Six Years Later
“Yah…! Jinji… where are you taking me...?” says by the 5 yr old little girl as she’s been dragged by the 6 yr old boy to somewhere….
They were making sand castles at the beach earlier when the boy suddenly stood up and left her… then after a while he came back and dragged her with him…
“Just follow me Seungmi ….” Says the little boy as he glanced back to the little girl and flashed her a sweet smile… they went inside the woods which scares the little girl… the little boy noticed it so he held the girl’s hand tighter… he cleared the way making sure that the little girl could pass safely…
They stopped for a while then the little boy walked behind her then he pulled out his handkerchief and covered her eyes…
“Is this some kind of prank again Jinji…? I’m really going to tell you to aunt…” says the little girl while pouting…
“Nope…” the little boy simply said while giggling… he held the little girl’s hand again as he guided her…. They stopped again then the little girl felt him released her hand then suddenly she felt something in her head….
The little boy walked behind her again then untied the handkerchief around her eyes… the little girl rubbed her eyes a bit to adjust her vision...
“Woah…” she said as she saw so many flowers around the place… she touched the ‘something’ on her head just to realize that it’s a crown made of flowers… she glanced back at the little boy and found him smiling.
“What’s this…?” she said while looking around with a smile in her face… she spread her arms and spin around the bed of flowers… the boy just watched her while chuckling at the little girl’s cuteness.
“You said you want to be a flower princess… I made this a while ago…” the little boy said
The little girl remembered what she said earlier while they were making the sand castle
[Flashback]
“I wish I could have my own castle and I’ll live there with mom, dad and my prince…” the little girl said… the little boy just ignored it as he continued making the castle
“Jinji… do you think I could be a beautiful princess…? I want to be a flower princess… with lots of flowers around me…” the little girl said dreamingly, flickering her eyelashes.
“No… you look like a rat… you should be a rat princess…” he said teasingly… the little girl pouted… she turned quiet and the little boy noticed it… he felt guilty because he thought she’ll just take it as a joke as usual… he glanced at the little girl but she’s still pouting…
He thought of something then stood up and left the little girl….
[End of flashback]
“But you said I look like a rat princess…” she said pouting again… the little boy approached her and pinched her cheeks
“I was just kidding… Mianhe…” he said… after a while the little girl smiled again
“Now all I need is my prince…” she said… the little boy frown and she noticed it
“Why are you sad all of a sudden…?” she asked the little boy but he didn’t answer and just kept quiet
“Jinji what’s wrong…?” she said as she shook the boy’s shoulder
“I’m going home…” he said as he turned back and was about to go back when the little girl grabbed his hand
“Why are you leaving your princess…?” she said... the little boy felt surprise and his frown turned back into a sweet smile… he turned back to the little girl
“Really…? I’m your prince…?” he asked… the little girl bowed down shyly as she played on her fingers
“Well… if only you want to…” she said
[Flashback- 6 yrs ago]
It’s already been a week but still the lovers are still sleeping their wounds were already healing but still no response from them… oblivious to what’s happening outside… all this time they don’t know that they’ve been living in a lie… that they’ve suffered because of one’s selfishness…. That their love was not sinful and forbidden all along….
Hyuna visited Jiyong carrying her the news about the truth between his unrequited love… she has been visiting him this whole week… not caring if he could hear her… she’s always telling him about everything and hoping that it would help him to wake up fast….
“Jiyong-ah… you know I have a great news for you…. Dara and you aren’t related after all… funny isn’t it….? So please Jiyong-ah… wake up now…. She still needs you…” she said as she held his hand and caressed his still bruised face…
It still pains her to see him like that for she’s always seeing him in suffering because of love… even though she already gave way it’s still not enough to stop their suffering.... and now that everything has been cleared between them… here comes another obstacle for them…
She sighed as she didn’t get any response from him again… she was about to go out of his room when Jiyong’s finger moved a bit… she heard him groaned so she quickly turned back to see him… bit by bit his eyes opened… for a moment he only stared at the ceiling…
Hyuna was shock… she covered her mouth with her hand but then she quickly called the doctors… his family who are outside, always waiting for them to wake up heard Hyuna… Mr. Park immediately dashed to his room leaving his wife outside for she can’t face any of them…
They saw him still staring at the ceiling…
“Dara…” he suddenly spoke
The doctors came and told them to leave the room first…. After they examined him, they finally let the visitors to come in.
“Jiyong-ah….” Mr. Park said… Jiyong’s sitting on his bed still dazed… he looked at Mr. Park with an expressionless face…
“Why am I here…? Where’s Dara…?” he said weakly… he tried to get up but he failed… Hyuna and Mr. Park quickly supported him back to his bed.
“Where’s Dara…? I need to see her….” He said in a trembling voice… tears were starting to form in his eyes brushing off in his mind the thought of losing her again.
“Please… where is she…? Don’t take her away from me…. Please…” he said as he gripped on Mr. Park’s arm pleading….
Mr. Park told Hyuna to go out first… After she left… he told Jiyong to calm down first for he’s still weak.
“But I need to see her…. She needs me… please don’t hide her from me… please…” Mr. Park smiled as he sat on the chair next to Jiyong.
“Don’t worry Jiyong-ah… we’re not going to take her away from you…. You two suffered a lot because of us…” he said as he bowed down and held Jiyong’s hand
“Wha- what do you mean…?” Jiyong asked
Mr. Park told him everything about the truth… Jiyong don’t know what to feel at first… he was mad… but then happiness took over him for at last they’re finally free… he put aside all the anger inside him for all he wants now is to see the girl he loves…. Mr. Park told him that she’s still in deep sleep.
Despite his weakness, Jiyong tried to stand up…
“Please uncle… I want to see her…” he said… Mr. Park helped him to stand up… he felt little stronger that he didn’t need any wheelchair or support… just the longing to see her, makes him stand on his own….
He saw his aunt outside but he just ignored her…. He can’t even take to look at her for he knew that it’s her fault that Dara’s now unconscious… Mr. Park held onto his wife shoulder hinting her to wait for more time… for the wounds she caused to heal…
Jiyong opened Dara’s room and quickly went inside… a silhouette of her lying down from the curtain that borders her bed makes him twitched in pain… he slowly approached her bed and saw her sleeping peacefully….
She still looks beautiful despite from the still clear bruises on her face… he cant help not to cry seeing her like that… he bit his lip to suppress himself… wiped his eyes but still the tears won’t stop from rolling down…
He lied down next to her and hugged her sleeping body
“My princess…. Please wake up now…. Your prince is finally hear…” he said as he cried… he caressed her face and pulled himself up to land a gentle kiss on her lips… hoping that just like in fairytale, she’ll woke up from he true love’s kiss… he waited but still no response from her.
He lied down again resting his head on her chest, listening to her heartbeat…. He smiled as he heard the music of her heart… he reached for her hand and locked it to his… he saw their rings still with them…
“Dara… we’re finally free…. Don’t you want to see me…? Please open up those beautiful eyes of yours… we still have so many things to do…. He said as more tears poured down soaking Dara’s hospital gown…. He held their locked hands closer to him and kissed it….
“We can now have a family of our own…. We can now have lots of babies…. You like kids right….? We can’t do that if you’ll remain sleeping here my princess…” he looked up but still her eyes remained closed.
He moved himself to meet her face… he pulled her closer to him and kissed her forehead
“Arasso… maybe you’re still tired… take your time… I’ll be right here… I’ll never leave your side…” he said as he himself drifted to sleep.
He doesn’t care about what had happened in he past for now… The sufferings and sacrifices they did just to protect their ‘forbidden love’… all he wants is for her to be in his arms again and to experience the freedom of their love.
Jiyong has been discharged from the hospital but Dara’s still unconscious… he never fails to visit her… bringing her flowers in every visit and telling her how much he loves and misses her… he would always be at the hospital and even stay there to sleep beside her… he would just go home to change and take a bath.
[Jiyong’s POV]
“Dara… please wake up now… don’t you miss me…?” I said as I held her hand… I miss her so much…. I want to see her smile again, feel her warmth whenever we hug each other… she seem so close but yet so far from me…
“Dara please…” But still… she’s peacefully sleeping…. After a while I decided to go out to grab something to eat first.
“Dara… I’ll just eat okay… I’ll be back quick…” I said as I kissed her lips… I glanced back at her before leaving.
I saw aunt while walking at the corridor of the hospital… I tried to ignore and pass through her but I felt her gripped my wrist.
“Jiyong-ah… can we have a talk…?” she said… I don’t feel like talking to her but I think sooner or later we’ll also come to this point and I think it’s about time to let out my feelings. We went outside the hospital and sat at a bench… at first it was quiet then I heard her sighed.
“Jiyong-ah…. I know everything I did was unforgivable… I was selfish that I have hurt you and especially my own daughter… but I just want to tell you how sorry I am for everything that I did… I was supposed to be the mother for the both of you but all I did was to add more to your sufferings….” She said as she bowed down and began to cry… I can’t help but to feel sorry for her…
“I don’t know… as long as Dara’s still there, unconscious… I think I can’t just forget about everything that had happen… I’ve been selfish too and also I am at fault why she’s suffering… Everyone has his own selfishness that we forget about other people’s sake so I can’t blame you for that….” I said…she held my hand but still crying.
“I am really sorry…” she said
“I guess I don’t have any right to hold a grudge on you aunt… for I’ve said I’m also at fault… Dara’s the one who deserves your apology… you’ve lied about her true identity… but we have to wait more for her to wake up…” I said as I sighed… she looked at me and caressed my face
“Thank you… son…” she said as she smiled… I can’t help but to felt warmth in my heart… she finally accepted me to be her daughter’s lover.
“I should be the one thanking you because you’ve made our love stronger… you’ve made us both strong and especially you brought Dara to this world and to me…” I said as I hugged her… I can’t help not to cry because of happiness… all that is missing now is Dara.
After a while we decided to go back… I convinced aunt to at least visit Dara… I stopped when I saw doctors coming out from her room… Dara’s dad also came out smiling at us… My heart started to pound crazily… he approached me and tapped my shoulder and nodded at me… I quickly knew what he meant so I immediately ran inside her room.
There I saw her sitting on her bed looking outside the window… I felt tears in my eyes as I slowly approached her… maybe she noticed my presence for she turned her gaze to me… she smiled when she saw me… I ran to her and hugged her tight.
“Dara… oh Dara… you’re finally awake….” I said as I caressed her head and hugged her tight… I didn’t even notice if I am crushing her now…. I released her to shower kisses on her face…. Her parents are on the door watching us…. I heard her giggled so I cupped her face and looked at her wonderingly
“Oppa… I’m so happy to see you again….” She said as she reached for me and hugged me again… this time her parents left us for the mean time to have our moment…
“I thought you don’t want to see me again…” I said as I sat on the seat next to hear.
“Of course that’s not true… plus I’ve been hearing someone loud during my sleep that forced me to wake up….” She said…. She thought I was loud…? All those love I told her were just noise for her…? I can’t help but to frown… then I felt her reached for my face and caressed it.
“I was just joking oppa… I heard everything you told me and it keeps me trying hard to wake up for me to say I love you too….’ she said as she smiled sweetly I stood up and reached for her for another hug then after that I kissed her again this time passionately…
“Oppa… Dad told me everything….” She said after we parted lips…
“I had a talk with aunt earlier… I think you also need to talk to her…” I said… she just nodded as we released each other from the hug… I went outside and brought her mom to her room… I left them to talk first… uncle and I waited outside and I could hear them crying inside…
After a while aunt went out from her room wiping her tears but a smile is crept on her face… uncle stood up and hugged his wife… I went inside Dara’s room and she’s also wiping her tears… sat next to her and wrapped my arms around her…. I felt everything is perfect now…. That our suffering has ended….
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