Quarter of a Century – Chapter 15: The Top of the World
After a half hour of strolling along mostly silently, each lost in their own thoughts yet still connected by their joined hands, the two of them were turning down yet…
After a half hour of strolling along mostly silently, each lost in their own thoughts yet still connected by their joined hands, the two of them were turning down yet…
“You do trust me with your heart, don’t you, Breeze? You must. You gave me your book.”She gazed at him. It was true. She did.“Then you must believe me!”She ignored his comment, instead asking,…
She hadn’t said anything, but he could sense something.“Breeze, what’s wrong?”She smiled at him, and his heart broke. Then she began to cry. She broke his heart again with his one glance…
Breeze was the rose. And she was worth any thorns she carried. Even if they pierced him, he’d still hold her close, cradling her lovingly in his arms. She was worth the pain. She…
Namjoon carried the book with him. He couldn’t seem to put it down. It was too precious. He felt like he had to guard it with his life. She’d put all her thoughts down…
Breeze sat across from Namjoon’s mother in her kitchen. She’d steeped Breeze a cup of tea and welcomed her with a smile. She was a very sweet woman, but Breeze was still…
Namjoon read on. He knew Breeze was waiting for him at his mother’s kitchen table. That she was probably being gently interrogated by his eomma. But he just couldn’t tear himself away from…
Namjoon had spent every spare moment combing through the pages of her book. And he’d noticed a pattern almost immediately. He’d confirmed it by leafing through every page. She opened…
Namjoon had come to the end of the second letter. He looked up at her. She was still gazing out at the water gently streaming by them. His heart was…
The letter continued. Breeze glanced over at Joonie. The tears sliding freely down his face shocked her. Had her words really touched his heart that much? She felt answering tears beginning…