Eternity [Lee Jaehwan FF]

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The boy showed you the portrait he drew of you. All of the lines of your flawed face, your eyes round and confused, the curve of your lips that you always disliked... they were all drawn perfectly. It was as if this drawing was better than your own face.

"She's prettier." You whispered, your voice giddy and happy at the thought that he gave an effort to draw you.

He pouted and took away his drawing that you held in your hands. "You can't say that. There's no one more beautiful than you."

You gave him a smile and reached out to pinch his cheeks. You couldn't think of a reply. You already admitted to yourself that you'll never be beautiful. The scar of a gash along your cheek gave the impression of ugliness and imperfection.

Just a while after, the clock rang.

6:20.

It was a time you both dread.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Ken."

"I'll be expecting you. Please promise me this is the last time you're leaving me alone."

"I promise."

"You promised me an eternity, right?"

"Yes. An eternity."

He came near you, touching your cheek carefully as if he was scared you would break at his touch. His eyes pierced through yours. It spoke of longing and sadness. You were only supposed to leave for a day, how come he looks at you as if he's losing you forever?

He stepped forward, coming even nearer towards you. His lips touched your forehead and he smiled sadly. "Goodbye."

You jolted awake. Sweat surrounded your body, and you thought of your dream. Your dreams.

A boy named Ken shows up in your dreams and draws you into his endearing world. Slowly, you fell in love.

You fell in love with a boy from your dreams.

A tear involuntarily fell down your cheek and you realized you were crying. The feeling of having that realization that you were in love with someone intangible and non-existent was too much. Whenever you dreamt, you felt happiness that you never felt when you were awake.

He was a miracle. Your miracle. Every night you pray that you'd find love, and you did... but you never imagined that this was the price of being too eager to love.

For the first few nights that he appeared in your dreams, you were confused. How could you dream so much of someone that you haven't even seen or known before? You tried thinking that this was just a mere coincidence. Maybe you were just dreaming.

The longer it went, the more frequently he appeared in your dreams. He always made you feel loved and appreciated. Each time you wake up, you develop a spark of hope that you'd meet one day. And each time you survive every beating that you get from your uncle, you lose it.

And these days, you realized you were in love with Ken. Be it in dreams or reality, you felt the same.

Every single day went on like this. You suffer through day and you dream at night. You always thought of the sun as your nightmare and the moon was your idyll. You thought of the light as pain and of the dark as your refuge. Every time your universe turned dark, your hope that everything will somehow fall into place grew.

In simple words, you preferred night over day. This is when you see him - Ken.

You shook your head and wiped away your tears. You stood up from your bed, which was creaking out of old age. You faced yourself in the mirror. Your face and body was a mix of your skin color, and blue, and purple. You smirked at the sight of yourself bitterly. Boogeyman was better than the reality you had to face every day.

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