The beautiful smile of yours.
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“Unni!" I screamed at her. "Wait for me! You run too fast!”
She turned around and flashed that beautiful smile of hers, making me smile back. She kept sprinting. Once I reached her, we both stopped running.
“Unni, you are so fast~” I whined.
She laughed at me and patted my head.
“Don’t worry," she smiled, "someday you are going to be much faster than me.”
I poked her cheek and said, “Catch me, if you can!”
I ran towards the road, and she followed close behind. Suddenly, I heard a loud honk. When I turned to look, I spotted a car driving straight towards me. I just stood there in shock, not moving my body.
“Yah! Areum!” Unni screamed at me.
Despite her screams, I didn’t even flinch a bit. My feet were glued to the ground. I just stared at the car coming closer and closer. Before I knew it I was pushed out of the road and I heard another shrill scream that sounded like my sister's.
I quickly realised what had happened and quickly turned around. My eyes widened when I saw her lying on the cold ground, blood spilled everywhere.
“AHHHH!” I screamed, sweat rolling down my forehead.
My brother ran into my room. He stood at the doorway while breathing heavily. He walked over to my bed and sat at the edge.
“Was it that dream again?” he quietly asked, his voice full of concern.
My brother was always by my side. He helped me whenever I had these situations. I nodded at him, while he handed me a tissue. Sometimes, I had mental breakdowns because of what had happened to my family. Just the thought of it made me cry even more. I tried to force a laugh.
“Where did you get the tissue from?” I asked. He put his finger on his lips.
“It’s a secret” he laughed.
“Don’t worry about what happened, it wasn’t your fault” he reassured me.
“No, it’s my fault," I said, still crying, "because if I didn’t cross the road, then she would be alive."
He shook his head. “You called the ambulance, and that means that you tried to save her,” he said. “I think it’s best if you tried to sleep, so try to listen to music.”
After giving me a hug, he mouthed ‘goodnight’ before he left. I tried to sleep but I still imagined my sister, even with closed eyes.
Yesterday, instead of sleeping, I walked downstairs to drink some water and hung around the kitchen. Today, I decided not to sleep at all.
She turned around and flashed that beautiful smile of hers, making me smile back. She kept sprinting. Once I reached her, we both stopped running.
“Unni, you are so fast~” I whined.
She laughed at me and patted my head.
“Don’t worry," she smiled, "someday you are going to be much faster than me.”
I poked her cheek and said, “Catch me, if you can!”
I ran towards the road, and she followed close behind. Suddenly, I heard a loud honk. When I turned to look, I spotted a car driving straight towards me. I just stood there in shock, not moving my body.
“Yah! Areum!” Unni screamed at me.
Despite her screams, I didn’t even flinch a bit. My feet were glued to the ground. I just stared at the car coming closer and closer. Before I knew it I was pushed out of the road and I heard another shrill scream that sounded like my sister's.
I quickly realised what had happened and quickly turned around. My eyes widened when I saw her lying on the cold ground, blood spilled everywhere.
“AHHHH!” I screamed, sweat rolling down my forehead.
My brother ran into my room. He stood at the doorway while breathing heavily. He walked over to my bed and sat at the edge.
“Was it that dream again?” he quietly asked, his voice full of concern.
My brother was always by my side. He helped me whenever I had these situations. I nodded at him, while he handed me a tissue. Sometimes, I had mental breakdowns because of what had happened to my family. Just the thought of it made me cry even more. I tried to force a laugh.
“Where did you get the tissue from?” I asked. He put his finger on his lips.
“It’s a secret” he laughed.
“Don’t worry about what happened, it wasn’t your fault” he reassured me.
“No, it’s my fault," I said, still crying, "because if I didn’t cross the road, then she would be alive."
He shook his head. “You called the ambulance, and that means that you tried to save her,” he said. “I think it’s best if you tried to sleep, so try to listen to music.”
After giving me a hug, he mouthed ‘goodnight’ before he left. I tried to sleep but I still imagined my sister, even with closed eyes.
Yesterday, instead of sleeping, I walked downstairs to drink some water and hung around the kitchen. Today, I decided not to sleep at all.
Notes
YAAAY! uplaoded this story again. Hope you guys will read it!<3
Hello~ I am Nivetha13's new editor, leejongsuk_is_bae. I hope you enjoy the story :)
