"I was sure that our own misery was the cruelest during those times. With that, I didn't want to distress you anymore.
My new sketch had caused you extreme agitation and that did not only torment you because seeing you in deep agony was also tormenting me, like a cruel punishment.I never wanted to witness you in your agitated state anymore, so I made a promise to myself that I would no longer cause you agonizing pain. But sadly, I kept breaking my promise that I always ended up hurting you.On the night of Gail's 19th birthday, I caused you another painful torment.At first, I was the one who was in deep pain, heartlessly caused by Gail and unexpectedly, by you. You broke my heart when you told me to leave because I thought you believed that I had stolen Gail's gold necklace.Even though my teary eyes had already been giving in, I kept telling myself that I should fight back my tears because I never wanted Gail to see"The moment you had asked me to leave, I had made up my mind to live on my own, without any help especially from you. That decision was never the result of my hate towards you but of my courage to completely forget you.Despite the pain that I had to endure from that day, I was decisive enough to bury my hopeful feelings and thoughts about us to forgetfulness. The old man had never showed up since that night and I felt that it was just right to abandon the hope that he put in my heart.I started to convince myself that you made me leave because you no longer wanted to suffer from my distressing presence.I had to feed my mind with painful and saddening thoughts for me to forget you. That's the only way I could survive living without you.The more my heart made me feel that we're actually destined to be together, the deeper my longing would be. That's terribly painful.Missing you with the thought that I could nev
"Uncle Tony had such a pure heart. I could really tell that he was a genuine person.He could have told me about supporting Yenny or he could have been showing off his good deeds but he had never done that.At that time, I could definitely say that Uncle Tony and you were exactly the same, especially when his silent cries in his heart deeply resonated with me.He's Tony Sean but despite his success and prominence, he was actually broken inside, like you. And that's because his younger son had been silently enduring his burdensome life.While your dad was talking to me, I could not help but get tormented by painful sadness. I felt extremely bad and sorry. What you had been going through was totally heart-torturing.You lost your mom exactly on your birthday. Your older brother fell terribly ill the next day after your mom passed away. You quit playing for the varsity team. You abandoned your dream to be a ba
"Those miserable cries were drowning me in surging emotions. Painful. Sad. Tormenting. Not wanting to hear Dave's misery, I covered my ears. But his cries were blasting in devastation.Because I no longer wanted to get drowned in the depth of pain, I thought of recalling those beautiful moments I had seen in my dreams. As soon as I closed my eyes, the door suddenly opened. You came rushing.That morning filled with pain and sadness, in an instant, became heart-warming the moment you spoke.Don't be scared anymore, I am here. Those were the words that you had said to comfort Dave. The calmness in your voice, that was comforting. Dave stopped crying. Finally.But then, he fearfully asked you to hide him and never leave him. His trembling voice spoke fear. With your unchanging calmness, you consoled your fearful brother by saying that you would not leave him and no one could harm him because you were already there, with hi
"She was right. I must have caused him uneasiness and agitation when I suggested that he should have his breakfast at the balcony of his room because the morning sun and breeze would be good to him.I shouldn't have done that, knowing that it hadn't been a week since I came to your house and started nursing him. I should have let him get used to my presence first before doing something that could cause him uneasiness.Dave couldn't be stopped while he was throwing a fit. It was breaking my heart to witness how Ms. Fei and your dad seemed to be having a hard time.The more they tried to calm him down, the louder his cries and screams roared. They were doing what they could to stop him but Dave was forcefully resisting.I did not know what to do anymore. But I could not just stand there and watch Ms. Fei and your dad get hurt while trying to calm Dave. I had to keep my promise and that's to fearlessly and patiently deal w
One bright afternoon in Crowus Mountain, a fearless girl was training with her sword.She was in a black dress, reaching her ankle. Serin Blyth was embroidered on the back collar of her dress. Her long dark brown hair was tied. A black mask was covering her face, only revealing her mysteriously beautiful eyes.Along with the consoling breeze and dancing leaves was her sword that was swiftly yet gracefully swaying in the air. Serin had amazing sword fighting skills. She was totally immersed in her training but when her quick senses instantly disrupted her, she stopped. No movements from her, her heart began to pound.“Whoever you are, run for your life.” She said calmly but her voice was filled with infuriation.Behind the big trees was a guy who looked like an ordinary villager. His hands were covering his mouth, avoiding to let out any form of sound, even the smallest. The truth was, Serin’s warning d
The guy's bright and warm smiles suddenly crossed Serin's mind but she immediately cleared her head from that heart-fluttering thought, telling herself that she came to the palace for a reason.To signal the end of this special event on the Crown Prince's 18th birthday, the final words must come from Heron Arth.Despite the firm seriousness on Heron's face, his eyes were flashing beaming excitement as he was standing before Serin.Facing her and looking into her mysteriously beautiful eyes, he formally spoke. "I'm the Crown Prince of Wishire Kingdom, Heron Arth. From this day, you must protect me with courage and loyalty. You are now my new royal guard."Serin wrote history in the entire Wishire Kingdom for being the first female Crown Prince's guard.If Serin easily recognized Heron Arth as the guy she tried to attack in Crowus Mountain a year ago, Heron remained completely clueless that Serin was the girl he se
The gruesome sight of her mom's lifeless body and his intensely shivering hands instantly filled Dave with terror panic. He rushed to his room.He has been going back and forth, shivering and getting more delirious. His mind is totally chaotic.“W..What s..should I do? W..Why d..did s..she f..fall? No.. no.. I didn’t p..push her.. It’s h..her f..fault.” He is trembling in dreadful shock and extreme nervousness.Wandering his devilish eyes around, he spotted something.The door closed. Rushing down from his room, he is carrying his laptop.-------------Jeremy faced his own fear and ran to where his mom is lying.The ghastly sight of blood from the back of Leona's head down to her feet is a torment.He is crying out in grief. "M..Mom, y..you s..should not d..die.."Jeremy put his cold and shaky hand in his pocket to get his pho
The traitor's revelation did not fluster the king. "Why is that a forbidden relationship?"Aprod could not believe his ears. He gave King Eroh a deadly glare. "Is that how you rule Wishire Kingdom? You are allowing a disrespectful act!""Don't use the Crown Prince's relationship to bury your crimes. Traitors, like you and your allies, must die. You are nothing but a destructive plague in Wishire Kingdom!" King Eroh's final words and then he left the stage.He then ordered the royal guards to imprison Aprod."Your kingdom will fall!!! Aris will rise to power!!! You should not rule Wishire!!!" Aprod's anger was roaring while he was being dragged by the royal guards.
“Serin spoke in her sleep twice and during those moments, I vanished in the palace and appeared here in this present time. She must be wandering in her dreams, that’s what I am thinking right now.”Whirling emotions, Jeremy was having the same thoughts. Events that involved Serin’s dreams suddenly reappeared in his clear memory.On the night of his 18th birthday, he found Serin on Desf Road. He heard her call him Heron and when he was about to carry him, she longingly touched his face and painfully uttered, “Heron, you’re alive. I’m glad you’re alive.” Those were the same exact words that came out from her in her sleep before Sodon vanished in the past and was brought here in this present time.Jeremy could also remember the day he and Serin had a heated confrontation just because she went out of his condo unit without telling him. When they clashed for the first time, while her
When Jeremy began to notice that Dave had been treating him completely different from how he used to, he already knew why. Slowly getting closer to Serin, Dave had been falling for Serin. And with the fact that Jeremy was the one who found her on Desf Road and rescued her on that rainy night, Dave’s jealousy started to consume him. That was what Jeremy thought, but the painful truth was, Dave had silently hated him even before Serin came to his life.As his condition got horribly worse, Dave buried himself in a deeper state of misery. Since he fell terribly ill the day after his mom passed away, he had become miserably hopeless. He had been tortured and haunted by his own demons in his agitated mind. His own misery completely darkened his life. And the only one who could help him see even a spot of light was his younger brother.In his teenage years, Jeremy had to carry the heaviest weight on his shoulders. If it’s not for Dave, he could h
Criminal, that torturing word.The moment Dave uttered that word, his heart agonizingly broke. His confession, in an instant, took him to that gruesome and haunting night when he was nothing but a horrible monster.Year 2009, the night of his younger brother’s 14th birthday when he thought that his mom was busy in the kitchen preparing for the surprise birthday dinner for Jeremy. While he was in his room, suddenly the door opened.Dave’s body froze when he got caught using illegal drugs. With his mom’s widened eyes, both of them got completely shocked. His extreme nervousness made him throw the drugs in a rush, hands were quivering.Total gloom darkened Leona Sean’s face. Her steps towards her son got heavier. Her beautiful world fell apart.“W..Will you.. turn me in.. to the p..police.. this time?” Dave fearfully asked with his trembling voice and bloody red eyes.Leona
That phone call, in an instant, darkened his bright day. He was sure who was on the other line. That voice, he knew it.That was him, the old man whom he ran into Campbell Park across Tiffany Blue the night when odd occurrences terribly knocked him with shocking terror and absurd affliction. That was nine years ago but Jeremy could still remember him as clear as day. But that was not the first and last time their paths crossed.Five years ago, that old man suddenly showed up on Desf Road and gave him the black silk thread bracelet. And even until now, how that old man quickly disppeared before his sight on that endless and empty road still bothered him.When that old man called him Heron from the other line, for the first time in so many years, that name began to haunt him again. Like flashes of lightning that suddenly disturbed the tranquil dark sky, strikes of overwhelming fear started to frighten him.Jeremy sped up.
Serin suddenly woke up. That scenario in her dream was filled with strange familiarity.That mountain. That sword. That guy. Those men on horses. That old man.She could not help but feel like she had already seen them before, not in her dreams but in real life.In haste, she left the bed and walked straight to the closet. As soon as she opened it, she got her black dress.Looking at the embroidered name on the back collar, she felt sudden pain.She did have a name but her identity had remained mysterious. Her memory was still completely empty.Eyes locked on her black
'I'm glad that you're finally here.. right next to me.' It was like a sweet tune to her heart. Serin flashed a warm smile. The pouring rain became a beautiful shower in her teary eyes.No more hesitation, Jeremy fearlessly faced her. The girl, who was standing before him, had given him unfeigned strength during his silent battles. He had yearned for her which felt like forever. Every day and every night, he had waited for this moment. If it's just a dream, he did not want to wake up. But Jeremy was not dreaming, it's real. He was looking into Serin's beautiful eyes."Welcome back. It's nice to see you again." He was floating in a surge of profound happiness. Words alone could not describe what he was feeling at the moment.Serin exchanged tearful smiles with him. Her heart was also exclaiming in unexplainable delight. All those shared moments with him flashed back. From the first time their longing eyes met to the saddest day they p
When Jeremy began to notice that Dave had been treating him completely different from how he used to, he already knew why. Slowly getting closer to Serin, Dave had been falling for Serin. And with the fact that Jeremy was the one who found her on Desf Road and rescued her on that rainy night, Dave’s jealousy started to consume him. That was what Jeremy thought, but the painful truth was, Dave had silently hated him even before Serin came to his life.As his condition got horribly worse, Dave buried himself in a deeper state of misery. Since he fell terribly ill the day after his mom passed away, he had become miserably hopeless. He had been tortured and haunted by his own demons in his agitated mind. His own misery completely darkened his life. And the only one who could help him see even a spot of light was his younger brother.In his teenage years, Jeremy had to carry the heaviest weight on his shoulders. If it’s not for Dave, he could h
Five years ago."I will send you the exact address, sir." A male voice said on the other line."You have done such a great job. I will call you if I need something. Thank you." Dave ended the phone call. Nervousness began to tremble him while hurrying downstairs.Carl, the private detective that he had hired, managed to find Yenny in just four weeks.As soon as he walked past the living room, someone, who was comfortably sitting on the luxuriously-looking sofa, caught his eyes. He stopped walking. 'What is she doing here?'"Hi, Dave!" Gail greeted him. She rose up from sitting and walked to where he was standing. She was displaying her beautiful smile. "Where are you going? You must be in a rush.""What brings you here?" He asked coldly."You still have the courage to show up this house after you caused a scene here a month ago?" Jeremy showed up. He was talking about the nig
Gail simpered. "You think you can fool me??" Gail thought that Dave was just fooling around to tease her since he already knew that she had feelings for Jeremy."What if she really likes my brother, will you do something?""I won't do anything because that's not true and that will never happen." There was certainty in her voice. "Since when did you become fond of playing jokes on someone?She let out a heavy sigh. "Driving for almost three hours now must bore you. If boredom is killing you, play some music. Stop spitting non-sense.""What will I get if I play a joke on you?" He sounded so serious while his eyes were focused on driving.Gail looked at him. How his face plastered seriousness could tell that he was no longer teasing her. That's what Gail felt but the truth was, Dave was only acting. He had to fake seriousness in his voice and expression to persuade her that he was telling the truth.