5

[INT. EUNCHAES ROOM – THAT SAME NIGHT]
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱Are you still awake?
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱Hey. I missed you today.
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱I missed you too.
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱You okay? You sound… weird.
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱I think I’m catching a cold.
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱Then rest. Drink warm tea, okay? I’ll call you tomorrow. Love you.
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱Love you more.
She ends the call. And sobs into her pillow.
Kim Minji
Kim Minji
Park Eunchae
Kim Minji
Kim Minji
You okay? Did you tell him?
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
(shook head)
Kim Minji
Kim Minji
It's okay. Take your time
After two days, late evening
Kim Minji
Kim Minji
You don’t have to do it tonight. If you're not ready
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
If I wait any longer… I’ll lose my nerve.
She presses Call.
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱Hey, princess.
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱Hey
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱 You okay?
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱I need to tell you something. And I need you to just listen… okay?
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱 Okay
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱I’m pregnant.
SILENCE
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱It’s yours, Jaehyun. I… I’m sorry.
A pause
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱Eunchae… are you serious?
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱I wouldn’t lie about this.
Another pause
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱We’re having a baby?
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱We’re—Eunchae, that’s— That’s amazing.
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱Wait… you’re not mad?
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱Mad? I’ve been stuck here thinking my life’s on pause—and now you’re telling me I have something to fight for? I’m gonna be a dad? God, Eunchae...
Eunchae starts sobbing. Her shoulders shake. Minji rushes to her side, holding her tight.
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱I’m so sorry I’m not there. I should be. I want to be.
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱But if my parents find out… they’ll do everything to tear us apart.
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱Please, Eunchae… Wait for me.
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱I’m scared, Jaehyun.
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱I know. But I’ll come back. I swear it. I’ll work harder. Faster. Just wait for me.
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱I will. I promise.
Kang Jaehyun
Kang Jaehyun
📱I already love him. Or her. I love both of you.
Park Eunchae
Park Eunchae
📱We love you too.
They don’t hang up. They fall asleep with the line still open. Their hearts beating in sync, thousands of miles apart.

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