《Cold || 黃仁俊 ✓》sixteen
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"Lily are you ready yet?" Her brother calls out from downstairs. The girl quickly rushing out of her room as she grabbed her purse before going downstairs.
"Could we stop by the flower shop first, I need to pick up some flowers for mom." She said as her brother nodded his head before the both of them left the house.
"Alright we're here." Minghao stopped the engine once they had arrived at the cemetery. The two siblings stepping out of the car as they headed inside and went towards where their mother was at.
"Oh her grave is cleaned from the last time I've visited." He said as he placed his jacket down on the ground for him and Lily to sit on. He didn't want Lily to get her dress all dirty. ( ideal brother, on god )
"The last time you've visited was a year ago you idiot." His sister reminded him, rolling her eyes at the process.
"Ok but why is her grave so clean?? It's spotless?!?" He said whilst pointing at their mothers grave.
"That's because I clean it every time I visit her. You know when I tell you or the others that I'm going to the beach, yeah I visit mom first and talk to her for like an hour or so, clean her grave and then head off to the beach." She pouts as she stares at the grave. Putting down the flowers that she'd just brought on top of it.
"Ahh so that's why you always take so long to come back. I'm always wondering what you're doing at the beach. Didn't know that you've been visiting mom and keeping her company. Thanks for doing that, for visiting her when I can't." Minghao ruffling his sisters hair as a smile was brought upon his face.
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The two of them are really sweet siblings,, when they're not bickering all the time. He really does care allot for his sister, seeing as she is the youngest and needs all the attention. So whenever he's at home, he would usually keep her company and take great care of her. That was the last thing that he promised to his mother before she passed away.
'Please take great care of Lily once I'm gone. Don't be too harsh on her Ok?'
Minghao lays his head on top of Lily's. The two sitting in silence for a few minutes as they stared at their mothers grave.
"How are you doing up there mom? Are you at peace. Sorry for not visiting for over a year, I didn't have the time to come back here until this month." Her brother spoke. Lily listening to her brothers words attentively.
"I'm sorry again for not being able to take care of Lily like I promised you too. Two years of me constantly coming back to Korea and going back to the States, so I'm not able to be with her all the time. Your daughter is hard headed, she doesn't want to eat most of the time. Scream at her mom when you visit her in her dreams." His last sentence making Lily glare at him as she elbows his waist.
"I guess, I don't need to take care of her anymore since someone already took my place. Has Lily already told you about her boyfriend; renjun? Although he's quite annoying cause he keep messaging me about Lily, like why is he not asking about how my day went when he's messaging ME?? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE YOU KNOW??" He complains. A giggle escaping Lily's lips when hearing him whine.
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"Besides that, he's a total sweetheart. Just a really uh- weird type of sweetheart. Anyways that being told, I'm really grateful for him cause he's always taking care of you when I'm not here."
She raised a brow up in confusion.
"What do you mean by, always taking care of you? Has he always been taking care of me?" She questions. This time he was the one that was giving her a questionable look.
"Yeah since like forever. Remember that kid back in middle school that would always give you Lilies every morning? Leaving it on top of your desk. He once even helped you bring your books back home because you weren't able to carry them. He did that until you got yourself a boyfriend and then he just suddenly stopped and disappeared. Heck I even asked you everyday if you've stopped receiving Lilies." Her brother answers. It taking Lily a minute to remember until her eyes grew wide in realisation.
"That was Renjun?"
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a have a week off from my last few exams hehe. I'll try to update as much as I can, currently going through writers block lmao 😭
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