Sunlight in the Field

|| Chapter 1 ||

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A small bloom of the beautiful flower.
The small glances from innocent eyes.
The barely touches are warm.
The slow blooming of love.

The confusion of each other's feelings.
They slowly split off.
The unspoken words have yet to be said.
There is barely time to make everything alright.

Will you hide in the shadow of your status?
Would you fight for the love you didn't know you could have?
Will everything be worth the hurt?
Is it worth waiting for the sunlight to shine in the field?

The sky is so dark. The lights flickering above make the doe's eyes widen a little. There are thin droplets of rain hitting the boys skin. The wind is so chilly that it makes him shiver a little.

Tightening the only worn-out clothes he has. The boy hugged himself to lessen the cold. The voice of the woman reaching his ears made him look at her, she was holding a makeshift blanket where he put the kid's remaining clothes.

She looks down at the young boy who is looking up at her, asking where they are going.

"Keep on walking, child, we are half way there," she said, holding the boy's shoulder to make him move. He followed her and moved his tiny legs. They have been walking since the morning, and he can feel the exhaustion from the long journey. He was thirsty, but he couldn't ask the woman for water. It's limited for the long walk.

With his tiny legs, he notices the sun peeking up from the horizon. The shade of blue sky peeking. There's no trace of the drizzle from yesterday.

It's still cold, but the woman told him they are near where they are going. He followed her until they came to a small market where the vendors were already preparing for the day. Both of them stop, and using their remaining money, the woman buys bread, which he puts on the kid's bag. She motioned for him to keep moving until both of them stopped at a big wooden gate.

He saw two guards guarding the gate. The woman walked towards them. She spoke a lot of words, and he didn't understand most of them. He saw the guards nod to her, motioning for both of them to enter the big gate.

When they are inside, the boy roams with his eyes inside the place. It was a huge place, with lots of women in line walking and a lot of guards marching in different directions.

The women is wearing a pink long dresses. He's not familiar with their clothes, but the boy had an idea what they were doing here.

"Are you okay?" He looked up at the woman, who stopped and looked down at him. She smiled and ran her hand over his head.

"Come child we're going to meet Ms. Jeon" she said.

There are more women in line when they walked deeper, he and the woman continue to walk inside the place. What caught his attention is that the cherry blossoms are already blooming. It looks like they are entering a new world.

When both of them stop again. Jimin, look up at the woman and at those other kids lined up. In front of them is a woman of middle age. When she notices the newcomers, she smiles brightly at them.

"You came," the woman who's holding the boy, bowed to her. That's why he followed, earning a giggle from the other woman.

"Is he the child you are talking about, Yoona?" the woman said, her soft expression looking at the other woman.

"He is. I am not able to take care of him, Lady Soyeon," Yoona affirmed, her tone low. Soyeon looks at her, smiling sadly. The boy didn't understand why their expression was so sullen.