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“ What do you want ? “

“ There is no hope anymore. She already fell in love with him. “

“ What do you mean? You know how much I had to go through to get you here?! “

“ Im sorry…”

“ WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU’RE SORRY ?! YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST GET AWAY WITH A ‘SORRY’ ?! “

“ I want to save her! I love her ! But… “

“ But what? “

“ She really loves Jae-Sung. Just like before. She doesn’t know what Jae-Sung really is. And there’s no more time…..”

There was a moment of silence.

“ I can do something that might give you your last chance. But of course….there are consequences. “

“ I’ll do anything. “

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“For her, I’ll do anything. As long she is happy and safe. I’ll do it even it means sacrificing myself. “ He muttered under his breath. He stares at the newly inked Sakura tattoo on his wrist. The man’s voice still echoes in his head.

“ This Sakura tree represents the period of time you have to save her. That’s the best I can give. Every month, a flower will disappear from the tree. She has to admit she loves you before the time is up. Or not, she’ll be harmed and what happened before will occur again. As for you, you will be banned from the world, vanished from sight and erased from everybody’s memory. Do we have a deal? “

He counted the amount of Sakura flowers on the tree. 10, which meant 10 months. He had approximately 304 days to make her fall for him.

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Jong In couldn’t sleep that night. Did he make the right choice? Is this what mortals call true love? Is this why his heart pounds whenever he sees her ? Is this why he can’t take his eyes off her ? Is this why he is afraid to accept the fact that….she can’t remember him? A tear escaped from Jong In’s eye, sliding down his cheek bones, lastly reaching his jaw. He took out his phone and texted someone.

“ I need to talk to you. Meet up at Maria’s café in 10. “

His phone beeped and he checked it for the reply.

“ Sure. “

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Jong In arrived early at the café. He chose a seat beside the window. He looked up at the wall clock. It was already 10pm. He was lucky that this café is open until 1am in the morning. He flipped through the menu and decided to go with a cup of Americano. As he waited for his coffee, he looked at his wrist again. The moonlight shone through the window, directly on the Sakura tree. He never really noticed it until now, that the tattoo he was given was actually really beautiful. The tree stood tall, its branches were marvelously inked onto his skin, and on the branches there were 10 pink cherry blossom flowers.  The tattoo was colored, and it contrasted on his slightly tanned skin. He couldn’t touch it, but he knew if he could, the petals would feel like velvet. The flowers were so delicate, that he couldn’t help but want to protect it. The flowers represent her, and he wanted to protect her.

“ So, I see you got a deal again?”

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