Prologue Pt.3

“Beautiful. That’s how most people describe him. When we started dating, he had so many people courting him, both girls and boys. Out of all those people, I was the one who captured his heart. Some days, I wonder about whether I deserve him. Some days I feel like he’s way out of my league. Sungmin just has this way of figuring out what’s upsetting me, even if I feel like it’s nothing big. He constantly says that we should never have secrets and we should tell each other everything. As soon as he figures out what’s wrong, he tries to cheer me up. He has this special way of cheering me up, and it easily cheers me up. I’m pretty sure you might’ve seen him cheering me up. But I’ll explain in just in case. If we’re at home, he’ll sit us on the couch, and he somehow coaxes me into lying with my head in his lap. And he gently runs his finger down my cheek over and over again. And he gently looks me in the eyes, in a comforting sort of way. It’s really soothing, and maybe it’s because we’ve been dating for ten years, but I’m so used to it, and I wish he could be here to comfort me right now…” I sigh and look down as the tears threaten to fall. I feel a hand on my shoulder and look up to see Sora, who is gently rubbing my shoulder. “I know it’s hard. But if you want to make it to the hospital, we should go now.” I stand up, and Sora gives me a tissue as we head out the door.

I hear a gasp and look up to see Sora standing in front of Sungmin’s hospi