REMEMBER ME || K. Th

Indefinite.

7th September, 2019

51 miss calls and 72 messages from Lisa.

8 miss calls per day and one life-threatening message from my brother.

That's what I got to see the moment I switched on my phone as I walked back to my apartment from the service center after repairing my phone battery which got all soaked in the rain on that night.

Didn't think much as I dialled my brother first.

Lisa can wait. But not 'The Min Yoongi' .

Already preparing myself to face the storm, I held the phone close to my ear.

One ring and the line picked up.

Now that was quicker than I thought. Guess he is done sleeping for today.

"Not dead. I see."

-Is what I got to hear first.

His tone was the same. Deep, blunt, cold. Right enough to give shivers to anyone, but fortunately I was used to it. Since birth.

"Good morning to you too."

-I replied.

"Yeah. Whatever."

-He let out monotonously.

"Mind telling me why the HELL your phone was switched off for a week?"

"My battery was dead. Sorry."

-I uttered lightly, walking my way through the water puddles.

There was a moment of pause for a second, as if he was contemplating something. And then he stated with a hint of suspiciousness.

"You sound like me."

I felt busted for a second, but tried to smoothly shrug it off.

"Like you? You mean a stone?"

-I countered back, trying to avoid the topic.

"Yeah, nice try. But it's a fail."

-He scoffed from the other side, not allowing me to change the topic yet. He is way too keen for it.

I shook my head and replied,

"Caught a cold, that's why. It's the rain."

"Rain."

-I could hear him leaving an annoyed sigh from the other side.

"You and your meaningless fascination for rain. How many times I have told you, stay out of rain. It will leave you real sick one day my dongsaeng(little sis).

"Yeah...it nearly did..this time."

-I mumbled as my thoughts dived into you.

"See. Told ya. I don't know why it rains in the first place damn it. I hope summer comes soon."

But I love rain.

"Summer is such a healer."

-He completed.

"But rain is bliss."

-I whispered back.

"Dengue, malaria, jaundice, hepatitis A! That's what rain is!"

"Just tell me you hate water."

-I huffed out slightly, recalling how much of a cat he is sometimes.