chapter 5
Rafflesia5 years later
present,
Seoul, South Korea.
Five years have passed. Now, Kim Jongin is a great and famous young painter. Every painting exhibition by Jongin has always been well received both locally and abroad.
Kim Jongin's painting, with which it is very easy to experience feelings of joy and excitement. The understandable shapes, beautiful color shades, and obvious piercing skills of the artist lead us to the conclusion that, without a doubt, Jongin is a great painter.
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Jongin's Art Exhibition, UK
One day without Kim Jongin’s knowledge, Doh Kyungsoo attended one of his art showroom exhibition in UK. He always following the news of Jongin through the internet for the past five years, and wanted to buy the paintings on display at his exhibition before he moved back to his homeland Korea.
What made him interested and wanted to buy the Jongin painting was that the painting was Rafflesia.
The keeper and the seller of the painting at the Jongin's exhibition told Kyungsoo that this painting was only for the exhibition and the owner of this painting Kim Jongin did not want to sell it. But kyungsoo's still insist them to sell it.
"I want to buy it because Rafflesia flower painting is one of my dream paintings. But I cannot paint it anymore because my hands could not afford to do. I kind of have a close bond with this painting. It is love relationship," Kyungsoo kept begged them while showing his paralyzed hand to the painting seller agent there.
Looking at the condition of Kyungsoo's hand. The seller feels very sorry. Then he asked Kyungsoo to wait for a while because he wanted to call the owner of the painting to ask for permission to sell the painting to Kyungsoo.
In a corner in a very spacious and luxurious Jongin's Art Studio room it looks like Jongin's figure is painting something. He looks very focused. Suddenly the hanphone ringtone made him pause, put down the drawing brush, then he picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hello Jongin sir, this is your agent seller in UK is speaking. I want tell you one of your painting "RAFFLESIA' a young man want to buy it,"
"You know that painting is not for sale." Said Jongin firmly.
" Sir Jongin, I explained it to him but he is insisting. Hmm... he said this painting not just a painting He said he has a bond with this painting like love relationship."
Hearing his agent's explanation, Jongin was very surprised.
"Do you know who is this man?" ask Jongin
"I don't know. But, it seems that this young man seems desperate to want this painting. He said because condition his left hand was paralyzed he could not paint it well."
Jongin frooze for a while. He shedding his tears.
His whispered in his heart. "Who is he? How can he understands the emotions and the meaning hidden in the painting."
"Give him the painting. Just for free. Please tell him The painter has said thank you for appreciated his 'Rafflesia'.
"Okay sir."
He looked out the window he stared at the sky, "Kyungsoo, where are you? I miss you and I love you." Jongin whispers with tears of longing.
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