Goryeo's Princess || Exo Chanyeol

Chapter 43

Chanyeol's POV

I knew I was home when I smelt the flowers blooming in the garden. The gentle breeze and the light drizzle made my return to Silla even more dramatic than what I had imagined.

"Oh my God. Young master Chanyeol. Long time no see" The guard at the entrance said and bowed. I smiled and bowed back to him. I realized that aging had it's toll on him. I could see the past two years in his wrinkles,grey hair and tired eyes. He looked very different from what I could remember.
I wondered if everyone else I knew had become this old too.

I removed my shoes at the door and entered my house. I felt my heart beat fast as I have a familiar feeling of being home,being safe and sound.

"Chanyeol?"I heard my father's voice and immediately ran to him,like a small child. My father's warm and welcoming hug made me want to cry but I held it in. I had waited for two years to see him again, I couldn't let his tears ruin the moment. My
father patted my back .

"I missed you" I said to him  as soon as we broke the hug. He smiled at me and kissed my forehead. He felt so familiar yet so distant right now,I couldn't help but hope we could make up for the lost time. I wished to get back to becoming his.pillar of support and stay right by his side.

"Oh my God! Chanyeol! " Auntie Min's voice was loud as she saw me with my father in the hallway of our house. I smiled at her and went up to her .
She wrapped her old and frail arms around me as she started to cry.

"You have no idea how worried I was! I'm so glad you're safe now,god. I shall go to the temple tomorrow " She replied, tracing my face with her fingers. I could see the sadness on her face and it filled me with guilt that I was responsible for it. I had never , ever hurt auntie Min but I think I made an exception this time.

I looked around the house,my heart starting to speed up again. I could imagine Eun Rim walking right out of her room ,towards me with our child in her arms. I could imagine the tears in her eyes and the softness in her smile as I hugged her. I could almost feel the warmth of her skin against mine again.

"Where's she?" I asked auntie min.
She pressed her lips together.

"She actually went out with Baekhyun and Seulgi . They went to check out the wedding venue" she replied.
"Whose wedding? " I asked,confused.

"Baekhyun and Seulgi's" She said.

My mind clicked at the mention of her Seulgi's name and I remembered who she was. I remembered a round faced,fair skinned girl who Baekhyun had promised to rescue when the war was over. I felt my heart well up with happiness when I realized that he must have kept his promise and saved her.
Although I was disappointed that he hadn't told me about his wedding, I tried understanding his situation too.

"And our child?" I asked again,this time a little scared of what to expect.
I don't even how old this child of mine was or if it was a he or a she.

"Your daughter,Park Sana ,is sleeping in your room. You should go and see her . She is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen " father said and I nodded,half excited half nervous.

The words 'our child',' Park Sana' and 'daughter' rang in my head as I walked towards the room. My footsteps felt heavy with every inch of physical distance that I cover between me and my daughter.
I wondered what she looked like. I wondered if she had more of my features or Eun Rim's. I wondered if she could sit or she still crawled.
I wondered if she'll realize I'm her father.

I finally reached the door of my room and peeped inside, my whole body shaking. And peeping through the door,I caught the sight of a beautiful baby girl sitting on the bed, looking around the room ,as if she just woke up. Her eyes were round and big and her lips red and plump. She was indeed extremely beautiful.

I slowly moved towards the bed,a little afraid of being rejected by my own daughter. She noticed my presence and stared at me,not doing anything else. I expected her to start crying any moment now but she didn't. She just stared at me,wide eyed.

"Sana? Appa is here" I cooed , sitting at the edge of the bed and offering my hand to her.

She seemed to take notice of her name in my speech because she looked at me with surprise. She had  chubby cheeks and long eye lashes,making her look like some kind of an Angel.
Without thinking much,she took my hand and my chest as if was on fire as soon as her soft skin came in contact with mine.
I picked her up in my arms and kissed her forehead, softly. I smiled at her and she giggled ,while playing with my long hair. Her giggles reminded me of Eun Rim. She had the same way of giggling too.

"Appa is here Sana,you have nothing to worry about anymore. "I said to her. She sat on my lap and played with the toys that were lying on the bed,not caring about anything else.
Her tiny hands were clawing at the toys and I was highly mesmerized by her ways of playing.

"Do you like playing a lot?" I asked Sana in a baby tone. She just laughed at me and went back to doing her business. I felt so comfortable with her sitting on my lap , playing with toys and not paying attention to whatever I say. I liked this feeling of having a child. I really did.

Just then I heard footsteps outside the room door and I expected it to be either my father or auntie Min. But it wasn't. I could recognize the footsteps because I had heard them a thousand times. As if by instinct,I got up,Sana still on the bed, and looked at the door expectantly.

"Sana,Amma is h-" Eun Rim came into the room but stopped mid track when she saw me.
Her eyes were starting to tear up but her face broke into a smile so wonderful,I could have done anything to see it everyday for the rest of my life .

"Yeol" was all that she said before running up to me.

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Baby boy's back home 😭😭
And also this is one of the last chapters of this story,which makes it even more sad😭😭😭

Thanks to all my readers💕