Chapter 19

The sky gray, its the beginning of December.  The sun hasn't peaked through the musky clouds that tower above us. The clouds slowly darken the swirl of intense winds. Giving a sign of heavy rain fall. Its been raining lately, usually it rains before it starts to snow. The side walk moist beneath the souls of my favorite converse.

I cling to my coat as I walk over to the Flower Cafe. I look up and see a familiar face, but it looks horribly ungroomed. Five o'clock shadow, a nasty frown. This mans hair was everywhere, his eyes stared into mine with a tired and dark look I quickly look away recognizing him right then and there. I hear his foot steps stop in place, "Faith?" His voice raspy and I continue walking. Never looking back, not wanting to look back.. Not daring to look back.

That was the last time I saw Shawn. Last I heard, he's a janitor at a near by high school now. Barely making minimum wage. I'll never forget what he did to be that day, actually.. The whole time I never knew him, what he was capable of. And that's a lessoned learned, never forgotten.. Never. I guess its one of those things you learn in life, you cherish good things. But you also cherish the bad, because they teach you lessons. I open the door to the cafe.

"Faith!" I hear at the front desk. "Sandy! What are you doing here!?" I ask. She runs up to me and hugs me tight. "Oh. I heard about how good you said the coffee is here. So I said 'why not', and plus.. Its supposed to rain today. So no other day better that this one." She smiles. I smile back. "Well. I was just leaving. Got to get home to my pups before rain fall. See you at work." She gives me a hug. "Of course!" I watch her leave.

Sandy was really my only friend I made at work, she was so amazing.. And I really do cherish her with all my heart.

From the side of my eye I see another familiar face. She just throws me a glance and walks out the shop, her hands in mittens and her hair in a braid. Her nose pink from the cold and her eyes of hate. I've never done anything to her.. But yet, she still despised me. I see Nari every once in a while.. But I go to a new pet store now. Actually.. Last I heard her store is getting big around Korea. Good for her, she's actually dating again.

But I guess she still hasn't gotten over the whole... Problem between us.

"Faith, you ready to see your father?" She asks. I smile and she hands me my latte. "Let's go!" I follow her to her car and we head to the hospital. My father's condition stays the same. Ever since the day I had found out, he listens to me. Every once in a while, at least twice a week or more I go to the hospital and paint for him. Being that the company is a big hassle.

The assets have changed once I took over, which my father agreed to. Its whole new slogan is, "If you got Faith. You get paid. Lean on Faith" Its cheesy actually but eh, its better than all the other ideas. The new misson is to help people close to the poverty line, helping unemployed people find jobs. Just to help people who can't find a job period. I have actually made the last name Lean a good thing for people to hear, instead of being scared.

"So I saw Shawn a little while ago." I tell my mom as I look out at the gray blur that as become of the sky as she zoomed through town. "Ugh. That boy." She says under her breath. "Have you talked to Hoseok?" She asks. My heart pounds to the sound of his name. "What if he doesn't want to see me? I haven't talked to him, let alone told him how I've felt. I left things on bad terms, he told me he loved me.. And I stormed off, crying like a baby." I pause for a bit.

"And to think I messed it all up with Hoseok because I thought Shawn was a good man.." I sip my warm beverage. "Aye. Faith. Its okay, like I tell you all the time, people make mistakes.. But those mistakes happen so that new doors open for you.." She smiles at she looks out at the road. "And plus. The way you talk about him.. I know you love him just as Much as he loves you my dear." I suck on my bottom lip.

The taste of chocolate tickling my taste buds, giving them a slight burn. "I do.. I really do.. But what if he's moved on?" I ask. She makes a clicking sound with her tongue. "Hoseok? Move on from you?.. I know he wouldn't. The way you describe him, he doesn't seem like the type to give up on true love." She says pulling to a stop. We look at each other. "I just think that its time to make up your mind, and give it a shot." She nods. "Right?" She asks. I nod back.

"No. You're right." I smile, my cheeks heat up to the thought of him.

I start to think about the time we waited for Sunny in the pet hospital and he hugged me. All those sensations I felt. There was this urge I felt to have him with me everywhere I went. But I knew that it was possible that he doesn't want that anymore. He doesn't want me anymore. I frown at the thought. What if I took too long to confess, to realize that I'm more than in love with him.

I wondered if he felt the urge to feel my lips against his, to feel the rush of adrenaline. To feel that sensation that was real for me, with no one else but him. And I'm such a fool to only realize that now. That day I should have told him that I loved him back and I would have been stir clear out of the crap I was with Shawn. Now I understand why I felt nothing with him, because he was nothing to me.

The words that I had told him were tainted with lies, as lie was all that left his lips.

The thoughts and feelings are ripped away from the crack of the sky. I look up, a single drop of water hits the window. "I see you're in deep thought about Hoseok huh?" She asks. I feel my face heat up again. "You can say that." I smile as I watch the droplets race down the window as the rain slowly comes in and consumes all objects that were parcially dry from the rain fall the night before.

"I'm happy you know, Faith. I'm curious on how this Hoseok guy looks." She smiles and wiggles her eyebrows. "Oh mom. Stop." I smack her arm. She chuckles. "No but really. You have to think when to do it." She says. I nod as if she was looking at me and was able to see it. I come to a decision, I should do it today.

We finally make it to the hospital. We walk into his room. He actually looks a little worse, which terrified me. He let's out a weezy cough. I rush up to him, I press my hand against his forehead. His skin is extremely cold. My mom walks into the room. I turn to her. "Mom! He's freezing!" I yell to her scared. "What!? But its warm in here." She takes off her scarf, she looks worried. She rushes up and presses her hand on his forehead.

"Oh no.." I hear her say under her breath. "We need a nurse." She says. She's about to walk away when he grabs her hand. "No.. Leave it Min." I give him a glare. "Sit.. Both of you." He demands. We do so, I'm so nervous.

"I think its that time.." He says. We look at him confused. "What?" I ask. He coughs again. "Min.. I'm so sorry.. I know I've said it before.. And I'll say it again." He pauses, he struggles with his words. "You've always been my true love Min.. Even though, I was a horrible person to you, accusing you of something you didn't do. Taking Faith away from you. Pushing you away from me." He pauses, he keeps swallowing hard and blinking repeatedly.

"I'm sorry." His voice cracks and it turns into a horrible sob. I look at my mom and she's balling her eyes out. "No Heon. Don't talk to me like you're saying goodbye." She whimpers. My own eyes start to water quickly. "What else am I supposed to say Min?" He asks, looking at her. "That you'll stay with me.." She demands holding his hand. He chuckles lightly.

"I'm sorry baby.. I can't promise that." He touches her face, causing her to lean in. They share a kiss, for the first time.. I see my parents have affection for each other. It gave me a bubbly feeling, and I loved it. I'd hope that my father will get better and I can continue to see my father love my mother, the way she deserved. This was my family. And I loved them, I had a rough life.

But the moment I have right now makes me realize, that all that time I was waiting to see this moment. My family was complete, and I couldn't have asked for anything more.

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Hoseok's POV

I look down at my small notebook.

You’re like stroking wind
You’re like a softly lying dust
You’re there but I can’t reach you
Stop
You’re like a

She's like a what? I've been working on this song for two months... For the whole time I haven't seen her. It makes things worse, at the fact that I haven't had the man balls to go and see her. But I figured that she doesn't want to see me, that I took it pass the line that wasn't meant to be crossed. Which was the friend zone line, maybe that's what all I was to her. She was like.. A butterfly.. But she wasn't just only that.. There was something about her that was unreal..

Not only couldn't I have her but she was just part of my dreams when I slept... I smile and write down the words that crossed my mind perfectly.

You’re like stroking wind
You’re like a softly lying dust
You’re there but I can’t reach you
Stop
You’re like a dream to me, butterfly, high

I nod at my finished product. It was what I wanted. I go over it a couple times and I realize that she's my inspiration, to everything. I really really do love her. But was the word love, the description she was using to explain her feelings for me? Or was it way off the radar that she was so out of reach.. I have no chance and I have to move on?

I turn and look at Sunny whose sitting right next to me with her head rested on my lap. I run my fingers along her soft fur that I loved so much. I rap her the verse. "You like?" I ask. She barks then licks my hand. "Should I see her today?" I ask.. She leans her head in me again. "Should.." I don't finish.. I don't know what else to think, the only reasonable thing to do was to see her today.. I don't care it it was raining, snowing, a tornado... Okay. Maybe not a tornado.. But you know what I mean. No matter what happens today, I'm going to go and see her.  

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