BGM suggestion: BTS - 'Heartbeat' lofi ver. by Smyang

 

Seok Jin, Yoon Gi and I are sitting at a blue plastic table in front of a convenience store, opened soda cans standing in front of us. On the fourth seat, a patient, who's victim of bullying and harassment at work, tries to hold his tears back after telling us all the horrible things he endured that day. His attempt is vain, though, and tears roll down his round cheeks. I take a small pack of tissue out of my backpack and slide it towards him on the table. He murmurs a small thanks before blowing his nose. His situation is very difficult. The person bullying and harassing him is his boss. Out of fear of getting fired, he doesn't fight back. Once he’s calmed down a bit, he turns to me and asks, “By the way… Who are you?” “Mmh? Oh that’s right, I didn’t introduce myself yet!” I try to give him the warmest smile I can make, “My name is Seo Min, Park Seo Min. I’m an intern at the Magic Shop right now. Since I’m not a doctor yet, I’m not in the booklet Ji Min gave you when you first visited the shop.” The patient nods, “I see,” he whispers as if all the energy had left him. Yoon Gi stands up, “We’ll accompany you to the bus,” he speaks quietly. “You should rest now.” A few moments later, we arrive at the closest bus stop. The patient turns to us and bows, “Thank you for listening to me,” he says, eyes still shiny. “Starting tomorrow, the two of us,” Seok Jin points to himself, then to Yoong Gi, “Will work at your company.” “Huh?” “That means we’ll be there to help you,” Yoon Gi adds. The patient turns to me. I shake my head, “I won’t enter the company. As I said before, I’m still an intern so I can’t “infiltrate”,” my hands go up to my face to make air quotes for that last word, “to be by the patients’ side like the doctors do.” The man nods again and takes the next bus. I sigh, watching the vehicle disappear after a turn. “Well, that was...heavy? Maybe it’s because I relate all too well to what he’s living but my heart hurts.” I turn to the doctors, brows knitting together as I look up to see their faces, “I feel very sorry for him.” Yoon Gi pats my shoulder, “You shouldn’t get too involved emotionally.” “It’s alright to sympathize with the patients. That’s even an important element to be a doctor of the Magic Shop,” Seok Jin gives me small, reassuring smile. “But if you let yourself go too