Chapter 15: Dream
"Be strong my girl, be strong."
Y/N came into his father office for her regular visit. "Father." Mr. Lee turned to his daughter and coughed. "Are you okay?" She asked him. He just nodded gesturing her not to be worry. "Sit down, I have something to give." Y/N and they sat on the sofa opposite to each other.
He passed her a jewelry box making Y/N looked at him. "What is this?" She asked scanning the box that was in her hand. "Open it first will you?" He laughed.
She slowly opened the box. It was a very beautiful necklace with a diamond in the middle. "That was your mother's necklace. She wore it during our wedding day." He explained. Her eyes watered as she traced her fingers on the necklace. "It's so beautiful." She muttered. "I'm sorry, Y/N. That is all I can give." He said in sorrow looking at his daughter.
Y/N narrowed her eyes at her father. "What do you mean? Why do you sound like you're going to leave me?" Mr. Lee sighed. "When the time comes." He simply answered. "How's your engagement so far? From my observation Hyunsuk is obeying everything?" He joked.
She just laughed awkwardly, "We're doing fine. But father, are you sure this engagement thing is going to work?" Mr. Lee sighed. "Of course, with this I know that I can rely someone to take care of you or knock your sense out when you are doing something wrong." He exclaimed jokingly.
After having a good conversation with her father, she went down to the kitchen. She walked pass by Treasure who was having fun playing games. She drank a glass of water and walked back towards the stairs.
"Y/N let's play with us!" Haruto called her out pointing to the board game that they were playing. She took a peek at the game and looked at them. "But I don't know how to play.." She muttered.
Y/N grew up not playing with some fun games, but she grew up with guns and more dangerous adventures, and of course horse riding.
"It's okay we can teach you." Jaehyuk gestured her to sit with them. She took a seat beside Jaehyuk and Mashiho, making her in the center facing Hyunsuk. She just sat there waiting for the instruction.
"Okay so, this is a Monopoly game." Jihoon began to explain. "This game only need seven people playing and one banker, the banker is Asahi." Y/N took a glance at Asahi. "This game is like you buying the lands and some buildings."
Jihoon then continue explaining for minutes and its a relief that Y/N can catch up with the instructions. "Okay I think I get it now." She stated.
They began to choose their small character beside Asahi the banker, Yedam, Junghwan, Doyoung and Yoshi. Asahi then distributed the money to the players. They sat on the sofa while the others on the floor playing.
Soon enough the game became intense when Y/N keep buying lands and buildings. She was keeping up with Hyunsuk, Junkyu and Jeongwoo who also have a lot lands and buildings. To their realized Y/N keep smiling watching the ones who stepped on her lands.
"Hah! Now pay me you are stepping on my land again." She playfully said and hand out her palm to Jaehyuk who keep stepping on her land. "Ah really! I give up! I don't even have money anymore." He passed the rest of his money to Y/N and stepped out from the floor joining on the sofa.
Y/N count the money then turned to Jaehyuk. "It's not enough." She said making him whined in annoyance. "I will pay you on the next game." He stated. She stared at him for a second before turning around. "Mark your words then."
Asahi scooted closer to Jaehyuk. "What if she remember your debt?" He whispered. Jaehyuk shook his head. "She won't remember. It's just a game." He shrugged.
Hours later, they finally on their last round resulting Y/N won the game. "I won!" She cheered happily making them cheered too. They were happy that they saw Y/N smiling and playing happily. At least, they can help her to release some tension.
"Let's go to sleep now." Y/N stood up. "We have school tomorrow. Bye." She said wishing them a good night walking towards her room.
They all sighed. "I wish she can be like this everyday, even in school." Junkyu said. "Smiles really suit on her, don't you think Hyunsuk." Jeongwoo pushed his shoulder teasingly.
He sighed in relief. "It's good that no one died tonight." He stated making them look at him confusingly. "Didn't you all remember what happened when she lost to me during the gun training in school?" Hyunsuk asked them.
They shuddered at the memory. "Thank god that she won then. I almost buy the land that she have been eyeing." They laughed together. "Can't even imagine what will happen if she lost." Mashiho stated. They then packed the game up and went to sleep.
Y/N walked around in a beautiful garden that was surrounded with various color of roses. She saw a woman in white standing ahead of her. The woman turned around and smiled at her.
"Mother?" She called. The woman gestured her to come closer. Soon the face was getting clearer and she ran crushing the woman into a tight hug. "Mother!" She cried.
She caressed Y/N's hair. "Shhh love. Don't cry." She bought Y/N onto one bench sitting down. Y/N was still in her arms. "Are you real?" Y/N asked pulling away from the hug. She smiled at her caressing her cheeks. "This is your dream, Y/N."
"And you are here just to visit me?" She asked making her mother chuckled. "Mother, why did you leave me so early?" Y/N asked. "I don't know but I have a bad feeling, is father going to leave me soon?" The question suddenly blurted from her mouth.
Her mother looked at her in sympathy. "Y/N, after this you have to be strong. You have someone that actually care about you." She said making Y/N raised her eyebrow. "Is it father?" She asked innocently.
"You will know soon." She giggled. Her mother stared at her daughter lovingly. Y/N's eye went to a small figure quite far away from her mother's back. It was a toddler at the age of maybe two till three years old.
"Mother, who is that little boy?" She asked pointing behind her back. Suddenly her mother stood up. "Wait where are you going?" Y/N tried to grab her arm.
"Daughter, it's time for me to go. Please take care of yourself. Be strong my girl, be strong. I love you so much. I will visit you soon."
Her mother slowly fading away with the toddler. Y/N cried calling for her mother, "MOTHER! DON'T LEAVE ME AGAIN!" She cried clutching her chest.
"Y/N WAKE UP!" She looked around to the source of voice. But no one was there. It's just her, alone in the garden.
"Y/N!!!"
She jolted up in her bed breathing hardly and sweating. She looked at the person who was holding her shoulder. It was her father and Hyunsuk looking at her concern on their faces.
She threw herself to her father and cried. "I saw mother. It felt so real." She cried. Y/N then tell them what was in her dream. Her father wiped away the tears that was remaining on her cheeks.
"Don't worry about the dream. It has messages in it but you have to solve it." He stared at his daughter. "Now go get ready, it's time for school. You too, Hyunsuk." Mr. Lee ordered.
Hyunsuk went out of the room closing it behind. Her father stood up but she grabbed his arm stopping him.
"Father, what does it mean? I asked mother if you are going to leave me, but she just answered that I have to be strong. You are not going to leave me, aren't you?" She asked looking up to him.
Her father felt a clench in his heart couldn't help trying to hold his tears.
"I will never leave you Y/N. I will forever with you."