Sweet and Sad Moments

Night fell, and Aldric brought Rose somewhere. He carried Rose while she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Am I dreaming?" Rose thought as she looked at Aldric who was illuminated by the moonlight.

"Beautiful...." Said Rose who was fascinated by Aldric.

"Of course. Please hold on tight." Aldric said with a smile. Aldric thought that Rose was praising the nature view.

Because of fear, Rose held on tightly to Aldric. Aldric moved quickly and jumped over cliffs and treetops. Finally, they arrived at the top of the snowy hill. The sky was full of stars and a shining moon.

"A view that cannot be seen in the city," said Rose.

"Because you will go tomorrow, so I want to leave this impression on you. Think of it as a farewell gift."

Rose smiled cheerfully at him while holding back her sadness and said, "Thank you, Aldric."

Aldric was mesmerized when he heard her words and saw her moonlit face. Aldric said in his heart, "I want to enjoy this togetherness a little longer."

The two of them looked up at the stars together in the expanse of the snowy mountains. Aldric turned to Rose and saw her gazing at the stars with a happy face. Without realizing it, he was getting closer to Rose like a magnet.

"Argh... There's a shooting star..." Rose said while making a wish with the shooting star.

Aldric was surprised to hear that. After Rose opened her eyes, he said, "What are you asking for?"

"That's a secret. Hi...hi... hi.... " said Rose (In the almost finished chapter will be informed about Rose's wish).

Aldric patted her head slowly," Okay... okay..."

Then Aldric said with concern, "Rose... I don't know why I got close to you. I'm grateful that you're here."

Aldric drew closer to Rose's face.

"Deg... Deg... Deg... Should I divert my attention? But my body as if to freeze when I see his blank stare." Thought a nervous Rose.

When he was about to kiss Rose on the lips but noticed that she was nervous, he stopped. Then he landed a kiss on her forehead. After that, he looked deeply at Rose while saying with a smile, "This is my farewell."

Rose was shocked and her face blushed. She couldn't say anything. A moment later she said, " You have helped me a lot. But I haven't been able to give you anything."

"Don't say like that. Your presence means a lot to me."

Rose thought with a touching feeling. "No one has been paying attention to you all this time, but Aldric is different. When I met Aldric, I didn't want to part with him."

"Once again, thank you, Aldric."

"You're welcome." Replied Aldric with a warm smile.

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The next day...

Aldric took Rose to the inn. Before they parted, Aldric said sadly, "Can we meet again?"

"Of course!" Rose said cheerfully even though in her heart, she also felt sad.

Aldric said in his heart, "Can I be with you someday?"

Aldric just watched Rose leave until she was out of his sight. Both Rose and Aldric went back to their places. They feel like they lost something and feel lonely again.

After a long walk, Rose looked back and mumbled, "Hopefully we'll see each other again."

Arriving at the resort, they were surprised to see that Rose had returned.

"Are you okay?" said Rose's friend.

"Where's Carina?" Asked Rose.

"She's been looking for you." Answered the other.

Carina!!!" Rose shouted, then the figure that she was waiting for appeared in front of her.

Carina and her friends were shocked.

"Ah... You're back... We are worried about you." Said Carina who pretended to be concerned.

"You don't have to act in front of me after you've managed to harm me. Because of your actions, I almost died!" Said Rose who looked at her sharply.

The other friends who didn't know anything were shocked, "How can that be?"

Then Carina's friend helped, "Hey Rose. She tried to find you, but you instead accuse her without proof! How rude of you. If you don't like Carina, there's no need for you to use this method."

Rose clenched her fists to contain her emotions, "They turn things around."

Carina who is good at acting then cried, "I don't expect you to be like that."

The other friends also sided with Carina.

"It's useless for me who is inferior to fight them." Thought Rose.

"Hey... What's the problem?" said Dean who suddenly came and then was also surprised to see Rose.

"Rose??"

"Hah. Dean. Rose accuses that Carina has harmed her." Explained Carina's friend.

″Is that true?" asked Dean.

Now all eyes are on Rose. She couldn't even say anything. Rose then left the place. After that, Rose was ostracized at work and even bullied. Carina and her gang were getting happier.

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Few days before Valentine's Day. They hold an event. And Rose got an invitation from a coworker. But behind that, they wanted to bully Rose. Poor Rose.

"Sorry, I won't come," said Rose.

"If you don't come, it means you are not part of our team." Said another.

Rose thought, "Didn't you guys not care about me all this time? I was laughed at by them and you didn't defend me either."

"This is an official event. Unless you have nothing else urgent to do, you'd better come along. This is a togetherness event so that your relationship with Carina will also better."

At that moment, Dean came to them.

"What happened?" asked Dean.

"We ask Rose to go but she refuses."

"Before the fashion show, it's better if we have fun first. Besides, this is an opportunity for you to get to know each other and socialize." Invite Dean to persuade Rose, who is more introverted.

Rose thought, "It's easy for you to say that because you're famous. However, it's hard for me to refuse Dean. Is it because I once secretly admired him?"

"Sorry Dean, I don't..." Before Rose could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Carina who also came along.

"Rose, will you come? I'm sorry about that time. I hope after this event, we'll be fine." Said Carina who felt guilty.

Rose thought, "If I reject them, I will be seen as an enemy by them."

"Okay..." replied Rose.

They smiled, but there was something behind it.