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Bum had ran out of the hospital and found Sangwoo.
Sangwoo was a shadow of who he used to be. His skin was peeling off his face and the burns had even burned a hole in the side, but reconstructive surgery was helping him. He told Bum that he would look better after a few reconstructive surgeries. It was obvious that Sangwoo was in a fragile state. He worried that Bum would leave him. The fact that he could still talk was a miracle. He had nerve damage in different places that made him numb, but his right hand and eyes were still functional. After some healing, he would be able to move around like normal, except that he would always be numb in ways.
“You’re my favorite person in the world. Nobody could ever replace you.” Bum reached out to hold Sangwoo’s hand. They sat in silence for a while.
“Bum...” Sangwoo squeezed Bum’s hand.
Bum quietly reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring. He placed it on Sangwoo’s finger. Sangwoo just stared.
“I had gotten this ring for you. I never had a chance to give it to you.” Bum felt a tear stream down the right side of his face. At first, Bum had fantasized about leaving Sangwoo and trying to move on. Now that Sangwoo was in front of him, all the feelings of attachment had come back in full force.
“They’re going to move me to another hospital in three days.”
“Will I see you again?”
“I was thinking that we could meet in a couple weeks at a certain spot...”
A couple weeks later, Bum was waiting at a park at 2 in the morning. He looked around nervously thinking of all the things that could go wrong. Sangwoo could’ve bailed on him. Maybe their plan would be sabotaged by the police. What were the chances that everything would work out? Crickets chirped. Bum had his black turtleneck and jeans on.
“Bum.” Then there was a hand on Bum’s shoulder and he jumped. A tall figure was next to Bum wearing jeans, a black turtleneck, jacket, and a creepy clown mask. “I’ve been waiting a long time.”