Short Story (Cerpen)

Eye

Category: Fiction Fantasy Short stories

Title: Eye

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New York, December, 15, 2013

The white Porsche was speeding. The driver slammed the steering wheel to the left dodging the tronton truck in front of him, resulting in the car crashing into the road fence. The clash sounded deafening. The car rolled into the road, dragged far away, then silent.

Two passengers were unconscious. Shim Changmin came to his senses first. All he thought about as soon as he opened his eyes was Kim Junsu's condition. Trouble, he looked to the right. 'Hyung [Sister].' weakly he called out to the man. Junsu did not move. His face was covered with blood and his eyes were closed.

Changmin's tears poured out as he tried to remove the seatbelt from his body. 'Hyung..' The weak call, trying to grab Junsu. Not until.

'Mobile phone...mobile.' Changmin murmured. His panic with Junsu's state made the young man barely feel the pain of the wound on his head. As if to answer Changmin, a loud ringing rang out from the floor of the car. Changmin slightly bowed, grimacing as his bones felt plucked as he did so. he fumbled around the floor of the car until he found the phone.

'Yeoboseo [hello?]? Changmin-ah, where did you and Junsu play? Why did it take so long? Dinner till it's cold…'

'Hyung.. our car accident.' The phone fell out of Changmin's hands. The young man's head was now drowning.

'Changmin? Changmin?'

—

A 48-year-old woman was crying on her husband's shoulder. The doctor who stood before the two people looked uncomfortable, then pleaded.

'The operation worked.' the woman cried. 'But why, why Fraya is still in a coma.why doctors don't know when our daughter is conscious, Pa…'

'Shh, Ma, Istighfar. Mama who is calm yes, ' entertain the husband even though his tears also want to spill.

'Mama wants Fraya to realize, Pa. This has been almost a month.why Fraya, why she has not been conscious, Paaa…'

—

Changmin's heart seemed to pierce hearing the news of Junsu's condition. His face was getting pale. Doctor Cabot looked at the young man sympathetically. For a while, silence enveloped the renowned surgeon's room. Neither Changmin nor Yoochun spoke.

'Deep blind, Doctor?' yoochun finally said. Just wanted to make sure his ears weren't heard wrong. Doctor Cabot nodded, meaning his ears were fine. But, blind? Junsu's?

'Hard collisions in his head damage the part of the brain associated with the eye nerves, ' Dr. Cabot explained. 'Mrs. Kim was lucky not to have suffered any other serious injuries. Considering the accident had ripped up his car. And Mr. Shim, ' he nodded at Changmin. 'I guess you could say fine.'

Yeah, indeed. Changmin only needed to be X-rays of his head, but no injuries or cracks were found. The outer wound was quite bandaged and his right arm was digips. As the doctor said, considering the accident two days ago it had already shaken a Porsche. The absence of serious injuries and injuries to Changmin was a miracle. So did Junsu, in addition to his eyes being blind.

Yoochun clenched his hands. Police have secured who the reckless truck driver was drunk while driving. The father's condition was worse than Changmin and Junsu.

The two young men came out of Doctor Cabot's room. Walking in the hallway of John Hopkins Hospital, still silent to each other.

Junsu hyung is blind? Blind? Blind? Changmin stepped like he was not treading the floor. The doctor said the only way Junsu could see again was with a cornea transplant, but who would volunteer to donate the cornea? Yoochun stuffed both of his hands into his brown long coat pocket.

Unless that guy's dead.

—

A world of colour.

Long ago. And he only realized that when the ability to see had already been taken from him. Junsu closed his eyes again. It was better to pretend to be asleep than to open his eyes but all he saw was black.

Moments later, his eyes closed, his feelings saying there was someone in the nursery where he was now. Junsu clucked softly as his nose smelled the fragrance he had known so well.

'Will it be, Yunho hyung?' Junsu tried to get up from a lying position. Someone came to help arrange the pillow for Junsu's backrest.

'How do you know? I even just opened the door, ' said the man. He sounds amazed. Junsu smiled slightly.

'My eyes can't function, but my other senses are getting sharper. Especially feeling, Junsu said. 'What food did you bring?'

'Wow, you even know I brought food. Ck, ck, ' Yunho's ring. He pulled a chair near the bed, then lifted a large bushel from the floor. 'Taraaa! Jaejoong cooked your favorite food.'

'Hmm. it looks good. Please prepare my breakfast, hyung.'

'Ne [yes].'

Yunho was opening the bushel one by one. While Junsu was silent with his eyes staring straight and empty. Yunho was looking at this. Bite his lips so that his tears do not flow. He did not want Junsu to feel burdened with his sadness.

The cheerful Junsu, who likes to be made jokes by other friends, who are cute, now sits with a blank look.

'What are you thinking, hyung?'

Yunho jerked. 'Ehm, anyo~ [no],' he replied, smiling. 'You want me to steam?'

'Yes, please. Jaejoong hyung didn't come with you?' junsu asked before opening his mouth to receive a mouthful of brown rice porridge. 'Mmm~ Jaejoong hyung's cooking is as delicious as ever, ' the young man's smile.

'Jaejoong is taking care of some cancellation of JYJ's appearance, Yoochun is having some business, ' at the police station, Inner Yunho. 'Changmin. we told him to rest in the apartment.'

'Oh yeah, how's that idiot doing? Yoochun said he had to have a CT scan several times. Is the wound on his head serious, hyung?'

Yunho sighed without a sound. 'You're this. Changmin doesn't need you to worry. He's fine, Junsu-ah. He's trying to find you an eye donor.' But it's hard, Junsu-ah. You still have to wait to get the cornea. Unless someone wants to donate it for you.

Junsu nodded, smiling slightly. 'Ne, rather than being unemployed in an apartment it's better that he do that for me.' he said. Yunho returned to feed the porridge to Junsu.

'Hyung?' call Junsu after a while the two of them just shut up.

'Hm?'

'Mianata [sorry], hyung. As long as we parted ways, I never tried to contact you.'

Yunho swallowed with difficulty. Why did Junsu suddenly remind her of that painful breakup? Farewell without any contact or meeting just because of problems with their artist management. It was heavy because his heart with Junsu, Yoochun, and Jaejoong, as well as Changmin were tied so tightly. But that's the past. The past made Yunho realize how much he loved his four friends.

'Gwaenchana [it's okay], Junsu-ah. We have met now, Yunho smiled.

'Ne, I'm happy, ' Junsu said. 'I regret not being able to see you and Changmin for longer, hyung. It didn't cross my mind, even though the five of us were separated, I could still see you and Changmin tivi in any media and hear you singing. Now I've lost my eyes.I can only feel your presence, hear your voice…'

Yunho breathed through his mouth before his tap leaked.

'Kajja, mogo, Junsu-ah.' [fuck, eat]

—

If only with the millions of dollars he had he could get a pair of corneas.

That thought has been spinning around lately in Junsu's mind. But who wants to sell their corneas for millions of dollars. Why millions of dollars if you can't see? Junsu played the end of his blanket. Head slightly tilted, involuntarily. Her sensitive ears hear the rush outside her nursery.

The sky must be white. The usual colors color the sky at Christmas. And green evergreen trees with red and gold ornaments. The santa-clas on the sidewalks held back the cold and distributed chocolates and sweets.

In Junsu's room there is also a small Christmas tree that Yoochun brought after persuading the nuns' insistent nuns not to bring Christmas decorations that interfere with the wiggle room to the patient's room with its pheromone charm. The ornaments on the tree were installed by Junsu and Yoochun all day. But because the installation is dominated by Junsu, the Christmas tree looks messy, except for the star at the top.

Hhh, a soft sigh escaped from Junsu's cleft lip. If he could see, he thought about it again. Can't not not. Although many times he persuaded his heart to be sincere. Angry, who is it? To God? To Changmin? Why was Changmin only a minor injury to his head and a broken arm? To Jaejoong hyung? If only that night Jaejoong had not told him to pick up Changmin at the airport. Junsu ruffled his hair. Aniyo, she's not angry. To be exact, he couldn't be angry. He always believed there was something valuable behind every event. It was that trust that made him never regret anything that happened to him.

So too now.

Junsu turned to the door. 'Who?'

There's no answer. Junsu's forehead wrinkled. He couldn't have heard wrong. Just now there was a person, a girl, singing softly from the direction of her nursery door. After a second of silence, the voice sounded again. Junsu was silent, but his body gestures were attentive.

'Lo can hear my voice?' ask the girl, surprised. His English is foreign to Junsu's ears. Surprisingly, he understood the meaning of the girl's words. It was as if his brain was instantly translating the girl's sentence for Junsu to understand.

'of course. I have ears, Junsu said. 'You who? Patients as well? You must have entered the room wrong, Miss.'

'It's not wrong. I am taking a walk again. It just so happened to pass by your room.' The girl stepped closer to Junsu's bed, then sat on the chair that Yoochun had occupied so early. 'So I squirm there's a really handsome guy coming into this room.'

Junsu smiled amusedly. From the tone of the voice of the girl, it must be a dozen years old. Maybe 16 or 17. 'Oh, that's my friend. You went to my room out of curiosity about my friend? You want me to introduce him, right?'

The girl shook her hand, not knowing that Junsu could not see. 'No need. I already know. His name is Yoo.' The girl's forehead is wrinkled. 'Yochen,' he continued. 'The name is very strange yes.'

'Yoochun [read: Yuchun], Miss,' Junsu's smile was amused. 'The name is not strange if in Korea.'

'Ooh. So you're both Korean? Hahaha, kirain is Chinese. The appearance of your eyes is narrow, the skin is very white. In Indonesia, people whose characteristics are like that are mostly of Chinese descent.'

Junsu nodded. 'Alright. I need to rest. You can get out that door, Miss…'

'Fraya!' connect the girl while extending her hand to Junsu. He was astonished when Junsu did not welcome him. Don't-don't. Fraya guessed. True, I cannot be seen. He sighed, his hands still outstretched. But this brother can hear me, how can not squirm?

'Thank you for your visit, ' Junsu smiled, then he laid down his body and grabbed the blanket. Just then a nurse came in.

'Good afternoon. How are you, Mr. Kim?' greet the nurse.

'All right, Sister Lynch, ' Junsu said, recognizing the voice of the visiting sisters to check on her condition.

Sister Lynch checked Junsu's body temperature before examining the young man's eyes with a small flashlight. There is no reaction of the pupil.

'Yes. I think you are healthy like a horse, Sister Lynch's smile. 'If your condition continues to be good as it is now, soon the Doctor can allow You to go home.'

'Oh yes, Sister, is there an eye donor for me?'

Fraya, who had been listening attentively, now looked at Junsu more closely. Junsu's eyes stared straight but did not focus on the object he was looking at, not even blinking at all like a normal pair of eyes would. The girl rubbed her own right hand. She didn't shake my hand, she didn't want to shake, Fraya thought.

'Patience, Mr. Kim, ' replied Sister Lynch. 'Now you have to rest.'

'Thank you, Sister.'

Sister Lynch nodded. Fraya waited until the nurse came out and closed the door, then she sat down on the edge of Junsu's bed.

'You're still here?' asked Junsu astonished. Why didn't the nurse tell him to leave?

'I'm sorry, huh?'

'Ha? Sorry for what?'

'Gue thought you're arrogant don't want to shake hands with me. I don't know if you can't squirm.'

Junsu did not understand. Not minding the expression not mudheng on Junsu's face, Fraya raised her legs to cross-legged on the bed. Ask, 'Eh, but you know if I'm in your room?'

'Little girl, if you don't sing with your mediocre voice, I won't know you're here. Now go back to your room, I'm going to sleep.'

Fraya cangar-cengar her voice is said to be mediocre.

'Name lo.., ' Fraya read the name label on the empty milk glass. 'Kim Junsu's. You're older years than me. hm, actually I'm the most anti call people's sister. But it looks like you're a good person, so I'll call you big brother, ' Fraya's smile is wide.

Junsu grunting. Who cares about it? Why didn't the nurse take this kid away anyway?

'Why are Big Brother's eyes blind?'

Junsu sighed. 'Accident.'

'Oh.' Fraya nodded. 'Gue was also an accident, brother. Sister still mending, blind but healthy wal afiat. If I, I don't know when I'll be conscious again.'

'Could you realize?' junsu asked, noticing Fraya's strange speech. The girl said as if she was in a bad state. If it was severe, it was possible that he could be in Junsu's room and chat with him.

'Hm-mm. It seems like my situation is really bad. I squirm Mami still cry. If Papi seems stoic, but I worry that he continues to harbor his feelings of sadness. Poor thing. Why yes, God did not take my life from me to make Mami-Papi sad gini. Life – die unclear. The cost of RS in New York is not cheap.' Either Fraya is grumbling or is confiding. But Junsu just kept quiet listening.

'You get hit or you speed up and hit something, maybe?'

Fraya's frown furrowed for a moment, the look on her face turned sad. His car skied fast on the slippery New York highway after snowing. To pick up her sister, Athena, at the airport. So speeding up, he immediately panicked when someone suddenly jumped into the body of the road. Dodging the man, Fraya reflexively slams the steering wheel to the left and crashes into a speeding Fedex truck. Because of the loudness of the collision, Fraya's body was thrown out through the windshield of her car. He was immediately unconscious once his head hit the asphalt of the road.

'Gue arrogantly did not install the seat belt, speed anyway.' Fraya smiled mocking her stupidity. 'Mami was willing. Careful, dear Fraya, the road is slippery, ' continued Fraya accompanied by heavy breathing. Remorsefully.

'Gue take for granted Mami's advice, because I feel. Lo understands, how the feeling of someone who is good at driving when his mother who rides a bicycle cannot, ' said Fraya, wry. Junsu nodded.

His hands stretched out, looking around, then stopped on Fraya's face. The girl was shocked. 'Hey, you can touch me!' amazes.

'You realize, don't you? You're talking weird, you know.'

'Hehehe, the point is, I'm really glad that someone can squirm me, brother. You know, I'm frustrated from a month ago I tried to talk to Mami – Papi – Athena, but everything nyuekin me.'

'Uh, how about we go for a walk, brother. I keep bosen alone. We go for a walk, brother.' Fraya tugging at Junsu patient's uniform arm.

'Ahh, I don't want to. I'm tired.'

'But it's beautiful outside, brother. It is bright even though it is cold. Yuk, yuk. Rarely sunny weather in the winter kayak gini.' Fraya still did not give up. Junsu sighed, then opened his blanket.

'Alright, ' said the young man, then reached out. 'Please get off.'

'Okay, General!!'

—

Fraya was lucky, right-wing hospital hallways were not too crowded with people passing by. So no one suspected seeing the blind Junsu walking around alone without fumbling. Because of being taken by him, Junsu did not look like a blind man. No one thought Junsu was blind. Junsu wore a thick coat over his patient uniform. The possibility of herding the nurse back to the nursery is small once.

'Where are you taking me, little girl?'

'Brother, my name is not a little girl. Fra-ya, ' spelling Fraya.

Unconscious about me. Junsu apparently realized that as well. He thinks I'm more subtle than I am. But he was still wondering why he could understand this girl's foreign language? does this also include more ability since he is blind? If so, Junsu wants to be good at speaking English. Changmin and the others must have been astonished and stopped mocking his chaotic English.

'Sister, why smile?'

'Ah, no. Just something happened. What did you ask?'

'I don't want anything. I said my name was Fraya.'

'Oh, yes, I heard you, little girl.'

Fraya pouting. He guided Junsu to a canopied bench. The metal stool felt cold when it was occupied, but only Junsu felt it. Fortunately, his coat was quite thick. 'What's in here?' ask Junsu.

'Dark purple sky. City lights. Flickering Christmas decorations. The white trees. Thin ice hanging on a twig. Snow on the sidewalk. Can you shadow?'

'It must be beautiful, ' Junsu murmured. Fraya raised both her legs to the bench.

'I am willing to pay anything, do anything, as long as I can be conscious from the coma, ' the girl muttered. 'When I realize later, first I'll apologize to Mami.'

'May your wish be granted, ' Junsu agreed.

'So Brother, what will Big Brother do after getting new eyes?' Fraya turned to Junsu.

'I want to see the faces of the people I love.'

'Waaah, you got a girl?' fashion Fraya, nosy.

'Not a girlfriend, you little girl. I mean, my friends, my sister and my mom. Basic, indeed a loved one must be a girlfriend, what?'

Fraya giggles just scolded so, even more nosy teasing Junsu. Funny to see that brother's face be meeeerah.

They sat there for a long time, talking and laughing about things. Junsu has never felt this way since the accident, nor has Fraya.

—

'Where the hell are you from? We're all freaking out looking for you!'

Once he arrived at his room, Junsu was immediately hit by Jaejoong's scolding et al. He knew Fraya was still in this room with all five of them. He heard the girl exclaim hysterically admiring the handsome faces of Jaejoong, Yunho, Changmin and Yoochun. His voice, which Junsu said was mediocre at noon, sounded very loud.

'Did you guys hear anything?' Junsu.

'Sound what?'

'He just wants to distract.'

'Yes, the four of you are so happy! I'm sick, why scold?' junsu grumbled as Yoochun helped him into bed.

'We're worried.' Yunho.

'Hyung, what if you fall or what?' Changmins.

'Where are you going anyway? I think the whole hospital was patronized, but no one managed to find you.' Yoochun.

'I made you dinner, Junsu-ah.' Jaejoong junggu.

'Oh my goodness, brother!! This is really something! Your friends are so cute!' that's Fraya.

'Been already. You just go back to your room, little girl, Junsu said.

'Little girl?' Jaejoong. 'You talk to me?'

'No, no. Junsu realized that Fraya could not be seen by anyone. The presence of the girl could only be felt by him. Junsu shook his hand, 'Forget it.'

'Oh yes, hyung. I've registered your name at the organ bank. They say we'll be contacted if there's a cornea that fits you.'

'Arraso [i understand]. Komawoyo [thank you], Changmin-ah, Junsu's smile.

'Brother, you're looking for an eye donor, aren't you?' ask Fraya. He was now sitting beside Junsu.

'Yes. If I'm lucky, I want to see the world again, little girl.'

Sying~ Junsu's four friends looked at the young man, then exchanged glances. Junsu who are you talking to? Who does she call a little girl? Jaejoong dyed, is it possible that this room has ghosts? He and Yunho looked strangely.

Fraya oohs, then gets Junsu's hand. 'Brother, if my life is soon, I will donate my eyes to Brother. You see Brother is good, trus people nyenengin.'

Junsu choked on the rice he was chewing. 'Hya, slow down, Junsu-ah, ' Jaejoong said, then told Yoochun to get some water to drink.

'Ohuk, uhuk... mian, hyung... uhuk.' Junsu turned to his left, where he heard Fraya's voice. 'You're kidding, ' he said. No matter the strange looks of his four best friends. Seeing that, Fraya cengengesan.

'Hihihihi, you don't have to talk to me anymore. Tau no, from earlier Brother was seen as mulu same friends Brother. Thought crazy times, hahaha.'

Junsu smiled wryly.

—

In the VIP patient room number 237, Fraya's body began to react. His hand, which had been drooping for a month beside his body, was now slowly moving. Seeing her brother's finger movements, Athena who just finished teaching then jumped from the chair where she was sitting. 'Sister Fraya?' call him. He pressed the button calling the guard doctor, then came out to call Mami and Papi.

'Mommy! Papi! Brother Fraya is conscious!' yell Athena, girang. Her parents went into Fraya's nursery along with Dr Darrel, who checked on Fraya.

—

'Let's eat, honey. Aaa~' Mami thrusts a spoonful of salted porridge into Fraya's mouth.

'Mmm~ is delicious, Mam.'

Mami smiled happily. 'You said whatever Mami wanted to eat. Mommy's gonna make it, huh?'

Papi, who was sitting on the sofa looking at the two, nimbrung, 'Don't all be made but, Mam. Fraya is still not fully healed.'

'Yes, Papi. Well, this Papi, Mami is very happy Fraya has realized.'

Fraya smiled at her parents. 'Mom, Fraya, I'm sorry. In the past, if Fraya nurut with Mami, surely Fraya would not be kayak gini. Not to make it difficult for Mami and Papi.'

'Mommy's sorry about you, too, Fray.'

Fraya. Mami's sorry for what? But he just nodded, then turned to Papi. 'Papi, Fraya apologizes to Papi yes.'

'Same Athe too, brother?' chirps the sister.

'Yes, same lo too, ugly boy, ' Fraya cheered. Athena grunts. 'Fraya love you three. Fraya is happily born as the son of Mami and Papi and her sister Athena.'

Papi swallowed his ill-gotten feelings. 'What do you want, Fray?' goda.

Fraya. 'But you know, hehe. Hmm, Papi, Mami, Fraya would like to ask you both for one thing. Fraya. Yes, Mi, Pi?'

Both her parents were stunned. Athena bengong's. Fraya, unaware of the strangeness of her family's gaze, got off the bed slowly. 'I love Mami, ' she said, hugging her mother.

'Mommy too, dear Fraya.'

With Athena. 'I love ugly kids.'

'Brother Fraya, fight, my neck pain. Swerving it don't be tight, brother.'

'Yes, yes, you're chatty.'

'Hehe, I also love big brother.'

'I love Papi, ' said Fraya, in turn hugging the father.

'Bapi too, son…'

Fraya released Papi's embrace with a smile. 'Please anterin Fraya to the bathroom dong, Pi, ' he said before suddenly the girl's eyes widened and her body collapsed to the floor. Mami and Athena screamed in shock.

'Fraya!! Fray!! Athe, call the doctor! Hurry along!'

In his room, Junsu wonders why Fraya is no longer coming to his place.

—

'The corneal transplant operation was successful. Tomorrow bandage in Mr's eyes. Kim can be opened.' Doctor Barret's sentence published a smile on the lips of the four young men.

A miracle has happened. There was a patient who before he died was willing to donate his cornea. Two days after the patient's death, Dr Barret immediately prepared a transplant operation for Junsu.

Changmin wanted to cry so much. All this time he felt guilty towards Junsu-hyung. If only he had gotten on the bus, Junsu hyung would not have had to pick him up. Maybe everything's gonna be okay. Someone patted Changmin's shoulder.

'That's it, Changmin-ah, ' Yoochun said. 'Junsu doesn't blame you, nobody blames you. Don't think things through. What matters is that Junsu is fine.'

'Yes, hyung.'

'Then why are your eyes glazed?'

'Where? Oh, here. I'm flickering with snow, duh.' Changmin rubbed his eyes.

Junsu's eye bandage so opened tomorrow morning. Dr. Barret who helped remove the bandage slowly. Junsu until anxious. He wants to be finished sret-sret. What a feeling for so long, huh? Junsu had to hold his hand so as not to pull the bandage.

'Well, now open your eyes, Mr. Kim, ' said Dr. Barret.

Around the patient bed, Jaejoong et al looked at Junsu with a happy expression mixed up. Meanwhile, Junsu's eyelids trembled slightly as they were moving open. A glimmer of light shot out at the pupils of the eyes, Junsu blinked his eyes. Glare. The glare? It was Changmin' thank goodness the bandage on his head had already been opened. Jaejoong hyung' did he go to the salon before he got here? Why does his face look so bright? And Yoochun 'why does he cry like that? And Doctor Barret' omo [astaga].the doctor who treated me was very young, ck, ck, then it was the nurse. Yunho hyung..Where is he?

Brakes. The door to the room opened from the outside. Yunho panted in and closed the door. White steam came out on his breath. 'June-ah!' yells. 'Can you see me? Can?' while removing the scarf around his neck, Yunho approached the bed.

'Hyung,' Junsu smiled, welcoming Yunho's embrace. His three friends hugged them both. Doctor Barret and the nurse just stood on the sidelines watching the five young men cuddle.

How nice it is to get back the light around him. Colorful things. Dear God, it felt like a dream until Junsu repeatedly opened and closed his eyes to convince himself.

—

Jaejoong's forehead is wrinkled. 'Pendonor your eyes? I don't know, Junsu-ah. The hospital would not tell such confidential data.'

'Oh, so.'

'Come on, your things are packed. We're going home now?'

'Nde, hyung. Kajjas.'

'Oh yes, Changmin is in our apartment. He's cooking to welcome you home. So you'd better eat whatever it cooks, ' said Jaejoong.

'Mwo? She's cooking?!' Junsu was surprised. 'Hyung, why don't you tell him to pick me up and you cook?'

'Yes how is it? He forced it anyway. So where do I get to, hehe.'

'I'll pretend to be limp so he doesn't force me to eat whatever he's cooking, ' Junsu's grumble was greeted with Jaejoong's laughter.