Quarter of a Century – Chapter 12: The Rose
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…
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…
“Dear Joonie,” she began, a little breathlessly. She paused before continuing as her heart exploded from her chest. What would he think of her thoughts? Would his heart absorb her words? Would they move…
“I see you.” It was all she had written that first night. It was all he had to read this day to know she was the one. He couldn’t fathom it. He smiled…
Namjoon was floored. She’d written him over four hundred typed pages of letters. No one in his entire life had ever done anything like this for him. Just from the few snippets his…