Flyaway Kisses (1/1)

Jisoo wandered around the hospital early in the morning and found a very familiar scent. The Fish’s Pond’s Winter Lava Cake that she loved so much. Naturally she followed the scent and met a young girl in a wheel chair. Jisoo was very friendly, she sat down next to the girl with eyes on the cake. The girl turned her eyes to her and smiled.  “Hello.” She said sweetly, “My name is Ji Eunmi.”  Jisoo quickly pursed her lips and smiled back, “I am Kim Jisoo, sorry, I smell Lava Cake so I just–“ “I understand. I’d give you the cake if it wasn’t made by a novice.” She explained with a big grin. “A novice?”  “You see, this cake isn’t made by my Grandma, it was made by a neighbor oppa.” Eunmi revealed.  Jisoo was disappointed, but the smell was very similar, so this novice wasn’t that far off. Call her greedy, but she still wanted a taste of it. Jisoo eyed the cake with lips pressed tightly together. Eunmi laughed, making Jisoo laugh along. “Sorry. I have a very sweet tooth. I couldn’t eat anything in the hospital. My favorite cake is the Lava Cake from The Fish’s Pond. It smell very familiar, the novice isn’t very far off.”  Eunmi smiled and nodded, “He’s working hard so one day he could open a bakery.”  “What’s his name?” Jisoo asked. “Choi–“ “Eunmi!” Her cousin called.  When the girls turned to look, Jisoo’s mouth dropped. “Eunhee!?”  “Jisoo…” Eunhee too was shocked. She was worried sick and this girl was in the hospital all this time. She immediately ran to give her a hug. “You! Where have you been? I texted, called. Inhye texted and call, so did Sohee and the others, but you chose to ignore us?” She tightened her arms, didn’t want to let go.  “Eunhee…I’m  hurt, let go.” She begged when she felt crushed by the strength of Ji Eunhee. She never thought Eunhee would be having such strength, but here she was being squeezed by this tiny girl.  “Unnie…” Eunmi tugged her skirt. “I think Jisoo is very hurt.”  “Sorry. But I was so worry. Why are you in the hospital?”  Jisoo stared at Eunhee, then to Eunmi, then back to Eunhee. “You’re related?”  “Yeah, we’re cousins.” Eunhee said, turning to Eunmi with a smile and a stroke on her head. “And how are you feeling?” She asked Eunmi.  “Better.” Eunmi replied with a soft voice. Upon a second look at Eunmi, Jisoo noticed that she had a cap on and there was no strand of hair. Her captivated stare made Eunmi spoke up. “I have cancer.”  “Uh…Sorry. I didn’t mean to stare. It’s just…I’m sorry.”  “It’s fine. I didn’t know you’re Eunhee’s friend. She told me a lot about you…” Eunmi turned to Eunhee.  “Well, she got bored while in the hospital, so I just take out stories from our group of friends to tell her.”  “Ah…” Jisoo smiled but was very mischievous that she asked in a whisper, “So… did you tell her the story about you and Kyungsoo–Ah!” Jisoo yelped when Eunhee stomped on her foot. “So you didn’t.”  “She’s young. She don’t need to know about that.”  “But I want to.” Eunmi chirped when she heard the name ‘Kyungsoo’.  “It’s not appropriate.” Eunhee objected and Jisoo laughed, all three laughed.  Jisoo extended out her hand to Eunmi, “I should introduce myself appropriately. Kim Jisoo, I’m in here because of a heart illness.” Eunhee stared worrying at Jisoo. Jisoo glanced over and smiled, “It’s okay. I only have to do a few more check ups and I’ll be out of the hospital.” Eunmi shook her hand and introduced herself as Ji Eunmi with cancer that had been in the hospital for a whole year and won’t be able to leave any time soon. Jisoo smiled, taking a great liking to Eunmi, especially more after knowing that she was related to Eunhee.  Eunhee let out a loud sigh, “My gosh, what is the luck, I have to kids here in the hospital that I have to go see often.” She frowned and whimpered, “I hate hospitals.” But she turned to Jisoo and asked, “So, do you want anything from The Fish Pond? I’ll go get you some.”  Jisoo nodded with a widen grin. “Woah, Eunhee is getting prettier and prettier each day. Kyungsoo is so lucky to have you!” She cuffed and caressed her cheeks. “Tsk,” Eunhee pulled her hands away, “I just feel bad. Plus, you and Eunmi just met, I’ll let you to have a little chat. I’ll get get you some food…I actually forgot about Eunmi’s food from Grandma before I came…” “OH!” Jisoo and Eunmi expressed before Eunhee ran off guiltily.  Jisoo sat down next to Eunmi. The two of them stared at each other for a moment before smiling and turning to look outside the window. They watched the clear blue sky where the birds flew about and the tree branches wavered in the wind. The leaves started to turn color and had fell little by little to the ground. It was as if they knew their future when they saw that beautiful scene of an autumn morning.  “Jisoo.” Eunmi spoke up with a soft faint voice. “When your heart hurt, does it feel like being poke by small little needles and then nailed in by the tiniest nails?”  “Kind of…”  “Is it hard to breathe sometimes? Sometimes when it hurt a lot, it’s hard to breathe isn’t it?”  “You feel the same right?” Jisoo asked in return with a little smile. “Hm…have you feel accustom to it? I kind of have.”  Eunmi turned and nodded complete with a smile, “I am able to withstand it for a few minutes when I am in front of my loved ones.” “Me too.”  “Jisoo.”  “Hm?”  “Have you been in love before?”  “I am.”  “Does he reciprocate your love?” Eunmi asked, her eyes couldn’t be taken away from the birds that flew boundless up in the sky. Jisoo smiled, her eyes couldn’t be taken away from the trees that had turned colors and answered, “He loves me a lot.”  “That’s good…I don’t know if mine loves me a lot.” She looked down with her shy smile, “I don’t think he knows I even like him.”  “Have you confess to him?” Jisoo asked. “I was…But I thought about it. I think it’s better that I don’t. He doesn’t need to know about it. It would be easier for him to let go when I’m not around.”  Jisoo became quiet as she thought of the reason to persuade Eunmi to confess. She wavered the pros and cons but in the end she smiled and said, “If you feel that is the best way before you leave.”  “I wrote him a letter.” Eunmi said. “It’s weird isn’t it? To confess in a letter, but I don’t want to throw it away. I don’t want to leave it with Eunhee because she would give it to him. Jisoo, would it be okay if I give it to you?”  Jisoo raised an eyebrow, “Are you sure? I’m leaving too, actually… well, I’m going abroad.”  “Perfect!” Eunmi smiled. “Then I’ll give it to you.” She took it out of her small purse that she had with her, the letter was always with her, it never left her side. She handed it over to Jisoo with both hands and a very earnest face.  Jisoo could not say no to that face. If it made her feel less pain before she leave, then Jisoo would take it from her. However, Jisoo had one co