Make it with you [Sooshu]

Chapter 21

A few moments ago...

Shuhua entered the pool area, she have always been the kind of person to arrive early especially when it comes to training. Her eyes wandered around, there was still no one around but she spotted a seemingly familiar duffel bag placed at the side.

There was no doubt that it belongs to her brother.

Seeing the embroidery on the bag.

Shuhua decided to kill some time, she still have some time before the others start to come. She still haven't see her brother. Taking a sit at the side where the audience are seen seated usually.

Opening her 'same usual' book. She flips the pages to a certain topic.

'Green Flags'

Green flags seemed unnoticed.

They say healthy relationships are boring. But imagine someone makes you feel comfortable and secure, remembers little tiny details about you including your favorites, and giving you assurance even if you not asked it.

Someone you can be vulnerable with, you can be yourself, you can be genuine without disrespecting you. Someone who has clear and vivid plans about your relationship. Someone who respects your time and boundaries and understands that you have other people in your life. Someone who makes time for you, care for you, and sees your flaws as ground for bloom.

Someone who never lets you sleep with a heavy heart and never take advantage of you. Someone who communicates their thoughts because they are about your relationship; that disagreement are part of it and wants it healthy.

Imagine having someone who is good for your heart.

'Butterflies'

Someone said that when you met the right person. You weren't supposed to feel butterflies in your stomach. You were supposed to feel calm and at peace. Like sleeping at night.

Butterflies are like warning signs, telling you that you were scared because you crave for their attention, you badly want their approval of you because you want that feeling.

Fall in love with the person who makes you feel safe.

'Red Flags'

We are blinded by red flags because they are represented by the color of 'love'. We always think that we can change them; that they will soon realize their mistakes; that they will have initiative to fix themselves.

We assume and hope that the love we give will be an enough reason for them to be better. Or otherwise, we want plot twist, we want thrill, we want someone who's not boring, we want to play games, that we forgot about peace.

We forgot about the love that we deserve.

We deserve a love that keeps us sane.

We deserve green flags.

Shuhua's peace and alone time was quickly interrupted hearing footsteps coming near her.

"You're quite early." Shuhua raised her head up, closing her book as she looks right into Hui. The guy wasn't looking at her the way he used to. Those pair of adoring and soft gaze was nowhere to be found.

But instead it was flares.

The book dropped on the floor, Shuhua was caught off guard as Hui grabbed her by her shirt. She was confused to why Hui seems to be so mad at her right now.