NEW FRIEND

...The first time we met...

...The situation was disastrous...

...But we got to know each other through that...

...I got a new friend...

...And a really good one at that...

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SOMEONE'S POV

I paddle down as I enjoy the cold breeze gently touch my body, filling me up with joy and a refreshing feeling.

The morning sun is still rising.

I swiftly ride my cycle in between the road which is yet to be busy with people.

Only a few people out for a healthy morning walk and cycling are visible to me.

' I can fly away

Spread my wings and fly away

Jamdeureo beorin ijeotdeon nareul chajaga

(find the forgotten me who has fallen asleep)

I’m still far away

You and I will find a way

Apeuji anke I soneul nochi aneulge...

(I won’t let go of this hand so it won’t hurt)'...

I enjoy the soft but energetic melody flowing through the headset.

Ah...I like this song so much!

Maybe this is the last day I get to enjoy this...

My life as a carefree person will end tomorrow.

Why?

Because....

" Omo!! Someone help!! An old lady has fallen down!!"

I see people rushing somewhere, passing by me.

I stop my cycle and put the headset down and turn around to find people standing in a circle.

' Someone got hurt?' I quickly get down and rush through the crowd to see a woman in her early 60's convulsing while hyperventilating.

' Aish these people!' I curse out in my mind and tell them to make way.

" Excuse me everyone! Please make way!

Don't stand like this, make way for her to. breathe and call ambulance!"

I say loud enough for them to hear and then tell the lady who is holding the old woman to leave her side.

" Please let me see her condition..." I tell her kindly and she moves away.

I quickly get down on my knees and check her pulse.

" Weak...

convulsions...

shortness of breath..." I start to mumble to myself while checking upon her condition.

" Hey kid!! What do you think you are doing?

Let us handle this." An old fart..sorry an old Ahjusshi says very rudely which irks me but I keep my cool.

" Look Mr I am not a kid, I am a medical student who is going to start internship tomorrow, so I don't think there is anyone else here who can handle this better than me!"

I reply, not as rudely as him but maybe a little while I still check on her. Her head is suffering a concussion due to the fall.

Shibal !

" Pneumothorax!" I exclaim but..

I am not a thoracic surgeon!

Wait...I know the basics.

" Needle decompression in the intercostal space to restore cardiac output....Excuse me! Someone please give me something sharp and pointed! Something like a needle!" I shout as the lady's health starts to deteriorate.

Everyone starts to look around, asking each other for a needle or something.

Aish...how could I forget! No one carries such things when out for a walk.

" Will a ballpoint pen do?"

"Just with a ballpoint pen..it is virtually impossible.It is risky! We are not in a drama!" I shout hearing that stupid suggestion.

" Who said only a pen? Let's use ceramic fettling knife shall we?"

I turn around to see a young man of age similar to mine standing behind me holding a pen and a fettling knife.

" Great!! Crouch down here and help!"

I quickly pull him down but then a sudden thought hits me.

'Those things are not ster...' and before I could say anything he cuts me off.

" Sterilized it this morning itself approximately 30 minutes ago and just taken out of my bag..." he says and I get awestruck.

Is he a mind reader?

" Let's save her first!" I shout and get to work.

I quickly get the knife and start to find the place where air is leaking.

' Found it!'

I insert it into the fifth intercostal space and hear a hiss sound through the wound and then I inserted the pen to serve as a chest tube.

Thankfully I do not mess up and her condition starts to get better.

" Daebak! You did it!" The young man who helped me exclaims while giving me thumbs up.

Everyone in croud starts to applause and praise me which is making me shy.

I laugh slightly, relieved, and let out the breath I have been holding til now.

But it doesn't last long as my mind goes back to her concussion.

Is it serious?

" Oh! She seems to be having a concussion at temporal lobe!" The young man exclaims in worry while examining the lady.

" The paramedics are on their way! They will be here in 5 minutes!" One woman from croud informs and I thank her.

" Are you a doctor?" I ask him.

" Umm... soon to be a doctor, I am an intern.

Neurology." He tells me.

" Is the wound serious??" I ask worried as I didn't want anything bad happen to the poor woman.

" Yes..if her temporal lobe is damaged then it might cause her prosopagnosia, memory related problems, hearing difficulties and a lot more!" He exclaims while pressing down on her head injury.

I don't know what to say after hearing that.

" Paramedics are here!!"

I see an ambulance rushing to us.

Thankfully the paramedics arrive and get to her aid.

I explain them what we did earlier and a woman who first witnessed the patient accompanies her to the hospital.

Everyone gets back to their business and I sigh in relief.

" You did great earlier! Are you a doctor?"

The young man from earlier says suddenly which startles me.

'He hasn't left yet?' I think to myself, my brows furrowing.

" Hello?? Down to earth Mr Hero!" He shouts, waving his hands in front of me.

" Oh! I am sorry I just...ah I am not a doctor but an intern. Cardiology." I say and he smiles brightly at me.

" That's great! Which hospital?"

" Eunsang"

" Woah!! Me too! I am going to start my internship tomorrow!!" He chirps excitedly and my eyes widen in surprise.

" That's great!! By the way, I am Jimin. Park Jimin. Hope we can be good friends." I tell him my name and offer him my hand but try to retreat as I see what bloody mess it is.

But he grabs it with his own hands which are bloody themselves and

" I am Taemin. Lee Taemin. I hope so too."

He says smiling at me and shaking my hand.

" Let's clear this mess first. My house is nearby, where is yours?" I ask him.

" Umm..mine is a bit far away.." He answers while slightly scratching his neck.

" Then let's go to mine! Oh..how did you come here? I mean your means of transport."

" Cycling, just like you!"

" Okay then let's go." I pick my cycle up and wait for Taemin to follow me.

We start to paddle together to my house while I tell him the way.

" Your cycle has a basket! It's not a gear one? So you didn't come here for cycling, did you?

That fettling knife and all.." I say to which he nods.

" I came here to sit in the park and sculpt.

It's my hobby and I don't know whether I will be able to do it after today.." He answers and I agree.

" Right...We will get so busy from tomorrow." I say sadly.

I will miss my old lifestyle.(TT)

" Hmm..."

And we continue to paddle and reach my home in 15 minutes.

I change my clothes and get Taemin a pair to change in.

We have similar height and considering that his body structure is slim, he will fit in my clothes.

Thank God he is not taller than me.

Currently I am in kitchen making coffee for both of us.

I live alone. My parents are both business people. They are not bad, they do not neglect my needs and all but they are very busy that he do not spend quality time with me.

Which makes me sad and lonely but it's okay.

I decided to become a doctor so that I can be there for people when they need someone.

I want to save them, be with them and make people happy.

" I am done..Your clothes fit me well!" Taemin says while coming out of my room.

I go over to him and hand him over the coffee mug.

"Hmm..I figured.We have similar body structure. Sit here and enjoy your coffee!" I say while pointing at the sofa.

" Yes~Thank you so much for the coffee. I will enjoy it!" He says while taking a seat opposite to me.

" So...when is your birthday? What are your hobbies? Your favourites? And... why did you choose to become a doctor?"He bombarders me with questions and I just chuckle.

" You sure talk a lot! Well...I was born on 13th of October 1995. My hobbies are going out for cycling and all that stuff, singing and dancing etcetera etcetera..

Hmm..my favorites you will know eventually.

and why I chose to become a doctor?

Well..my parents are always busy doing their work and seldom have time for me.

One day when I was 15 years old, I had a high fever at school and fainted due to that. I was rushed to the hospital.

My parents were abroad and there was no one at home. I used to stay at school hostel sooo yeah..when I was laying on the hospital bed feeling lonely and depressed there was this doctor who approached me.

She was so angelic and I felt so warm in her company. She used to pay attention to everything I say. I liked it and that's when I realised that I wanted to become like her.

So...I am done. Now it's your turn! Copy paste those questions to yourself and answer."

I say and continue to drink my coffee while looking outside the window.

Then I hear a few sniffling sounds.

I turn my head to look at a sobbing Taemin who is looking at me with an ineffable expression.

" Hey! What's wrong?" I panic.

'Did I say something very awful for him to cry like that?' I think to myself.

" N-No...It's just so sad!

I mean your story.. It's breaking my heart!" He says and continues to sniffle.

I Chuckle at his cuteness and hand him over a tissue.

" Thank you..Ok, now it's my turn.

I am Lee Taemin. I was born on 18 July in 1995.

So I am your hyung!

My family is not too big. My parents are divorced.

I have a mother, my father left when I was young. My mom is a college professor of Literature.

I like sculpting and singing and dancing just like you.

I don't know about my favourites but I don't like bugs at all! I hate them to death!

As for the reason why I chose to become a doctor is that..I used to have a really good friend. Actually my best friend who suffered from brain tumor. I couldn't save him.

I couldn't realise that he was suffering and that's why I felt more pain after his death.

After he passed away, I was devastated and slipped into depression.

I used to have nightmares and suffered from anxiety and panic disorder.

My mom got so worried and after getting treatment for one year, I started to get back to normal.

When I was depressed my mom told me this, 'It's okay if you couldn't save him, be a good man and become a great doctor. Then you can save a lot more like him.'

And that's it! I decided to become a Neuro Surgeon." Taemin finishes his story and by the time he is done I have tears in my eyes.

" Woah! Are you crying?" He asks me and I start to cry for real.

" Om my God! I did not tell you that to make you cry! I am sorry!" He says in a guilty tone and I shake my head.

" No... need to be sorry... It's not your fault. But...why is your story so sad? I am really sorry for what happened to you in past." I say while calming down my heart.

" Oh..tsk..I think I made the atmosphere melancholic. I am sorry..." Taemin apologises to me.

" Well...what are your plans for today?" I ask him trying to end this saga of sorry.

" Ummm... nothing. Just spend sometime doing things that I like and then pack the bags for tomorrow.

We need to shift to the dormitories of Medical Centre right?" He says and I just nod.

We need to do that indeed and I am glad that now I have a friend who will accompany me.

" Taemin! Let's do the packing together and yeah...we will go to the hospital together tomorrow okay? Now we are friends!!

Also! You will get to know my soulmate and bestie! Taehyung tomorrow! He is also starting his internship. He is in Orthopaedic Department!

I hope we will be able to meet each other at least during lunch hours there.." I express my wish and he just nods.

" Me too..by the way, how did you and Taehyung meet? Was it like normal or...just as weird situation as ours?" Taemin asks while laughing slightly.

" Well... nothing can be normal if it is related to me.

We have a really weird story too.." I say while laughing at my old memories.

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