Blooming red [editing]

15. Years later

3 years later~

Aera's pov

"JUNGWON , SUNOO WAKE UP! OR YOU'LL BE LATE FOR COLLEGE!" jay yells while he cooks breakfast and i have to cover my ears from the sudden out burst "yah! Can't you be a little gentle or make and effort to go upstairs and wake them up?"

He tilts his head frowning " be gentle? Those lazy ass' dont wake up that lazily and if i put in effort to wake them who will cook break fast in the mean while? You?" He points the spatula at my face and the laptop in my hand , making me shut up instantly cause he's indirectly asking me to choose between work or chores.

"Ok jeez im sorry" i go back to typing on my laptop. I hear stumbling and rustling from upstairs and probably just heard sunoo scream at jungwon .

I look at jay who sighs saying "here we go again..."

I chuckle at him who then serves me break fast , toast , jam and a professionally cooked omelette. My eyes sparkle at the sight of the delicious food . "Thank you~" i say before digging in.

"Good morning" i hear a deep and tired voice from the entrance. I look up to see Sunghoon, lightly panting and sweaty a little , his hair wet from the front as the strands fall on his face ..... perfectly. Looks like he's done with his morning jog .

He comes and sits beside me before taking the bottle of water and gulping it down in one go. He looks at me and asks "what? Why are you staring at me like that?" Before drinking more water and i snap out of my trance finally realizing i had been staring at him the whole time .

Embarrassed, i look down on my plate and keep eating my breakfast but i can feel him smirk . I shake my head and decide to start a conversation. I clear my throat before speaking " aren't you getting late for work" i ask him taking another bite from the omelette as he rests his chin on his palm. " no not yet , i have 2 hours to be precise"he grins as i roll my eyes at him.

"Tsk , lucky cafe guy"

"Ayyyy dont say that , im a famous man now , i own the Seoul's main street people rushing into my café ... especially girls" he whispers the last part making me cringe and look at him disgustingly as he just laughs. I poke his head with my finger and speak "get into your senses young man , focus on work not just girls" i roll my eyes as he moves closer.

"Why? Are you jealous?" I shoot him a 'are you kidding me' as he moves back surrendering with his hands in the air "ok ok jeez grumpy in the morning tsk tsk."

"Whatever and now go shower you stink with sweat" i make a weird face at him while pointing my fork at him , the piece of omelette hanging on it. He gives me a so done look but then grins and in an instant he eats the omelette from the fork and gets up walking away.

I sit there completely stunned by his actions , not being able to process his daily goofiness , he surprises me all the time. "Thanks for the omelette, grumpy lady!" He waves at me teasingly as i snap at him "yah! Get lost you dumbass , that was my last bite" he laughs and moves towards jay acting like he wants to hug him and pleads for breakfast while he just runs away.

"GET YOUR HANDS OF ME PARK SUNGHOON, YOU STINK , go and wash up jerk!" And thats not the only drama. Jungwon and sunoo come running down the stairs , almost tripping .

"We're late! Hyung wheres the breakfast!" Both in sync every morning . " you disobedient kids , its in the table now get your ass out of here or i'll kick it" he glares at them who just ignore him , daily drama i guess?

I shake my head laughing , and get up to leave after putting my plates at the sink. "I'll be taking my leave" i grab my bag ready to go outside when Sunghoon calls me from his room .

"Rose! Do you want me to drop you off? If you can wait for 10 mins" he asks almost like pleading but i just smile at him . "Thanks hoon but i'll be late , bye bye~~" i wave at them going out.

"BYE NOONA! BYE AERA! Yah hurry up if you dont want detention" i hear the guys saying bye and then the younger ones bickering again.

I warmly smile , walking inside the elevator as the door opens and press the button for the basement. Life's been good , we have our own apartment , the jungwon and sunoo are now already in their second year of college , jay had been helping his father in family business , Sunghoon opened up a café which is successfully going really well.

I now work as a fashion designer , finally achieving my life goals after graduating from university a few months ago. I'm glad i was able to work with brands in a very short span of time. Eventhough i'm not that famous , i'm not keen on attaining fame but wanting to show my work and passion to the world.

Mrs.sim decided to stay in busan because she didn't wanted to leave her house and the café she worked so hard for . She and mrs.park now work and live together so im glad she isnt alone. We visit her once in a while to keep check on her.

The elevator's doors open as i walk towards my car in the basement . Luckily we have our own cars , i mean jay's , mine and Sunghoons . Working independent taught us alot.

I get in , starting the engine , driving towards the exit as i make my way towards the road. Oh! You might me wondering where's heeseung , well...... long story short heeseung has a girlfriend now . Haha! That guy sure is kind and caring but falling in love nahhh i didnt imagine he would .

Her names Min yeji and she's just like us . They've been together for over 2 years now and heeseung at decided to stay at her dorm last night.

Oh hell! The boys and i will bombard him with questions and tease him for hours even though it isnt his first time staying there. And for his job , he was obsessed with games and ended up doing software engineering and now has a small organization of games. He's working hard .

'All of us are'

I park my car in the parking lot and go inside my shop . It isnt a very big one but is nicely customized with a contrast pastel and dark theme , an attracting spot for customers since the fashion trend is on another level nowadays.

The few employees greet me as i greet them back opening the door to my office. I sit on my chair opening my laptop again before going through some files again, i've been working a lot since a few days and just want to get it done and over with so that i could go visit mrs.sim and also...... mom and dads memorial dare is close....

I lean back on my chair staring into space and the suddenly my eyes land on the frame on my desk . A picture of me and my parents , me and mrs.sim ..... the whole gang .

I pick up the frame admiring it as memories flash in my mind , the picture of us was from 5 years ago , hyung line including me in high school and the maknaes still in middle school , last year probably. The picture of us playing at the beach , our clothes and hair wet , some faces smeared with a little sand and paint we took to actually PAINT with but ended up smearing it on each other.

I chuckle at the memory but my mood becomes gloomy as i focus on ni-ki . He looks a little younger then , he was 15 at that time. He's smiling widely in the picture and it was the same day he told us of living a happy life , being successful and taking us to japan for a trip when earns himself.

He never knew his dream would remain as a mere dream. Tears pool in my eyes as i sadly smile , thinking how much he cared for his hyungs , family and me.

Being away from. Konon he considered me as his older sister as well . His silly jokes , teasing everyone , sneaking in snacks when not allowed and mocking just to make me mad so that i chase him around the fields.

The memory of him being shot and then being buried right infront of our eyes still haunts me , hurts me. A tear escapes my eye as i swiftly wipe it away. "Oh ni-ki how much your noona misses you" i smile sadly caressing the photo but then i gaze at someone elses photo with me and mrs.sim ......

Jake..

My one and only bestfriend......

And my first love....

A person from my past who not only betrayed me but his friends and mother as well. He left me in pieces again after picking me up. Who said he didnt love me back after giving me all the hopes in the world and taking care of me as if his life depended on me .

I was in denial for a year , the guys know how hardly i picked myself and this time i felt stronger but miserable at the same time but i didnt wanna show the world that i was weak too...... not anymore.

I stare more like glare at his picture , remembering all the sweet memories that slice through my heart like a sharp knife , stabbing me every time i think about us , and it's much better when i despise him ...... don't acknowledge his existence and what he did for me...

'More like dead for me'

I take the frame and put it in my drawer not wanting to think more about him. I close my eyes as i massage my temple suddenly a notification on my phone pops up.

Hoon:
are you free right now? I hope i'm not disturbing anything important

I grin at his text ' such a caring dude huh?"

Me:
no not at all , infact i just got free .. whats up?

Hoon:
my shift ends early today , i thought we should meet up and have a meal outside together , it's been a while since we had one..?

He's right , everyone was busy with work so i think we should

Me:
sure sounds cool what time?

Hoon:
nice .. at 8 pm sharp i'll pick you up and before you ask jungwon will drop by cuz he needs your car for going round the city at his aunts house , his mum and sister are there for the night .

I shake my head as i scoff " clever guy " i mutter

Me:
ok then , i'll see you later bye.

Hoon: bye bye , lovely ;).

I laugh at his flirty texts but i find myself widely smiling at his texts.

Sunghoon sure does take care of me a lot.....

Still smiling i get back to work waiting for the evening to arrive.