𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙎𝙞𝙘𝙠- 𝙎𝙚𝙤𝙠𝙟𝙞𝙣

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

I was sitting by my mother and father at the beach many years ago, seeing the waves fall and rise.
" How did you and dad get together?" I asked my mother.
" We fell in love. It was risky because there was a chance of either of us getting SickLove but thankfully we both had the same feelings and got together." My mother replied.
" What is SickLove?"
" A disease you can get by falling in love with someone and either they don't love you back or they love someone else. Your eyes turn black and you're sluggish and you throw up pink stuff. It's even contagious and others can also contract it. She held me close in her arms.
" Like the sea, love is also open and risky. It's unpredictable. The process is beautiful, but there is a chance it can hurt you. So people just forget about it, they don't bother the risk and rely on reproducing from reproduction centers. Only lucky ones like me and your father stay together. But you my lovely Seokjin, don't go out looking for love because of me and your father. It can hurt you, and I don't want to spare the risk." She put my hair behind my ear
I looked at the sea as my hair blew in the wind.
My father came back with ice cream
" I got ice cream!" He distributed the sweet cold treats among us. A popsicle for me, an ice cream sandwich for my mother, and a cone left for my father.
I felt the stares from strangers while they looked at me and my parents. It was almost like envy or hatred. Or maybe both.
But I forgot about them and enjoyed eating ice cream with my parents.
We laughed and joked around.
Alas if I had a love as strong as my parents, but would it be worth it for the chance of an illness?