"She lifted her right hand, bringing her wrist closer to her face to examine the handmade bracelet decorating it. It wasn’t anything fancy or complicated to make. Only two strings, one white and one red, braided together."
How hard is it to start a new life? How hard is it to keep moving forward, when everything you cared about is left behind? Jessica moves to a new apartment, in a new town alone. But the past is still heavy on her shoulders. Meeting Kim Jonghyun is the opportunity she wanted to finally let her wounds heal, but is it so easy to let go?
"Life is like an hourglass, eventually, everything hits the bottom and all you have to do is wait it out until someone comes along and turns it around"
Written for : ❄ frozen heart ↷ writing contest
Poster by SadisticSinner at Luxicity Graphics
Prologue
Jessica looked at the thin bracelet around her wrist.
"What's this about again?"
"It's for good luck and health!" Tiffany explained flashing a smile so bright it could cast shadows on the sun.
"I don't get it."
Tiffany pouted but quickly regained her good mood. "I already explained it to you. We make a bracelet for each other the first day of March as a prayer for happiness. Like spring chases winter's cold wind away, they are supposed to get rid of all bad luck."
Jessica examined it more closely. "How long do we keep it on?"
Tiffany averted her eyes, tapping her chin with her long finger in thought. "Until you see the first swallow of the year."
Jessica raised her brows in disbelief. "Why? What does a swallow have to do with a bracelet?"
"It's tradition in some European countries. They make this small bracelet the first day of March and when they see the first swallow, they tie it on a tree so that swallows will use it to make their nests."
"Cute tradition. But it doesn't make sense," Jessica observed with an absent minded smile.
"When you tie it on a tree you should make a wish," Tiffany said and clapped her hands together excitedly. "And if a swallow really does use it for its nest then your wish will come true."
"How do you know that a swallow has used it?"
Tiffany's smile disappeared, replaced by a confused look.
Jessica couldn't help but burst out laughing.
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