My eyes opened with striking sun rays through window, Last night went quite restless…I've got no sleep since the appearance of Rose in my life again… All those memories I tried erasing, my black tainted past…How much ever I struggle erasing that day, those years following that day….My past was like a black dark shadow that kept stalking me, harassing me every day, every moment…And Rose was the sole person from my past who has seen Shim Daniel 8 years back…Witnessed me going insane on those streets…Is she pretending to not remember or her memories really got erased? Was she too young back then to forget that incident? Why won't she remember me??
"Sir, we need to leave Daegu by 10 AM. We've scheduled meeting for afternoon." Junho entered bedroom.
Kim Junho was my personal assistant, my mentor, my friend and the only person who trusted me ever since I was like a stray dog on road. He trained me, he brought me into human persona or else I would've always remained lying on the streets like a helpless devil. He was the only person I cared about most in whole life.
"Sir?? Junho-ya there are no employees around us inside my bedroom! Why would you call me Sir??" I laughed at him while getting up from sheets.
"As soon as the Sun rises, You are CEO, my Senior….And the moment Sun sets you become my 10 years old friend…. We have to follow this protocol Sir." He bowed down before me.
"Okay, Mr. PA!!" I walked out in living room, "Oh, by the way…What about Rose…Her leg was bleeding heavily last night…" I asked him after watching Rose run crazily with bloody pants last night.
"She managed running till Subway station, And took the train. She's something else, seriously…One of our bouncers informed me that she eventually fainted down after getting inside the train. But the most impressive thing was…Not even once she called out for help from people sitting around" Junho handed me a cup of coffee and sat beside me on the coffee table in window terrace.
"I know, She would choose dying by herself rather than calling for help from strangers. Actually cutting off thigh just to escape was pretty dangerous and unexpecting… What do you think? Is she fit for this mission?" I said while sipping coffee.
"Rose is not any common teenage girl next door. She's reckless at the same time, a skilled taekwondo fighter. But her greed for money and bad attitude might become a hassle in future" Junho was being skeptical about Rose's participation in our future project.
"Maybe her greed is the thing which makes her different and quite eligible for projects like this. And how do we know if her greed for money is just her wanting to live a leisure life or a matter of her survival? I can understand her better than anyone else…" I tried convincing Junho.
"Daniel…Please don't get your feelings involved, stay like a Bar chain Boss you are. Don't weaken yourself in front of a little kid. I will look into her case and arrange a meeting soon"
"Which school does she go?"
"Seoul International High School, After reaching Seoul I'll personally go and meet her"
"No, I will reach her" I stood up from the chair and walked towards bathroom.
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I parked the car and started walking on our school pathway. After all those rough years, here I'm again walking on this stone road made specially for students and named as "Our School Pathway'. She really didn't change her school even after so many years. Maybe I was the only one who changed his schools every 2 years…
I went inside the school campus and waited near cafeteria for classes to get over. 5 PM…and the bell rang, big crowd of teenage boys and girls in uniform approached towards cafeteria and few of them went straight outside the gate. Even after 8 years this school was a home for crazy rich kids. Poor, honest student can never survive here…These rich creatures would just eat him up…
Just when I was lost in my past memories, a glass full of orange juice was thrown over my grey Chanel jacket and that brat was standing there right behind me with empty glass in her hand.
"Was that really necessary?" I said coldly while wiping my jacket with handkerchief. She walked towards me and gave a sarcastic sly smile.
"It wasn't even necessary to kidnap me last night, Mr. Shim….But you did it anyways…" She sat down on the stairs.
"So, you knew it. Good, then let's get straight to the point" I leaned back on black stone wall.
"What? Aren't you surprised? Like…I knew it , that you were the one who kidnapped me…" She looked up at me with disbelief.
"A girl who escaped that deadly trap so easily and didn't even think twice before bleeding her body, with a dangerous brain inside this fragile physic….Why would it surprise me if you know who kidnapped you?" I stared into her eyes, but she quickly took her eyes away from me.
"Just get to the point, What do you want me to do? You were never there for sex, inside Jasmine's building… You were always there in search for someone…" She stood up and walked down the stairs,
I went behind her. Her long black hair tied into loose pony tail were twirling along as she was moving around. And her Green bag, it was changed but the color remained the same…Dark green…
"Aren't you missing something?" I asked her while going in front towards school gate.
"No…what would I miss?" She asked with wrinkled forehead.
I took off a long Red beads keychain through my pocket. Her eyes went wide as I held that keychain in front.
"After running away from Store house you had dropped it down, So I decided to keep it with me" I said as my index finger was playing with Keychain.
"Shim Daniel!!! Don't play around with that!! Give it back to me!!!" She shouted and ran towards me to grab the keychain, But as I quickly turned sideways….She fell down on the ground with a loud thud!!!
"Why would I give it back ?? It's such a beautiful and shiny shimmery little thing, I loved it so much, And you know what Rose? I have a very bad reputation for messing up with the things I love the most…" I went down close to her pale face, and an evil smile appeared on my lips, while my eyes were all on her Staring at her wickedly.
"Wha…What do you want…what do you need me to do?" Her voice shivered as she spoke with her trembling red lips.
"You…Miss Rose lee…I want you, to work for me….So easy, right?" I patted on her head gently. But she seemed quiet terrified with my evil expressions. But I can't help it, Am I at fault for having a resting demon face?
"But…What about Jasmine…"
"I've contacted her already, don't worry."
I pulled her up while holding her hands tightly, it was actually the first time in whole 8 years after that incident , I felt the warmth in a human touch…I grabbed her hands extremely tight, and dragged her towards my car.
But before sitting inside the car, she stopped suddenly, and pulled me behind with great force.
"I'm ready to do whatever job you'll appoint me for, but…Only on two conditions…"
"Money, I know you are in desperate need for money. What's the second one?"
"I can work only for a month…Until I get my graduation certificate. After I receive the certificate, I'll no longer continue with the job." She said quietly.
"May I know the reason?"
"Those are my personal issues, I can handle it. Tell me , if you accept and fulfill these two conditions…"
"Okay, your wishes are fulfilled. Please sit inside the car now, we have a long journey ahead, Together" I opened the door for her and made her sit comfortably on back seat.
"And…My keychain…?" She asked through the window.
"You'll receive your first reward once you complete the first level of your training. Good luck." Saying this I started the car and both of us were finally set on our journey together.
Black wasn't lonely anymore….He had found his Red to explore his life's journey….Red and Black were together…Bright and Dark were together.