Eunwoo ○ The Instructor | Oneshot

Every Monday, you had to go to the hospital. You'd get particular training to help you use your right leg again. You had been in an accident and because of that, you had to start everything over again with the left side of your body, but only the lower parts.

That's when you saw him for the first time. Every Monday, at 12:40 am, when you had your appointment, he was sitting there as well. You didn't know what he had, didn't even know his name, but you felt something. It felt really trustworthy.

He was always the one that had his appointment slightly earlier, so he never saw you limping to the sport hall. You were glad he didn't, because you didn't want him to see you like that, even though you were simply strangers.

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Today, you were in the hall, trying to walk in a straight line, when you saw him. He was smiling at you, and you looked away. It was embarrassing, that he saw you so weakly like this.

Then he walked towards you. You wanted to run away, but of course you couldn't. He stood in front of you, so you had to stop walking, and you held on to the poles next to you. "Hello there! I'm Eunwoo, your new instructor!"

So this man wasn't a patient. He was just someone that was about to work here. You shook his hand. "Hello..." It couldn't be, that you really liked your instructor, right? But he wasn't even that old. You were from the same age, you thought.

- -

You kept coming back every week, and on a certain point, you were even faking your limp, so he would help you. You wanted to be with him, and every time you looked him in the eyes, your heart started beating faster and your legs felt weak, your breath heavy.

"I think it's time for you to start running again!" Did that mean, that you were better? That you would never see him again? You never had to get back every Monday?

You were shaking your head, meaning you didn't want to. Then he smiled and talked again. "I'll go with you, if you don't want to be alone. Let's start right away!" Your head stopped shaking, nodding instead.

The fresh air made your heart flutter even more, as he grabbed your hand to lead you to the park, where you started running, side to side. Your hand left his and he turned to your side. He smiled. Your face heathened up. You still couldn't run fast, and Eunwoo ran as slow as you did.

Your condition wasn't very well, because you didn't run for so long, and you had to stop already after a couple of minutes. Your leg was feeling dull.

Eunwoo's hand slid around your waist to you. The pain in your lungs disappeared and you looked into his bright eyes. "Are you feeling okay?" You nodded, like you did too many times that day.

"I just..." The words got stuck in your throat, but Eunwoo placed his finger on your lips, so you couldn't try again. He bowed forward and then it happened. It was as if you were floating away from the earth. You had changed into a bird, and flew so high, that you could taste the stars.

《This was an entry for the #ffcontest 》