Blue Hyacinths (5)

*Flashback*

The sound of the rain is echoing throughout the place like loud, thunderous stones hitting the building every second. A nervous looking doctor in his mid-twenties is standing behind his supervisor, waiting for instructions. They are at the NICU where a newborn baby has been kept under observation. The young doctor watches the baby which is breathing through a series of tubes.

"That baby will not survive," his supervisor, Doctor Shin, remarks. His tone is decisive and dismissive. It feels as if he has completely decided the fate of the child who has just been born and has barely opened his eyes. The young doctor dislikes the tone of his supervisor. Why is he deciding whether this baby will survive or not? He wonders.

"Why do you say so, Doctor Shin?" the young doctor asks.