Blooming red | s.jy

30. Breaking vows

Aera's pov

Me and yeji walk to the beach , carrying cooler boxes , where the boys are preparing the deck chairs , umbrella stands and the grill for barbecue. We decided to have some fun now that everyone was together , finally having time to spend more than a month in busan , enjoying our hometowns breeze.

We are all in our swimsuits , the weathers hot today and the tides are not as strong as we thought they would be , perfect for swimming.

I put down the box under the shad while taking a peek at jake who's helping jay fix the grill , not too far from us. He laughs when jay's uses the wrong screwdriver for securing the stand for the grill.

'Just how much did you plan to hide jake? Was it because of me? Were you forced? Were you that insecure to share you're problems ? Or were you just being the selfless person you are , putting others before you , including me?'

My heart still feels heavy , sinking in the puddle of remorse as i emit a sigh. Yeji pats my shoulder, smiling at me. "It'll be fine aera , just wait a little more before things become even clear , maybe he'll open up to you himself , he already regrets not telling you his father was the killer maybe because-"

"Because he felt ashamed of himself , a son of a murderer" she purses her lip together , her eyes carrying sympathy. For who? Him? Me? I dont know. "He didn't say anything like that but the guilt in his eyes was and is evident , i know him enough to decipher his feelings , he's not the one to talk about them" i say opening the cooler and taking out the drinks.

"He apologized though even when it wasn't his fault"

"Exactly, it wasn't , yet he kept hiding everything, causing a scar to appear in his heart that will , i dont even know , ever heal and it's my fault that i didnt notice , it was evident how much distressed he was but i didnt pay attention to him , thinking about MY problems only" i bite my lips , preventing myself from crying . I already cried enough back at home. Not now.

"Aera......" she stares at me , speaking with her eyes , that is isn't my fault , or maybe it is ....

"It's fine yeji lets just go" i smile before pulling her with me carrying the drinks. "Hey guys! Up for a drink? It's hot isn't it?" Everyone snaps their head towards us raising there heads.

"ME!" all of them yell in sync making us chuckle and i hand a drink to everyone standing under the scorching sun. It doesnt take long for them to be done with the drinks . "Now......"
Jake and heeseung grin at each other before yelling "LONG TIME NO SEA!" and jump in the water . The others join them one by one and me and yeji laugh our ass off when jay is drowned by both sunoo and jungwon.

Poor guy has also been the victim of the maknaes.

"Yeji! Come on!" Heeseung calls out from the sea making yeji shake her head. "You know im not a good swimmer hee!" Even though she denies it , it takes only a minute for heeseung to jump out of the water , running towards a confused yeji and picks her up carrying her to back to the water , ignoring the fact that she's shrieking like a mad woman.

"LEE HEESEUNG PUT ME DOWN! WOAH!" He abruptly drops her in the water , yet not to harshly, partially making her wet and then laughing afterwards seeing a grumpy min yeji. Im just admiring them from afar when i notice a figure sneaking beside me from my peripheral vision.

"Oh no ,dont you dare park Sunghoon" i warn him taking a few steps backwards but he doesnt stop. "Or else what choi aera" he smiling sinisterly making me laugh nervously. He seems upto no good.