3 02 - Stay strong.

'Lucy!!! Call for an ambulance now!!!..'

'Yes Madam!..'

'Suho! Suho... wake up, please stay awake.. the ambulance is coming'

'Mother!.. Mother don't...'

'Hushh... don't force your self son, help is on the way.. please stay with me... please stay awake'

'119! What's your emergency?'

' He... hello... Hello, my name is Lucy, my Master is injured, we need an ambulance now'

'Alright Lucy, is your Master conscious? Can you inform me of your location?'

'Yes! He is concious now, but his head is bleeding, Madam is trying to keep him awake... We live at...'

'Thank you Lucy, you are doing very well... Dispatcher!! We have received a call for a head trauma, I believe is the missing patient from case 7104, please see location on the system. The victim is attended by its staff members. Lucy?... Lucy! Are you still there?... I am sending an ambulance your way, they will contact you shortly. Please keep your Master awake, don't give him any fluids or food, don't move him and try to keep him warm! Understood?'

'Yes! Yes.. thank you'

'My colleague from the ambulance will call you shortly, to check up on you'

'Ok'

Lucy puts the phone down and stares in panic at the commotion on the floor.

It all happened so suddenly, leaving no time to react. Mr. Lu was driving his Master to his residence on route 318, from Sategaya to Minato, weather conditions were wet and the visibility was dim. Mr. Lee was sitting on the backseat on the left side, while Mr. Lu was behind the wheel. It was silence between them, the passenger was reading his emails while the driver was concentrated on the road ahead. The radio was switched on the local news podcast on a low volume. The moderator was discussing with the prime minister the rebellion and betrayal issued in the parliament. It catches Mr. Lee's attention. He lifts his head up from his phone...

A deafening sound engulfs his body. A strong pain and daggers of ice are piercing his spine. It's silence now, he can't hear the screams anymore. His eyes are heavy and the darkness conquers his soul. Flikers of light awaken him, is he awake? Was he just dreaming before? Flashing images of a young smile is engraved on his retina. A colourfull laugh, he remembers he hasn't seen nor hear this laugh in a very long time. Which means he is still dreaming... a dream he would rather not wake up.

The shivers of cold are catching up with him, there is a muffled noise in the background. His memories of the younger self and his brother are so vivid, as if you could just strech your hand and touch them. All the laughs, the troubles they caused for their parents. His father passing... and then he remembers Kim... and the promise he made on his dying bed. I must wake up. I can't leave Lin too. I've promised!

'The patient is regaining consciousness... Let me see... hmmm... nurse dial dispatch and ask them to prepare the surgery room O4, I will administer the medicine and hopefully it will get the patient ready for surgery when we arrive at the hospital'

The doctor prepares the anesthetic medicine and pulls the oxyhen mask towards the patient's mouth.

'Wait...' Heavy breathing. 'Lu... is Lu...'

'Sir, try to stay calm, the driver who was in the car with you, is being taken care off in the ambulance ahead of us. So please put the mask back on and try to sit still'

'No!.. I can't... Let me go'

'Sir please stay still, don't try to get up your head is injured...'

'Sir please stop...'

'Doctor, what is happening back there!!!'

'I have to get off, I can't go to the hospital. Stop this vehicle' Violently Mr. Lee removes the drip from his arm and pulls off the equipment surrounding him.

The doctor and the nurse try desperately to calm down the restless patient. The medical equipment is being pulled and the doctor is trying to advert the commotion away from such expensive machinery. The nurse pulls on the hard shoulder and stops the ambulance, he gets off from the cabin and rushes at the back of the vehicle to aid the doctor with the patient. As the nurse opens the back door, the patient jumps off and pushes him away, managing to escape, in a taxi who was stopped at a red light.

As he sits on the backseat of the taxi, with his head throbing in pain and while he tries to catch his breath, he murmurs to himself 'Stay strong Lin, I am coming to see you tomorrow, as promised!'

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