Love Maze In The Wizarding World

Twenty

The day they first met

It was a very snowy evening. People were inside their homes enjoying hot drinks on the occasion of Christmas. Streets and shops were decorated with beautiful colourful lights to celebrate Xmas.

There was a light and warm atmosphere in the air as happiness came from all directions.
But things were as usual conflicting for Grace, her fifth year of school was just like her past four years so far. Same bullies, same tortured School life of loneliness.
She was quite happy to finally be home for Christmas but her mom never lets her have some peace.

" What do you mean you don't wanna have dinner with Mr Bang" Grace's mom, Doyoon yelled at her furiously.

" I don't like his son Mr Bang made us spend time together, hoping for us to become close," Grace said, she was trying to sound less angry but her voice was showing her rage.

Doyoon tried to ignore the fact that she doesn't like the behaviour of Mr Bang. He is a reputed man at the ministry - which is what her beloved husband told her, but he's trying to make their children friends forcefully was outrageous, but he was her husband's senior so she showed her back to this problem just like she did to many others.

She loves her daughter a lot and knows that Grace doesn't like being around people. But it was better for her too, She should open up more.

" You know that this dinner is very important for your father and his job" Doyoon gazed at her aggressively.

" Tell them I am sick. I will stay in my room. I don't wanna be with them" Grace looked helplessly into her mom's eyes. Trying to find a little love but her mother remained still and didn't speak a word that showed she disagrees.

"I don't wanna give fake excuses. Just deal with it till tonight" Doyoon spoke harshly.

Grace started to cry, it was not the first time for her to hear this coldness in her mom's voice. Grace has been dealing with these dinners for so long but not anymore. There is no gain in asking her mom for help, she always prefers her husband over Grace.
And then
Everything happened very quickly,
Grace wiped the tears from her cheeks furiously. She snatched her jacket from the table and sprinted for the door.

And then she left

Doyoon was standing still - alone, she was surprisingly staring at the spot where Grace stood a second ago, she couldn't make out what just happened.

"Grace..?" She called out, now staring at the door with the affection of a mother in her voice but Grace was gone.

•Grace •

She couldn't hold tears back anymore. She doesn't have to pretend that she is strong so she let them flow. It was very cold outside and Grace started regretting her decision of taking the thin jacket instead of a warm-thick coat.
'But I am never going back to that house' she told herself.
She didn't know where she has come from. All she knows is that she has never visited this place before.

The warm smell of delicious food was filling in her nostrils as she walked past some houses, it made her stomach grumble in hunger.
But she tried to ignore it.
'The more I think the more I will be hungry' she told herself sternly and moved on to her unknown destination.
She walked quite long before she realised that she is lost and have nowhere to go.
She looked around sobbing badly. There was a park to her right she walked in.
It was deserted, the cold wind was whistling and some swings nearby made creeping noises.
Like a little kid, she sat on the swings.
Her tears were flowing like a river and she didn't even know why exactly she is crying
Is it the fact that
She is lost
Or
She can't use magic to help herself 'cause she is under seventeen
Or
There is someone in the corner.

She rubbed her eyes which were blurred due to tearing up and looked at the figure again.
It was moving gracefully in the corner.
Grace moved closer to have a better look. As she stood near it she stared at it, it was a boy.
He was dancing and music was coming from a small speaker placed on the ground.

That boy didn't notice that Grace was standing right behind him, he was busy doing his routine.

He was drenched in sweat and his t-shirt was sticking to his body due to sweat. But it doesn't seem to bother him.

He was doing moves that Grace has never seen before.

And suddenly he rolled on the ground when the beat dropped and successfully completed the body roll he was trying to do.

Grace has forgotten all her worries and clapped at this spectacular show that she never witnessed before and maybe never will.

The boy looked around. Staring right at her.
A little startled by the company he had and a little happy to have someone who cheered.

Grace met his eyes: scared to be alone. She walked away as quickly as he can.

"Excuse me" the boy called her

Grace stopped and faced him, Before she could do something the boy said.

"I have never seen you here before. You are not from this neighbourhood right?" His voice was kind and gave Grace a sudden warmth.

"No" she answered, her voice was shaken.

"Are you crying ?" The boy said approaching a helpful hand in front of her. 'She looks scared' he thought

"No" Grace wipes her cheeks once again. Her tears had dried and her nose was red.

"You look lost," the boy said. Trying to help her and she broke into tears again.

"I don't know where I am" Grace did not know why she trusted............

Hoseok that day but she doesn't regret it.

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"And that's how I met him. I told him everything and he took me to my home safely and turns out Dad was searching for me madly. They never forced me to have his official dinner with them. I started going to that same park again to find Hoseok dancing in his corner and we become good friends. More like best friends, that park holds a very special place for me." Grace finished her detailed description of her strange first encounter with Hoseok. She has almost forgotten that she was talking to Tae.

Taehyung remained dead silent with an envious feeling deep down inside.

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