Kim Seok Jun's Point of View
"Bye Junie, thanks for the ride!" Zhan and I bid our farewells to each other with a warm and tight hug.
"Take care chim, I really had a great time with you." I said sincerely.
"I know." He said boastfully while getting off the car. I chuckled on his proud statement.
He waved his hand goodbye for the last time before entering his parent's mansion.
Being with Zhan makes me forget all of my problems. I know he is quite annoying sometimes but that's what makes Zhan, Zhan. He is himself; he doesn't pretend to be somebody else.
I started my car engine and drove to the nearest convenience store.
"That would be, $10.95"
I took some cash out and handed it to the cashier. I mumbled thank you while getting my change and left the store.
"I am a butterfly~
Who doesn't even know where else to fly~
Lost and broken,
I don't know why~"
I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket when a familiar song started to play.
My ringtone.
"Hello?" I answered my phone without checking the caller's ID.
"Hello, this is Yumeko from Amaranthine's Mental Istitution. Are you perhaps, Kim Seok Jun? Kaori's guardian?" I heard one of my acquaintance's voice on the other line.
I felt my heart stop when I heard her name being brought. I gulped.
"Yes, It's me Jun. Is there a problem with Kaori?" I asked, concerned.
"Yes. Come quick Jun, she's doing it again" There was a slight panic on her voice.
I tensed in my position. Images of Kaori breaking things suddenly flashed inside my head which made my worry double it's size.
"I'm on my way." I grabbed my car keys and drove to the said Mental Institution.
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Room 512
Kaori Fujiyama
I took a deep breath and started knocking at the familiar white door in front of me.
"I said I'm not going out! Don't force me, you medical creeps!" I heard a frail feminine voice coming from inside the room.
I sighed. We're back to zero again. I tried to hold my tears back when I unlocked the door using the spare key I had been hiding in my wallet.
"Leave me alone!"
A girl with black hair shouted while facing the wall, hugging herself.
I eyed my surroundings before making my way to the broken girl.
It's a mess, everything is a mess.
The plants are destroyed, the frames we used to admire are broken. The once tidy bed I used to lay with her is fully torned.
I wonder what did they do to trigger her? what did he do to make her this miserable again?
I heard the muffled cries of the broken girl who's facing the wall.
It breaks my heart seeing her like this. It breaks my heart seeing the person I love, broken like this.
"Kaori... It's me." My tears started to fall when I broke the silence. I can't stand hearing her cry, It brings back the memories I've been trying to avoid.
"Jun?" She faced me.
Her eyes were puffy from crying but she immediately ran and hugged me.
"I missed you!" She hugged me tightly like the broken girl I saw when I entered the room instantly disappeared.
I hugged her back and kissed her hair.
"What happened? Why is everything a mess?" I asked softly while playing with her hair.
"I-I'm seeing him Jun, I-I'm seeing him everywhere." She trembled in my warm embrace and started to cry again.
"Don't worry I'm here now." I caressed her cheeks and wiped her tears.
"J-Jun...you're crying." She pointed her weak hands at my glistening eyes.
"We're in this together." I said and smiled, brushing off the topic.
"I'm scared Jun" She said while hugging me.
"Why?" I asked softly. I really like it when she's vocal about her problems to me. I don't want her to keep everything to herself and let herself suffer by not having someone to lean on.
I don't want her to experience what she experienced before entering this mental institution.
"What if we lost our baby?" Again, she trembled.
"You're not losing our baby, okay?" I kissed her forehead which made her feel a lot better.
"Thank you Jun." She smiled happily, forgetting all of her worries.
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After visiting Kaori in the Mental Institution, I decided to park my car somewhere near Amaranthine Park.
This park holds a lot of memories to me. Everytime I wanted to clear my mind, I always go for a walk here.
I sat on one of the benches and admired my surroundings.
I took a deep breath while admiring the beauty of nature around me. The vibe in this park never disappoints; the freshness of the air is still the same, It calms me in somekind of way.
"Yato, put me down!" A teary eyed kid shouted from a far which made my attention drift to the kids on the seesaw.
"Not until you say sorry! Ble!" The so-called Yato sticked his tongue out to the teary eyed kid.
I smiled watching the children play as I felt the nostalgia slowly creeping onto me.
This brings back a lot of memories...
15 years ago...
"Jun put me down!" A seven year-old Zhan shouted, teary eyed.
"Not until you say sorry Kim!" I sticked my tongue out.
"Okay! okay! I'm sorry Jun! Now put me down!" He demanded like he's in a life and death situation.
I took a picture before slowly putting him back to the ground.
I laughed at his face on the picture. Oh my gosh, he looks like he was about to take a shit!
Oops my language, sorry mom.
I continued giggling.
"Why are you laughing?" Zhan looked at me annoyed after wiping his tears with his dirty clothes.
"Zhan, look" I handed him the picture I tooked.
"Touché." He said with a very calm reaction.
"Frame it," He said, suggesting to frame a very funny picture of him.
"Wait, what? really?" I asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, I took a picture of y-you last time, now's your turn." He said cooly, looking away.
"Yay! Thanks Zhan!" I hugged him.
"Anything for you... Jun."
I miss the old times where everything was stress free.
Innocent times where the 7 years old us is completely unaware of the evil lurking in this world. The problems. The trials.
Years have passed, now I'm a problematic bisexual.
I fixed my scarf and made my way to the entrance of the park where my car is parked.
While walking, I heard a loud thud and saw tall guy kicking a garbage can.
"Aren't you gonna clean the mess you made?" I asked. I don't like it when people destroy things without a reason, it's just... It's so spoiled and something to get fixed. If you're mad, punch a punching bag or something.
"And you are?" The rude guy faced me and I was completely greeted by a human.
A very handsome human, I admit.
"Kim Seok Jun" I said introducing myself, brushing off the beauty I see in the rude person's outer form.
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