FOREVER AND BEYOND

Till Death and After

" YOU WHAT!????" I yelled. 

I am lying down with Aeries in the hotel. Our legs, up against the wall, as we laid flat, on the bed. It's 1 am and we should be sleeping, but I felt like, Aeries needs some space to talk her hearts out. I knew that, she hated this marriage. She really likes Nick, but Nick isn't what she wants. And I feel so guilty that, I wasn't able to convince her, not to agree to this marriage. 

" Stop yelling Charlene. You are hurting my ears", Aeries replied and took a bite from the chocolate, Jinwoo gave us. 

" STOP YELLING? How can I stop yelling? How can you just casually drop a bomb and ask me to stop yelling?", I asked. I still cannot believe. 

" Why? I kissed Sanha. Is that a big deal?" 

" You think, that is not a big deal? That is my son! How can you kiss my son? You are supposed to be my son's aunt! What is wrong with you?" 

" Ew ew ew Charlene! Please don't make it gross", Aeries crunched her nose and replied. 

" You! Why would you kiss a stranger?" 

" Well, ask that to your 'son'. He kissed me first and then I just kissed back " 

" My son has grown so much, oh my God! Okay Aeries, it is fixed. I am willing to become your mother in law..." 

" What? Charlene. It's just a kiss " 

" Yeah! A KISS!  Just a kiss right? You spent the night together..." 

 " We are strangers! " 

" Yeah. Strangers are not supposed to kiss either" 

Aeries rolled her eyes and handed me the chocolate for a bite. 

" I am grateful to him though. He saved me. He forced me to live, when I had given up. He made me want to live. Even though, I was a stranger, he did all those for me. I really thought he is just a hot headed brat, who got rich too easily and early. But, he is really different", Aeries said. She is thinking something. What's going on in her mind?   

" Did you just say, my son is a hot headed brat ", I asked, trying to distract her. She needs rest. Complicated things can come later. 

" He acted like one. Now I know that, he is not "

" Are you in love with him now?" 

" Ya!!! I just met him! I guess, if I try I will find him likable. That's just it " 

I looked at the watch. We should sleep. I got up and lied down properly. 

" You should sleep. We will have to get up early", I said. 

Aeries lied beside me. She looked at me and asked, 

" Is there something you want to tell me?" 

I haven't told her that Jinwoo proposed me. I was scared, she will forget her own wedding and celebrate us. But now... 

I sighed. 

" You are tired. You went through a lot. Sleep", I said 

" I will. But, don't think that, I will let you sneak out tonight ", Aeries said and smirked. 

" ....What are you talking about? I don't...." 

This girl! 

" Really? Do you think, I didn't know how you sneak out to meet Jinwoo oppa? Should I talk about the weird noises I heard the other day, from his room, at night?" 

" YA! ARCHERS! Did you follow me? I will kill you " 

She started laughing and switched off the bedside lamp.