TAXI - 東方神起
CHAPTER 28
Max nervously entered the hospital with the large bouquet of flowers in his hand.
“Hey relax. You look like you’re going to collapse any minute now,” Micky uttered as he placed his arm around Max’s shoulder.
Max sighed. “I’m nervous. What if she still doesn’t want to see me?”
“Then we all go home… end of story,” Jaejoong immediately replied with sarcasm.
U-Know quickly shook his head. “Stop being so pessimistic. Let’s just hope that she’s in a better mood today,” he uttered as he pulled Max away from Jaejoong.
All of them knew that Jaejoong didn’t approve of Max seeing Fate again. So Micky, Xiah and him had constantly been keeping Max and Jaejoong away from each other to avoid any further arguments.
Xiah and Micky also shook their heads after looking at Jaejoong. Somehow they couldn’t say anything since they already knew why Jaejooong was acting harshly with Max.
A few minutes passed….
Max happily entered Fate’s room with the bouquet of flowers in his hand.
“Good morning! I’m sorry if I just entered the room,” he quickly uttered as he was immediately shocked with what he saw.
“What happened?” the other DBSK boys also uttered.
Fate’s room was already empty and only two nurses were inside. They were about to leave when Max entered the room.
“Excuse me, but where is the patient that was staying here?” Max quickly asked.
The nurses exchanged glances with each other.
“You mean Fate Nakamura?” one of the nurses asked.
“Yes. Where is she? Has she been discharged? I thought she was supposed to stay here for about a week. How come she’s out already?” Max asked.
“Actually she wasn’t supposed to be discharged until next week. But she insisted since she said she needed to return to Germany as soon as possible. She was so determined to leave that she even signed a waiver so the hospital wouldn’t be responsible if something bad happens to her during her flight. Even though the doctors here in the hospital didn’t approve of discharging her, they really had no choice but to do so,” the nurse explained.
“What?” Max asked with shock somehow he felt like the ground just opened up and swallowed him whole.
“By any chance, did she say when she was leaving Japan?” Xiah asked.
The other nurse nodded. “She just left here an hour ago. The doctors needed to make one last final examination on her before she was allowed to board a plane. And I heard one of the other nurses say that she was leaving Japan today so her examination was rushed.”
Blood quickly drained out of Max’s face. Then confusion and fear were immediately seen on his face. He instantly dropped the bouquet he was holding and ran out of the room. He needed to find Fate before it was too late. Xiah, Micky, U-Know and Jaejoong quickly followed Max. But he had already gotten into a taxi as soon as they reached outside of the hospital.
The other DBSK members hurriedly got into their van and followed him to the airport.
“Fate, how could you do this to me? How can you leave me? I love you…. Please don’t leave me,” Max uttered to himself. It was like he was going crazy. How he wished he could fly so he could get to the airport right away.
Max nervously looked at his watch. His heart was pounding so hard and beating so fast that he couldn’t explain what he was really feeling.
“Fate, wait for me… Please don’t leave me,” he uttered again.
The taxi driver who heard what Max said gave him a quick glance. He then shook his head and just decided on something out of the blue.
“You should have told me you were trying to catch someone… Hold on tight… We’re going to be there in no time,” the old man said with a smile.
Max smiled and then nodded.
Ten minutes later.....
Max hurriedly entered the airport like a confused boy trying to find his way through an unfamiliar place. He quickly looked at the departure listing of all the flights for that day. And somehow what he saw was something his mind couldn’t and wouldn’t accept.
The only flight going to Germany that day had already left more than half an hour after he arrived.
“No… no… no…” he uttered as he fell down on his knees. Some of the people in the airport started staring at him, but he didn’t care. He suddenly felt weak, very weak. “Fate… why did you leave me?” he asked as tears started to form in his eyes.
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Xiah, Micky, Jaejoong and U-Know rushed inside the airport. They knew they needed to help Max. But as soon as they entered the airport, their hearts were filled with pity.
Max was already approaching them with his eyes already filled with tears. There wasn’t any need to ask anymore. They already knew the answer just by seeing his tears.
“Hyung, she’s left me…. Hyung…. Hyung…. What… what am I going to do now?” Max asked his friends as soon as he was near them.
Jaejoong’s heart was crushed. Even if he was mad with Max. He still loved him like a brother. And seeing him so full of grief was too unbearable for him. He lovingly took Max into his arms.
“Hyung…. I don’t think I can live without her…. What am I supposed to do now? Please help me… I need her back…. I love her,” Max uttered in so much anguish in his voice.
Jaejoong gently rubbed Max’s back and simply replied in the most gentle and caring voice. “It’s time to let go, Max. It’s time to let her go…”
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