EP.03
As always, as always
Four years later, I was old enough to attend the same Richelle Academy as my sister. The same academy she never got into.
Perhaps because it was the first day of the new year, the weather was extremely cold that day. Of course, the fact that I wore the academy spring/fall uniform early to show my sister probably contributed to my feeling cold.
I closed my eyes and felt the carriage tremble. It was a habit I had when my mind was wandering. The trembling gradually subsided, and the carriage stopped moving. I slowly opened my eyes.
''You've arrived, miss.''
There were two knocks on the door, followed by Taehyun's voice. Hearing his voice, I slowly opened the carriage door, clutching the flowers I'd placed on the seat next to me. My eyes met with Taehyun's, who was waiting for me at the front of the carriage.
He nodded slightly at me, and I turned my head to look at the coachman. Taehyun just stared at me. We were close, but the cold wind was blowing, and the coachman was at a loss.
''Wait here. It won't take long.''
The coachman, hearing my words, took off his hat and bowed his head slightly. Taehyun, who had been waiting for me under the carriage, carefully entered the carriage.
'' What are you doing? ''
Embarrassed, I opened my eyes wide and looked at Taehyun, but he met my gaze indifferently and wrapped the cape around me.
''It's very cold today.''
I couldn't shake his hand. Taehyun carefully tied the ribbon and slowly got out of the carriage. I carefully touched the ribbon Taehyun had tied for me.
He got out of the carriage and held out his hand to me. I grabbed the hem of my black dress with the hand holding the white lily, and with my other hand, I took his hand and got out of the carriage.
“Shall I accompany you?”
After hearing his words, I slowly let go of his hand. Of course, it would have been much safer to go with him, but right now I wanted to be alone.
"...sorry, wait here"
Taehyun would normally go with me even if I said no, but today was his day, so he respected my opinion. Perhaps because he couldn't comfort me, he was being considerate in his own way.
"As the young lady commands,"
Taehyun closed the carriage door and nodded slightly to me. I raised my head and looked up at the sky. It was gloomy, and it seemed like rain was about to begin. I quickly walked towards where my sister was sleeping.
#03
Endless nightmare
I came at this awkward hour, partly to avoid running into him, but someone had already taken their place. This year, as always, I ran into my arch-enemy and destiny.
" her? "
I frowned as I gazed at Romeo's grave, buried alongside my sister. Even though he was dead, Romeo was still the infamous murderer who killed my precious sister, Juliet. Of course, Choi Yeon-jun, Romeo's younger brother, was the murderer's brother and the one who showed me the murder scene.
Dressed in a black suit, he crouched down and stared at where Romeo was sleeping.
I gritted my teeth at the sight. Looking at his face, my mood became even worse than the weather. That disgusting face I'd longed to forget began to linger before my eyes.
Some of them made a loud rustling sound and strode towards him. They hit the ground so hard that the heels of their shoes dug into the ground, leaving small holes with each step.
Yet, he never turned his head in my direction. So he just crossed his arms and spoke to me in a sarcastic tone.
''Oh, Romeo... Romeo, Romeo, Romeo. That damn Romeo. You never get tired, do you?''
Yeonjun finally began to respond to my question. He wiggled his eyebrows and slowly got up. Even as he stood, he never looked at me. My gaze, which had been looking down at him, gradually shifted upward as he rose.
''I'm going to go, so please just shut up.''
''I'm talking to myself. Am I telling you I'm crazy?''
Yeonjun sighed deeply, raised his head, looked up at the sky, then lowered it again. Then he slowly looked at me.
'' Ha... you're so fucking boring. ''
He frowned and looked at me. Judging by the redness under his eyes, he must have been crying alone again. Seeing him in more pain than I was made me rage again.
''That's what I'm going to say.''
He chuckled at the sight of my expression, placed his hands on his hips, bent down, and met my eyes.
" Judging by your reaction, you must have heard it too, right?"
Yeonjun looked down at me with an irritated smile. I hated that guy being my fiancé.
"It's ridiculous that you're taking out your sister and Romeo's resentment on us. Because of those two, we were torn apart, and now you're saying we're reconciled? Is there anything more ridiculous in the world than that?"
I walked to my sister's grave. Yeonjun just looked at me without saying anything, and a short silence flowed between us.
I slowly swept my sister's gravestone. Unlike her beautiful hands when she was alive, it was rough and unlike her bright smile, it was bleak. I hoped the gravestone would resemble even half of my sister's beauty, and I secretly placed a white lily, the color of my sister's hair.
'' ...Romeo, if it weren't for that son of a bitch, I wouldn't even know you exist.''
''Jung Yu-hwa!!!!''
Yeonjun shouted at me when he heard me speak. I was startled by his cold voice calling my name, and I looked at him with wide eyes.
Yeonjun strode toward me with an angry expression. I bit my lip and just watched him come towards me.
"My brother would have been a great aide to Your Majesty. You Capulet, the representative of the noble faction under the strong imperial power, would have been trampled under the feet of our great Montague, not even able to look up!"
Choi Yeonjun looked up at the sky with a shiver running down his face. The emphasis on his last line made him want to strangle his white throat. Or perhaps he felt the urge to stab him in the neck with the pin he had in his hair.
I raised my hand and gripped the hairpin tightly. Ultimately, I couldn't bring myself to stab him in the neck, so I could only glare at him. Choi Yeonjun stared at me, then turned around without saying a word and went his way.
I watched Yeonjun walk away, then turned my head to look at my sister. I wanted to stay by her side a little longer, but Romeo was so disgusting that my stomach churned and I felt like vomiting.
'' ...don't badmouth my sister. "
I shouted at Choi Yeonjun. He must have heard me because he stopped and turned to look at me.
“Why do you become more and more like that son of a bitch as time goes by? That’s why I find you so disgusting.”
“Everything you do is so disgusting that I’m going crazy. Whenever I see you, I get flashbacks of my sister’s last moments. And that’s not all. I just hate you so much I want to kill you and go to hell.”
"That's what I'm saying. You look just like your sister. That's why I couldn't understand. Why did my brother love such a stupid-looking woman?"
I grabbed Yeonjun by the collar while crying. His clothes, which had been neatly laid out, became wrinkled because of me.
''To me, Romeo is a murderer. He took the lives of my sister and cousin.''
After hearing what I said, Yeonjun shook my hand away. He straightened his collar again and glared at me as if he was going to kill me.
''Let's be clear. My brother died because of that idiot's suicide attempt.''
Silence fell between us again. This time, unlike last time, snow began to fall noisily around us.
It was the first snow like that day.
'' ..... ''
'' .... ''
We met the first snow together, just like that day, but we didn't look at each other like that day. We each cast our gazes in different directions, silently paying our respects to the one who had left.
'' .... Miss ''
We stood there for a while until Taehyun arrived. Taehyun flinched when Yeonjun and Taehyun's eyes met.
''You're here...? ''
'' ... you're going to catch a cold ''
''I missed you.''
At my words, Taehyun flinched, then opened his umbrella and held it over me. Even though snow had already piled up on my head, shoulders, and clothes, Taehyun tilted the umbrella over me and held it over me.
''I thought you didn't want to see me because you were so cruel to me earlier.''
''It's so hard. So, you're not going to comfort me?''
''Do I have any other choice?''
'' Right. ...I want to cry. ''
''Please... feel free. I'll take care of it.''
Before I knew it, Yeonjun had left, and I collapsed, crying peacefully. Taehyun didn't know what to do. He just cleared the snow off my shoulders and took off his coat, placing it on my shoulder.
''As always, shall I comfort you?''
''Yeah, hug me''
''Are you sure that's enough?''
I looked up at Taehyun while crying, and he asked me while wiping my tears. I nodded, rubbing my cheek against his hand, and he hugged me warmly, which was unusual for him.
'' ...Yeah, as always.''
Even when I was in his arms, my endless nightmare did not disappear before my eyes.
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You came too late😅
This subtitle is actually a continuation of three! As always, the endless nightmare was the real subtitle!
But it was too long, so I cut it down 🙂
I rushed to finish this series this year because I wanted to finish it with this piece! 😁 Thank you for all your hard work this year, and thank you for being with me through the end of 2022❤️🙇🙇♀️🙇♂️