I left the pizza place in a daze. Taking out my cell phone, I scrolled down to the m's and dialled his number. It didn't take very long for him to pick up, and when he did, the first thing I blurted out was, "You sent the card."

  "I did," he replied.

  "Don't you ever dare do something like that again," I warned, then hung up before he could say anything else. I didn't want to wander the streets again, so I headed back to Taemin's house. No one was home, because Jinki had also gone to work. He worked as a florist, something I had been very surprised to hear. But he liked the job, and many ahjummas were fond of him. I laughed the first time I had visited his work place, for three ahujummas were excitedly fauning over him, more interested in his smile than the roses.

  I trudged up to the guest room and took up the few belongings I had there. My coat, bag and hairpins. It was time I left Taemin's house to avoid impending trouble. Just as I opened the front door to leave however, I crashed headfirst into Jinki.

  "~~~~~~`!" he exclaimed, as we both rubbed our heads, wincing from the hard contact of our skulls.

  "Hi Jinki," I responded, smiling slightly.

  "Leaving already?" he said, one, thick eyebrow arched.

  I nodded.

  I expected he would want me to stay, and I braced myself to argue my way out, but he only smiled and said, "Of course. But would you like to see something before you leave?"

  Curiosity got the better of me, and I followed Jinki up to his study room, a room I had never stepped foot in. The interior was splendid, with warm rosewood panels covering the walls and customed framed photographs of him and Taemin displayed proudly about the room. But those wasn't what we wanted me to see. Instead, he reached into his drawer and drew out a thick, leather bound book.

  "Read the last few pages," he said, passing the book with the intended pages open.

  I took the book from him. The date on the parchment was a recent one, and I waited a moment before I read, trailing my hands over the smooth flow of ink and paper.

  Dear Diary,

  What is love?

  Love is like a dewdrop in the early mornings, lavishing all its love onto the leafy greenery. Love is like ice cream, soft and sweet and milky, so that when you gulp it all down you're left feeling light-headed and satisfied. Love is like popcorn, because although love is sweet, love is salty too. Love is like a rose, beautiful and fascinating but thorny too. Love is like the sky, vast and unconditional. Love is like the rainbow, colourful and fun and absolutely a miracle in its own way.

  But most of all, love is in the form of ~~~~~~~~~.

  How do I even begin to describe her?

  When I look at her all I want to do is hold her tight and never let her go, or kiss her hard and love her more than anybody else ever will. It's so strange, to think that we once irritated each other. But I know that, perhaps, she will never feel the same way about me.

  But I am willing to wait, and while I wait I will care for her in the best that I can, I promise.

  I'll be her angel.

Love,

Taemin

  I looked up from the book, trembling with a flurry of emotions. My gaze met Jinki's, and he stared at me intensely, not saying a word. He only gestured to the book, motioning me to read on.

Dear Diary,

  Today, I was her angel.

  I finally got to hold her in my arms and comfort her. It was such a magical moment for me to have her lying in my arms, and even now I have to pinch myself hard to make sure that all that has happened is not merely a dream. But it is really true, for right at this moment she is sleeping soundly in the room next to mine.

  I can't put into words how happy and blissful I am; I am literally bursting with joy! It's very hard to control myself around her, all I want to do is sweep her off her feet and tell her to be my princess.

  But as of now, I am going to watch her sleep.

  Because that's what an angel does.

  An angel watches over the one he loves.

Love,

Taemin

  My vision was by now clouded, but I didn't want to cry in front of Jinki, so as I flipped to the final entry of the book, I blinked repeatedly to no avail.

Dear Diary,

  Watching her sleep is something I can do all day.

  I just feel immensely peaceful when I watch her sleep. Her lips form a heart, did you know that? Her hair falls around her messily too, she looks just like a little girl in her sleep. Castles and candies and coins can't ever compare to watching her sleep. It's thhe most wonderful feeling in the world.

  But I fear she's going to leave soon.

  Today, she was caught in a brawl. See, there's another guy who likes her, Minho. And today she accidentally punced him because she thought he was going to punch me. I feel touched, of course, but I wish she didn't need to be entangled in such a messy web.

  If she decides to leave, I'll let her go.

  But there's a little spark within me that wishes she would stay, and it's burning bright.

  Oh, I'm passing you to Jinki for safe keeping, because I don't want her finding this.

  It'd be far too embarrasing.

Love,

Taemin

  I had sunk onto a little armchair in Jinki's study as I had read Taemin's last entry, and by now I couldn't control the tears chasing one after another down my cheeks. I just let the book fall onto my lap and continued to cry silently, until Jinki sat down next to me and kindly offered me a tissue. I roughly rubbed my tears away, but as I finished more new drops leaked out and in the end I gave up on trying to stop the incessant flow. Jinki still didn't talk, until I had finally composed myself and was only hicupping.

  "Do my dongsaeng a favour?" Jinki asked.

  I raised my head to look at him, and he was as gentle and warm as ever.

  "Stay?"

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HEYLOVELIES.

Shooo, hoped you guys like this chapter!

I'm sorry to say I'll be updating less often, exams are coming!

Please continue to support me though, I love you all!

Love,

Jess aka glitteryy

Comment Replies :

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