Perfectly Scarred

The Perfect One

"Merry Christmas, Everyone" Aunt Dahee greeted us with her triumphant smile. Our family decided not to think about what happened earlier. Instead, we focus on this Christmas celebration. We're currently eating our desserts.

"You still don't have a boyfriend, Rosie?" Aunt Dahee asks suddenly, curiously.

"I don't intend on having one, Aunt Dahee. I'm 17, Education is my priority. There's more to life than being in a relationship" I really can't see myself on a relationship, I mean I believe that someone will find me, cliche it may sound but I'm waiting for someone who could make my heart go crazy. I continue to devour my cake. It is so delicious, I can taste every flavor in it. Strawberry, vanilla, and the cheesecake. Yum.

"That's my girl. You're always the perfect daughter, Rosie. The one who always follow the rules. You are intelligent, my dear. No doubt you will go far in this life. I hope you would still be my supporter." She laughs and I blushed at my Aunt Dahee's compliment. She always tells me that I'm her favorite niece. It's unfair for Jisoo but Aunt doesn't like whenever she's questioning her. Contrary to our beliefs, Jisoo doesn't agree with the F brandings, she sees it as something dehumanizing.

We exchanged gifts and my aunt gave me a book, Persepolis: The Story of Childhood by Marjane Satrapi, it is about an intelligent, only child who grew up duwing the war and politcal repression. It shows us theat people are naturally resilient when we are faced with absurdity of life. My Aunt knows that I'm into this kind of stories, about people who are struggling and succeeded in life. She knows me too well.

My dad and my sister gave me a dress and a crop top.

My mom, on the other hand, gave me a bracelet. I examine the symbols, it is ridiculous.

"I had a woman at the store make it for me, it is a customized bracelet for you and Jisoo but only you had the rose symbol. Do you know what it means?"

I nod " Circle is a symbol of perfection. A circle starts and ends with itself, it represents unity and perfection. White rose is a symbol of purity and perfection, too"

My mom laughs "I had a hard time thinking about what to give both of you. I was originally planning on giving it to your 18th birthday, 3 months from now but I think now is the perfect time."

I look at Jisoo and she's smiling sweetly to me. I saw her bracelet, Circle with a red-diamond heart. It fits her, my sister has the perfect heart. The pure one.

"Roseanne and Jisoo, Can you sing two sing for us?" Dad requested.

Jisoo and I look at each other and nod. We stand up and made our way to the built in mini stage the dad made.

I strum my guitar and we sing We Came Upon Midnight Clear since it is Christmas.

It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold:
"Peace on the earth, good will to men,
From heaven's all-gracious King."
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come
With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world;
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o'er its Babel-sounds
The blessed angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the heavenly strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not
The tidings which they bring;
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!

We look at our family, their eyes shining. My dad looking proud and mouthed "good job", my mom who's resting her head on dad's chest while wiping her tears, my Aunt Dahee, who's clapping her hands said that it was so beautiful, our voices are heavenly.

I look at them with so much adoration, with so much love. They are my family, my rock, my constant. I won't trade them for anything.

It was the most perfect moment of my life, the last perfect moment.