[140805] Titled: Joo

“Joo, don’t you miss me?”

I said it on my head then typed it on my phone. But at the next second I was just deleted it without send this message to Joo.

It’s been a week since she moved out from our lovely apartment that we used to share. She has to move to another campus building at the neighbor town because of her decision of taking additional subject. I can’t say anything to stop her because the reason is realistically academic. I have to let her go out off our apartment without complaining. It’s not easy for me, but I understand and I did it well.

I’m not alone in this apartment actually. There’re still two other friends. But I was just too close and too often being together with Joo so that I feel really empty when she left.

I’m now walking slowly on the walking path. It’s already 8 p.m and the weather is getting cold. But I’m too lazy to be back home. I was just sure that there will be no Joo screaming, laughing and playing anymore when I open the apartment door. So much things that I want to tell to Joo, so much thing I want to do with her, so much topic that we have to discuss together. In the next second I realize that they’re all will just disappear and untold.

I feel really lonely.

“Kim?”

Someone call my name. I turn around and my eyes catch the handsome face of Dr. Eddy, a specialist doctor in the clinic of surgery. I bet he’s just walking home from his work in the nearby hospital. His dark blue shirt looked contrast with his bright skin. Even after the long day work and filled by tiredness, he’s still looked handsome.

“Doctor?” I said.

“So, you were here all the time?” he speaks with a perfect educational people accent.

“Ah, no I was just here few times ago. What are you doing here, doc? Have you done with your patients?”

“Yes, oh. Actually not yet. There’s a wounded girl that have to come to my place and examined by me. But it seems like she’s not really care about the after-surgery-wound in her chin. At the end, she didn’t come to fulfill her appointment. But exactly right now, I am talking to that wounded girl in this walking path. So, why didn’t you come?” he smiled at the end of the sentence.

“Ah, that… mmm… sorry doc, I forgot the appointment. Did you wait for me? I’m really sorry. I will come tomorrow I promise.”

“I won’t be in this town tomorrow so just done it here, right now.”

“Ah… can it be?”

“Of course. Why not? Don’t worry I’ll make it sure that all of the treatment is septic-free. It’s hygiene. Don’t you believe me?”

“Well, you looked young. Anyone won’t be easy to trust you as a specialist doctor.”

“So, how old are you Kim?”

“twenty doc, I’m in my third year in the university. Old enough”

“Not really. I’m twelve years older than you. I’ve been practically diagnose and examine hundreds people and what’s good? No one get hurts. Trust me?”

“Oh, yeah, I trust you. Just, you don’t look like that old. I’m sorry.”

“I understand. Yeah, just sit down at the bench over there!” he instructs me.

When I sat down at the mentioned bench, Dr. Eddy began to open his bag and pulled out some medical tools I don’t familiar to. Fast, he began the treatment. He starts with opening the bandage that covers my wounded chin.

“what’s in your mind when you decide to fight those gangster?” Dr. Eddy asks me.

“they bothered Joo, I must tell them to stop. Joo is my precious friend I don’t want anything bad happened to her.”

“And it’s okay if anything bad happened to you?”

“Well, until now I’m still fine.”

“What kind of fine? Stand in front of a mirror and look at your chin!”

“Is it too bad?”

“Do you think it’s not?”

“Well, at least I have you as a good doctor. You can heal me, right?”

“Ah, this stubborn kid.”

His hand treats my wound very well. I regret the early sentence I said to him. I didn’t mean to underestimate him or something like that. I was just, don’t see an experienced-old-doctor on his cute face. Talking about his face, it’s now really near mine. I can once look at it and admiring. For thirty two years old doctor, he looked very young and handsome.

“Do you think she loves you as much as you love her?”

“Excuse me?”

“Do you think she will do the same thing as you when you’re in her position?”

“At first I thought she will. But now, not really.”

“Why?”

“She moved away and didn’t make any single call or even just a simple hello text to me. I miss her very much. But I don’t think she miss me as much as I do.”

“Why don’t you call her first?”

“I have too much pride. Yes, I am.”

“Don’t you curious? Her attitude is not even obvious.”

“Hmm… I don’t know.”

“Ah, it’s done.”

Dr. Eddy’s wound treatment spends only ten minutes. I don’t even realize time passing by while we have a conversation. This short enough conversation brings me to the very long mind. I fall into deep ocean of Joo’s matter.

But then I realize there’s a specialist doctor in front of me that have to be paid for his impressive wound treatment.

“Thanks doc. How much the cost?” I said.

“A cup of choco ice cream.” He replied with a smile in the end.

..... to be continued