"If you could come out for a second, I would like to tell you her condition." Yuki said and led Luna out of the room.
"You may need this." Yuki said, handing Luna a tissue, and she nodded.
"I'm sure that Mr. Mi told you, bur your mother tuberculosis has come back. When we found her at the car accident scene, there where multiple tissues with blood on them, and I'm sure that if you went home you would find many more."
"Why didn't she tell me… why!" Luna asked herself, as well as Yuki.
Yuki gripped Luna's shoulder and continued. "We also found a tumor in her head, and it is cancerous, and we started chemo treatment right away. Also, there are multiple IV's for the TB treatment, and we took blood tests to see how advanced and how long she has had it." Yuki lifted Luna's chin and looked her straight in the eyes. " Your mother will pull through. I remember when she was here three years ago. She was a strong woman, and she is a strong woman." Luna pulled away from her gaze and walked back over to her mother.
"Mom, they started the treatment right away. That's why there are so many IV's and things around. I'll be right here if you need me, ok?" She pulled a chair over to her mother's bedside, and gripped her hand.
"Luna, can you give me some water… I'm so thirsty." Her mother asked, in barely a whisper. Luna nodded and got a cup and filled it, and put a straw. She help the straw up to her mother's mouth so she could drink. After she pulled the cup away, her mother started coughing again, but this time, blood dripped from in-between her lips. Luna quickly grabbed a napkin and wiped it from her lips and as best as she could from the sheets.
"I'm so sorry, Luna. I should have told you…" her mother said, a tear dripped from her left eye.
"Hmmm… maybe you should have, huh?" Luna said, tearing her self.
"Umm… Luna, visiting hours are over… I'm really sorry, but you're going to have to leave now." Yuki said, waving her over.
"Mom, I have to go. The visiting hours ended. I'll be back tomorrow, ok?" Luna said, she kissed two fingers than put it to her mother's forehead, then headed for the door.
"I'm so sorry, but-" Yuki tried to say, but Luna ran down the hallway and out of the hospital. When she came out of the sliding doors, Mi was waiting for her. She stepped off the curb and into the backseat.
"I saw her earlier today, after you ran out of the school, and I meant to tell you sooner but.." Mi was talking, but Luna wasn't listening. She was listening to her iPod and staring out the window. Her mind was racing. How could she have not noticed? Her mother had gotten paler over the past week and her appetite had gone down. She was mentally beating her behind, scolding her self for not saying anything sooner. This was pretty much her fault… what a lousy daughter.
When they pulled up to her house, it was already dark. Mi got out of the car and opened the door for her. She stepped out and took the steps two at a time to the door.
"Why are you following me? You took me to the hospital and I thank you, but now what do you want? You think I should give you a reward or something?" Luna said, annoyed.
"I have to talk to you about some other things as well. Please let me in." he said.
Luna sighed and let him into her house once again. He took the same place on the couch as he had before and she walked into the kitchen. Ilmol greeted her with a couple "meows" and she returned the greeting with a couple strokes on the head. She opened the refrigerator and pulled out a container of iced tea and poured her self a glass. She grabbed another glass and poured Mi some too… even though she didn't want to. She then went over to the cabinet and pulled out a box of crackers and laid some out onto a plate.
She walked out of the kitchen and placed the drinks on the table between them, as well as the plate of crackers. "I didn't know you had such good manners, Luna. You didn't seem like the type." Mi said, smirking.
"We're not in school. What me to give your face a makeover? I'm really not in the mood right now." Luna said, taking a seat and she picked up Ilmol and placed him in her lap. "What did you want to talk to me about now?"
Mi leaned over and took a sip of the iced tea, then placed it down again. "There is a new transfer student coming tomorrow, and I want you to be his partner. You know what I mean?"
"I'm not going to school tomorrow. I have to go see my mother." Luna said sternly.
"You have to come to school. Your mother said so. She said that if you visit her when you're supposed to be at school, she will tell the nurses that you can't go into her room. I know that that is very cruel, but she wants you to get an education even when she is in the hospital, your father as well. He's taking off from work to see her and he will text you during the day. I told your teachers that you can answer any phone calls and text messages sent to you during the day." Mi said, drinking more iced tea.
Luna sat there, thinking. Should she go to school and try to get through the day? "What's the guys' name? What do you want me to do with him?" Luna said, stroking Ilmol's head.
"His name is Yesung. What I want you to do is make sure he makes friends and gets along with everyone. Also to make sure that he's getting in his assignments and gets to class on time. Is that too much to ask?" Mi said, raising an eyebrow.
"Geh… do it… only because you're pretty much forcing me to. Now can you leave?" Luna said, pointing to the door.
"Yes, I can. And I gave Yesung your email, so I think he sent you something. See you tomorrow." Mi said, walking out the door. Luna closed the door behind him and leaned against it, sighing. "How did things get so messed up so fast?" she asked herself. She went down to the basement (her room), and got into her pajamas. She then grabbed her laptop and began clicking through her email. She saw something with the name Yesung and clicked on it. It read:
Hi! Luna, right? Mr. Mi told me pretty much all about you, and you seem… interesting. He told me about your mom, and about your friend, and I'm really sorry to hear that. Here is a song that may cheer you up: Super Junior Miracle. He told me that you liked Super Junior, so I looked into them. My sister likes them, and I heard a couple of their songs. Then I found out that one of the guys is named Yesung. He has a pretty good voice. The video for the song is pretty funny too… hope you like it. See you tomorrow then. –Yesung I_-
"A wink? He must be dreaming if he thinks I'll be pretty." Luna said to herself. She didn't bother to reply, so she opened an internet window and searched up the song. When it started playing, she then looked up the lyrics:
Life couldn't get better
Life couldn't get better
'Til now, the time without you in my life was full of darkness (without you baby)
But ever since I've met you, my life's been like a dream (baby)
When I first saw you (first saw you) a miracle (a miracle)
I felt the miracle, it was you
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
I'll hold you in my arms and fly
We'll fly towards the blue moon (ho~)
I'll kiss you when you're sleeping
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
Open your heart and take my hand
Life couldn't get better
You've changed my ordinary life (a holiday)
And all the people in the world look happy (I wanna thank you baby)
When I first saw you (first saw you) a miracle (a miracle)
I felt the miracle, it was you
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
I'll hold you in my arms and fly
We'll fly towards the blue moon (ho~)
I'll kiss you when you're sleeping
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
Open your heart and take my hand
Life couldn't get better
(Life couldn't get better)
When I first saw you, a miracle (a miracle)
I love you baby and I'm never gonna stop
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
I'll hold you in my arms and fly
We'll fly towards the blue moon (ho~)
I'll kiss you when you're sleeping
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
Open your heart and take my hand
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
I'll hold you in my arms and fly
We'll fly towards the blue moon (ho~)
I'll kiss you when you're sleeping
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
Open your heart and take my hand
Life couldn't get better
"How is this supposed to make me feel better?" she questioned. She closed her laptop and climbed into her floor bed. "Ilmol, c'mere!" Luna yelled up the stairs. He came running, followed by the squirrel. "Hey. I have to name you. How about Bulhaeng (bad luck)? Because it seems like you brought it to me?" she said, scratching his head. She turned over and grabbed her laptop. She opened up the video chat and called Kang-Dae, hoping that he would be there. There were a few digital beeps and then a static voice came through.
"Luna? Is that you?"