14: Sprout
DaisyA cozy morning, the sun hasn't risen yet.
Seulgi was carrying Irene behind her back after sailing back to their place. Irene was like a baby leaning her head on Seulgi's shoulder while asleep. The dried leaves Seulgi steps on and the animals making sounds made her day.
She felt her back aching already but never complained instead she had a little smile.
"Seulgi" says a woman standing few meters away them.
With the shock on her face, Seulgi accidentally dropped the sleeping Irene and nervously run after the woman to hold her hand.
"Tzuyu, what are you doing here?"
"Here" Tzuyu handed a bag by forcefully hitting it on Seulgi.
"I packed you food and medicine. I thought you would die of hunger or sickness but seems like you're already happy here." Tzuyu turned her back about to leave but Seulgi stopped her.
"Stay"
"Tell that to Seulgi who left me a month ago."
"But-"
"WHY?" Tzuyu suppressed herself from looking back.
"BECAUSE I'M NO LONGER HAPPY..."
"THEN WHY DATE ME?"
"I'M AN "
Tzuyu turned back and slapped Seulgi.
Seulgi dropped and was on her knees...
"I- I'm sorry"
"And what was that?" Tzuyu pointed.
"Irene? She's..."
"What Irene? You're with a woman all this time?"
"It happened that way, Tzuyu, please"
"What were you begging me forgiveness for?" Tzuyu says in low tone as she fell from being dizzy. Seulgi was on time catching her.
She carried Tzuyu around her arms and walk back at Irene who was looking at them all this time.
"Irene" Seulgi worriedly called Irene as she might've hurt her earlier. But the latter replied with a smile to assure her she's fine. Irene stood up and guided them back the tree house.
After a night of taking care of Irene, she's now taking care of Tzuyu.
Irene sat on the edge of the tree house looking at Seulgi sitting next to Tzuyu who was lying on the rattan bed.
*blink blink*
Seulgi approached her and tap her head.
"Are you wondering about our visitor?"
Irene shook her head.
"Oh, okay then"
Tzuyu suddenly woke up and forced herself to rise.
"I cannot stay here alone with you"
"With this state you are leaving?" Argues Seulgi.
"You are also not doing well then. If you are worried about me, you're coming with me now to the city"
Seulgi cannot respond.
"See? You won't come with me, you dont care enough about me"
"It's not about that."
"Then what?"
"I left the city to build myself again here. Can you not understand?"
"Is that it?"
Seulgi was disappointed at how Tzuyu took it lightly. The former was slowly healing herself from the wounds the city caused her but she can't just grasped that fact and only think
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