Requester
YejiBoo

Pairing
(TXT) Yeonjun x (Itzy) Yeji

Genres
Angst, Death, Ghost

Plot

Yeji died after a long battle with an illness and now Yeonjun, who was never at home always busy working, has to take care of their children and keep the family together. The thing is that he kept seeing Yeji everywhere, he talk to her and she answer back. The children are Youngjo, Seoho, San and Minho

Author
Charlot1081

    Yeonjun watched Yeji's sleeping figure. The girl had a heart condition since birth. It was a matter of time before Yeji was bed ridden. After having four children with Yeonjun, Yeji has found herself still in her bed. Yeonjun held her hand and sighed. He thought back to the moments that they shared: lovely and sad; happy and worry; beautiful and horrid. Yeonjun had a special attachment to the girl through their high school days when they met.

Yeonjun can still remember clearly how they met. Yeonjun went to an all-boys school and Yeji went to an all-girls school. They happened to skip school on the same day and met in the same park.

At the time, Yeonjun had no idea about Yeji's heart condition. Yeji hated hiding behind her condition. Her family spoiled her because of it, and she felt bad about it. She wanted to be treated like a healthy person. So she didn't tell Yeonjun about her condition.

While they were celebrating graduation, the couple had been spending the night together. Making out was part of their celebration. However, as Yeji's heart was racing out of control, she passed out. Yeonjun learned about her condition after that.

"Your health doesn't define you." Yeonjun whispered against Yeji's hand, staring at her soft face. "I love you no matter what." He continued, closing his eyes.

Yeonjun promised to not treat her differently. However, after that day, he wanted to make it his life priority to take care of her. "I won't let anyone hurt you." He whispered, just like that night he found out.

Yeonjun was determined. After that night, it only took a few more months for Yeonjun to realize: I want to marry her. Yeji wasn't against it. They lived as a normal couple: having arguments and making up; financial struggles and emotional gain; and most importantly to their hearts, they had children.

It started with Youngjo. Yeji's health stayed good, and they took the adventure to have Seoho followed by Mingi. Their last child, only a month ago, was Minho. After that, Yeji's body started to become weaker. Her movements slowed down and her interest in even food went away.

"I'm sorry for putting you through so much.." Yeonjun whispered, letting a tear roll down her arm. "I was too greedy, wasn't I?" Yeonjun asked, looking at Yeji.

Yeji just lay there, in her coma. "I wanted us to be a big family.. I thought having children would make you happy, not suffer.. Your body went through so much." He wiped a tear. "Why couldn't I carry one of those angels for you?" He sobbed.

He stayed quiet for another hour; and then another hour. He had fallen asleep. However, the loud beeping woke him up. He rubbed his eyes as he was trying to make out the noise. The sound of the door being slammed open woke him up fully. He realized that the beep was the heart rate monitor. It had flatlined.

He watched the doctors try their thing. Everything turned quiet, he stopped hearing things even though the nurses were shouting back and forth to aid the doctor. His fingertips went numb; his nose went numb; his heart must have stopped too.

The team tried for thirty minutes, well-passing the time they should have stopped. Seeing Yeonjun's state, the doctor couldn't give up. However, the lady lay there lifeless. "I'm so sorry.." A nurse said, her eyebrows furrowed.

At some point, Yeonjun passed out. His heart truly shattered. His love; his purpose; his heart- Yeji was gone. In that instant, Yeonjun forgot about everything else: his health, his kids, his job.

Yeonjun awoke to having his shoulder tapped. The hand was soft, the touch was gentle. It was a light shaking, just like every morning. Yeji would wake him up by shaking him very lightly and whispering, "Yeonjun."

Yeonjun darted his eyes open. He saw the girl giving him the softest smile. Her hair was up in braids, her eyes had little wings, and she had that gorgeous white dress on. It was the dress she wore for their wedding, very elegant. "Y-yeji?" He whispered.

Yeji smiled and held his cheeks. "The kiddos need to go to school." She said, kissing his nose.

Yeonjun got up and walked to the bedroom where the older two were sleeping. "Youngjo, Seoho, it's time to wake up." He said, gently tapping their shoulders.

Yeonjun watched the kids get up. "Make them breakfast, Honey." Yeji tasked.

Yeonjun entered the kitchen. "I have.. No idea what to cook.." He muttered. His phone started ringing. He saw that it was his boss.

"Hello?"

"Yeonjun! Where are you? The meeting started ten minutes ago." His boss's voice sounded on the other end.

Yeonjun furrowed his eyebrows. "I need to take care of the kids. I'm sorry, Mr. Kim." He said, taking out a pot. "Can we push the meeting for another couple of hours? I need to cook for the kids and drive them to school." He filled the pot with water.

"You have one hour, Yeonjun." His boss hung up.

Yeonjun sighed and looked at the kids who walked into the room. "Youngjo, could you get Mingi and Minho?" He asked. The child escaped the kitchen to gather the younger two.

Yeonjun closed his eyes as the meeting was in the back of his head. "The upgrades we want are too expensive and cannot fit in our budget this financial year.." He muttered as he stirred the soup.

It clicked. "I can do the meeting here." He nodded.

He saw Yeji watching him. She had a loving smile as he prepared breakfast for the children. She smiled even brighter when Yeonjun took a spoonful for himself. "Use the bedroom. It will be quiet there." She encouraged.

Yeonjun smiled at her, having light pink cheeks. "Of course, thank you honey." He said. "Can you watch the kids while I'm gone?" He whispered to the lady.

Yeji nodded and waved her hand. Yeonjun picked up his laptop from his briefcase and went to his bedroom. Setting up his microphone and camera, his eyes wandered up. He saw Yeji in the doorway. Yeonjun started the meeting in the bedroom. His heart was at ease as he knew that the children were eating and taking care of themselves for the morning. After the meeting, he closed the laptop and left the bedroom.

Scooping up the younger two in his arms, Youngjo and Seoho followed Yeonjun out of the house. He saw Yeji in his rearview mirror. She waved as he drove off.

It happened like that. Yeonjun went weeks to months seeing Yeji everywhere. He saw her in his dreams, when he woke up, when he took care of the kids, when he was at work, and when he was all alone. He loved her company. And for Yeonjun, he felt peace whenever he saw her beautiful smile.

She would hold conversations with him, telling him how much she loved spending time with him. She told him her deepest secrets: how she felt when they were dating and how she always wanted to sneak out of her house at night just to cuddle with Yeonjun.

Yeonjun felt his heart beat faster and faster when seeing the lady. He felt her silky smooth skin, her soft hair, her tasty lips- he had it all. Yeji was still in his arms, in his mind, in his eyes, and in his heart. She never left him.

Youngjo looked at Yeonjun with concern. He pursed his lips. Now being eleven years old, Youngjo understands a little bit more of what happened with his late mother. He doesn't understand everything. He knows for sure that she isn't ever coming back. However, he constantly watches Yeonjun having conversations with himself and smiling lovingly to himself.

The other siblings had no idea what was happening. Especially Minho, he was still under a year old. Yeonjun would set Yeji's place at the table. He sat on the porch at night with two glasses of wine. In Yeonjun's eyes, Yeji drank and ate with him. Yeji showed him all of the love she did when she was alive.

It was a Saturday. Yeonjun sat on the bench on the porch with two glasses of lemonade. Little did he know, but Youngjo was watching from the window upstairs.

"You're taking care of the children so well." Yeji said, putting a hand on Yeonjun's shoulder.

Yeonjun smiled and held the lady's hand. "It's all thanks to you." He said. "You're such a good mother for them. Thank you for taking care of them with me." He continued, putting a kiss on her hand.

Yeji smiled and inched closer. "It's time for us to be together forever." She whispered. "Are you ready to be with me forever?" She asked, his hair.

Yeonjun tilted his head. "I would love for us to be together.." He muttered. "I just.. I wish you were.."

"Shh.. I can take you with me." She whispered, kissing his cheek. "Let me take you." She requested.

Yeonjun nodded, closing his eyes. Yeji put her hand on his heart. And just then, Youngjo watched Yeonjun fall forward and roll off of the porch.

"Dad!" Youngjo shouted before running down the steps. He then yanked the back door open. He ran up to Yeonjun, holding his shoulders. "Dad!!" He shook the adult.

Tears went down Youngjo's cheeks as the parent didn't respond. Just then, Seoho walked out with a confused look. "Call the cops! Daddy isn't breathing!" He sobbed.

Seoho ran inside to the landline. It didn't take long for the ambulance to arrive and for the paramedics to load Yeonjun's body into the truck.

"It seems like Yeonjun passed away from heartache.." The doctor looked at Yeonjun's still figure before looking at Youngjo. "We'll send you four back home with a babysitter. Help your siblings pack up. You'll be going to your grandparents' house within a week." He informed.

Youngjo looked down and nodded. "Yes, Sir.."

It was a wee bit dark, but very romantic.
A very bittersweet story filled with love and death.
I wonder if Youngjo will be haunted by his parents.

Thank you so much for requesting!!
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