I once used to be broken,
But you healed me with your potion,
Now you are my light from beacon,
At that time,
You were the one who made me happy,
Now I think,
I am being concern bout you,
What makes you happy?
Inside the double storey house with a small garden, there were sounds of plates. Mr. Lee was sitting at the head chair. At his right side, taehyung was sitting and his wife was at his left. Sejal was sitting beside her.
" I forgot the rice, I'll get it", saying this Mrs. Lee got up from her chair pushing it a little behind and went to the kitchen. Taehyung stopped the moving spoon in his plate. Turned his head towards Mr.lee.
" Sir can I ask you a question?", he nodded while swallowing his bite.He bent a little towards him." What happens if you don't follow your wife's command?" He almost whispered but loud enough for Sejal to hear. Before he could answer,
Mrs. Lee came back with a dish of rice. She placed it at the center and sat down.
Taehyung straightened.
" What kind of gossips were going on behind my back?"she asked holding her spoon. Mr. Lee and taehyung looked at each other." No..... nothing", Mr. Lee said before taking a bite from his meal. He again looked at taehyung. They both were now looking relaxed.
" He was asking dad what would happen if he doesn't follow his wife's order", she said calmly chewing her food. Her face was stuffed as if she were a panda. Hearing her words, Mr. Lee and taehyung chocked at once. Mr. Lee looked at her while taehyung was still chocking. She smirked as she was done swallowing her food.
"Hmmm..", Mrs. Lee turned her head to glare at her husband, then pressed her lips." Then it would be a war",she said abruptly before taking another bite lefting taehyung's mouth open and eyes widened. He first looked at the wife and then the husband. Just then Mr. Lee's expression changes. His eyes were smiling.
" Just joking...she loves teasing me and I love teasing her", the very next moment they all burst into laughs. The only that echoed in that house at that time was happiness. Taehyung was laughing and was feeling happiness to its fullest. Just then his eyes got hold of something and there...the time stopped. Giggling Sejal, her big eyes were now elliptic, sparkling. Her pink lips exposing the white pearl teeth. His sight travel from her silky dark brown hair to the swinging pearl in her ear. His laugh was still there but more like a smile. He felt the time froze. Her eyes really hold something, he thought.
That's the main reason the whole school likes her, her nature.
Reality hit him when Mrs. Lee called him. He instantly shifted his eyes from her to her mother." You can have more child", she put some more rice in his plate.
" I already have enough", he said." I am really grateful for this delicious meal", he complimented after finishing the meal.
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Another day passed on bullet train and there comes another day. It would be busy day. There were 2 tests also. He looked at the sky on his way to school. Bunches of cotton like clouds were decorating the sky.
The test went amazing.
Now it was English class. They were reading the poem "happiness". The whole class had their books opened in front of them.
" This was it's theme...."the teacher said moving outwards from rostom."
Now let's do an activity..."everyone head up." Everyone would tell some of there reasons of happiness, I'll start",there was a sudden wave of excitement among the students. At least there was something good to do in a boring study.
" The main 3 reasons of my happiness are my family and that can be an exception because everyone loves their family, second one my passion and good food", the students laughed at the third one as well as the teacher. Then the students started telling their reasons on by one. Then there comes taehyung's turn. He stood up.
" My happiness lies in my study, badminton and seeing someone smiling who hasn't been happy in a while", saying this he sat down respectfully. There was an 'oh' sound he could hear from the students. The teacher first smiled. The voices of students were now becoming a noise. Taehyung was still calm.
" Calm down students..... I know his third reason was quite a good one", saying this he once looked at him then asked the next student to continue. Again the turns started. The students stood according to their turn, tell their reasons then sat down. Some of them had unique reasons too.
Eventually, turn reaches the third row, third table. This was Sejal's turn. She stood up." Books, white roses, foggy paths and myself", she told and sat down." What a vintage soul!", the teacher complimented her.
Can these things make someone happy, someone somewhere in the class thought.
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The recess time when students were enjoying their lunch. Almost all tables were filled. His table was empty. He was sitting idly at a table not focused on the food and staring at a blind spot in his plate. He tapped the chopsticks twice at the corner of the plate.
" They can be trophy collectors. Maybe that place is their hideout", he remembered her words. Another tap of the chopsticks and he ly them on the edge of plate. The same hand moved towards his chin. He rested face on his palm supported by elbow at the chair arm.
What if it is true?, he thought. Should I go there? Removing all the thoughts from his head he straightened his back and again lifted the chopsticks to finish his meal as there were only some minutes left of recess.
After the classes he went to the practice session. They both usually didn't talk much during or after the practice. They only use to talk the time the author narrate to you. He hurriedly headed back to home. He changed clothes and spent some time with his parent. He stepped outside the house when the sun was not completely set. Mild Golden rays were still brightening the blue sky. He first headed towards the graveyard.
The first thing he noticed standing on Laura's grave was something white. He bend down to lift it up. White rose. A little bit wilted. Maybe she visited two or more days ago. He put back and patted the grave head stone.
I'll get you justice, sister.
Then he fastly headed out from graveyard to reach that particular abandoned cottage. It was the time when darkness stated embracing the sky. Now he was standing few metres away from that cottage. It was densely surrounded by building more of offices or apartments.
He had his back towards the wall of the apartment building. He tilted his head to peek. Two men standing infront of that door. One in black and other in blue. He waited for a while then peeked again. They were walking out of the narrow dark street. He put the p cap on his head which was in his hand till now and hurriedly moved towards the stairs case facing the opposite side so that he can hide. He grabbed the pole of them and circled to sat down. Looked from the gap between those iron stairs. Both the men moved towards a car not parked much far. He kept sitting there until they didn't leave.
He came out when he was assure of no one's presence. He peeked again from the edge of wall. Everything was clear. Then let's go inside.
The door was opened. He moved the door (which opened from the middle)slightly first, then entered.
There was nothing inside but darkness. The only present there was that which was strained by the blue glass windows. After tilting the door he turned to his left side. He remembered where Laura was.
Things which were painful at first always remain painful as they remind that experience. He moved a few steps forward towards that corner when he saw a light rising from floor. He stopped and bent a little to check what's there. He could see a man sitting on a stole talking to someone. He retorted. She was right , it's their hideout.
Took a few steps back. There was a turn around right corner. He sensed some knocking sound from there. A golden light coming from inside the room could be seen from the corner. His eyes widened. Someone was upstairs too. He moved his feet but before he could turn around someone hurriedly came out with black p cap on tilted head putting something in his pocket.
His feet froze to the ground and throat got stuffed. The man lifted his head. It was not a man but her.... Sejal. Her eyes also opened wide seeing him. The thing she was putting in her pocket fell down beside her sneakers. They were too surprised to utter a word. Thus, the only thing present there was heard downstairs in the basement.
She tilted her head towards left side in suprise and parted her lips to say something before which they heard a voice. "I'll check. Maybe there's a cat upstairs" just then the sound of that person climbing the stairs could be heard. They were standing really close to the basement's.
She rapidly bent to get a hold of the thing that fell down. With the same speed she moved towards him." Run!" surely the man had seen them there. They both ran out, furiously opened the door. They couldn't get back through the street he came. Two men who went by car were now back. They were heading towards there place. He took her hand and moved towards the opposite direction into the narrower and narrow streets.
Before the two men entered the place, the door moved in exposing their gasping partner."where they are?", they both didn't get his question. "The two kids, they were in here", without waiting for their reply he looked both sides of the street and he could see them running at right side. He continued running after them. Sejal looked back while her steps were moving forward.
"He is coming", hearing her words, he accelerated his steps also making her run fast. The time when his cap came off and fell down. The street was about to end. Before it could they make a turn at left side. The man was now chasing them through a short distance.
He rapidly pulled himself as well as her through another turn into a really narrow space maybe where only one person could stand at a time.
Both had their backs align with one wall facing the other which was only a few centimetres away....gasping... breathing heavily.....pounding heart..... could be heard in ears... approaching footsteps. The chaser passed by them running ahead. Darker shadows and sky were enough for him not to feel them presence of anyone there.
He looked at her. Still gasping. Two of them. She was looking straight ahead. " Why were you there?", he asked looking at her in the dark aura of the street. "Shouldn't I ask you this question?",she replied before turning head towards him. He looked away in dismay. "You sure are stubborn....for not to worry about yourself",he looked at the other end of the street before looking back. The other end was open. He looked when didn't heard any reply. She was taking something outta her pocket. A mini ziplock bag which she placed on her palm before him.
Sight of that little thing left him speechless. His lips parted due to astonishment. He took a glimpse of it then looked at her with his brown eyes. Too chocked to utter a word. She smiled with a little nod.
" It's Laura's necklace"
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