"Ryujin, what are you doing?" Lia asked out of curiosity while wandering around Ryujin's apartment.
"Just hanging these pictures I took at the beach and the hospital." Ryujin said and gave a big smile.
A picture of a familiar girl caught Lia's attention. Lia took the picture from the box and made Ryujin confused.
"Hey, t-this girl." Lia said while looking at the picture.
"Do you know her?" The short-haired girl asked while staring at Lia and waiting for a reply.
"Ryujin, this girl on the hospital bed is.. Yeji."
"W-what?" Ryujin weakly said and dropped the box of photos. "T-this g-girl is Y-yeji?" Ryujin said and took the photo from Lia's hand.
"Yes, Ryujin. I'm 100% sure of that."
Ryujin started grabbing her things and wore her jacket and scarf.
"Ryujin, where are you going?"
"I'm going to visit Yeji. You should go home, Lia."
--
"How could I be so dumb? I checked almost every house in our neighborhood, malls, graveyards, and Lia's fridge. How could I not think of visiting hospitals?" Ryujin said to herself while running and smacking her head.
"Don't worry, Hwang Yeji. I'm on my way to you." Ryujin said while holding the picture of the cat-eyed girl.
"You're so pretty." Ryujin said and let out a smile while trying to contain her tears.
--
"Hwang Yeji, I'm here!" Ryujin yelled and opened the door to Yeji's room.
Ryujin's eyes became watery as she noticed that Yeji's room is empty and getting sanitized by a nurse.
"May I help you?" The nurse asked the short-haired girl.
"W-where's t-the patient from this room?" Ryujin asked while giving a confused look.
"Hwang Yeji? she left a hour ago. I asked her where she's going and she said that she's going to visit someone special and she truly loves." The nurse said and smiled.
'S-shit.'
"M-may I ask what her condition was when she left?" Ryujin asked while wiping her tears.
"She had difficulties walking because of the pain the wounds on her stomach are causing."
'W-what? what the hell happened to Yeji? and why didn't she talk to me when I came in here.'
"And her vocal cords healed but her voice is a little raspy." The nurse said and earned a confused look from the short-haired girl.
'W-what?'
--
*Knock knock*
"Shin Ryujin... open the ... door." Yeji weakly said and let out a cough as she feels a stinging pain in her throat.
Yeji knocked several times and tried to open the door but she received no reply whatsoever from Ryujin.
After a few minutes of waiting, Yeji ran out of patience. The cat-eyed girl picked up a rock and smashed Ryujin's window so she can get in.
When Yeji finally stepped inside of Ryujin's house, tears and a bittersweet smile appeared on her face as she gazed upon tons of pictures hanging on the wall.
"Look how happy she is." Yeji said and wiped her tears while looking at the pictures.
But the smile on Yeji's face dissolved in pain as she saw a picture of Ryujin with a girl at the beach. "J-jo Yuri."
"So foolish, Hwang Yeji. Why would you even go here? Ryujin already has a new girlfriend." Yeji said to herself and started crying even more.
"I'll go now, Ryujin. Sorry for smashing your window."
--
"Hwang Yeji, wait for me. Please!" Ryujin said while panting as she ran her way to her apartment.
"Huh? the window's broken?" Ryujin said and approached the broken window.
"Yeji? are you here?" Ryujin said while looking around.
"Shit. I'm too late. So stupid, Shin Ryujin." Ryujin said and started hitting her head. "Where did Yeji go? think! think!"
After minutes of thinking, Ryujin remembered something that Yeji told her.
"I like going to Han River whenever I feel lonely."
"That's it!"
--
"Foolish, Hwang Yeji. Ryujin is no longer blind and is living happily with her girlfriend." Yeji said while enjoying the view of the river.
"Where the hell will I go now?" Yeji said and started massaging her temple.
"Hwang Yeji!" A female shouted that caught the cat-eyed girl's attention.
Yeji turned around and saw Ryujin standing while panting. 'R-ryujin?'
The short-haired girl ran towards Yeji and hugged her. "You promised, Hwang Yeji. You promised that you will watch the stars with me." Ryujin said and started crying.
"R-Ryujin..." Yeji weakly said and tears started to form in her eyes.
"How can I witness the stars alone? I need you, Yeji."
"Ryujin, do y-you have a g-girlfriend?" Yeji asked and broke from the hug and started staring at Ryujin's eyes.
Ryujin let out a small chuckle at the cat-eyed girl. "Yeah, silly."
Yeji let out a sad face at Ryujin. "Oh, why would you come back to m-" Yeji was cut off when Ryujin suddenly pulled her and kissed her on the lips.
Ryujin slowly broke from the kiss. "You, Yeji. You're my girlfriend." Ryujin said and smiled.
"Y-yeah. I-I am." Yeji said and let out a chuckle and hugged the short-haired girl.
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- 1 year later -
"Hwang Yeji, where are you going?" Ryujin said in an angry tone and crossed her arms and scrunched her nose.
"It's snowing, Ryujin. What do you mean? come with me." Yeji said and wore a scarf.
"No way! it's too cold!" Ryujin complained like a little kid.
"Do you want me to make it hot for you?" Yeji said and sat down besides the short-haired girl.
"Maybe."
Yeji cupped Ryujin's face and let out a smile. "Okay, Shin Ryujin." Yeji said and planted a kiss on Ryujin's lips.
"Ah.." Ryujin let out a moan and the kiss between her and the cat-eyed girl got deeper and passionate.
Running out of breath, Yeji slowly pulled away her lips from Ryujin. "Are you feeling okay now?" Yeji asked and let out a smile at the short-haired girl.
"Y-yeah, I think." Ryujin said and stood up and held Yeji's hand. "Let's go outside."
When the two girls went outside of their house, they smiled and let out a wave at their friends.
"Jeez, finally. Let's take a group photo, Ryujin." Lia said and stood up.
"Okay." Ryujin said and took out her camera and a tripod and started setting the timer. "5 seconds." Ryujin said and held Yeji's hand.
After a few seconds, the group of friends let out a smile at the camera. "Say cheese!"
*Camera clicks*
'Finally, I am at peace.' Yeji thought to herself while staring at her girlfriend.
'I will hold you, Shin Ryujin.'
'I will be your hand, your guide, your pillow, your solace...
your love..
forever.'
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- End -