The Other Staircase

Within Me

~Eunmi~

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Christmas break was over and we were back in college as usual.

I walked out of the hallway and saw Changmin waiting for me as usual. But the different thing was, he had dyed his hair brown

"OMO~~!!!!!!" I squeaked

He chuckled

I ran into his arms and then started to look through his hair

"You like it?" He asked

"It's gorgeous!!" I said happily

he laughed

"Wait until you see the rest of the members"

"Wae?!" I asked

"We just wanted.. to do something new.." He smiled

I chuckled

He gave me a kiss on my cheek and we started to head to school, hand in hand.

Outside it was really cold but since Changmin was beside me I barely noticed it.

As we entered the big schoolyard I started to notice all the girls envious gaze at us but seems like Changmin didn't bother

"Are they dating?"

"I thought it was a project"

"Are they for real?"

I heard those kind of whispers all the way to the college and it started to make me feel even more greedy

Changmin opened the schoolgate for me and I think he somehow noticed that I was feeling uncomfortable, so he put his arms around me and he didn't care who was watching. He kissed me on my forehead and kept walking with me close to him

"Don't care about their opinions.. They'll get over it. besides.. it's my life so I do whatever I want" Changmin smiled

I chuckled

We entered the first class and I sat down next to Changmin as the lesson started. Changmin was deeply concentrated on what the professor was saying but I wasn't.

For some reason I think it kind of started to get hot and I started to panic.
I felt my heart beat a little faster than usual and I just couldn't stay calm

Changmin was so into his studies that he didn't notice

I closed my eyes for a brief moment, inhale deep breaths while thinking about something happily

Then the first pain of attack came and I closed my eyes. I tried to maintain the attack and breathe slowly

Suddenly I felt a hand on my own and I opened my eyes to see Changmin holding it.

"Stay calm.. don't let him notice" I thought

I smiled weekly at him and he nodded

The pain inside of me.. he couldn't see it.. Good

He let go of my hand again and started to write down the same words that the professor had written on the white board

The pain started to disappear but the possibility of it coming back, I had to go out. Now

"Oppa.. I have to go now" I whispered to him

I didn't know how I sounded like but it was really a hard time doing it

"Wae?.. You're ok?" He asked worriedly and looked at me

I smiled

"I'm fine.. I just have an appointment about an hour.. It's dad and mom" I lied

He frowned

"Now? What's going on? They're ok?" He asked

I nodded

"Mom and dad are fine.. but dad.. uhm.. his .. condition.. he's going for a checkup.. and mom can't be there.. so I'm going" i said

He looked at me for a minute

"But.. I'll go with you" He said

I shook my head

"Aniya.. you stay here.. So that I can copy your papers later.. I'll call you later ok?"

"But Eunmi I.."

"Gwenchana!"

I gave him a quick kiss and ran outside to the hallway.

I struggled my way through the hallway which was empty by now and got outside. I felt the pain coming back and I started to run faster in order to get an taxi to the hospital.

I knew myself that Changmin wouldn't notice that I had gone to the hospital since the lesson was going to finish in 2 hours.

I stopped the first taxi I saw and hurried inside and told the driver to get me to the hospital.

When I arrived, I fell down at the main entrance

The driver saw me and helped me up and inside

"HELP!! DOCTOR!!" He shouted

Nurses ran to me as they grabbed a wheelchair and helped me to sit down

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~Changmin~

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I was waiting eagerly for her to come back but she didn't. The lesson was already over and I thought she was coming back after the visit with the hospital

"GOSH! WHY DID I HAD TO FORGET MY PHONE TODAY?!" I said angrily

"yah.. Take it easy.. She'll be back" JaeJoong said

I sighed

Suddenly a phone started to ring and I reacted immediately.

It was Yunho Hyung's phone

"Yoboseyo?"

".."

"Oh.. Nae~~.. "

I looked at Yunho as he was talking seriously and soon his gaze landed on me.

"Nae~~ .. Nae~~"

"Hyung.. Nugu?" I said

He didn't answer and kept talking

"I'm going crazy here" I hissed

Finally YUnho hung up and looked at me

"WHO WAS IT?!"

"That was your mother" Yunho said

I groaned

"I thought it was Eunmi" I sighed

Yunho nodded

"I think you have to worry about yourself at the moment"

Suddenly he had all of the members attention

"What do you mean?" I asked

"You need to go to the hospital now. Your mother is there and she's with the doctor they found you. For some reason, He's here at a meeting and he is a very well respected doctor and he took time to give you an examination.. which is.. in 30 minutes"

I gasped

"NOW?!"

He nodded happily

"Let's go!!"

I forgot my anxiety about Eunmi and was suddenly very happy that I didn't have to wait until the 22nd January to have my examination.

I could tell the other members was very happy too and they all decided to skip school just to be there and support me.

When we finally arrived at the hospital, I saw Mom waiting for me

"Hey mom" I said and hugged her

She hugged me back and greeted the guys as we started to walk to towards the elevator

"Why didn't you bring your cellphone today?" Mom scolded jokingly

I rolled my eyes

"Forgot it"

I chuckled

"Well good that you have such good hyungs who doesn't forget their phones at home" Mom said

I laughed and so did the others

The members cheered and said that they were going to wait in the waiting room as I was getting examined

I entered the examination room and greeted the doctor. He was an old man, pretty short, with glasses and wrinkles. But he looked wise and very gentle and he greeted me with a smile

"Annyeong haseo.. Pan gap ssumneeda" I bowed

he shook my hands and nodded

"Let's start right away" He smiled

First I changed into some kind of hospital clothes and the nurse forced me to sit on a wheelchair. She took me to a big examination room where I first did some tests and the doctor started to examine my head. He even pressed his fingers on my head and then he took down the notes on his papers.

After 20 minutes, the nurse brought me to another room with a big machine.

I was told to lie down and then they pushed me into the big machine and they said that I had to lie still.

I could even hear the soft music piano playing and it was pretty hot in here.

After 30 minutes they took me out and I went through an X-ray as well

After 2 hours of examination, I was finally done and I thanked the doctor as I started to make my way out. He said that he was going to call me to inform me about my condition and the tests

I walked towards the members as they were sitting and doing their homework

"Changmin" Yoochun smiled and stood up

"How did it go?" JaeJoong asked

I shrugged

"Went pretty fine I think. I did all the tests. He didn't show any sign of that I was in a bad condition so that must be a pretty good sign right?" I smiled

Yunho high fived me as Junsu Hyung hugged me

"Shall we go and eat then?" Junsu asked

I nodded

"I'm starving" I groaned

They all laughed

They gathered their books together as we started to make our way to the elevator. Yoochun pressed the button and we waited for the elevator to arrive

"Why is it taking such a long time?" Junsu sighed

"Somebody is maybe holding it or something" Yunho said and pressed it again

"Let's take the stairs.." JAeJoong suggested

We all walked towards the stairs and we came down to the 4th floor.

As we were about to walk down there was a sign that said that these stairs were at the moment closed

"Otoke?" Junsu asked

"There's another staircase down this way" Yunho said after seeing the sign that was pointing to the other staircase

"Kah ja" JaeJoong said

As we were walking we talked and joked about everything and I was really happy. We walked down the hallway and we looked around as we were seeing the nurses and doctors walking around, talking and taking down notes

I couldn't help but just to sneak peek into the hospitalrooms that had glass through it so that you could see what was happening inside or who was lying in there and resting.

But then My gaze stopped at the room 242

I stopped and stared inside the hospitalroom

"YAH! Changmin.. What are you doing?" Yunho called

I didn't answer

Instead, I took a few steps closer to the door. I just couldn't believe my eyes

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~Eunmi~

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"You need to visit us at least 4 times a week. It's because we don't want to take any chances" Mrs Lee said

I nodded

"And there's not a heart available yet .. I'm sorry Eunmi ah~~" She said and tapped me on the shoulder

I sighed

"Gwenchana.. I'll just keep fight and wait" I smiled

She nodded

"Very good attitude.. Yoona~~ssi is doing very well. She has a hard to getting used to it though and are here regurly so that we can check up on her" Mrs Lee said

I smiled

"But .. as the tests just showed me, your heart are slowly becoming weaker.. and I have to remind you of taking it easy in whatever you do. Avoid to do anything that makes your heart beat fast and that you take your medicine 3 times a day. Don't forget to drink loads of water and do not stress yourself out" Mrs Lee said

I nodded

"Kamsa Hamneeda" I bowed

She smiled

Suddenly she looked behind me and smiled

"I'll leave you now since it looks like you have visitors"

"Visitors..?" I mumbled

Mrs Lee disappeard quickly and when I spun around I saw Changmin, Yoochun, JaeJoong, Yunho and Junsu staring at me

But the eyes that was looking most hurtful and surprised.. shocked.. astonished..

Was Changmin's

"Oppa.." I whispered

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cmacchiato #1
Chapter 58: I just came across this and I'm crying a river in midnight
naznew #2
Chapter 58: it so sad....changmin-ah...
yuki_21
#3
Chapter 58: This story is really good. I'm crying while reading some chapter.. Eventhough Changmin is not my bias but I really like your story line. It's just so sad that Changmin leave her alone :" I really love this story!!
Angelz0715 #4
Chapter 58: I'm crying a river!!! This is so good!!!
CinqLuna #5
hey~ make a story like this again. I really love it. for the nth time I read and it never get boring . It just so sad that changmin leave her alone ToT

I love this story so much ^^
hazel_marie13
#6
Chapter 58: new reader & subscriber :) just found this story of yours & I like it even though it's sad :( love how Changmin & Eunmi fall for each other & the friendship of DBSK. It was really sad that it ended Changmin being died just to save her but it just shows how much he loves her. this is really a heartbreaking story but it is also a wonderful story that it can be really happening in true life. And also those loved ones we lost may not be with us but the memories we had with them will always be remembered & stayed in our hearts just like what I had realized after losing some of my loved ones. continue on creating good stories like this :))
NoRaM-DCL #7
I'm crying ! How could the story end like this ? :'( Omg ... My eyes are red now :'/ Anyways , its a really good story ! I'm glad I read this :')