The Last Chapter ✔

Last (Epilogue)

Nine

"Grandma you don't love me anymore. Did you forget about me already? I'm sorry I'm late. But see I'm here right? Mae scolded me so much but Dad didn't say anything you know. You were right they love me. Even Sara loves me so much. Gosh I missed my niece soooo much. I really regret not being here when she was born. And you know Grandma, Phi nagged me so much, telling me to get married too." I chukled wiping my tears. "See I still can't stop talking. But I missed you the most really. I missed sleeping in your lap and listening to your stories. Why didn't you call me earlier?"

I put the flower in front of the stone with her name carved on it. "Grandma I miss you. Why would you leave me like this? I couldn't even see you last time." I sobbed kneeling down and carresing the stone just how I used to touch her warm wrinkled skin.

"Grandma I want to go home."
"What happened Luk, where are you? And why are you crying?"
"Grandma I- I found my home." I weeped like a small kid.
"Then that is a good news why are you crying?"
"Because I'm leaving him, I'm going to China. But it is hurting."

"Luk, do you still have your dream?"

"Chai. But-"

"Do you want to continue?"

"Chai. But I don't know why I'm in dilemma. I don't want to leave."

"Do you love him?"

I remained quiet.

"Nai, I've known you more than you know about yourself. Dreams can wait but if you really love him then don't let him go. Do what your heart wants. Does it want to stay?"

"Yes Grandma I want to stay with him, but Grandma what about the dream for which I left my house? I left you, I left Mae."

"What is your dream?" That question stunned me. I didn't expect this question but it made me think. And I suddenly realized that I had forgotten what my actual dream was.

"To make a home of mine."

"Chai. So? Did you?"

I couldn't stop these tears as I cried loudly. "Yes I did."

"Then what do you want to do now?"

"Stop the car please. I want to go back." I shouted loudly hearing her laughter from the other side.

And that was the last time I heard her voice, her laughter. I lost my home. I was homeless.

"Hey get up." I heard a deep voice penetrating through my soul. I turned around to face a slightly thinner Joong standing with flowers in his hands too.
I wiped the tears smiling at him.

"You are late." I teased him.

"It's only 6 in the morning. I'm not late. You are early. Or did you sleep here last night?" He teased me back.

"Shut up and do your work first." I commanded and he obliged walking to the grave beside Grandma's with the name carved 'Mia'.

"So how did your trip go?" Joong finally asked after putting the flowers infront of her stone.
"It was tiring." I complained. "How about your orphanage?"

"It is going well. If you want you can visit once." He said with a shy smile.

"Are you inviting me?" I asked raising my eyebrows.

"Maybe? What do you say?"

"Hmm let me think." I replied after thinking for a bit.

"Such a drama." He grunted.

"By the way you look thinner." I pointed out rubbing my hand along his arms.

"And you look even smaller after a whole year." He retorted pinching my cheeks. I should have argued or swatted his hand away but I just found myself leaning onto him and sobbing again.

He hugged me patting my back. "Hey what happened to our 'no tears on meeting after a year' deal?" He teased me but I could feel him crying silently too.

"Says the one who himself can't stop his tears." I whispered weekly.

"Mhmmm." He hummed just standing like that with me pressed to his beating heart.

I looked up facing his tear-filled eyes and cupped his cheeks dropping a small peck-kiss on his lips. He didn't react.
Neither did he kissed me back nor pushed me away.

"I love you Joong." I cried. He nodded.

"You love me too right?" He nodded.

"You love me more than anything right?" He nodded.

"You are happy right?" He nodded.

And I didn't knew if he lied or it was the truth but I believed him.

Joong couldn't break his promise to Mia so we made it this way meeting each other once every year. The last chapter of our story wasn't how I expected it to be. The ending wasn't happy. But we couldn't change it on the other hand we accepted it with love. And I was happy.

Maybe we weren't together and could never be but it was still us in the picture.   
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Soooo it's the finale. The official journey of 'The Last Chapter' ended.
And I turned a year older today yippee~ 🤗❤