𓂀𝕆𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕤 | 𝕋𝕒𝕖𝕜𝕠𝕠𝕜𓂀

𓂀 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟚 𓂀

Narrator:(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧

Ara was startled when she heard a loud , muffled noise above the ceiling upon her head. She frowned and decided to go see what had fallen down.

She calmly paced up the stairs and strouded through the small but wide corridor. She stopped facing towards a door and flinched when it suddenly flug open.

After calming her racing heart , she was surprised to see her stepson in the crammed room.

"Jungkook what are you doing here?"

She asked him and nervously let his name slip through her lips as she was uncertain on how to address since things were complicated.

He looked at her straight in the eye, as if to convince her that he's telling the truth.

"I'm here to collect some of my mother's things."

He said , the words came out blank and emotionless than it had to and a bit cold than it was supposed to.

"Oh"

Ara felt a bit sad but didn't show that.
Infact she felt a bit sad that the boy lost his mother at a very young age.

"Well I heard some noise and I thought something fell. "

She explained herself the moment she caught the boy's questioning , sharp gaze.

He stayed awfully silent and motionless , it looked as if he didn't hear what she said and merely acknowledged her with a nod.

Having nothing more to say she left from there , a bit disappointed and wondered how she could make him open up to her.

She sighed and thought that this would take a lot of time. And considering the fact that their first encounter wasn't a good one.

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Jungkook:

When I first heard the sound of footsteps coming towards the door and pounding louder , my heart was racing with fear and I knew I had to hide what I've found.

No body tells you just how the loud the silence is.At that moment ,I felt like I could hear everything but nothing at the same time.

Glimpses of familiar scenes pass by my head.But it was strange that I couldn't recall it again.

I quickly set the displaced wooden tile with hurry.

And was almost running towards the door and flung it open the moment I caught a grasp of the handle , startling my stepmother who I least expected to see at the door.

The soft pants that left my mouth were bearly audible,as my heart beat finally steadied.

All of this happen so fast that I felt like I wasn't even breathing.

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I went towards my room with a tiny bottle in my hand.

They say life is full of surprises , but this one was certainly unexpected.

To my horror I was speechless when I found a bottle of poison and a bunch of keys in the said box.

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I walked along the hallway,
Taking each step with hesitation.

The place that gave me comfort.
Is now something far
From what I call home.

In a span of a few minutes.
Everything felt foreign,
Unusually distant.

Everything seems unfamiliar.
But at the same time,
I can't really point out what changed.

I stopped walking and just stood there .All of this was overwhelming.

If I walk more ,I feel like I would get lost in the corridor.

I walk back to my room.

I guess I just need some rest.

I lay on my bed as I felt it sink a bit as I dived into the comfort of the sheets.

My eyelids started getting heavy, as it slowly fluttered close.

All I could see was pitch black.And before I knew it , I was fast asleep.

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Ara :

I wasn't feeling like myself since the wedding, I didn't really know what bothered me. I was feeling a bit unhappy these days.

Yes I was married to a 36 year old ,though I was much younger than that.

And people thought I did so 'willingly', that I found that laughable.

No , infact I could have married better men. But I had no right to oppose.

To be honest we didn't know each other.We were literal strangers.

And the marriage was already planned before Mrs Jeon died.

It was awfully obvious I was never going to take her place , even if Mr Jeon never truly loved her like she loved him.

His son never let me enter her room. I never even dared to do so. He never opposed me verbally but his eyes showed his distaste whenever I was close to his late mother's room.

Like I would anticipate for a chance to go there.

I had a separate room and this upset me because my husband never looked at me after the wedding.

I asked him about the child's late mother. His lips curved up to something that was like a smile but anyone could tell it truly wasn't.

He said, "She was always a bit of a simpleton, she was smiling when I lifted her veil."

I was puzzled.

He then said, "No bride of an arranged marriage would smile. And it was a bit foolish of her to think I would actually love her."

The only time the family came down was in the morning to part ways to go to their destination.

Mr Jeon would ignore me like I didn't exist.

His son is always in his room with a blank expression.

And I must say both are really hard to read sometimes.

Strange enough the father and son duo never spoke to each other.

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The fresh breeze blew ,as I shivered a bit and clutched on my sweater when the cold air hit my skin.

I went towards the kitchen and asked the maid to prepare something.

I spotted Jungkook and smiled at him.

He didn't smile back but whispered a good morning.

My husband then came down.

" Good morning." I almost chirped.

He looked at me and nodded acknowledging my greeting.

It was odd at first but I got used to it.

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Jungkook pov:

It's been a few years. A few years after the horrible incident.It would have been easy to forget if my mom died normally.

I was walking ,more like dragging my feet.I probably looked depressed or sick but I just had a terrible night.

I don't recall having a bad dream....But I felt really lethargic this morning.

I walked in the corridor with a blank expression and saw the students casually chatting.

And I?

I pass through the hallway all alone with me and my pathetic self. Sometimes I really pitied my self , for having no one by my side.

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I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

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