5: Jeongyeon's Truth

a/n: I am just a high school student and not a Doctor who knows much about medical things, so everything concerning medicine, operations and surgeries, diagnosis of a doctor that'll appear in the story will all came from my own research, so please be understanding that it will not be accurate and is right nor wrong. Thankyou!

Jeongyeon

After Tzuyu dropped me off back in the hospital, I came rushing in the emergency room where I was told to come immediately.

"What happened?" I asked as I approached the patient in the hybrid room who looks like a high school student.

"Doc it's a car accident, the patient developed cerebral hemorrhage and it requires immediate surgery. We've been reviving the patient as soon as she came in." The young nurse, Hwang Yeji explained the situation to me.

"How long has it been?" I asked.

"30 minutes. If you wouldn't perform the surgery in any minute she might be pronounced brain dead immediately. We already got the surgery consent from her guardian." She added.

"Have you called Dr. Moonbin?" I asked, but he came in and answered the question himself.

"Yes Doc, I'm here." He said as he came inside the emergency room, it looks like he just arrived too.

"Get changed, I need you to assist me on the surgery, and you too Nurse Hwang I need you to assist, and also call an anesthesiologist and tell to get the operating room ready as fast as you can!"

"Yes Doc!" They both answered.

"Checking pulse! Doc ROSC, the patient is back!" The Emergency Medicine Doctor said as they revived the patient.

a/n: ROSC (Return Of Spontaneous Circulation)

"Okay! Get her to the operating room immediately and try to keep her vitals as stable as possible."

As soon as I'm done giving orders I came running to my locker and changed to my scrubs as fast as I can. Then I came running to the operating room without giving notice on the people sitting in front of the door. As soon as everything is settled, we started the operation.

After 4 hours we finished removing the hemorrhage in the patient's brain.

"Good job everyone. Dr. Moon, finish it up for me."

"Yes Doc. Let's switch places."

We switched places and I stepped away from the table, I walked outside the operating room. When I got out I was welcomed with the hospital's director. Is the patient I operated on is another one of his VIPs?

"Did the surgery went well Doctor Yoo?" He asked.

"Of course sir, do you know the patient perhaps?" I asked him.

"No, the patient's guardian is at your office. I told him to wait for you there, so talk to him and explain carefully about the surgery and the patient's condition, okay? The father of that girl is the CEO of a major entertainment company in the industry, so make sure to explain to him exactly everything." I nodded my head and started walking towards my office.

I opened the door and stopped as I saw the father of the patient I just operated on, it was the man who caused the misery in my life.

He was sitting in front of my table so I walked pass him and sat on my chair. I looked at him but he is not that surprised to see me.

"How's my daughter Doc?" He asked, my brows almost furrowed thinking if he doesn't remember me or he's pretending not to remember me.

"She'll be fine now. She had cerebral hemorrhage due to shock, I heard it was a car accident. Well, we fixed it already so we just have to observe for a few days, but all in all, the surgery went well so she'll be fine." I said. Disregarding my personal problems about him, for now I'll just consider him as my patient's father.

"I understand." He said as he nodded along. He looked at me and sighed before speaking again. "So, I see you're a doctor now, a Neurologist." So he actually remembers me, huh?

"As you can see pd-nim." I sarcastically answered him, now that we're out of the topic about her daughter, I think it's time to confront him.

"I've always wanted to talk to you Jeongyeon. To apologize about what I have done." He said looking down. As if his apologies can bring Nayeon back to me. "I'm ashamed to face you but I'd still want to say that I'm really sorry Jeongyeon. If you'd still date Nayeon, I will let you. I'll never ever be a stumbling block for the both of you again."

"Thankyou for atleast admitting to your mistake, but I'm sorry I cannot forgive you as of now. Those apologies you just said to me won't bring us back the time we had lost." I said as I felt my throat dried. "I already lost her President Park, but I will win her back." I stood up and looked at him more intensely. "And I don't need your approval for that." I said to him and walked out of my office.

I made my way straight to the Department of Cardiology to look for my bestfriend. I stormed to her office and saw her sitting on her desk.

"Mina..." I said as I felt verge of tears are about to fall off my eyes. She noticed it so she stood up and walked towards me.

I hugged her and started crying on her arms. Seeing that guy again resurfaced all the pain I felt for the past 10 years he was the reason I had to break up with Nayeon.

***

10 years ago

"Break up with her." Jyp-pd said without even giving me a look. How dare this guy?

"You are her boss and not mine so you don't have the right to tell me what to do." I said and looked at him, no, to be exact, I glared at him, despised for telling me to give up the most precious person to me.

"You do know that it is her dream, right? Being an idol." he asked, but I think it's more of a statement rather than a question.

I know how much being an idol means to her, and I am giving her my support. And this old bastard knows that, but I can't understand he wanted me to break up with Nayeon.

He looked at me and gave me a serious look.

"Jeongyeon, you can crush that dream of hers. So I'm asking you to let her go. She's an idol, you can ruin her image if it gets out that she's dating eventhough she just debuted." He added that made my blood boil even more.

I wanted to shout at him but I'm resisting myself. You need to compose yourself Yoo Jeongyeon.

"I know that, and I am willing to be kept hidden. I'm good at hiding, pd-nim and I'll make sure that we'll never get caught." I said to him as determined as I can. I can never let go of Nayeon I can never waste those 2 sweet years we had.

"No, Jeongyeon. You'll get caught no matter what, you don't understand this industry. And if one day that happens, will you be able to take that you're the one who crushed her dreams?" he said as he put both his hands on my shoulder.

"You're both young, you're 18 Jeongyeon there's too many years ahead of you. Stop being so stubborn and let her go." I pushed him and turn my back as I shouted 'no' in his face.

I can't do it, I can't let go of her. Yes, I am no one compare to Nayeon. She is an idol, and I am just an ordinary motherfucker who turns out to love her even though I am out of her league. All I can give her is love and nothing more than that.

I was about to get out of this shitty office of his when he said something that made me stop.

"I will terminate her contract." He said. "I cannot afford an artist who cannot commit to her career."

"Are you threatening me right now?" I said as I face him.

I clenched my fist trying to stop myself from punching this asshole in front of me.

"Maybe I am, and you know that I can do that Jeongyeon. Leave her alone and I'll consider keeping her in TWICE and in my company." He said as he walked near me. "And don't try to make her choose between you or her dream Jeongyeon, because you know that she'll choose you, you'll just end up crushing her dreams too."

I couldn't take what he was saying so I stormed out of his office and run out of the building to go home.

Should I really just let her go? How can I even fight for her? I have nothing but my love for her.

I was torn apart between leaving and staying. I don't know if I can stay hidden like I said to that jerk. I'm afraid that he might actually do his threats.

I don't want to make Nayeon choose, like he said, Nayeon will choose me, and I am certain about that. I couldn't tell her about his, I don't want her to think about this mess. She trained for years to be in her place right now and I don't want to ruin that. I don't want to make her crush her dreams just to have her.

My mind was debating. Until a sheet of paper caught my eye. An envelope, a letter where Harvard Medical School is written in front of it.

It was a scholarship offered to me weeks ago. I decided to turn down the offer without a second thought, and Nayeon was the reason behind it. I cannot leave her behind.

But, today was different, today, i called the administration of Harvard and said that I'm taking the offer. I know I'll hurt Nayeon with this, but, I know I'll hurt her even more if her dreams and her hard works will go down the drain because of me.

I book a flight for Boston without saying a word to her. I sent her a letter and told her that we should break up because I am going to pursue my dreams abroad. I am too afraid that I might change my mind if ever I'll saw her face before I leave.

I was at the airport and I just bid goodbye from my family. My flight will be in 20 minutes when I received a call from one of Nayeon's manager. I don't want to, but I felt like I should answer the phone call.

"Hello? Oppa why are you calling?" I asked him and he let out a sigh.

"If you're breaking up with her Jeongyeon, atleast talk to her. So please don't hang up, I'll give her the phone." He said and so I did, I wanted to hear her voice so bad anyways.

"Here..." I heard him said, it looks like he's lending the phone to Nayeon now.

"What's this?" She said confused. A few words from her and I felt really nervous.

"It's Jeongyeon." he said. Yes it's me Nayeon, it's me.

"Jeongie, where are you?!" She said and I felt like crying because I heard her voice once more but I wanted to come off as cold as possible.

"I'm at the airport Nayeon." I replied to her blandly. I wanted to cancel my flight just to hug her but I can't. All I can do is do my best to push her away.

"What are you doing there?" She asked me and I don't even know how to answer that. I don't want to hurt her but it's the only way I could let her go.

"I'm leaving Nayeon, I'm sorry for not telling you." I felt thorns in my heart as I told her those words. Tears are falling in my eyes but I'm trying not to let out any sound.

"I'll go there wait for me!" She said and I panicked so I unintentionally shouted at her.

"No Nayeon! Haven't you read my letter? I-I'm b-breaking up with you!" I'm sorry my love, this is the only way I can leave.

"Hey Jeong why are you shouting at me? Don't be like that." I felt the pain in her words so I couldn't help but cry. I was crying more and more so I took the phone away from me. When I calmed down a little bit, I put the phone in my ear and spoke again.

"I'm sorry. It's j-just that, It's really over Nayeon. Please, don't make me give you unreasonable excuses. Just accept it. This is the nicest way I can push you away. Stop making it harder for the both of us. Bye." I hang up and as soon as I did. I broke down. The pain is lingering through my body.

Why is this happening to us? Why do we have to part? Why do I have to be so weak and let you go without giving a fight? Why is it so unfair?

When I arrived in Boston, I heard that Nayeon is not attending to her schedules for two weeks and they said that Jyp is letting her, that old grease knows that he won.

It hurts for me to hear that she's not doing well, It hurts to know that she's in pain more than me. Well I left her without an acceptable reason, what do I expect?

***

I lived my life in Boston in agony, I studied so hard that I became a doctor after 8 years.

But still, I can't afford myself to go back that time eventhough I missed my family so much. I am not yet ready to face Nayeon, so I worked here in New York for 2 years.

And now, I was asked to be transferred in Korea. Because the hospital's branch there asked some doctors in our hospital to be transferred and I was one of them that's why I'm back here.

I didn't expect that my first ever patient would be my first love. The first love and only love I had during the 28 years of my life.

And with that kiss we shared in the rooftop made me realize that we still love each other despite the years that we lost. And that made me determine to win her back and fight for her this time.

I lost her once, and I will not lose her twice.

***

a/n: New Character!

Hwang Yeji20 years old Nurse

Park Ryujin19 years old High School Student