Beast - On Rainy Days

FIFTEEN

"Enemies"

Hana follows her Aunt and cousin towards the far part of the columbarium. She keeps her chin up just like what Kai told her. Her eyes found her Aunt’s, looking into her eyes. She tries her best to look strong despite that just seeing her Aunt and Cousin is enough to make her knees feel weak.

“Auntie, we have nowhere to go? J-Just please take Hana instead? I-I can sleep anywhere! I can sleep on the couch.” Jae Ha pleaded while Hana grips onto the hem of her brother’s shirt, swallowing hard while she glances up to her brother who is already in the verge of breaking down. “I can work. I am currently working at the construction right now. I can work more. I can do some chores for everyone too.”

“Jae Ha…” their Aunt smirks and slowly crosses her arms above her chest, “You two have no space here anymore.” She said even though it was so obvious that they have a lot of empty rooms because of their mansion like house. “Ever since my sister died, you two…are out of this family. Go your father’s relatives instead and don’t squeeze yourselves into this family.” She shakes her head and that’s the very first time Hana saw Jae Ha cry. “Go while I’m still being nice.” She fishes her wallet inside her bag and takes out a lot of paper bills and throws it towards Jae Ha’s direction, “Go…”

She left without even a single glance making Hana cry while Jae Ha pick up the bills with his shaky hands, he swallowed hard with his pride and puts them all inside his pocket, glancing at the crying girl before crouching down to match her height and wipes her tears away, “This is going to be the last time that we will pick up money from the ground, Hana. Let’s go?” he smiled so beautifully, so angelically before picking up her sister in his arms and they start walking away.

Kai takes in a deep breath while he waits for Hana, still standing in front of Jae Ha’s ashes. He walks a little closer, meeting Hana’s brother’s eyes through the picture. “I…will do everything to keep her safe and protect her. I promise you that.” He whispered before reaching to touch the glass. Kai glances where Hana and her relatives went to wait. He turns his body to face Hana’s mother ashes this time, bowing his head for his greeting. “I promise you that too.”

After giving respects to Hana’s mother and brother, he walks out of the columbarium for a while.

Kai takes in a deep breath and leans against the wall.

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The atmosphere between them feels so cold and soon, the thunder roared and when Hana glances at the window, the sunny weather is replaced with a gloomy one in a split of second. Her Aunt hands her an envelope full of cash, “Here,”

Hana gazes at the envelope and then back to her Aunt, “What is this for?”

“We will be transferring my sister’s ashes to Busan where she is close to us.”

Her eyes widened in shock and she soon felt like there’s something holding her and choking her neck that