My journey home was even more treacherous than my journey to that dungeon in Japan. The weather had taken a bad turn and a torrential downpour blanketed the small, lovely town and every road I travelled. There seemed to be a dark cloud hanging over my head wherever I went. I wondered if it was my own heavy heart bringing the darkness. The moment Tiffany told me about Taeyeon, I knew I had to go home. It didn’t matter how she felt about me. It didn’t matter if she was in love with Yuri now, nothing matters anymore. I would always protect Taeyeon. I would always defend her. She wasn’t mine but I would never let her suffer if there was something I could do to bring her comfort. Her pain would always be my pain no matter who shared her bed. I admit, all of my scars opened up and my heart burned at the thought of Taeyeon calling out my name instead of Yuri's. Hope, delirious, ridiculous hope sat on my shoulder, an unwelcome bedfellow during my journey. Did that mean she still have feelings for me? Did that mean she loves me and yearn for me more than Yuri? Was she only angry at me because I let her leave heart broken when she confessed her love for me? I don't know. All I know is the only place on the planet I belonged was by her side, whether she wanted me there or not. When I walked into the hall way Taeyeon's room was located in, my heart immediately sank at the stillness. The quiet was oppressive. Everyone was blanketed by a somber silence that was deafening. The moment I was walked over to her room, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, and Sunny walked up to greet me. Hyoyeon threw her arms around my neck and held on so tight I could barely breathe. “Thank you so much for coming home. Taeyeon is in so much pain and all she has done since we brought her here is begged for you. Poor Yuri has just been sitting there holding her hand while she writhes in agony and calls out your name”. I grabbed Hyoyeon and held her close. “Of course I came home. You’re my family and you are all suffering. My place is by your side”, I said with genuine love."What is wrong with her?" I asked pulling back. Hyoyeon let go of me and stepped back. Tiffany stepped forward and grabbed onto me with all of her might. “I’m so glad you’re home Sica. I missed you so much.” “I missed you too Fany. Are you okay?” “I’m terrified. We can’t lose her.” I moved a hand to Tiffany's head and held her close. It still felt weird to me that there was ever a time when we weren’t as close as sisters. “Fany, she is going to fight this like she always does. I promise you. What is her actual ailment?” “It's her heart Sica, when she heard you were gone and we looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you and couldn't reach you on your phone, she fell ill, she's been worried sick and thought everything was her fault, she blamed herself so much that her heart weakened.” "Is there any improvement in her health ever since?" "I don't know." Fany said deflated. “Don't worry I'm here now, I will make sure nothing happens to Taeyeon. I will have to meet the doctors in charge of her case and I'll take it from there." I smiled reassuringly to Tiffany and the rest. Oh, did I forget to mention that aside from being a business woman, I'm also a professional doctor, a cardiologist actually? Well, now I did. “That is a brilliant idea”, a soft voice said from the doorway. Yuri stood a few feet behind us, her face gaunt and lifeless. Her eyes bloodshot and wet with tears. “Thank you so much for coming home”, Yuri said with a sad smile. She walked over to me and greeted me with a warm embrace. I can’t explain why but my heart hurt for Yuri. Taeyeon was in a coma, she was all alone, and Taeyeon's friends and family seemed to rally more around me than they did around her. Not to mention the fact that Taeyeon was calling for me and not her. No matter how jealous I was of her relationship with Taeyeon, I couldn’t revel in her discomfort or misery. I wrapped my arms around her and caressed her head softly. I wondered what Taeyeon would say to me. Taeyeon would tell me that my heart was good. She would tell me that I carried a light within me to combat my darkness. Yes, I was jealous of Yuri but I also knew that to love Taeyeon, I needed to be kind to Yuri. What was the use of being cruel or distant. I genuinely felt for her and I knew she had no one here. Taeyeon was sick and we all needed to rally together to bring her back. All of sudden, we heard a loud cry and a whimper. “Sica. Sica please. Sica please come back!”, Taeyeon shouted deliriously from her bed. Yuri pulled back but continued to hold my hand. Oddly enough, it didn’t feel as strange as you would think. “You should go and spend some time with her. Talk to her. She has been calling for you”, Yuri said without a hint of jealousy or annoyance. “Are you sure?” I asked her. “You should be with her.” “She needs you Jessica”, Yuri said very matter of fact. “Please, go spend some time with her.” I nodded my head and squeezed her hand. “She is going to get through this Yuri. She has survived worse and I know in my heart she wants to return to us all. She is the best person I know.” “Funny, she said the same thing about you”, Yuri said to me with a little smile. “I remember when we first met. She said she had to get away from home because she was scared of waking up and not friends