MBLAQ fanfic: Falling Rain Chapter 11
Chapter 11: Destiny
Eira was sitting on her bed, listening to the player given to her by SeungHo on their first month while watching the leaves on the tree outside her window start to fall one by one. Mrs. Choi was busy making the matching scarf she was planning to give her daughter and nephew since it was starting to get cold, the one for Byunghee was already done and she was now halfway done with Eira’s. Both of them were nervous but being the ladies that they are, they both refused to dwell on that and so silence reigned inside the room.
Mrs. Choi glanced at the watch she was wearing and she saw that it was already 12 noon which means her daughter would be called any minute. She felt her palms sweat and her hands start to shake so she carefully placed the unfinished scarf in the box beside the finished one and closed the lid. She took in a deep breath and pocketed her hands, lightly gripping her mobile.
Eira was still immersed in her own thoughts that she didn’t notice that her mother was now standing beside her. Somehow Mrs. Choi was thankful for that because she had time to compose a smile on her face despite all the butterflies flying inside her stomach. A soft few pats on Eira’s hand and she finally looked at her mother’s direction. She smiled softly and took off one of the earphones, “umma, what is it?”
Mrs. Choi smiled and softly shook her head, “nothing much… I just got bored. What are you listening to?”
Eira grinned, “my SeungHo playlist… what else?”
Mrs. Choi had to fight the urge to wrap her arms around her daughter and cry. Her daughter was too young, too vibrant and too alive to have this kind of illness. She wished that it was her on that bed and not her daughter who was just twenty-two… she had so much to achieve, she was talented and bright.
“Umma? Are you all right?”
Eira’s voice took Mrs. Choi out of her trance and she smiled shakily at her daughter, “of course dear. Why did you ask that?”
Eira’s face mirrored the sadness on her mother’s face and she took one of her hands on her in her own, “Because you are crying umma…”
Mrs. Choi touched her face and true enough there were tears that she unconsciously shed. Eira leaned forward to remove the tears on her mother while sporting a gentle smile on her face…
“Umma… I’m sorry if I always make you cry, for making you, appa, byunghee oppa and SeungHo sad… “
“Babo! Its not like you wanted this! Don’t apologize for something that isn’t in your control!”
Eira chuckled lightly, “araso umma… you don’t have to get angry.”
“Sorry dear, I’m not angry. But seriously stop apologizing all the time, I already told you that we are all here because we love you and not because we are obligated to do so.”
“I know umma… and I love all of you too.”
Mrs. Choi squeezed the hand of her daughter that she was holding when a knock on the door was heard, “come in…”
The nurse poked her head into the room and smiled at the Choi ladies, “Ma’am… Dr. Park wanted to inform the both of you that it’s time. We’ll be bringing the young miss to the operating room.”
Eira smiled at the nurse and nodded, “all right. Thank you nurse… please tell Dr. Park that I’m ready.”
The nurse nodded and let two other nurses come in before she left to relay the message. Eira took off the other earphone from her ear and handed the player to her mother. “Umma… please hold on to this for me. I’ll get it from you after this.”
Mrs. Choi wanted to say something but she felt that something was blocking her throat so she just nodded and took the player with both her hands. Eira smiled again and laid carefully on the bed with the help of the nurses. She was then wheeled out of the room with her mother following close behind.
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Joon slumped on the stage they were doing the final rehearsals on. Cheondoong threw him a towel and sat beside him.
“Hyung, I feel that something is weird today.”
“Tell me about it Doong… Mir tripped on a cord, knocking out some of the lights… SeungHo hyung’s foot caught up with something… ByungHee hyung was accidentally hit by a rod on his tummy… I slipped on the stage earlier during rehearsal… you were the only lucky one who hasn’t had any accidents yet.”
Cheondoong sported a serious look and he glanced at Mir who seemed to have accidentally bumped into one of the coordi noonas. “Actually hyung… I’ve had my share of bad luck already.”
“You did?”
Cheondoong nodded and gripped his water bottle tighter…”My… breakfast was switched with SeungHo hyung’s…”
“Ya!! That’s not much!”
“Hyung… that was bad… you know how they are trying to make me gain muscles right? So my meal is different from all of you?”
Joon nodded and waited for Cheondoong to continue, “My meal had more meat than any of you… so I had to make do with a regular meal today.”
Joon groaned and laid down on the stage while Cheondoong leaned on the stage while still looking blankly at Mir who was helping the coordi noona pick up clothes on the floor.
“Ya! You too! Start to get ready! The concert will be starting soon!”
“Neeeeeehhh!!”
Joon and Cheondoong then helped Mir and the coordi noona as they got ready for their performance.
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“Are you ready, He Ran?”
Eira smiled at his hyung who was already wearing the clothes for operating. “Of course hyung… I thought I asked the nurse to relay that?”
Jungsu chuckled and patted Eira’s cheek, “yeah… she did. I just wanted to hear it directly from you. “
“Aigoo hyung… you don’t believe me…”
“Of course I do…now let me do my job and you just relax, leave everything to me…”
Jungsu ruffled He Ran’s hair and kissed her forehead affectionately. Eira smiled as she felt the sedatives and anesthesia kick in, she murmured as she was closing her eyes… “hyung...sarang.. haeyo..”
Jungsu gripped on the sheet of the operating bed tightly until he felt a soft tap on his shoulder. He looked behind him and saw his sunbae, “Jungsu… we need to start now.”
Jungsu nodded, wore the gloves on his hand and the mask on his face just as the nurses placed the oxygen mask on Eira. With a serious look on his face, Dr. Park sent the signal to start the operation…
The room was quiet save for the beeping of the machine symbolizing Eira’s heartbeat. The doctor was now able to open Eira’s body and is now starting to go through her ribs to see her heart.
A few minutes after, so far the operation was doing well. There weren’t much blood coming out of Eira meaning she was cut on the exact places, not damaging any other unnecessary arteries.
“So far so good…” Jungsu whispered as he wiped the sweat off his forehead.
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“Ya! Yoon Sook! Don’t drive too fast! I know this baby can run like a real race car but you shouldn’t drive too fast.”
Yoon Sook chuckled and gave a peace sign to his uncle, “Uncle, don’t worry too much… I can drive this one just fine. Besides you want to be able to catch up with He Ran’s operation, right?”
“I do but still be careful Yoon Sook…”
“Sir Choi is right, boss… “
“Arasso… arasso…”
Yoon Sook shifted his gear effectively slowing down the Maserati just as they were passing through a tight curve. Mr. Choi released a deep sigh which made Yoon Sook chuckle.
“Boss look out!!!!”
Yoon Sook saw the bus that was coming directly at them and he hurriedly turned the steering wheel. The car was able to move to the side but as luck may have it, the bus was headed that way as well hitting the car directly in the middle and knocking them to the side of building. The bus then turned over due the impact and was now smoking beside the wrecked car…
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“Good work guys!”
The sound of applause and shouts for an encore was heard on the stage. The five boys came back in and high fived with those waiting for them in the dressing room.
“Thank you everyone! Great work!”
MBLAQ’s manager was beaming with pride at the five boys who were able to perform flawlessly even though they weren’t feeling well.
“Hyung, can we go and visit He Ran now?”
Their manager patted ByungHee’s shoulder and grinned, “I was about to suggest that… you guys go ahead and change then we can go.”
SeungHo wiped his face with the towel and looked at ByungHee then at their manager, “hyung, can’t we go even if we haven’t changed? We need to be there as soon as possible.”
ByungHee nodded and took a swig at the water bottle, almost emptying it then wiping his face to take the sweat off. Joon, Cheondoong and Mir appeared and stood behind SeungHo as if silently informing their manager that they are with the plea their leader voiced earlier.
Their manager sighed and nodded which made the boys shout in celebration, the 87 line high fiving then rushing out of the room to the van.
When they got inside the van, ByungHee felt a sudden increase in his breath but he dismissed it as excitement over seeing his beloved cousin and waiting for the outcome of the operation. His lips then felt dry and his stomach felt like he was punched a hundred times so he leaned on his chair and closed his eyes.
“Joon hyung! Look! There was an accident!”
Joon whistled and shook his head, “that looks real bad… the car was smashed. Whoever’s in it must have been crushed.”
Cheondoong shook his head as well and looked ahead. He saw from his side vision that his ByungHee hyung seemed to be sweating profusely… Cheondoong tapped SeungHo’s shoulder and the leader looked at the visual maknae who seemed to be worried.
“SeungHo hyung… I think Byunghee hyung doesn’t look good… he’s sweating much…”
SeungHo moved ByungHee a bit so he can see properly and he shouted, “Hyung! We need to get to the hospital as soon as possible! ByungHee might have been poisoned!”
“What?!”
The driver looked at ByungHee using his mirror and saw that his eyes are now dilated and that small foams have been trickling on his bluish lips. He bit his lip and stepped on the gas to speed up.
Cheondoong assisted ByungHee, making sure he doesn’t fall while SeungHo kept watch on his pulse gritting his teeth as his pulse grow fainter every second.
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“Her heart got enlarged…”
Jungsu nodded and bit his lip, “the medicines didn’t work… we really need to replace her heart. Just removing the blockage won’t work if her heart isn’t functioning properly.”
Chunghee nodded, “I’ll verify if there’s a heart available already”
“Thanks hyung…”
Just as Chunghee left, Jungsu noticed that Eira’s heart slowed down. One of the nurses assisting him shouted, “Dr. Park! One of her arteries popped!”
“Her vital stats are dropping!”
Jungsu paled and he placed his hand over the popped vein, “bring me the VADs! Now!”
The nurses scrambled about and handed him the LVAD and RVAD as her vital stats continued to drop, Jungsu muttered under his breath… “Not yet He Ran, don’t you dare give up on me yet!”
“Doc, vital stats are still dropping!”
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As disclaimer... I do not own MBLAQ and Park Jungsu (they own themselves) but I own Choi He Ran and her parents. Also, the medical terms here are just from research using the net so don't take em seriously. I may have been able to understand some but licensed doctors have way more experience with this than I do.