Waltzing in London | ✎ Vkook [on hold]

CHAPTER 2 : 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐬

Strawberries and melons

"Walk with the wise and become wise, associate with fools and get in trouble."

Proverbs

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May 25, 1915

Hembleden, Buckinghamshire.

The outskirts of London was blazing under the sun. It wasn't too scorching, just balmy. Covered with green blankets all around. Lush greenery.

It looked to be a great masterpiece, perhaps of a mystical artist with a mind filled with that of various scenarios; both big and small; tall and profound. Residents of this place mainly consisted of farmers and their families. A variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, etc. can be found scattered everywhere. In an organised fashion of course.

These farmers would sell their produce at the Borough market back in London. Borough is a known and famed market worldwide. Located in the heart of the city. People rushed from far and wide to get a piece of the marvellous fresh farm products. And Jeongukk was no less. He along with Aera would occasionally pay a visit there to do a full grocery shopping. But little did Jeongukk know about the absolutely dashing young man who was perhaps the most successful farmer among all.

Strawberries and melons.

That's what he was famed for. His fresh stock of strawberries and that of melons were his specialty.

Hambleden.

The place of origin of his bulks of fruits. Located in Buckinghamshire, just in the outskirts of London city. The blazing midday sun shone relentlessly on the farmers busy in their fields. After all , they were to get their fruits ready for sale at Borough's . It was a big day.

And there was no stopping Kim Taehyung.

The bright auburn eyed, chiseled faced young man with hair so light as feathers and veiny hands picking up the bundles of fruits and stacking them up at the back of his huge truck. Head protected from the sun with the beige hat sitting above his black perm hair. Thin drops of sweat trickling down his forehead, one too many times, that he lost count of them. The heavy black boots wasn't doing justice to his feet. It felt too heavy to walk on.

"Tae! My buddy! Ready to go?" The new man slung his arm around Taehyung's shoulder, happily humming to the tunes of the gentle breeze and that of the hummingbirds perched up on the branches of the oak tree; a few feet away from the two dashing handsome men.