Flower

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"Hyukkie!" Hyungwon calls, running up to his friend by the fence.

"Hyungwonnie!" Minhyuk beams, waving wildly.

"Look what I found outside the portable," Hyungwon says, twirling a blue flower between his thumb and first finger. He takes a little sniff of it, then hands it to Minhyuk. "It smells really nice, too."

Minhyuk plucks it from his best friend's clumsy little fingers and smells it, examining the pretty blue petals. "It's really big, how-"

Minhyuk drops the flower and holds his wrist, staring up with wide eyes at the teacher that had just slapped it out of his hand. His eyes feel hot and his cheeks burn.

"Hyungwon! Did you give him that?" she demands, eyes flickering between the two little boys. Hyungwon, fearful, nods.

The teacher clicks her tongue. "You mustn't do that. Not with that flower, it has a very bad meaning. You don't want to be punished by the Government, now, do you boys?"

They shake their heads, watching as she stomps and twists the flower into the dirt. She straightens up. "Now. Why don't you boys go play some games."

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