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about halfway between the church and the hospital's address he'd been given over the telephone sameul thinks about turning the car around. he'll call the hospital back , tell them he can't come but try his best to remember the names of all his friends from years back , to help locate their phone numbers instead of his.
but he can't do that. as strange of an occurrence it may be and however uncomfortable , the truth he must face is that he's been called forward. and samuel could never refuse such a call.
the first ten minutes in the room alone with him were hard. two years it's been since he's been in any room with haneul , but the toughest part was the state of him. the white bandaging that covers parts of his head and face , the faint bruising here and there , the fear of not knowing what will happen when the other man finally opens his eyes and sees him again. will he be angry ? will he even know that such anger ever existed ? the doctor told him before coming in that they can't be sure how much the amnesia has taken from him until he's awake again. no matter the case , it was crucial that it be handled gently and to try and go along with the routine he remembers until everything comes back to him. ' therapeutic lies ' , the doctor had soothed it after misunderstanding their relationship as once close friends that had simply fallen out.
after only a half hour of waiting , a new nurse had slipped in and told samuel that he was free to use the room next door until haneul had woken up. that they'd come and get him as soon as. but he told them it was fine and that he'd prefer to just wait in the room with him. a chair had been pulled to the bedside and for a long , long time samuel watched him as he slept. he prayed over the man twice within the span of two hours , dressed only partially in his suit but the white clerical collar was always a giveaway and had earned him his title among the kind staff who would come in and out every now and then. all there was to do was wait , to pray and to be eaten alive with an anxiety he hasn't felt in years. whatever it is haneul remembers , samuel knows he owes the man the service of carrying it out.












