http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2Ypb9nWDcg

You were standing in front of a café. You were waiting for someone. The café was your favorite and you often went there every weekend for dating. But for today, you wouldn’t spend your cloudy Friday afternoon in there, but you both just made a promise to meet in front of the café and then went to somewhere else. You chose this café for meeting because it was near from your office. You were busy working all day, and now this was the time for you to refresh your mind. You had many things to do today even it was snowing.

You were looking at opposite direction as someone reached you and closed your eyes from behind.

“Let’s guess! Who I am?” he sang.

You were surprised at his sudden action. You thought that there was someone who wanted to hurt you. But when you heard Nam Woohyun’s cheerful and nice voice, you sighed in relief. You smiled a little.

“Of course you’re my dear husband. Am I wrong?” you held his hands and put them down. You turned around and saw him smiling.

“How did you know?” he asked, furrowed eyebrows.

“How can I didn’t know my husband’s voice?” you replied and giggled.

“But at least you had to guess.” He pouted. You still giggled.

“Even you tried to make fake voice, I know it’s you. I always know.” You said. He smiled and ruffled your hair.

“Yah Yeobo, are you hungry?” he changed the topic and held an arm around your shoulder. You just shook your head. He stared at you. “Not hungry? Are you sure we don’t get in and order some food?” he pointed at the café’s door.

“No, Yeobo. Let’s buy some presents for our parents and then we will arrive in their house before 5 pm.” You answered.

Since you and Woohyun got married, you both always visited your parents at least twice a month. Their house was quite far from yours. You would visit your parents first, and then the next day you would visit Woohyun’s. This was your second winter you spent with Woohyun as a marriage couple. Winter this year, will it be the same as before or there will be a change? Nothing changed. But you found yourself loved Woohyun more and more.

“Oh, you’re right! Let’s buy some presents for them!” he replied cheerfully.

“You’re not hungry?” you asked.

“Nope!” he answered without any hesitation. But seconds later, you heard his tummy grumbling. “O-oh…” he rubbed the back of his neck nervously. You smiled. He looks so cute, you thought.

“You’re hungry.” you couldn’t help but laughed.

He smiled shyly. “I guess I am.”

You held his hand and pointed at the café’s door. “Come on, we get in. You should eat something.”

You have bought presents for your parents. You both walked hand in hand. Woohyun held your hand tightly as you both walked around of people. You didn’t know how grateful he was to have you in his life. He was always happy in your marriage. He always thought that he was so lucky to meet you. Yes, he is so lucky. You’re a woman every guy wanted to be with. Remembering how you two meet made him smiling.

“Yeobo, don’t you hear anything about snowstorm today?” you suddenly asked.

“Huh? What? Snowstorm?” He looked up and snow dropped on his face. It was bit strange you asked that kind of stuff. You usually didn’t care about weather, seemed like you didn’t mind with any weather a day had. But today, you seemed care and bit worried. Woohyun didn’t get it why you were like this. He didn’t think about it too much anyways.

Woohyun raised eyebrows. “You heard about snowstorm from television?”

You shook your head. “No. I’m just asking. Did you hear about that?”

“I didn’t. People said there would be no storms along this winter. It’s good, right? Why did you ask like the storm will happen?” he asked you back.

You giggled. “I’m just asking, remember?”

“No, I don’t remember.” He replied innocently. You smacked him on his arm playfully. You both laughed. Some people looked at you and couldn’t help but smiled. A sweet couple had just made today got some warm feelings.

“Oh Yeobo, look! Snow on your hair!” he said when you two were already in your car.

“Oh, really?” You touched the top of your head. But right then he hurriedly ran his hand through your hair and cleaned the snow. You smiled at his action.

“Thanks, Yeobo.” You thanked him.

He finished cleaning the snow and then he gazed at you. He looked at your smiling face. It had been two years he’s with you. Seemed that time passed so fast. It was like your marriage was in two months ago, but actually it had been years. He just seemed not believe it. He then started to remember any things that happened in the beginning of your marriage. You two got happy marriage after all.

Seeing his gaze made your smile gone. You blinked. “Yeobo, anything wrong?” you asked.

He came back to reality. He rubbed the back of his neck. He didn’t know why he wanted to remember everything. They all were nice to remember.

“Are you happy with our two years marriage?”

You blinked. You were surprised. “Of course I’m happy. Why are you asking that?”

“You will never leave me, right?”

“I won’t.”

He smiled. “Just asking~” he sang. “Let’s go!”

“Wow Yeobo, look at the snow! Woah~~”

Woohyun didn’t understand why you two got here. You were in the way to your parents’ home. And now you were in front of a house that was covering by the snow. The snow around the house was too thick, seemed that no one wanted to clean it up. Or no one lives in that house? Woohyun observed the house. It was second-floored house. Not too small and not too big. It had a balcony in the 2^nd floor and now it was full of snow, of course. It only had the light from a street lamp. Woohyun was pretty sure no one lived in there.

“Yeobo, how could we get here?” Woohyun asked you who were busy playing with the snow. You turned around and looked at him.

“You did drive us here, Yeobo.” You chuckled.

Woohyun furrowed eyebrows. “I did?”

“Yes, you did.”

What?

“Where are we? I’ve never been here before.” He looked at his surroundings. There were only four houses in this area. Three of them were so bright, seemed that there were people who lived there. The house which was in front of you two was the only one with no lights. This area was so strange for him. And why did you tell him that he had driven you here?

He didn’t remember he drove his car here. He just remembered that you two were on the way to your parents’ home. You didn’t arrive there and now you were here, in a strange area with lack of life signals and full of silence and white snow.

“I should be the one who ask you, Yeobo.” You said. “I never know about this area before.”

“And why are we here?”

You shrugged. “We’re lost, maybe.” No worries in your voice. It was quite strange. You are a person who easily gets panic and worried if something bad happened. And now, you were the opposite.

“I’m sure we are in the right way! We can’t be lost.” He said stubbornly. He turned and saw the car. Hey, seems nothing happens with it, Woohyun thought.

“But unfortunately we might be really lost, Yeobo.” You said as the snow was falling harder. “Ah Yeobo, we must get in!” you pointed at the empty-looked house. And why must that house? Woohyun thought.

“What? Are you sure? No one lives there. No one will open the door for us.” he said.

“At least we have to try to open it.” You replied and then rubbed both of your hands. “It’s getting cold! Come on!” you then held his hand. Woohyun had no choice and then he followed you to the house. It was hard to walk because the snow was too thick. Finally after walked for a while, you both reached that empty-looked house. Whether it looked so empty from outside, and maybe it was hard to open the door, the door was easily opened once you pulled it. No things welcomed you two except a flashy light. It made your vision blurry. You both still held hands.

Woohyun opened his eyes. He couldn’t see anything clearly. He felt his head hurts so much. He groaned. Why did he feel hurt like this? It was like something had just hit him. He blinked many times to get his vision better. It was no use. His vision was still blurry. He didn’t get it why he was like this. He was a bit surprise when he heard a voice, a worried voice.

“Woohyun, you’re awake?”

That voice was from his left side so he tried to turn his freaking hurt head. He did blink many times again, to recognize who’s near him right now. Slowly his blurry vision was gone.

“H-Hyung…?” Woohyun couldn’t believe his eyes.

Nam Boohyun looked so worried. Woohyun never looked his big brother as worried as this time. Many expressions written on his face, but Woohyun himself couldn’t explain what they were.

“Woohyun, are you okay?” Boohyun asked him. Woohyun just stared at him. A question was popped in his head. Why is his brother here? Woohyun tried to look around. He didn’t know where he was. He was in a white and plain room, with full of medicine smells. He didn’t like this place, absolutely. When he was about to move his hand, he felt something long on it, a long tube. What is this? Woohyun furrowed eyebrows. Seconds later he realized that he got infuse.

“Hyung, where am I?” he asked his brother with a small voice. Boohyun took a deep breath, seemed it was so hard to tell Woohyun where they were right now. Woohyun stared at his brother’s face blankly, he had no clue.

Boohyun let out a sigh. “You’re…in hospital, Dongsaeng.”

What? In hospital?

“Hospital?” Woohyun didn’t get it. Is his brother making fun of him? He just entered an empty house, didn’t he? He was together with you. You both were in a strange area that you’ve never been before. That strange area was so white, because it was full of snow. And now why was he here? Is his brother joking around saying that he’s in hospital?  But, no way. He brother was dead serious. He didn’t look wanting to make something funny. Woohyun’s eyes widened in surprise as he understood what his brother has said. No way, no way. It can’t be… why is he here?

“Hyung, what happened? What happened to me? Why I’m here?” Woohyun started to get up from the bed. Boohyun tried to make him calm down.

“Calm down, Woohyun. Calm down.” He said and he pulled Woohyun to the bed slowly. All Woohyun need was rest. He shouldn’t move too much. But Woohyun couldn’t be calm. He had to know what happened. He wanted to know why he was here. He wanted to know why he felt hurt in his head. Yeah, he wanted to know, and Boohyun had to tell him now.

“What happened, Hyung…?”

“Car accidents, Woohyun, in a middle of a snowstorm.”

What…?

Woohyun couldn’t believe it. Car accidents? How come? His head got hurt again when he tried to remember everything. He couldn’t remember things that clear, if he did, his head got hurt more and more. But he just remembered something and that was the most important for him. You.

“Where’s my wife, Hyung…?” Woohyun’s voice was shaking. Boohyun was frozen, maybe he didn’t expect Woohyun to ask him that question. He was just quiet. His eyes moved in confusion. He was totally confused. Woohyun didn’t understand why his brother was like this. “Hyung, where’s my wife?” he asked.

“Ah… s-she―” his brother was stuttering.

“Why is she not here? Where’s she? Why don’t you tell me, Hyung!?” Woohyun yelled. Yelling made him lost much of energy. It made him weaker. He had no energy left. And his brother still kept silent. It was more confusing. His brother was never like this before. What had happened? Woohyun kept thinking about you. Nothing bad happens, right? No. No way.

“Nothing happens to my wife, right? She’s okay, right?” Woohyun was just like to talk to himself. He just wanted to make himself sure that you’re okay. You’re okay, you’re not hurt. But all about his brother peculiarity made him not calm. He got a feeling that something bad just happened to you. No, it can’t be. Woohyun got up from his bed and released the infuse’s tube from his left hand. Boohyun quickly stopped him.

“What are you going to do? You need to rest, Woohyun.” His brother put his hands on Woohyun’s shoulders, tried to persuade him to go to the bed back.

“Why must I take rest here?” Woohyun said stubbornly. “I must know where my wife is! I can’t just be here and think about myself! I can’t get myself calm if I don’t see my wife!” He tried to walk toward the door and he then felt his leg hurt. He looked down at his leg, his leg was in a cast. His eyes widened in horror. What is this?

“You broke your leg, Woohyun.” His brother walked up to him. “Please stay here, you need to rest.”

“Don’t mess with me, Hyung!” Woohyun pushed Boohyun and made him fall backwards. Woohyun then started to walk out the room even his leg hurt so much. He ignored Boohyun’s calls. He kept walking, he kept thinking about you. He didn’t want if something bad happened to you. He had get in a car accidents, it was a big possibility if something bad happened. Just like what happened to him. He got his head in a bad injury and also he broke his leg. He got such injuries, and what about you? Are you hurt just like him? And why his brother didn’t want to tell him where you are? Nothing bad happened, right? He felt tears rolling down on his cheeks. He cried harder as he slowly remembered everything.

You two were in the way to your parents’ house. Snow was falling quite harder, and finally it became worst. Woohyun couldn’t see the road. He also couldn’t see vehicles in front of his car. He didn’t bring down his car’s speed, and that was the fatal thing. He didn’t know that a big container truck was slowing down in front of him. His car crushed the truck, and vehicle behind crushed the car. The trail of car crush was happened. Woohyun couldn’t remember anything after that. He just remembered about you and him in a strange area. What was that? Is it just a dream? But it seemed so real. What does it mean?

Tears kept rolling down on his cheeks and his leg hurt even more as he reached a room in the end of the corridor. He didn’t know why he got here. Crying voices welcomed him. He stepped in and saw his parents, your parents and also your brother, Howon. They all were crying and didn’t even notice Woohyun’s presence. Woohyun was so confused. Why are all people crying? What are they crying for? His legs were trembling, but he kept walking closer to them who were surrounding a bed in a white cover.

“W-Woohyun, y-you’re here.” Howon was the first person who realized his presence in this cold room. Woohyun looked up at him. Howon’s face was full of tears and it was red. His eyes got swollen. At that time, everyone just looked at Woohyun. His parents approached him hurriedly.

“Son, are you okay?” his mom looked so worried. She cried even harder to see her expressionless and pale son.

His dad patted Woohyun’s shoulder. “Son…” he called Woohyun.

Woohyun looked up to see his dad’s sad face. He just had a question for him. “Dad, where’s my wife?”

All people who were in the room were frozen. They gave Woohyun a horror look. Woohyun looked at their face. He didn’t get any good feelings about this. Their faces just showed no but sadness. Your parents and Howon then stepped backwards and then Woohyun could see the white bed. There was someone laying on it and covered by a white blanket, and there weren’t any moves. Woohyun was shivering. He slowly walked up to reach the bed. He didn’t want to believe many thoughts that were popped in his mind. They can’t be real.

His shaking hand slowly moved the blanket. Tears couldn’t stop rolling down on his cheeks as he saw your face. You closed your eyes, you were like sleeping. Your pale face was so clam, so peaceful. Your lips were curled into a smile. You didn’t make any single moves. Woohyun shook his head in frustration.

“Yah Yeobo, it can’t be like this, right? Why don’t you open your eyes and see me? I’m here, Yeobo …” His voice was shaking. His tears fell down on your cheek as there was no respond from you. “Yah Yeobo…” He started to wake you up and shook your body. Howon then stopped him.

“Woohyun, what are you doing? Stop it, she won’t wake up.” He sounded regretful.

Woohyun ignored his brother in law. He kept focused on you. “Yah Yeobo, it can’t be like this, right? You said you won’t leave me, right? So please open your eyes, Yeobo. Please open your eyes!” he tried to shake your body even harder. Howon stopped him again.

“Yah Woohyun, stop it.” He put his hand on Woohyun’s shoulder. Woohyun pushed his hand away. He pretended that he didn’t hear what Howon said. No, he’s never going to believe that you wouldn’t wake up. But the sight of you lying down with pale face made him thinking that maybe it was real. No. No way.

“Yeobo!” Woohyun kept shaking your body as he increased his voice. “You said you won’t leave me, right? You did say it, right!?”

Your parents and also his couldn’t help but cried. Howon still tried to make Woohyun stop shaking your body, coz you wouldn’t never be awake.

“Listen to me, Woohyun. My sister is gone. She’s gone.” Howon whispered and sadly looked at your face. Woohyun was shivering.

“NO! NOOOOOOO!” He screamed in frustration and hugged your dead body tightly while he’s still crying.

“Are you happy with our two years marriage?”

You blinked. You were surprised. “Of course I’m happy. Why are you asking that?”

“You will never leave me, right?”

“I won’t.”

He smiled. “Just asking~” he sang. “Let’s go!”

He was about to drive the car as you asked. “Wait. What was that question? You asked too sudden. It’s strange, you know.” You laughed. He smiled at you. He realized that it was so strange to ask something like that stuff. But actually he just wanted to ask, because you both have spent these 2 years together as a marriage couple, and he rarely asked you about happy living with him or not. He just wanted to know, he just wanted to ask. He wanted to know whether you had the same feelings as him or not.

“I used to ask random questions, Yeobo~” he did sing again and then two of you laughed.

“Ah, I have a random question, too!” you said suddenly.

“Oh, really? What’s that?” he sounded curious.

You patted your finger on your chin, pretended thinking hard. “Ah, related to your question, what will you do if I leave you?”

Woohyun furrowed eyebrows. “What question was that? It’s too strange, stranger than mine.”

“Oh, just answer. I replied your questions anyways.” You pouted.

Woohyun couldn’t help but laughed. “Okay then. I will answer it~ Mmmmm….” He thought hard, he asked himself. What will he do if you leave him? He never thought about that before. All he just knew was you would never leave him. It was enough for him. He didn’t need anything else. As long as he was with you, he felt that everything would be okay. If you leave him, he didn’t know what will he did for living. He won’t be okay and anything won’t be alright. It was about more than a minute, he still didn’t answer your question yet. And the snow was falling harder.

“No answers?” you asked him curiously. He turned around and stared at you. He looked at your slightly disappointed expression. He then shook his head.

“I’m sorry, I can’t find the answer.” He said honestly. You gave him a sincere smile as you patted his shoulder.

“It’s okay you don’t give answers.” You said. “But if I leave you, you must be alright, okay? And don’t cry. I hate it to see my dear husband crying.” You giggled. He just thought you were joking around, he then messed up your hair.

Fin

January 23^rd 2012