The Binding Angel || Tzukook

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Tzuyu lost her focus. Her body was trembling hard until she fell on the floor. Nurse Kang who gave her the news kept her head low feeling bad for her. Tzuyu held his tears and tried to reach the room where her mother's body was lying. She woke up with the help of Nurse Kang who was standing beside her all the way. Nurse Kang helped her to walk into the room.

Far away from where she stood there he was, seeing her limply body fall on the floor helplessly. He wanted to reach her and gave her a reassuring hug. He couldn't do that, not this time. It would be too rushed for her, who was shocked by the news. The news shocked him too. The times when he always visited Tzuyu's mother, kept reappearing on his head. Also, her blessing made him stand in a very thin line. He didn't know what will happen when he appeared in front of her, after that long. Bravely, he took some steps hardly. His vibrating phone stopped his way. He took a big breath feeling that he shouldn't do that, not for this time.

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Tzuyu with her black hanbok gave a bow to everyone who was giving their last tribute to her mother. The big smiling photo of her mother was surrounded by crystal flowers, thorn her heart. Her puffy red eyes couldn't be hidden for the whole ceremony. She nodded weakly to everyone who gave their tribute.

Small steps recklessly went closer with her black attire with a rabbit headband she knew. The headband she bought when she was dating her CEO. Tzuyu's lips slowly turned into a weak smile and bent down to reach her level. The kid hugged her neck and tapped her shoulder almost like hitting and kept saying.

"Mom, Don't cry! Yeojin is here." she said cutely still didn't know what was happening. Tzuyu forced her smile and hugged her back tightly.

"Mom is okay." She whispered but choked her tears and she silently cried in her embrace.

Jungkook who was giving the tribute to her mother that slowly got distracted, turned his head looking at the picture in front of him. He gave her a long deep bow before putting the flower in front of the picture. Jungkook went closer to Yeojin and waited for Tzuyu, to release Yeojin from her hug. Jungkook's hand wanted to tap her back giving reassurance but he held it, didn't know how to start.

"Yeojin-ya, Let's wait for Mom outside. Mom should meet the guests. Come to Dad." Jungkook slightly separated their hug and brought Yeojin in his hug. Tzuyu stood up slowly and gave a bow to Jungkook, and so did him.

"Thank you, Daepyo-nim." Tzuyu mumbled.

The guests kept coming and preventing her to have a seat. Nurse Kang entered the room and gave the last tribute to her mother. Tzuyu couldn't hold her tears for someone who was always helping her through these times. The long time that they wished to be a happy one. Nurse Kang came closer to her and gave her a deep hug.

"You've worked hard this time. You did well," Nurse Kang tapped her back lightly which made her cry out loud. Tzuyu sobbed hard on her hug. The one who was struggling with her, helping her who also deemed her as her daughter, burst her tears. They kept hugging for a while when suddenly Nurse Kang pulled her away slowly. She took an envelope from her handbag and hand it to Tzuyu.

"This is your mother's last message, Keep it well." She patted her shoulder and left her in the room. Tzuyu held her tears hard. She didn't want to open this time which would make her lose her sanity. The thought of it made her put the letter in her pocket. Tzuyu sat down to take a slight rest and her eyes were back in a daze.

"Eat this, Miss." an old woman's voice took her back into reality. The woman helped her for the whole ceremony and mostly managed the guest's food. She handed her a kimbap with orange juice, her favorite since she was a kid.

"Who gives me this?" She asked her weakly. The woman pointed to the long table where Dahyun and Cha Eunwoo sat with her CEO and Yeojin in front of them. There were also several men in black attire sitting at one long table with them. She smiled lightly, remembering that she was surrounded by kind people. The woman left her alone and Tzuyu was dazed in her world again.