Chapter 15. Insecurities and Fear (3)

"I'm sorry..." I plea as tears, filled with pain, stream down my face. "I'm sorry."

"Hey, calm down."

It's hard to stay calm when you're lying on a hospital bed, waiting for one of the doctors. Waiting for the doctor. The same doctor who delivered my son and collected two others.

"JunKoo..." I huddle into his arms, feeling Jiwan's small hands, and I cry even more. "I'm going to lose him."

"Shh, don't talk nonsense, JaeMin. Everything is going to be fine, okay?" He holds me tighter, taking a deep breath as my arms hold him even more. "Does it still hurt?" he asks.

I nod.

The pain feels slightly weaker, but I still fear going through another loss. The entrance of Doctor Kim into the room makes me sigh and, in desperation, beg:

"Please, Doctor Kim, don't let my baby die. Don't let this baby die," I plead.

JunKoo ste