Korean Story Set

destiny

“I know you like it, dongsaeng. That's why I left you both.”

Kim Hyemin is a woman whose life is full of puzzles. Born to Workhaholic parents, he was just a college student who had only one best friend, the friend who understood him best, Lee Soojin. Soojin has been Hyemin's best friend since Hyemin was 6 years old. Since then they have been close friends.

“Hyemin-ah, mwo hae?” ask Soojin when she finds Hyemin being dumbstruck.

That afternoon Hyemin played at Soojin's house, but somehow Soojin felt strange with her best friend. Hyemin was just dumbstruck. The circumstances that Soojin could not explain even though she had known him for 19 years.



“Ani,” Hyemin replied flat.

“Wae, you got a problem?” ask Soojin in surprise.

“I met a namja. Pretty handsome.” Hyemin replied while playing his hand.

“You like it?” goda Soojin while shaking Hyemin's shoulder.

“Yaa.. Jeongsin Charyeo!”

“Ani, are you crazy? I already have Seunghyun oppa.” Hyemin replied.

“What's the name?” ask Soojin.

“This is the first time I met him, you thought I would ask his name immediately?” hyemin asked half-screaming.

“Wah, just relax.” said Soojin while sleeping in bed.

“Mianhae” said Hyemin then followed Soojin to bed.

“Where did you meet him?” ask Soojin curiously.

“In the park near my house, you know, which if late in the afternoon many who bring dogs.” replied Hyemin.

“Eo, of course.” said Soojin.

“Geundae, why are you so curious about this topic?” hyemin asked in surprise.

“I was just surprised because my beautiful best friend ended up liking someone other than Seunghyun oppa.” Soojin replied clearly.

“I told you I didn't like it, geurigo, you didn't know that I had a crush with Daesung-sunbae when we were SMA?” ask Hyemin.

“Who doesn't have a crush with him, he is handsome, kind, smart, rich, his eyes-smile is good.” Soojin replied.

“Geurae, you too huh?” ask Hyemin.

“Ani, I don't really like her.” Soojin replied with a smile.

“I know, you like Eunhyuk-sunbae huh? The guy with the gummy smile you said was cute?” ask Hyemin.

“Wah, I didn't expect you to know.” Soojin replied in surprise and clapped.

“I go home first yes.” said Hyemin then leave Soojin's house.

That night, while on the bus to his home housing complex, despite his heart forbidding, Hyemin imagined the name. But apparently, the name had just moved when he recalled the incident this morning.

—

This morning Hyemin was walking through the park and someone called out to him.

“Jeogi, do you know, where is this?” ask the guy.

“You mean?” hyemin asked not understanding.

“This, do you know where?” ask that name.

“Ah, igeo.. You just walk, then turn left, then straight again, about 20 meters. You will see it.” Hyemin replied.

“Gomawo, ahgassi.” replied to the name and then walked along following the instructions.

“Namja is handsome once.” Hyemin said inwardly.

—

The bus had stopped at the front shuttle of the park, Hyemin went down and he saw the name again. Hyemin immediately pretended to walk towards the namja.

“Not met?” hyemin asked and stopped next to the name.

“It's been, gomawo, for this morning.” replied the name was friendly.

“What's your name? Looks like I've never seen you before.” asked Hyerin curiously.

“I'm Kwon Jiyong, I just moved from America 2 days ago.” replied Jiyong.

“So.. It is only fitting that I have never seen you before.” Hyemin said.

“I go first yes.” continued Hyemin.

“Wait, ahgassi,” by Jiyong while holding Hyemin's hand.

“Waeyo?” ask Hyemin.

“Your name?” ask Jiyong.

“Hyemin, Kim Hyemin.” Hyemin replied and left.

“That girl is beautiful too” I thought when I came home. I've seen American girls, but no one ever made my heart beat.

“Jiyong-ah.” call Seunghyun hyung.

“Hyung, do you know a girl named Kim Hyemin?” manya curious.

“Geurom, wae?” tanyanya.

“I met him today.” I replied.

“Yeppeoji?” ask Seunghyun hyung.

“Eo, watch yeppeo.” I replied beaming.

“She's my boyfriend” said Seunghyun hyung again.

Me and Seunghyun hyung aren't really siblings. Seunghyun hyung is the son of his first wife who died. While I am the eomma child of my old app. We and Appa separated because of divorce. Me and Seunghyun hyung are 3 years different. Seunghyun hyung until now never told of the events that took his eomma's life. Ever since I first met her, Seunghyun hyung was 15 years old, we loved each other as if we were siblings.

“Hyung..” aegyoku.

“Don't be weird, Jiyong-ah.” said Seunghyun hyung.

I just laughed until Eomma took us out to eat.

“Jiyong-ah, Seunghyun-ah, let's eat.” said eomma then we went to the kitchen and started eating.

“Eomma, he has already met Hyemin” said Seunghyun hyung.

“Geurae?” ask Appa while laughing.

“Ne, abeoji.” answered me and continued my meal.

After I finished eating, I went straight to my room to sleep. I hope tomorrow is a good day.

“A morning” I said while yawning.

Today is a holiday. Seunghyun oppa and I will take a walk to Busan.

“Bbeo.. Kkeok..” the sound of my phone that has opened its mouth early in the morning.

“Who sent me a message early in the morning?” my question is in my heart.

I opened the message immediately.

It's 10 o'clock now, Seunghyun oppa has already picked me up. I was invited to Seunghyun oppa's house first and I saw Jiyong-ssi who turned out to be Seunghyun oppa's sisterFrom: Seunghyun oppa

“You're up?”

- To: Seunghyun oppa

“Geurom, are we so going today?”

-From: Seunghyun oppa

“Dangyeonhaji, jagiya, you don't have to make food, I'll take him”

- To: Seunghyun oppa

“Geuraeyo, oppa. 10 Hours, I wait ya?”

-From: Seunghyun oppa

“Arraseo, jagiya”

After conversing with Seunghyun oppa, I immediately took a shower. But somehow I can't forget Jiyong-ssi.

“Jagiya, are you okay?” ask Seunghyun oppa.

“Gwaenchanhayo, oppa. Keokjeonghajima.” I said as I told him to look ahead. I actually like that name. However, there's no way I'm telling Seunghyun oppa that I like her sister.

“Should we not go to Busan?” ask Seunghyun oppa.

“Aniya, let's go” invite me not excited.

“Do you know? Looks like we don't have to go today, jagiya. You don't look well.” said Seunghyun oppa worried.

“Mianhae, oppa.” I said guilty.

“Gwaenchanha..” said oppa then we returned home.

The subjects he chose made it difficult to work on the questions asked by his lecturer.

“You can work on it?” ask Jiyong.

“Eh, Jiyong oppa, what's up here?” hyemin asked confusedly.

“Starting today I went to college here, Hyemin-ah. Didn't hyung tell you?” ask Jiyong.

“Seunghyun oppa did not tell me, oppa.” Hyemin replied.

“Geurae? Then can I sit here?” jiyong asked while sitting next to Hyemin.

“Oppa has occupied it.” replied Hyerin then back to work on the matter.

“Sajangnim, do you know soon there will be a meeting?” ask Seunghyun's secretary, Chaerin.

“I know, come out” said Seunghyun then held his head from earlier that hurt.

There's one secret that Seunghyun doesn't want Jiyong and Hyemin to know, he's actually got stage two brain cancer. He found out when Jiyong graduated High School and soon went to college, so, he immediately told Jiyong to go to America for college while he was undergoing treatment that no one knew of except for his appa and his eomma. However, when he found out that Jiyong was not at home in America and wanted to return when it was only 6 months, Seunghyun forced to stop the treatment. “Please wait a minute, we will go to Park-seonsaeng”, Seunghyun said as she walked out of her office and into the meeting room.

“Jiyong oppa, do you know why her eommanya Seunghyun oppa died?” hyemin asked curiously.

“No, Seunghyun hyung never told me, waeyo?” ask Jiyong curiously.

“Ani,” replied Hyemin was cut off when someone shocked her from behind.

“Yak, Kim Hyemin” shock Soojin.

“Mwo?” hyemin asked and turned around.

“Eo, mianhae, Hyemin-ah. I didn't know you were talking to a” person Hyemin said as he closed his mouth.

“E.. Gwaenchanha.” says Hyemin.

“Who is he?” ask Soojin curiously.

“Include my name Kwon Jiyong.” said Jiyong kindly while giving her hand.

“Wah, jalsaengkyeotta.” whispered Soojin while receiving Jiyong's hand.

“I'm Lee Soojin, a friend of Hyemin.” continued Soojin and took them both to class because there were additional lessons.

“You should continue your treatment, Seunghyun-ssi. Your cancer has spread and you have reached stage three” pinta Park-seonsaeng.

“I can't, seonsangnim. Not if Jiyong is here.” sue Seunghyun.

“What is no other option?” ask Seunghyun.

“There is only chemo and operation, nothing else” said Park seonsaeng gave up.

“Then I can't continue it, seonsaengnim” said Seunghyun then went home with antisickets in her hands.

The moment Seunghyun came home from the office.

“Run your treatment Seunghyun-ah. I know you have reached stage 3, your time is soon if you do not want to undergo your treatment again” said the app.

“Geuraeseo?” ask Seunghyun defiantly.

“For God's sake, Seunghyun-ah.. Why are you so stubborn?” the snapping of his app made Seunghyun's head become sick like that.

“Ah..” said Seunghyun lost balance then fell to the floor while holding his head.

“Abeoji, let's continue later yes our debate. Now my head hurts so much.” Seunghyun said as she staggered into her room.

His father only saw him and went into his own room.

“Hyung.. Are you inside?” jiyong asked while banging on Seunghyun's door.

“Wae Jiyong?” seunghyun said as she held her head and opened the door of her room.

“Help me with this. Hyung is smart about this problem” pinta Jiyong while looking at Seunghyun deeply.

“Alright, let's do it in situ” Seunghyun asked while pointing at the living room.

Just as Seunghyun was just starting to want to work on the matter that Jiyong had asked for, a drop of fresh blood fell on his hand. Luckily Jiyong did not see it so he went straight to the bathroom while Jiyong looked at him in surprise. In the bathroom, Seunghyun cleaned her nose from the blood and took her newly-redeemed antisick medication this afternoon.

“Gwaenchanhayo, hyung?” ask Jiyong.

“Geuromyo..” Seunghyun said with a smile.

It doesn't feel like the day has changed, the moon has changed. Spring is already autumn. Jiyong has been in Korea for a year now. She was already dating Hyemin behind Seunghyun. At first Hyemin did not want to date Jiyong on the grounds that he was not willing to betray Seunghyun, but finally wanted because there was gossip Seunghyun was close to his female client.

“Hyemin-ah, today is good ya weather?” seunghyun asked as she looked towards the falling leaves.

“That's great, oppa.” Hyemin replied as he followed Seunghyun staring at the fallen leaves.

“You know, Hyemin-ah, every day I always imagine that this is my last day in this world” Seunghyun resignedly said.

“What do you mean oppa?” hyemin asked in surprise.

“In the meantime you also know” replied Seunghyun.

—

That morning it was Seunghyun's schedule to take a check-up at the hospital. All tests are done. When the test results went outside, Park seonsaeng with a worried face called Seunghyun to enter her room. “My time is soon right, seonsaengnim?” seunghyun asked with a laugh.

“When you were young, Seunghyun-ah. I don't know what made you stop all your treatment at that time” said Park seonsaeng.

“You're already stage 4, Seunghyun-ah. There's nothing more we can do for you. Your time is likely to only range from 1 week to 1 month away.” Park said seonsaeng as she looked at Seunghyun in pity.

“Today could be my last day right seonsaengnim?” ask Seunghyun.

Park seonsaengnim simply nodded.

“Thank you for your help all this time, Park seonsaengnim” said Seunghyun then left the practice room Park seonsaeng.

—

“Come home” take Seunghyun with you while opening the door for Hyemin.

After Hyemin returned home, Seunghyun returned home in a state of tears.

“I'm sorry if all this time I've done wrong to you, Jiyong-ah, Hyemin-ah.” Seunghyun said in her heart while driving.

That night, Seunghyun wrote her last letter to Jiyong. It was something he had kept secret all this time. After he wrote his letter, he knocked on his parents' bedroom door and gave the letter to his parents.

“Abeoji, give this letter to Jiyong if my time is up.” ask Seunghyun then give the letter to the app.

“Abeoji, gomawo for raising me well, you are the best appa in the world” said Seunghyun then hugged his app and sobbing eomma.

The next day, Seunghyun saw Jiyong eating and sitting next to her.

“You didn't go to college?” ask Seunghyun wonder.

“Hyemin-ssi told me to take her to Namyangju I will accompany her with her friend Soojin.” Jiyong replied.

“Geurae? Hyemin told you to?” fashion Seunghyun.

“Or did you apply?” goda Seunghyun again.

“Aniya, hyung. I did not volunteered, really he told me.” Jiyong replied intermittently.

“I go first, Jiyong-ah” said Seunghyun then went to the office.

“Hyung - eun wae geurae?” jiyong asked herself after Seunghyun went to the office.

After finishing eating, Jiyong immediately picked up Hyemin and Soojin to go to Namyangju. There they saw sheep, cattle, and all the cattle. Things are quite nice because Jiyong doesn't know that something happened to Seunghyun.

“Eo, appa called me.” said Jiyong in shock then picked up the phone.

“Yeobuseyo”

“Geuraeyo? So where is hyung now?”

“I'll be there” soon

Jiyong immediately told the two girls to get into the car and headed straight to the hospital.

It was at Seunghyun's office.

“Sajangnim, the leadership meeting will be held in 10 minutes, get ready” Chaerin reminded Seunghyun.

“Ne, Chaerin-ssi” said Seunghyun then fainted in front of Chaerin.

“Please, whoever.” cried Chaerin then told Youngbae to call 119.

When the ambulance arrived, Chaerin immediately called Seunghyun's app.

“President, sajangnim passed out in the office earlier” Chaerin said on the phone.

“Any hospital?” ask Appa Seunghyun.

After finding out the name of the hospital, Seunghyun's app immediately came to the hospital.

Jiyong had just come from Namyangju and immediately entered the hospital and searched for the app.

“Where have you been, Kwon Jiyong?” ask Appa Seunghyun.

“What happened, abeoji?” jiyong asked and Seunghyun answered him by giving a letter to Jiyong.

“Jiyong-ah, if you're reading this means I've been away from you. Do you know, I actually have a disease that threatens my life? Do you know why I sent you to America? I actually have brain cancer, Jiyong-ah. I don't want you to know, because I know if you knew the truth you wouldn't smile like you used to, let alone when you just graduated High School.

“The reason I sent you to America is that I didn't want to see you sad when I suffered the pain in chemo, but you decided to come back so I forced you to stop my chemo. My eomma? He died of the same disease as me. One more thing, Hyomin love him, Jiyong-ah. You don't think I know if you two are dating behind my back. Don't ever blame yourself, Jiyong-ah and don't be afraid, because hyung will be by your side forever. I know you love him, dongsaeng, for that I leave you two. -Choi Seunghyun-”

Jiyong sat down on the chair as she finished reading the letter. His heart was broken by the letter. A feeling of guilt arose in his heart even though Seunghyun said there was no need to blame him. “Why did I come home to Korea back then?” thought Jiyong while crying.

“Don't blame yourself, Jiyong-ah. All this is the decision of Seunghyun.” said the app while crying.

“He didn't really go right?” ask Jiyong.

“Beforemore” says appanya.

“I want to see it.” said Jiyong then her app told her to go into Seunghyun's treatment room.

“Hyung, gomawo, I don't know that you're doing this for me, I know you said never blame yourself, but I'm not willing, hyung.” said Jiyong while holding the comatose hand of Seunghyun.

“Mianhae, hyung.” continued Jiyong while wiping her tears and then outdoors.

Today was the day of Seunghyun's funeral, Hyemin and Jiyong came with crying faces. Jiyong desperately wanted to blame herself, however, because of Seunghyun's message, she did not dare to blame herself. “Already, Jiyong-ah. Let Seunghyun calm down there. Let go of all your guilt it” said her eomma while hugging Jiyong.

“He sacrificed for me, eomma. If only I hadn't come home to Korea back then, he wouldn't have stopped his treatment” Jiyong said.

Then Hyemin came over to Jiyong.

“Just try I know Seunghyun-hyung is sick. I won't date you.” Jiyong said as she looked at Hyemin.

“I also will not betray him, oppa.” Hyemin said guilty.

“Maybe it is our destiny to love each other, Hyemin-ah” said Jiyong then hugged Hyemin.