The next day, Iseul visits the hospital again to meet with Ji Hoon. She carried a full paper bag of pears with her and stepped vigorously. She even sometimes jumped happily during her journey towards the man's room. But her steps were stopped when she reached Ji Hoon's room.
There was Mrs. Kim, Yoon Hee, and her mother outside the door of the room. They looked so sad, with tears filling their eyes. Yoon Hee's mother cried along with Mrs. Kim while hugging her in the chair, while Yoon Hee cried alone in the corner of the room near the door.
"Yoon Hee-ah... what's wrong?" asks Iseul as she approaches Yoon Hee. The girl raised her face and looked at Iseul sadly.
"uri oppa... unni..."Yoon Hee said in a quiet voice. She cried again and couldn't continue her words.
Somehow, after seeing the response given by Yoon Hee, Iseul felt anxious and worried all of a sudden. Her entire body felt weakened and she dropped the fruit bag she was holding on the floor just like that. She entered Ji Hoon's room with trembling steps. She opened the door slowly. She could see Ji Hoon's body lying on the bed with a blanket covering him up to his chest. Iseul approached the man with a feeling filled with suffering in her heart. Her eyes began to tear up.
"Oppa... ireona (awakening)..."Iseul said as she called out to the lying man while she stood beside him. Iseul took his hand and tried to shake it so that the man would come to his senses, but there was not a single movement or response from Ji Hoon.
Hics... oppa... ireona... jebal (please) ... "said Iseul, starting to cry
She was unable to believe what she saw now. She had just seen his cheerful eyes and beautiful smile yesterday. The man had even told her to visit him again today, but instead she had only found the man's body lying with blue lips and a body that had become stiff. She did not believe it. She did not want to believe that the man was gone forever, leaving her alone.
"Oppaa.... Don't you kid me... it's not funny at all..."He said Iseul touched Ji Hoon's arm and shook his body.
"Oppa please... I've kept our promise to come here again and bring you some pears. You told me you wanted to eat them together with me. You said you wanted to eat them from my hand directly. I came to do all of that with you. "So please oppa, Jebal ireona (please wake up) ..." she kept begging him while sobbing.
"Unni...."said Yoon Hee, who was also crying and approached Iseul. She touched the woman's arm and tried to calm her down.
Yoon Hee-ah... This can't happen, right? "How could he have forgotten his promises to me and just slept like that?"Iseul asked the younger woman, her face smudged and desperate.
"Right... he's just sleeping, right? He's just sleeping, right? He's not dead? He can't die! " Iseul shouted in frustration.
"Unni...."Yoon Hee said while giving her a warm hug.
"nan... oddeoke... oppa oddeoke...."The woman couldn't stop crying.
"Unni... I found a letter near his bed, I guess... he wrote it for you,"said Yoon Hee, handing the designer a neatly folded piece of paper.
She opened the paper with her trembling hand and found Ji Hoon's handwriting there. It seemed that he had tried with his best efforts and his last energy to write the letter.
"Gomawo Iseul-ah..."I feel so happy today, because you're staying beside me, you know. When I saw you laugh, I felt blessed at that moment. It feels like nothing else can make me even happier than seeing your beautiful laughter. You are so charming. I wish you would keep smiling and laughing like that. "
"Iseul-ah... I feel very well today, but somehow I feel like I don't have much time left. Why do I feel that this will be my last time? That's why I'm writing this letter to you. I want to tell you some secrets I've always hidden, something I've always kept to myself. I would surely regret it if I could never say this to you.
"Saranghae Song saranghae, saranghae, saranghae, saranghae, saranghae, sDo you know how terrible it feels for me every time I want to tell you those words in person? I so want to tell you that I love you every second, but I don't know why. Every time I try to spell those words out, it all just ends up with me being unable to say anything. I can only keep whispering those words in my heart in the hope that someday you will be able to listen to my heart, my true feelings. "
Maybe I've realized that you've never had the same feelings for me. Maybe you just think of me as your brother. I know that. Although it feels very painful, I'm fine with it. As long as I can see your happiness, I'll be fine. As long as I can see your smile and beautiful laughter, as long as you will stay by my side, even though you will never see my true feelings at once, I will still be fine with it. I am fine with everything... "
For me, spending my last time with you is the most precious memory I ever had. You have to live well and stay happy. I hope you will find a happy life. Goodbye Iseul-ah,... I wish you could be with someone you love. " Iseul's hand trembled so hard from reading Ji Hoon's last letter. She couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She couldn't hide her feelings anymore. She just allowed herself to cry loudly.
"Oppaaa... ireona..." yelled Iseul, resting her head on Ji Hoon's chest. She held the blanket that covered the man tightly. She really couldn't feel his heartbeat anymore.
How could you leave me like this, huh? I can't even say anything about my feelings... Iseul said while crying over Ji Hoon's body.
"Saranghaeyo oppa.... saranghae.... I've always loved you... how can you think that I never loved you, eoh?" Iseul's body was shaking even harder because she was crying louder.
"How could everything happen like this? For all of this time, I thought you never loved me. I thought I was just a sister to you, but... but... how can I know how you feel right now when you're in this state? How did I know when you had already left me like this? Forever... I never even had a chance to tell you about my feelings. How can I continue my life after this opportunity? How can I move on when you're not with me anymore? Tell me, how is that even possible ? Oppa... " Iseul keeps crying. She doesn't care about the commotion she's making. She was so sad, she was so broken. How could she still be alive when her heart was so suffering and broken so badly?
"Oppa... ireona.... jebal..." Iseul spoke in hushed tones.
Her heartbeat had stopped, with it all. She also felt that her heartbeat had stopped, her time had stopped , her world had ended.