[Everyday V12.1]0

[Date: December 24, 2021]0

-2:00 p.m. <Schedule Entry Deleted>0

(Deleted Schedule Entry: Visit Hope Hospital. (Mrs. Lee Sa-Yeon regains consciousness. Bring gift.))0

An unbelievable thing had happened. Originally, Lee Sa-Yeon wasn't supposed to regain movement until the end of the year. But now, the schedule entry was gone. That could only mean one thing—she had awakened even earlier than expected and had already begun regaining physical control.0

To confirm what I was seeing, I spoke to Lee Sa-Yeon directly. "Sa-Yeon noonim, can you hear me?"0

In response, Lee Sa-Yeon slowly closed and then opened her eyes.0

Blink.0

As expected, she was conscious. And more than that, she could even respond to speech with intentional eye movements.0

I urgently shouted to Park Sang-Gyu, "Hyung-nim! She's blinking! Sa-Yeon noonim just blinked!"0

I couldn't help the volume as my heart was about to explode with joy.0

Park Sang-Gyu turned to his wife, but gently stroked her cheek and explained with a faint, distant voice. "Ah… she always does that. Even in a vegetative state, the eyes move. She sleeps with them closed, wakes with them open. I've mistaken it before and thought she had come back."4

After being disappointed so many times, Park Sang-Gyu had learned to suppress hope.0

However, I wasn't done. "No, please look at this."0

I ignored his explanation and turned back to Lee Sa-Yeon.0

"Noonim....0