today?", ask Krystal.

"It's okay, Jessica is more important.. ah, I need to sit down first.."Yuri still trying to catch her breath and then she sit down on the bench there.

wow, Yuri unnie ditch the final just because she worried about Jessica-unnie? she suddenly remember about Yuri's truth feeling toward her sister. Yuri-unnie, you really love Jessica-unnie. But, does Jessica unnie know about this?

"Yuri-unnie, I have something to ask.. are you..", Krystal's question was cutted half way by the nurse, "Is Kwon Yuri here?"

"Yes, I just arrived here.. what..what happened?" Yuri nervous

"the patient demand you to go inside. She keep mentioning your name and beg us to looking for you. Please wear this clothes and gloves to make sure you are sterile". The nurse hand out the hospital clothes and gloves to Yuri. 

"Auntie Jung, Krystal, I'll make sure that Jessica alright". Then she go inside with the nurse.

EMERGENCY ROOM

"Miss Jung, take a quick breath and let it out regulary please and keep pushing it, 1..2..3,  1..2..3.." the doctor is trying so hard to pull the baby out.

"Yuri.. I want Yuri here..."Jessica is crying in pain, she's gettin' tired because the baby won't come out yet.

"Sica-ah, Sica, I'm here.. I'm here for you!!"Yuri quickly grab Jessica's hand when she get inside the room. 

"Yuri-ah.."Jessica crying and held Yuri's hand with a strong grip.

"Sica, you can do it. You are strong, I know you can do it. Breath together with me.. 1..2..3..   1..2..3..   1..2..3.." Yuri is trying to help Jessica breathing by the ryhtym.

"Ughhhhhhh.....  ughhhhhhhh....!!!" Jessica is trying her best to keep pushing the baby out.

"Keep going, Miss Jung!! I can see the head.. Keep breathing and pushing at the same time now, Miss Jung" The doctor instruct Jessica.

"Ughhhhhhhh....!!!!"

"Come on Sica, I know you can do it!! It's almost over!!" Yuri tighten her grip on Jessica's hand while wiping Jessica's sweat on the forehead.

after 10 minutes..

"Ugghhhh..... Gyaaaaaahhhhhhh......" Jessica let out a big scream.

ooeeekkkkk... oeekkkkkkk.... ekkkkkkkk....

the baby's voice echoed around the room. "Congratulation Miss Jung, you have a very healthy daughter", said the doctor while showing the baby to Jessica and Yuri.

Jessica and Yuri are so relieved.. "She is so beautiful.. Sica".

"Yes, she is.." Jessica couldn't help but cry because she's so happy that the baby is fine.

"What will you name her, Miss Jung?" ask the doctor.

"I will name her...  Yoona", Jessica answer.

"It's a great name, Miss Jung. Now the nurse will clean her up and bring her to the baby's incubator room. Please take a rest now,Miss Jung" then the doctor take a leave and ask the other nurse to take care of Jessica.

Yuri is still not letting go Jessica's hand because she is so nervous witnessing the birth scene in front of her eyes. In other words, shocked.

"Yuri-ah, thank you so much for staying with me now.. I really don't know that you really gonna be in the hospital. I just screaming your name out of nowhere and glaring at the doctor and the nurse to looking out for you."

"It doen't matter, Sica-ah. I'm already here for you". Yuri smile.

Then Jessica remember something, "The game!!! How's the game??!! do you win the final?" 

Yuri smile nervously and scratch the back of her neck, "uhm.. How should I say this.. uhm..I didn't finish the game, I just leave the game to Taeyeon after Tiffany told me that you get into the hospital." She lower her head.

Jessica gasp. Yuri, why did you do that?

"Yuri-ah, but it's all you ever wanted.. Why you leave your dream like that?"Jessica feel so guilty.

"Because you are more important, Sica" Yuri said it in her serious tone, hoping that Jessica understand the meaning.

Jessica then questioning, "and why am I so important Yuri-ah? it's your future to get that scholarship and now it's gone because of me".

Yuri smile and kiss Jessica's forehead, "Don't ask anymore question, Sica. You need to take a rest. And I still have to tell your mom and Krystal about you and the baby". Then she get out from the room.

Yuri-ah, why you throw away your dream because of me? Jessica feel so guilty but still questioning about Yuri's action.

Krystal and her mom waiting for the news as soon as emergency room's lights was turned off. And then they saw Yuri and the nurse out from the door.

"Yuri, how is she? is she and the baby alright?" ask Mrs Jung followed by Krystal. "How's Jessica-unnie?"

Yuri smile to them and assure them that Jessica is doing fine, the baby as well. "They are both fine. The baby is very healthy".

The nurse then congratulate them, "Congratulation, Mrs. Jung. You got a grand daughter. Lucky this young lady is here to comfort Miss Jung just now" the nurse praise Yuri. "She's done a great job since the husband seems couldn't come to support Miss Jung".

Yuri just smile sadly,"I'm.. I'm just doing what the best friend should do..."

Krystal quickly catch Yuri's reaction. aish, poor Yuri-unnie. Then she try to change the topic, "is my unnie already give the baby name yet?"

"Yoona.. her name is Yoona".  

Mrs. Jung couldn't help but let the tears of joy, "Can we see Jessica and the baby now?"

The nurse answer her, "Mrs. Jung, you can see the baby from outside baby's incubator room. I will bring you there, but unfortunately you can't see your daughter for a few hours until she sterilized. But don't worry, she's fine"

"Soojung-ah, let's go to see Yoona." Mrs. Jung is so excited and grab Krystal to follow the nurse.

Yuri then realised that she haven't heard anything from Taeyeon about the game. She take out her phone and tried to call Taeyeon. 

"No need to call me, Yuri-ah. I'm here". Taeyeon and Tiffany arrived in the hospital. 

"How.. how's the final result, Taeng?" Yuri ask nervously.

slap!!

"TaeTae!!". Tiffany shocked when Taeyeon slap Yuri on the cheek. Yuri is feel more shocked.

"We won the competiton, Yuri."said Taeyeon coldly. "That slap is because you let everything out of your hand, you throw away your own future and dream".

Yuri hold her cheek while lower her head.

Then Taeyeon hold Yuri's shoulder, "But I understand and forgive you because I know your reason. And as your best buddy, I want you to know that I'm so proud of you. You take a risk for someone you fully love with your whole heart. Not everyone can be like you, Yuri-ah"

Yuri's eyes form a tears. "I'm so sorry to let you and our team down, Taeng...."

Taeyeon shook her head, "We won the game, Yuri-ah. Doesn't matter anymore. What matter now is, you can't have the scholarship. The coach is so angry right now".

"This is my choice and I'll take the responsibility of my action. I guess I retired too soon, didn't I? hahaha.." Yuri try to laugh but inside she's very sad.

"I will always support you, Yuri. That's my words." Taeyeon hug her best friend.

"Thanks buddy". 

"Now, where is the baby? is it boy or girl?" Taeyeon ask.

"It's a girl. Sica name her Yoona. Krystal and auntie Jung are outside the baby's incubator room now. Just go there to look at the baby". Yuri point to the incibator room's direction.

Tiffany is so excited, "OMG!! I have a niece!! so cuteeee!! I will give her lots of pink stuff later on!! Yoona, Aunt Tiff coming now!! come on TaeTae!!!" then she grab  Taeyeon while half running.

Taeyeon complaint, "Fany-ah, why I have to run again after the game....??" but in the end, she running because of Tiffany.

Yuri laughing, and then she sit down on the bench.

I guess this is the time to move on from my future dream that I just throw away.. She dial one number that she keep on emergency list in her phone..

"Hello?"

"Hallo, Narsha-unnie, uhm.. I'm Yuri... about your request last time that I said that I will think about it...      I will do it, unnie".

END OF CHAPTER 17

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