Promise (part 2 of 2)
Youngjae leads you deeper into the maze. You can tell that you’re almost there as you see white rose petals on the ground. You always loved white roses and it surprised you that he hasn’t forgot about it. You always thought he forgets about you if he’s still alive since he has never tried to see you, but he doesn’t. His hand is grabbing yours, leading you to the place that he prepared for your birthday.
As you walked into the heart of the maze, you immediately regret that you’ve never really tried to go there before. With the help of the blue flame from the candles that Youngjae has prepared for you, you can see the beautiful gazebo which is placed in the heart of the maze. Such a beautiful place, yet you’ve never known that it existed before.
“How did you know about this place?” you asked in awe. Youngjae smiled mischievously to you.
“I have my own ways”, he told you, “You might want to sit down, milady.”
You glared playfully at Youngjae as he keep calling you ‘milady’ and he chuckled softly, which made your heart melts. You silently hope that time would slow down and let you be with him longer. You started to question whether it’s just a dream or reality. But you wouldn’t mind if it’s just a dream, at least you get to see him.
“Where have you been?” you decided to break the silence, “I mean, it has been six years, Youngjae. It’s not a short amount of time.”
“I’m aware and for that, I’m sorry”, Youngjae looked at you tenderly, “There are many things that I need to work on and I just...” he doesn’t continue, he just took a deep breath and shrugs.
“Alright then”, you furrowed your eyebrows, “But were you there when your family...?”
His eyes darkened as you mention about it, “Yes. Yes, I was there.”
“I’m so sorry, Youngjae”, you grabbed his hand and he tensed, “About everything. If only I can do something for you, I-“
“You can start with not talking about that subject, thank you.”
So you just went silent and nodded at him. He doesn’t looked upset, but you can see his eyes are darker. It filled with mixed emotions that you couldn’t understand, but you can tell that it can’t be good. He has been through a lot and it’s very nice of him that he took some of his free time to see you. That makes you feel... a bit special.
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You talked with him for hours, which felt like seconds for you. You talked about many things, like how he has been doing until now, stuffs like that. He poured the wine to your glass before he poured it into his. It’s not the first time you drink wine, so you sure that you’ll be fine. He smiled gently at you as he lift the glass and do the toast with you. But before you could drink the wine, he distracted you by a silly question. “If I said there’s a poison inside the wine, would you believe me?” he asked, still with his gentle smile. You furrowed your eyebrows. What kind of question is that? “Of course not. You won’t poison me”, you chuckled, “Why do you ask?”
“No reason, I’m just testing your faith in me.”
“Understandable”, you nodded before you sipped the wine. He sipped his wine as well before he sighed. You took your time to stare at his perfect feature. His perfect face, his perfect lips, his perfect everything. Even as a little boy, he was so gorgeous, so you’re not so surprised to see him grow up into a really fine man.
“Listen, ________”, you immediately looked up as he called your real name. He has never called you with your real name unless he’s going to say something serious, “About our promise, I want to fulfill it. I want us to be together.”
“And...?” you furrowed your eyebrows, “Why can’t we?”
“I didn’t say we can’t”, he smirked slightly, “I’m sorry, ________. I’m being selfish, but this is the only thing that I can do.”
“What do you mean? What did you do?”
He closed his eyes and sighed as he took another sip. You was about to ask why did he said he’s being selfish, but the pain on your chest immediately shut you up. You gasped for air and tried to call him, but he just stares at you. The pain in your chest is getting more and more painful until your sight blurred. You can see he’s saying something, but you hear what he’s saying. You can feel he’s grabbing your hand.
“Snowflake...”
“... I’ve asked you...”
“... and I’m sorry...”
“... but there’s no other way for us to be together...”
You tried to stay awake, but your eyes are getting heavier until you lost your consciousness. You should’ve felt betrayed because your first love just poison you. But you don’t feel anything like it. You just feel grateful that in your last moments, you can see him. And you just very grateful when you can feel his arms around you, lifting you from the ground. You can hear his heartbeat and it’s getting further and further away.
Until finally you don’t feel nor hear anything at all.
Thinking that my words are pure, you've let your guard down
Even if you know it's a potent poison, you'd still drink it all down
[ THE END ]
I'm sorry it's short! But I hope you like it, darlings! ;~;









