Chapter 1: The Reason The (1/1)

“Hey, five minutes before we depart!!! Are you guys sure that you have brought everything you need? Because we’d be gone for three days, and the place we’re going is quite far from the city...” the bus leader announced and the people inside the mini bus responded with nods. “Hey, where are Dr. Ok and Dr. Hwang?”“They’re running late... but they said they’d be here in 2 minutes... Just some delay at the subway...” one of the women in the bus answered.“Okay, they better be here soon, or else we’d incur some delays on the entire trip...” the fair skinned man added.“Here they are! I already see both of them...” the man beside the woman earlier informed while pointing at two people just across the street.“Sorry, we’re late... just got caught up in the subway...” the woman, Dr. Hwang, apologized as they reached the bus, stepping into the bus, with Dr. Ok just behind her.She walked the aisle of the bus and found a seat just around the middle area of the vehicle. She sat in the window seat and when he was about to occupy the seat beside her, she quickly placed her travel bag on the aisle seat, making him sigh out loud and find another seat far back of the bus.The people who were around them and saw the two’s actions were shocked at what was happening. They wanted to ask what was happening, however, seeing the two’s serious faces, and the woman’s quite scary aura, made them zip their itching lips.“Okay, welcome to this team building trip, Orthopaedic Department of Seoul National Hospital... let me still introduce myself even if you already know me, very much... I’m your team member, NichKhun Horvejkul and I’m the one in charge of this trip... and let me also acknowledge our bus driver MinJae Hyungnim who’d be getting us to our destinations...” Khun started and some of the passengers were listening, while some were doing their own things as the bus started moving.“And let me also acknowledge the presence of our section chief, Ok TaecYeon-ssi... Chief-nim, would you like to share a few words?” he encouraged his best friend and Taec went up to the front.“Uhmm, I guess all I could say this time is for us to have fun, enjoy ourselves and I hope this activity could strengthen our teamwork and let us get to know each other better... thank you...” he spoke through the microphone and went back to his seat, but giving a short glance at the woman who kept her eyes at the window.The rest of the passengers continued becoming curious since it was rare for the Chief to be that serious and for his fiancée, Fany, to be that gloomy either. And the most shocking fact is that they were not sitting beside each other, unlike their usual sweet closeness, despite being at the hospital. Not being able to take the mystery, one of the women started a KaTalk group chat, while Khun remained in front briefing the entire trip to less than half of the group who were still listening, or seemed to be listening.Sunny: Hey, do you girls know about anything going on between Taec and Fany? Can’t believe I don’t know what’s happening, when I’m her best friend... :<The girls simultaneously brought out their phones as they beeped.Jia: Nope... strange... maybe Fany’s having her period?Vic: I don’t think so, we have it almost at the same time... and mine just passed a few days ago... do you think they’re having a quarrel? I’ll ask Khunnie later...“Oppa, do you know anything about Taec and Fany? Why are they not speaking to each other?” newbie JiEun nudged and whispered at her boyfriend, second year orthopaedic WooYoung.“No... why? Maybe they’re just being moody in the morning... Fany does that quite a lot, ever since during Med School... Don’t get into their business...” WooYoung advised before he closed his eyes back.JiEun: Woo oppa says that Fany unni usually is moody during mornings... could it be that?Sunny: But even if she’s moody, he would still be beside her... not at this extreme “don’t talk to me” kind of thing... Fei, maybe MinJun oppa knows anything?”Fei: I already asked him, he says that maybe they’re having a Q time... he said that they once were also like that back during Med School... but soon made up... so he’s telling us to just give them privacy...Jia: What’s Q time?Fei: Qua