My life will never be the same again, I know that. My mother's death left a hole in my heart. A hole that I think will never be filled again. No one can love me the way she does. It's sad to admit but even my friends can't fill that hole. They can love me to the fullest but I will still miss the love my mother showered me when I was growing up.
Yes, she treated me as if I'm a monster and tried to kill me every night but at daylight, she loved me more than herself. She made me what I am now. Her bad treatments also made me strong. So I don't hold grudge. I'm just sad.
My life might not revert to normal again but that doesn't mean it will not continue anymore. I still have people around me that I love and might feel bad if I just cut my lifespan so I chose to move on. And now, here we are.
I'm near accomplishing this mission. I'm near accepting her death. With the help of my friends, I can say that I'm slowly moving on. Half of me is already done mourning over my mother's dead body while the other half is on progress. I'm not that depressed anymore. My crying days already lessen. A very good sign that I'm doing well.
After I took Jenny here in the restaurant and let her help us, she became fond of the work. Aunt Jaein often drop her here. Not because she wants us to babysit her child but because her child is so persistent to help at the restaurant. She is also closer to Jin hyung than any of us because she likes to be in the kitchen more but I'm still her favorite according to her. And she still hates V, she told me that V is dangerous. She's a very very weird kid.
As for namjoon hyung, he'd been kicked out and revert to being a waiter again. We recruited another two people to help Jin hyung in the kitchen too. Now he doesn't complain anymore.
Nothing much has change. Expect for V. This goddamn devil is becoming weirder and weirder day by day! My friends might not notice this but V is always so cautious about the surrounding. He eyes me like a hawk and he is always alert as if any minute now devils will appear and attack me. He always make sure that I don't wander too far. He is acting more like my guard now. I just let him be. As long as he's doing his work at the restaurant I don't mind.
Time check, it is lunch time and we are all gathered around the table to eat, including V though he hate it because Jenny is sitting beside me on my right and the girl is closer to me than he is. Fuck immaturity.
"Okay, should we pray first before we eat?" Jin hyung asked, eyes widening at all of us.
I automatically look at V. He look at me as well, brows furrowed, asking me why I immediately look at him. Well, duh he's a devil. Devil are God's archenemy right? What if prayers are bad for him and he suddenly turn into ash as if we're exorcising him. Then he rolled his eyes and motion his hand to continue a sign that it is fine for him.
And so we hold hands in circles and Jin hyung lead the prayer, after that we ate like a family. Jin hyung keeps spoiling Jenny, as for the girl, she enjoys his company.
"Jeonggukie oppa, you should have this.." Jenny put a shrimp on my bowl. I smiled and thanked her. But when I was about to eat it, V grabbed the shrimp and put it in his mouth while glaring at Jenny.
"What the.." was all I said as I watch him chew.
"It taste bad, you should have this instead.." V put a vegetable on my bowl.
And of course, because Jenny and V are sharing the same braincells, Jenny took the vegetable and she ate it, doing the exact same thing that V did. Damn. She doesn't have any idea that she's currently in a war with the Hell's King. A very childish king.
The both of them started arguing and putting various of dishes on my bowl, resulting for me to not eat properly. The three of us even forgot that there are other people eating with us. That is until someone spoke.
"Cute. You're like a family.." Mino, the new cook said.
We all stopped and looked at him. He also stopped chewing and his face is asking why are we all looking at him like this. Minjae, the other new recruit nudge his shoulder. We just laugh it off and finish eating. Then we all return to our designated work.
Aunt Jaein picked up her daughter around four in the afternoon, the girl bid her good bye and hop in her mom's car with a big smile on her face. She also told us that she'll be back tomorrow. We sent her away with smiles on our faces too except for the darn devil of course.
When the clock hits 7:00, we started wrapping things up. This is the time we close the restaurant. V flipped the 'open' sign to 'closed'
"Good work today everyone! See you tomorrow.." I sent them away one by one until V and I are the only ones that are left. He is currently moping the floor. I arranged the seats and tables.
"Done?" I asked when he approached me. He just lazily nodded his head. "Okay then. Let's go home.."
The house is also his home now. That building is both our home. I got used calling it that. It was less lonely too when he's there. He became my company after my mother. It was not the same but I can manage.
I drove the car while he sits quietly on the passenger seat. We where in the middle of the road when my eyes almost bulged out after seeing that a car is coming to our direction. The car was as if thrown directly to us.
The street light reflect my eyes. Time ran slow and I watched the moment like in slow motion. The car hit the windshield of my car and the glass shattered to my face. A hand pulled me and covered me with his body. In a blink of an eye we were lying on the cold road and a big explosion was heard. V is protecting me by hugging my body.
"Hey! Are you okay!?" I was quick to blink when I heard V shouted to my face. I didn't realize that in a split of seconds I lost my consciousness with eyes wide open.
"Yes. Yes. I'm fine." I answered him and get up from the ground.
"I called you many times but you're not responding. Thought you were gone." He stood on his feet and offered his hand to me so I can stand as well.
"You know that's not possible.." I grabbed his hand and he pulled me. I dust my self and look to see the scene. My car was crashed! And on top of it is another car. The car that was thrown at us a while ago. Both of the cars are on fire. "What happened?" I asked in horror.
"Obviously, someone tried to kill us. Luckily, I transported us before the car hit your car." He explained.
"We wouldn't be killed even if the car did hit us, right?"
"Yes. But our skin will surely burn and that will hurt a lot—"
He was not done talking when a knife hit his chest. Directly to his heart. It happened so fast. V coughed blood and his body landed on the road. Fuck! What is really happening?
"Damn it!" V cursed and pull the knife off of his chest. That looks so serious! More serious than the claw mark he had back at the resto. Damn it!
He stood up again and grabbed my arm. In a split of seconds, we are at the house. Once we step inside, V coughed blood again and ended up on the floor. His blood oozed from his wounded chest and stained the white tiles.
"This is...the farthest place I can go.... I don't have much time to explain... Go...pack your things... we'll leave after the wound heal..." He stuttered after trying to speak.
"The fuck are you talking about!? What do you mean we'll leave!? What the fuck is happening!? V! Damn it! Stay still!" I grabbed my hair in frustration while I ran to the kitchen. I grabbed a piece of clean cloth and a bucket of water.
When I return to V, he looks seriously pale as if he just ran out of blood. But it's okay, he will not die so just calm down Jeongguk. He's immortal and arrogant this will not end him. I reassured myself though my body is shaking in fear that I'll lose him. He has become a big part of my life. Losing him will surely bring a big impact to my life.
I cleaned his wound with shaking hands. I didn't even realize that I was crying while doing it. V's pupils moved to my direction. He tried lifting his hand but he is too weak. In the end, he just laid there on the floor while watching my moves. Me, on the other hand, keeps sniffing, tears streaming down from my eyes. Fuck. Just calmed down damn it!
"Pack....y...our....thi...ngs.." V mumbled that I barely hear.
"And leave you here while you're so helpless? Do you think I'm that cruel? I'll pack my things later. You need to be healed.."
He didn't complain anymore. And he just let me be. I should thank him for that because even if he still insisted it, I would never leave him. What if the same attacker attack us here and he is just with his barely moving body? Who does he think will help him?
I know this isn't a simple wound. He heals quite slower than the other time. Something must be wrong with the knife. Because if that's just a simple knife, stabbed on his chest, the outcome will not be this serious. He lost his strength, I think the knife is purposely made for immortals like him, to weaken him.
Damn it! Whoever the fuck did this, fuck you!