DongHae- Main Guy
Yerin- Main Lead girl
PROLOGUE
“What is this?”
“White rose…”
“For what?”
“I’m leaving and I want you to keep it no matter what.”
“You’re leaving? Then why should I keep it if you will just leave me?”
“Because I’ll be back, I promise I will.”
“Don’t keep promises that you can’t keep.”
“I’ll be back, I swear I will… This White Rose will seal everything.”
Part One
8 years later
“A package for Park Yerin-sshi.” I accepted the package. I was curious what was inside the quite big box. It was light and not heavy, I thought that maybe this is just a prank and nothing can be found inside the box.
I was wrong; it was light for it carries a dozen of fresh white roses.
I searched for an explanation and a card helped me find it.
Flashes of my past started running in my mind; it hurts for I just remembered him again… He’s back, the only guy I loved. I can’t help but to only cry… My waiting was not put in vain. I thought he can’t keep it but I swear I trusted him but why now? Why now when I’m already…..
Donghae’s POV
I can’t help but to smile, finally I’m going to see her again... My long wait is now finally over.
I grabbed my bag and a stem of white rose, the rose that I once gave her… I rushed in my car and drove to her house. I can’t believe that she’s still living there after 8 years of separation. Yes, I just contacted her ones, saying that I’ll read all her emails no matter what but this will be the first and last message that she will receive from me and from then on I never send any message to her for I wanted to be her listener, just her listener and yes, I became one. She never fails to email me though she tends to be forgetful all the time. I’m fond of reading her emails, it feels like I became her one and only diary but it was all stopped last 3 years ago and I don’t know why. I wanted to know the reason but I was afraid to call her for I never gave her any replies but I know she trusted me and I know she’s waiting that’s why I’m back.
I arrived in her house and it feels like it was only yesterday since the last day I saw her. What does she look like now? I guess she became a fine lady. I remember when I left her, she was 15 years old and I was 17, I was her brother and her lover. I never confessed my love to her but I know for the fact that she knows my real feelings toward her. she knows it and I know it. She also never confesses her love but I know she also loves me the same way I do because action speaks louder than words. It was what we both believed.
8 years, I hope she still loves me. I’m afraid to knock on her door but a slight feeling tells me that I have to show myself because she misses me so much. I can’t help but to smile because I’m feeling confident that my love is waiting for me.
I knocked 3 times holding the white rose that I wanted to give her again, I know I sent a dozen but this will complete the white rose for I ’am the one to give it. It opened, the door finally opened and I thought it was her who will welcome me but a stranger did.
PART TWO
(A/N) This is DONGHAE'S POV and the italicized are scenes that was already said... so it means that it was already DONE and was just running inside Donghae's mind.. okay? ENJOY
I went inside their house and the stranger welcomed me in. The house was still the same but so many post-it-notes and pictures are glued in the wall. I know my face can’t be painted because of curiosity and so the stranger tried to explain everything. Piles of questions were answered and piles of truths came out...
You’re Mr. Donghae ne? I know you for she always talks about you. I’m her cousin and her personal nurse as well, you don’t know me because I just came back last 6 years ago, I’m Park Leeteuk, it was nice to finally meet you.
My tears are now starting to form in my eyes...
Thank God you’re back and I hope you’ll never leave her side again. It was hard for her but I know she trusted you and she never stop believing that this day will come. She loves you so much and I know you also feel the same way.
My right foot stepped in the first stair and it made me shiver...
I know you wanted to find the answer why she never contacted you after 5 years. She forgot about your email address and she even cried herself to sleep because of that and eventually she also forgot that she’s actually communicating with you.
My heart feels like it was stab by a knife, killing me softly...
Her mom thought that she just made it as a reason because she thought that she (yerin) was broken hearted but she was not, she was actually happily and patiently waiting for you but she doesn’t even remember it.
My eyes were teary and any minute now, I know that a tear will drop...
Until one day, she woke up not even remembering why she was there in her bed and she also wasn’t able to remember what happen to her for the past weeks. She yelled because of frustration and yelled a specific name... it was you Donghae, she was calling for you.
I regret the day I left her...
That was the day that aunty suspected that something was really wrong with Yerin. She was diagnosed for having an Alzheimer’s disease, an eraser in her head. A dementia that usually occur to adults but she got it at a very young age, an incurable disease.
The day when she still remembers me...
We thought that things will be normal but as time goes by, she wasn’t being able to remember some information about herself. She was lost in the middle of the street and we thought that we won’t be able to find her again.
If only I can bring back the time, I will...
It was hard for our family especially for her mom to see her like that. We thought that there would be no hope anymore until we noticed her keeping an old and dried white rose. She always sleeps holding it and we asked why but she doesn’t even know the reason.
My heart was beating too fast...
We wanted to help my cousin to gain her memory even though it’s quite impossible so we thought of an idea. As you can see, there are lots of post-it-notes (information about her/ uses of things and etc) and pictures glued in our wall so every time she wakes up she will remember us, the people who became part of her life but...
Am’ I too late now? Is it too late for the both of us?
Your pictures together were the only photos she can’t remember but what make it mysterious is that she chose all your photos together to be placed on her room, she doesn’t want it to be removed and she said that she was in love with the guy in the photo, it was you Donghae.
Tears started falling, I cried like a river...
Until one day, she woke up remembering who you are, everything about her past and the day you told her your promise of returning back but she doesn’t remember that she was sick so we tried to explain to her everything. She didn’t cry but I know she was hurting inside. She wanted to tell it to you, I saw her almost sending you an email but she can’t, she can’t do it anymore, she doesn’t want you to know it, to know that she’s going to forget you without herself consent.
I love you; will that be enough so you can remember me?
That day, she doesn’t want to sleep anymore, she was afraid of waking up the next day because she knows that she will lose the memory of her love, your memory. She doesn’t want to forget the memories that you both shared together because it will just break her heart.
I opened her door and there I saw her sleeping peacefully and the dozen of white roses that I gave her was placed beside her bed. I covered my mouth with the back of my palm because I might wake her up with the sobbing I’m taking out.
You sent her a white rose yesterday and we were shocked when she started remembering who you are again, remembering all, completely, from past until present. She was grateful and sad at the same at the same time but she told me to give this letter to you when you arrive because she knows that she won’t be able to remember you the next day.
I sat beside her and I kissed her forehead. She woke up looking at me bewilder. I held the last white rose that will complete the dozen I gave her. I cried, I cried like there will be not tomorrow, her hand was shaking when she wiped it away. I looked at her and was shocked. She was crying as well but she was smiling at the same time. She uttered a word, a word that I won’t ever forget.
“My love, the guy in my dream... It is really you.”
She was dreaming of me. I hugged her and whispered to her ears.
“Yes it is really me and your dream guy won’t ever leave you again. I love you Park Yerin and I will always will.... Eternally.
And from then on... Donghae filled her room with white roses... and he chose to stay to her side, his one and only happiness.
“My love, the guy in my dream... It is really you.”
She was dreaming of me. I hugged her and whispered to her ears.
“Yes it is really me and your dream guy won’t ever leave you again. I love you Park Yerin and I will always will.... Eternally.
And from then on... Donghae filled her room with white roses... and he chose to stay to her side, his one and only happiness.
