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Some say you were a rose.
So recognizable, yet so different from the other flowers, planted in your fields.
A rose so enchanting, so pink and so beautiful, that they conveyed joy and admiration towards you.
I would say the same when it came to their thoughts.
I would have said the same.
But everything between us, the grass hedges, and the thorns; it was all too much for me.
Not even those nights under fairy lights and blankets could make me forget about everything that we had been through.
All of the violent winds, the troubling clouds, the crashing and coursing of waves, all of the problems between us that stopped us from feeling gratitude for what we used to have.
I wanted to forget everything that had ever torn us apart.
I really wanted to.
And I guess I got what I wanted, because I did.
I forgot.
Some say you were like a rose.
And if I were to agree, you would be a dark crimson, hidden in a field of red.
Because you became dark and stubborn.
Your thorns were starting to appear sharper than ever,
And all of a sudden, I didn't know who you were anymore.
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"Thank you so much for bringing these crates in today," Mrs. Shin held our hands and bowed slightly, with her eyes twinkling in thanks.
We bowed back and smiled at her, and with the least of our worries, she smiled back.
"I hope to see you guys very soon."
"Don't worry, Ms. Shin. You'll see us again." Hoseok tilted his head and placed a hand on his chest. "As long as we get food next time, of course."
Mrs. Shin and I look at each other fondly.
He stood with his smile radiating amongst the unwary atmosphere.
He calmed the tension, and all he had to do was stand and smile.
At least he still had that in him.
"Okay, Hoseok, we should get going now," I say, with my hands clenched behind my back. "I'm sure Mrs. Shin needs to rest after digging all of those holes."
Hoseok nodded, and took me by the arm. "Bye, Ms. Shin. Have a good night."
Mrs. Shin waved. "I'll see you guys next time. And there'll be food, I promise. You two have a good night as well, okay?"
I smiled at Mrs. Shin, who held a hand to her chest as we walked towards the business car. "Okay."
Hoseok waved back frantically.
He then slid his hand down my arm to intertwine with my fingers.
Once he turned away from Mrs. Shin, I stared into her eyes, wondering what she had thought of the day.
Her lips twitched, and she blinked, but I was too far away to know for sure.
But I guess she saw something in his words.
Something that could possibly break me, and make me feel happy all at once.
