Chapter 23

I felt the soft grass on my toes as my feet carried me somewhere. The soft breeze blew in all its glory relieving the beads of sweat on my forehead. The garden was embellished with exotic species of orchids and other flowering plants.

Was I in heaven?

I laughed at the thought

At a short distance, i spotted two adolescent girls, they looked no more than 3 year Olds. The shorter, more chubby one ran around in circles, trying to catch a butterfly bigger than both her palms, her peach floral dress dancing as joyously in the wind. The taller one chased after her. The two went on and on around the garden while I watched from behind a tree.  Somewhere in time the chubby baby abruptly stopped.

"I caught it, I caught it", she said jumping in pure ecstasy. Her little button eyes were all wrinkled, her cherry lips lifted in a smile. Though soon it appeared dissatisfied as she opened her wrist to find the insect absent.

A deep frown made its way to her face

The taller kid after witnessing the whole scene ran to her sister and comforted her.

"it's okay, you can catch it next time ", she said in her baby face.

"but, but I swear I had it", she threw punches in the air.

"I believe you"

"but I wanted to show it to you"

"we can catch it together next time, okay!"

"bbut what If you are not here?!"

"I'll be here, I'll be there forever"

"promise!"

"I promise"

And thus they joined their pinky fingers and sealed the deal.

"may!"

"mayy!!!"

"may wake up!!"

I opened my eyes.

It was a dream

Just a dream.

I jerked my head up trying to find the source of the voice. Through my blurred vision I detected it was issy and priya, one of her colleagues.

'why are my eyes tear flooded?'

I laid my head back on the table facing away from the light. Headache. And not the normal ones, it was like a surprisingly oppressive force, as though someone was squeezing my skull tightly, and my brain was yelling noooo. I tightly shut my eyes close. In a few moments my spinning head found stability and I opened my eyes once again, this time to find my hand interlocked with a man's. Horror took over my senses as my eyes lifted to find holding Tae jun's hand who was now awake beside me. He was awake but still didn't let go of my hand.

I wanted to pull away.... But his hand was so warm and soft and big and comfortable ....

In the other moments, I gathered enough strength to stand on my feet.

The rest of the gang were also collecting themselves to head out. Straitening my clothes, my hands touched a coat I was not previously wearing.

Pulling it down my arms, my body instantly missed the warmth and the manly intoxicating calogne.

It was tae's.

Great.

I handed it to his light sensitive person beside me.

"thank you Mr kim", I tried to sound as NOT hungover as possible.

"even though I don't remember giving it to you... My pleasure", he said in his raspy, coarse morning voice that had me weak in the knees.

Only if I could wake up to this every morning.

"our flight is tonight so, umm this is the - probably the last time we meet", Tae Jun said rubbing his palms together. Anyone could tell he was nervous.

There it was, The reality I was trying to avoid finally in words.

My eyes found there way to the marble floor as if there were springs of water coming out of it.

Issabell sighed and started, "it was really great working with you guys, now I see you why you guys are so successful, Jin you are literally the best leader I have ever met, the way you keep everything working between you guys. I am sure with your bonding, hyun's reality cheak and hardwork and tae's fatally attractive self, you guys are gonna make it big".

'get yourself together may!', my heart screamed.

"aahh, um yeah.... I had a great time with you amazing people too. Keep up the good work, I'll be rooting for you and..... Yeah, I hope we can see each other somewhere in time again", I completed, my eyes still waiting for that spring of water, glued to the floor.

"come here kiddo",. Jin oppa said and engulfed me in a bear hug.

"I am gonna miss you oppa", I whispered in his ears.

Hyun and I shared a smile and it was Tae jun's turn. I was staring at him from the corner of my eye and dreding the coming moments.

I wasn't ready to say goodbye.

"Mr Kim"

He came towards me.

Standing in front of me, he bended to my height, and placed his warm big hand on my left shoulder.

My heart was racing at an uncontrollable uncomfortable pace.

His gaze felt like a lock and my eyes were the key. They fit so perfectly.

My lips were slightly apart, my eyes begging him to stay as they shifted left to right to both his pupils. The anticipation was beyond every limit

His eyes were so pretty, I could never get tired staring In them.

"thank you doc.... For everything", he said.

I forced a small smile and nod.

I wonder if he felt the sparks like I did.

He probably didn't. After all he is a literal Greek God. Girls more hotter than me would die for him so why would he fall for me.

"then, if you will excuse me"

Jin and issy gave me perplexed looks as if It was raining in December.

'there are probably still drunk', I thought and shrugged it.

"wait Ms maple!"