Blood Roses

Chapter 7

The last thing you remembered was your body turning cold while the warm liquid continuously oozed out from your wound. Your life getting sucked out and a mattress of darkness covering your vision. Even though it sounds really absurd, you somehow knew you had died and passed away when you couldn't feel any sensations of your body or the environment and lost all the capability to think. However, somehow mysteriously your senses were returning back and you could feel the soul that had wandered away returning back to you. 

What exactly was happening? Why were you feeling as if you were alive again? 

After what felt like eternity of silence and darkness, you felt your strength slip back and you sluggishly opened your eyes. Even though everything was blur at first, the sight gradually became clear and you realised you were in the room and not the grassland where you had met the terrible fate. 

Was that simply a nightmare? you wondered before pulling yourself up only to notice you were in an unfamiliar room. 

Huh? Where exactly were you? 

You silently slipped out of the bed and decided to make it to the nearby table where a couple of photos and objects were placed. It would give you clue as to where you were but when you paced towards it, you couldn't help but feel light and frail..... Weird.

Were you still rendering weak after what happened? 

You touched your stomach only to realize not only were you perfectly fine but there was no scar in the region as well. 

Was that really a nightmare—

Chuck! 

A loud noise of shattering glass caught your attention and you snapped towards the source , only to find Minho standing at the doorway with widened eyes full of shock and relief. 

“[Na-Name]? ” he croaked out in disbelief, stammering “Is that.. really you....? You're finally awake...? ” It also seemed he was holding back quite a lot of emotions and his face screamed out loud whatever had happened wasn't just a dream. 

“Yeah ” you whispered, feeling a sudden surge of emotions. You wanted to ask so many questions but your heart ached at his sight “How did I.... Was that.... ” 

You suddenly found yourself lost at words but were surprised when instead of clearing your confusion the raven haired rushed towards you and engulfed you into a hug tightly instead “Did you know how devastated I was ? I thought I lost you! ” he sobbed , tightening his grip around your waist and nudging his head into your shoulder. “I was so scared [Name] . I was so scared” he snivelled. 

Yes , his actions that day were definitely agonizing and hurtful but he was regretting it now and maybe that meant he was likely to correct himself for it too. 

But that didn't mean you would forgive him. 

“I was too. ” you confessed , with your voice trembling “ But what you did that night was wrong and selfish. ” your lips quivered as you let go of him. 

Minho halted “ What do you mean? ” his face morphed into confusion, perplexion. 

“ I don't think I can do this anymore, Minho. ” you nearly teared up but held on. “I think my decision is crystal clear now. I do not wish to acquaint with you any longer too. You won that night and I'm going to follow the part of the deal”

“What? ” the ravenette stammered “You can't! You cannot! Whatever I blurted out that night was out of anger. I didn't mean it! ”

“But you did. Even after coming across something absolutely peculiar out of nowhere, instead of being sensible and scramming you decided to play a game! A stupid game which almost costed me my life. That's why I'm not going to put up to your antiques anymore” you apprised and strode off before Minho tightly grabbed onto your hand and pulled you into him. “What are you—”