HERA PALACE - Penthouse ✔️

9. Hold

Eunra felt a scorching pain in her heart on her way back to the flat. It felt like nails piercing into her heart. Sweat fell from her face and she felt suffocating. She stumbled her way back to the flat and tried her best to open the door.

She stumbled in and dragged her steps into her room where she searches for her medicine.

Her room was packed with brown boxes that she was unpacking from the UK. They were filled with old items from their houses back then.

Eunra lost her steps and accidentally brushed one of the photo albums on the bed on the floor, scattering the photos.

She fell to the floor, and the photos were revealed before her eyes.

That moment, anger, despair and pain rushed into her veins. Her heart raced even further. Her head pounded.

Why did she keep those? Why did they reappear again?

Photos of Seokhoon and her.

Every small piece of memory they held of each other.

Eunra felt her legs week. She kneeled down and with a shivering hand, lifted one of the photos up. She felt her eyes blurred by tears. She blinked a few times to hold them back.

Why would I even want to remind myself of that bastard? Why did he have to remind me of him?

When you still hold a grudge on someone, no matter if it was for love, or for hate, memories still burn into your mind.

7 years ago,

Spring was especially beautiful in Seoul, and that day, was especially magnificent.

It had been weeks after Seokhoon's "little confession". He had confessed his wish for Eunra to only look him in the eye. To only play for him. It was a little aggressive, considering that they had just been best friends. Well, maybe a little more than just best friends. But they had been shy about it, so they kept the feelings to themselves.

But after that night, had them both thinking. It felt a little young for them to consider love, but they had grown up together. It felt right.

Of course, awkwardness had risen. Eunra didn't know how to react to Seokhoon and felt a little shy beside him for a few days. After a few days, it was alright and they were back to playing around with each other. However, in the back of their minds, they had a serious thought.

This day,

Eunra and Seokhoon took a break from school and accompanied each other for a walk along the Cherry Blossom path, enjoying all the beauty and smells of the early spring. The floral scents, the wet grass, the light wind, the soft sunshine. It was a peak season for Cherry Blossoms and Eunra really wanted to see the Cherry Blossoms for the first time in her life.

And perhaps, with someone special too.

Eunra walked shyly next to Seokhoon, as he smiled and too shyly walked along the path. The scenery was as if a music video, a sweet rom-com.

Eunra reached her hand out and caught a floating pink petal from the canopy of Cherry blossoms above. The petal perfectly landed on her palm. They say, to catch a floating cloud, means things were going to peacefully perfect.

As Eunra admires the beautiful shades of pink, Seokhoon paused his steps.

"Eunra," Seokhoon spoke.

"Nae?" Eunra looked at Seokhoon, smiling.

Seokhoon took a deep breath and held Eunra's hands into his.