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asan medical center...

SIXTEEN years old LEE JUNHAN is seated on the hospital's outdoor bench, admiring the rooftop's beautiful scenery in front of him in silence.

his eyes are closed, the sounds of the wind moving the leaves, the cars passingby, and someone calling his name enters his ears.

wait. someone's calling me?

JUNHAN turns his head to the source of the sound and sees his older sister.

JUNWON waves at him, brightly smiling while holding up a bag.

the younger boy returns the gesture as the older girl runs up to him.

" why are you out here by yourself? i thought KAI and HYUN visited you? "

JUNWON asks her brother sitting beside her, mentioning two of his closest friends.

" they did, they had to go home though. i just wanted to get some fresh air and admire the place "

JUNHAN replies, his eyes still looking around.

" you see this everyday though, aren't you sick of it? "

JUNWON teases, nudging his arm with her elbow.

" well, i don't really have anything else to do. it's not like i can just go to hangang whenever i want to... "

JUNHAN replies, although it was meant to be a playful reply, it sounded quite sad when he said it.

it's been 3 years since JUNHAN was here, but he previously stayed in another hospital in jungjin for about 6 years.

he had gotten sick when he was 4 years old and got worse as time passed by.

he was born with a not-so-strong immune system, so he was more prone to catching illnesses than his family.

at age 6, he was diagnosed with leukemia.

her parents found out it was caused by the water in jungjin, so they protested against it.

after their deaths, the issue was buried and is still unspoken of until this day.

the atmosphere suddenly turns gloomy, but JUNWON doesn't let it stay for too long.

" let's go eat yeah? i brought some food, MRS. CHU made it for us "

JUNWON points to the bag she was carrying, giving her brother a smile.

JUNHAN looks at his sister with teary eyes, he wipes it off before pulling her arm and running to the door.

" woah- geez- ok ok! let's slow down- "

in JUNHAN's hospital room...

the LEE siblings are seated on the couch in JUNHAN's vip room, the bowls, plates, and utensils they used left on the table.

the two let out a sigh of satisfaction, rubbing their stomachs after finishing their very delicious meal.

after JUNWON told the other counters about JUNHAN's situation, JANGMUL insisted to transfer him to the best hospital in south korea and get him a vip room.

despite JUNWON protesting against it, the rich old man still did it.

she still remembers the day she was informed that her brother was going to be transferred to another hospital to get better treatment and JANGMUL suddenly appearing behind her as she received the news.

JUNWON gave him the tightest hug as she thanked him, trying her best not to cry on his very expensive clothing.

JANGMUL just patted her back, a soft fatherly smile formed on his face, giving her one tight hug to indicate that he ( and the other counters ) would always be there for her.

now, JUNHAN is staying in the best hospital, in the best room, and is being treated with the utmost care by the staff.

they sat in a comfortable silence, enjoying the peace and quiet in the room.

" WON-noona, is JANGMUL-ahjussi and the others visiting me soon? i miss them "

JUNHAN breaks the silence, mentioning her fellow counters ( he doesn't know they're counters ofc ) who also grew fond of her younger brother.

" i'll have to ask them, we're quite busy nowadays. the noodle shop is getting popular in jungjin "

JUNWON responds, slightly boosting the noodle shop's growing popularity to him, her words making him let out a chuckle.

" MRS. CHU's noodles are really the best, i really want to go and visit in person some day "

JUNHAN pictures the noodle shop in his head, but his older sister thinks there's another reason why he wants to go.

" oh really? is it for the noodles or for HANA-unnie? "

JUNWON questions him, the mention of HANA catching him off guard.

" w-what? why are you mentioning H-HANA-noona? i really don't have a crush on her! "

JUNHAN answers flustered, his cheeks and ears turn into a bright red, making it obvious that he was lying.

" ya sure? you can't even say her name without stuttering! be honest with me LEE JUNHAN~ "

" noona! stop it~ "

JUNWON indeed did not stop teasing him, she even threatened to tell HANA about her younger brother's crush on her.

JUNHAN panicked, A LOT, he was basically begging her to not tell the older girl about it. ( the dude was on his knees 😭 )

after endlessly teasing her younger brother, visiting hours were now over, which meant JUNWON had to leave JUNHAN again.

" thank you for today noona, i really missed seeing you. visit me when you have time, bring the others with you too! "

" stay good, JUNHAN. you'll get better soon, you can get through this, i know you can. "

" don't worry noona, i'll stay alive. i promise you that "

" you better keep it! "

" of course i will! i won't die before you introduce me to your boyfriend! "

" aish this kid...i'm leaving! "

" bye noona! bring your boyfriend next time! "

" I WONT HESISTATE TO TELL HANA-UNNIE! "

" WAIT NO- "

from JAE.

don't yall just love them? cuz i do! lee siblings 🔛🔝

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