The Fifth Letter

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     There was somewhat of a commotion between the nurses. Alice could hear some of them squealing down the hall. Tired after a long day of studying without much of a break, Alice's legs were beginning to become numb after she had been sitting on them for an hour, still studying from her textbooks and reviewing notes. She figured a walk to the bathroom and back would be good.       Alice stood up and set her textbooks on the large cushioned chair before walking out the door to go to the bathroom.        After walking back from washing her face and putting her hair into a bun, Alice could hear a new voice coming from Mark's room.       "She should be back soon. She probably went to the bathroom," Alice knew that was Nurse Sun's voice.       "Oh, okay. I'll wait for her then," and that was the new voice. It sounded like a man. And then a bell went off in Alice's head and she realized who it was.       Opening the door, a faint scent of musk hit her, not the usual menthol and mint scent she always had known. Standing next to Mark's left side was a tall boy, not too tall, wearing a black hoodie, skinny jeans, baseball cap, and white contrast sneakers. He was carrying black backpack and holding his wallet as well. He didn't fit in well with the countryside. Anyone could tell that he belonged to the city and its nightlife.       "Ah, Alice! This is Jackson Wang, Mark's friend," Nurse Sun introduced, bringing the stunned Alice in to greet the new visitor.       "Uh, hi. I'm Jackson," he bowed, almost hitting his knees with his nose, "I came here from Seoul yesterday."       Alice bowed in response, "I'm Alice Yoo," she didn't know what to say in addition. Silence overtook the meeting and the two just stared at each other, neither moving at all.      Nurse Sun could sense the odd tension of their first meeting and began to awkwardly laugh. "Alice, I was wondering if you'd like to help me wash Mr.Tuan later." It was certainly an odd thing to say in such a situation and Nurse Sun realized that, only a second too late after what she said. Alice only stared at her wide eyed.      "Huh?" the girl almost lost her breath and began to fluster.       "Like, you know! You take a wet sponge and wipe him-- so he doesn't get dirty! Normally old Nurse Hui does it but since you're here, you can... do it instead?" Nurse Sun tried to clarify, but it proved to be too hard for the girl in the atmosphere. "I'll just-- go," the young nurse almost tripped while walking out the door. Alice was still blushing and had hanging while Jackson was looking at the girl suspiciously, one eyebrow raised.       After a shake of her head, Alice brought herself back to the large cushioned seat at Mark's side. She didn't acknowledge Jackson that much. He had a
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Mandarinhibiscus #1
Chapter 15: Awwww this story was so cute
AhnXion #2
Chapter 12: ohemgeeeeeee. this story was so well written. good job author nim i really love this.
Yonghyunism #3
Chapter 15: Really enjoyed this story. Thought when an update came up you put in a new epilogue or sequel. Thanks for sharing this story. Looking forward to reading the next.
acestar
#4
Chapter 18: I'm sorry to hear that! But this story is 100% original. I haven't read a story like this before and I do hope that the problem is solved before any thing worse comes up.
yehetynah #5
Chapter 17: This story has been on my subscription lists for the longest time and I can't believe that I didn't read this earlier. The story progressed well and the way how the characters all knew each other from connections were amusing. I wanted to read a story with Mark last night cause the feels got me and this story was perfect. Even though Mark wasn't there the whole time, it still felt like he was there through the way you explained his story with Alice or should I say Jiah. Overall this story is great and I would recommend it to anyone even if your bias isn't Mark.
kpopfanforever77
#6
Chapter 17: Ohmagawd, this story had me on a turmoil of emotions. I really loved this story from head to toe. The way the plot was written and how every scene was portrayed; everything was beautiful. Im so happy that Mark woke up too and Im happy for Jackson.
heclgehog
#7
Chapter 15: This was a really cute and quick story, I liked it :)
Puppyloz #8
Chapter 12: OMG IM CRYING!!! I KNEW IT!
keuraewolf
#9
Chapter 15: I love this storyyy ♥♥♥
Thank goodness Mark woke up. And i knew from the beginning that she is that girl! Huhu