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The One He Stayed For

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HOSPITAL ROOM — LATE AFTERNOON

You’re sitting on the floor by the window, knees pulled to your chest.

Yeo-jung sits in the chair nearby, a paper crane resting in his hand.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

I brought tea.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

Chamomile again.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

Thought it might help.

You

You don’t have to keep showing up.

You keep staring at the wall

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

I know

You exhale shakily. He doesn’t push. The room is quiet except for the sound of the rain outside.

You

I don’t even know why I’m still here.

You

I feel like I’m rotting in place.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

You’re not.

You

Don’t say that.

You

You don’t know what it’s like in my head.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

You’re right

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

I don’t.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

But I’m not going anywhere.

You glance at him.

Something tightens in your throat.

You look away.

You

I want it to stop.

You

The reminders

You

The guilt.

You

Even when it’s quiet, it’s loud in my body.

You

All the time.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

I believe you.

Your voice starts to crack.

You clench your fists.

He watches you, calm but not distant.

You

I didn’t do anything to deserve what happened.

You

But I still feel… dirty. Ruined.

You

Is that stupid?

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

No.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

It’s human.

You start crying quietly, almost like you’re trying to hide it.

He sets the paper crane on the floor beside you.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

You don’t have to hold it together right now.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

Not with me.

You

You’re supposed to be my doctor.

You

Not… this.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

I’m not here as your doctor.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

Not right now.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

I’m here because I care.

You bury your face in your knees.

You don’t ask him to leave.

He doesn’t offer to.

Dr. Joo Yeo-jung

You don’t have to be okay for me to stay.

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