"All of our memories are linked together... in which that forms a bond."
My dad used to say this quote to me ever since I was little. He would tuck me in bed and sit right beside, reading my favorite book Forgotten. This story is a bit melodramatic for little kids but I loved it anyway. It was about a youth who got Alzheimer's Disease at a very young age. There was no treatment for this disease due to the extreme rarity of getting one. As time passed he started to lose his memories especially his lover. He knew there was no hope but with every little strength he could muster, he persisted to continue. He'd eventually completely lost every single memory... That was where i remembered up to. I forgot the main character's name and his final scene in the book but I'm glad that I forgot. I hated that book... ever since he died of suicide.
Chapter 1: Broken Bonds
It was early in the morning as i sat on my desk at school pondering my thoughts aimlessly. I didn't even want to go to school due to the fact that I was moving. Before this whole moving business, I had everything planned perfectly.
I devoted all my studies to music. I would spend hours practicing my vocals and instruments to near perfection. I've been practicing this my whole entire life for the acceptance to JYP Entertainment. Then my mom struts over to my room and tells me we're moving to the U.S.? I was flabbergasted! I couldn't put into words on how angry I was. But it was a done deal, my mom already bought tickets and rented an apartment in Manhattan. She got a promotion so it made sense in taking it. I became extra protective ever since dad passed away so I always put mom and my little sister first before anything. It was my duty as the only man in the house... kinda corny right?
The first bell rung and I decided to skip school and go up on the roof to chill. I sprawled on the floor looking at the sky... was it always this blue? Then as I was about to close my eyes I felt an emerging presence above me. I lifted my left eye to see that it was Yuri. Yuri was my best gal kind of friend since elementary school. She had raven black hair down to her shoulders. She was pretty tall for her age but didn't have the right curves if you know what I mean. She's cute but sometimes can be very annoying. We were very close until middle school. I was into music during that time, I guess we just parted.
"Nice panty Yuri," as I said with a straight face. I swear I saw fumes coming out of her ears and nose. She jumped in the air and round house kick on my face.
I got up screaming in pain as I held my nose. "Shibal... what did I do?" For a second i thought my nose was cracked. Yuri was a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo. I guess I sorta had it coming in one way or another.
"Kyung-Sam, I knew you would be loitering around on the roof," She replied with an agitated face. "Stop cutting class... you use to be a good student... what happened?"
She just didn't get it. Well, I haven't told her I was moving, I didn't know how to. I scratched my head out of annoyance but I had to tell her.
I walked up to Yuri slowly and looked at her seriously. Yuri knew something was up. She folded her arms and raised her eyebrow... waiting for an answer. I took a deep breath and relaxed my muscles. We were on top of a roof; cars driving on the road, birds chirping, and winds blowing through the air but at that one moment everything was silent.
"Yuri... I'm leaving Korea and moving to the U.S." I looked at her but she was speechless with no emotions at all... just speechless. "I'm leaving in 3 days from now so um... I guess this is goodbye."
As I walked passed her and reached for the door I took one glance back at her. It was painful to see her like that. I opened the door and whispered, "Bye..." as I walked down the stairs in remorse. I should've spent more time with her but it's too late...
Yuri was still speechless. She didn't know what to say. Kyung-Sam was leaving her to got to America. She collapsed on the floor as the tear started to roll down on her cheeks. She put her hands on her face and weeped sorrowfully. I couldn't bear to see her cry like that, never could, ever since I was little. I would just stand beside, not knowing what to do but pity her.
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Author's Note:
Awesome!! I finally finished the first chapter. Not one of the most cheerful chapter but it was a great start. Oh! For the italicized word, it means it's in korean so look it up. Leave comments on how i did and how i should revise it better. I'm still a beginner in writing so it would be helpful to leave comments.
I post every chapter on Tuesdays and Fridays so wait for the next chapter!!
Thank You for reading my original work. XD
