•Last Chapter•

✂--------------------------------------------------------🎶 Song of the day 🎶

Photograph -Ed Sheeran

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-R A Y E O N-

I took one last look on the mirror, feeling satisfied as ever as I grabbed this small sling bag that comes with the floral dress he prepared for me as a surprise before walking my way out of the room.

There's no Beomgyu and not even a sight of him so I decided to go search for him to tell that he's next for the shower and at the same time too is to explore the place.

I searched from room to room as I stood in front of the last door that I haven't entered yet and pushed the slightly opened door slowly.

Sunlight beamed as I pushed the door more wider since the sunlight outside, shone so bright through the windows that's directly facing the door.

There he is.

Hanging polaroids up on a string that he set up on the wall, still haven't showered yet as he's still wearing that white t-shirt and black sweat pants.

He seemed to notice me staring around the room in awe after shutting the door silently as he turned around and spread his arms wide as like presenting his masterpiece that he made.

"TADAAA look! I hung our pictures according from time to time and look Rayeon-sshi! My 'Things I want to have ' are all crossed out!" he giggled excitedly as he let out a proud sigh.

I turned my head to the direction he pointed at and it's a wall that hung all of the things he wanted which I saw back in his apartment in Daegu the first time I stepped my foot in there. The picture of a kid's drawing was not crossed out but instead, it was surrounded by a drawing of a red heart.

I did it.

He's not the only one who accomplished many things but also me too, I fulfilled one of my wish to become his family just like I promised that night.

"And for best experiences, I prepared a sofa there for us to sit and stare at all the pictures in the room. In the future, I'll also bring our princes and princesses here so they'll know the story of how this ordinary boy met a queen back when we two were just teens "he continued again and at the thought of him mentioning 'Princes and princesses ' made me smile more.

It would be impossible now to even imagine that because it's been seven years since we survived. Seven... And now he's going to use up the polaroids again and I don't know how much longer we'll last again. Adding more seven years without using up the polaroids will be really impossible.

The end of my finger touched the polaroid that shows a picture of a kid's drawing and admired the small stick man that was holding both adult stick men together.

A soft strum interrupted my thoughts as I turned around once the sound of the strumming of a guitar filled my ears.

I strolled my way to Beomgyu who's now sitting on the sofa playing a beautiful music with his guitar as I stared on how focused he looked in this state.

"Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimesBut it's the only thing that I knowWhen it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimesIt is the only thing makes us feel alive

I settled down on the empty seat beside him as he still played the guitar and glanced over to me, giving me a smile as he sang.

We keep this love in a photographWe made these memories for ourselvesWhere our eyes are never closingHearts are never brokenAnd time's forever frozen, still

So you can keep meInside the pocket of your ripped jeansHolding me closer 'til our eyes meetYou won't ever be alone, wait for me to come home

Wait for me to come home.

A sentence that he always said to me back in those memorable days.

Loving can heal, loving can mend your soulAnd it's the only thing that I know, knowI swear it will get easierRemember that with every piece of yaHmm, and it's the only thing we take with us when we die

Because of a photograph, because of polaroids can make both of us lifeless in just a click of a camera.

Hmm, we keep this love in a photographWe made these memories for ourselvesWhere our eyes are never closingHearts were never brokenAnd time's forever frozen, still

So you can keep meInside the pocket of your ripped jeansHolding me closer 'til our eyes meetYou won't ever be alone

I smiled, tears brimming in my eyes as I felt his sincerity in singing this song for me and how the meaning relates to us too.

And if you hurt meThat's okay, baby, only words bleedInside these pages, you just hold meAnd I won't ever let you goWait for me to come homeWait for me to come homeWait for me to come homeWait for me to come home

Oh, you can fit meInside the necklace you got when you were sixteenNext to your heartbeat where I should beKeep it deep within your soul

Yes, we keep our love in photograph.

We met by accident because of him accidentally taking a picture of me.

He captured every memory of us with his camera whether if it's for seeing the future or to keep it as an unforgettable memory

The promise that made our lives on the line and we'll live until the polaroids are all gone.

Finally, he confessed me using photograph.

And if you hurt meWell, that's okay, baby, only words bleedInside these pages, you just hold meAnd I won't ever let you go

When I'm away, I will remember how you kissed meUnder the lamppost back on Sixth streetHearing you whisper through the phone"Wait for me to come home"

. . .

We walked passed some empty classes with me hugging his arm as we stopped by at my old class where it's empty without any single student or teachers inside.

It's weekend and only some went to school, probably for a school basketball match so the school was almost empty with only some students and staffs.

I pulled the chair of my seat where I used to sit back in highschool and sat on it, feeling a wave of nostalgia washing over me as I stared at the front board, having some flashbacks of the teacher teaching at the front and some of my classmates playing when it's recess time.

I glanced to the seat beside me that was unoccupied too that once was occupy by the one and only best friend I first have which was Taehyun and can imagine him smiling and laughing as we talked.

Beomgyu then sat down on Taehyun's old seat and placed his arm on the table and rested his cheek on his palm as a support for him as he gazed at me.

"Remember first day of school? Wahh I'm still amazed with you though. You really cuss at a bully that no one dares to lift their eyes up at them bravely "he reminded me of that silly situation and that made me instantly scoffed.

"That guy really got into my nerves and oh I wish I could beat him up until a pulp "I clenched my teeth but then turned soft when I heard Beomgyu giggled softly beside me.

"Come on, let's go outside and go to that place you said you'll bring me for the last one " I suggested as he nodded, agreeing with me since we've been strolling around the school for who knows how long.

We raced out of the school, betting that the loser needs to drive the car. I guessed he lose on purpose so he'll drive the car for me.

"Rayeon-ah, want me to grab some snacks for you? Because this last trip will be longer than you'll know. You can sleep if you want, I'll wake you up if needed "He asked me once we fastened our seat belts.

"Nah, I'm fine. I'm still full after lunch just now so just stop by then if you want some snacks because I don't need anything. I'm tired too so I'll just take a quick nap, are you fine with that? I'm just concerned if I'm not awake, you'll get bored or even sleepy while driving or maybe you'll miss me" I grinned at the end and he ruffled my hair with a small smile on his face.

"I'm fine, just take a nap lion-sshi "

. . .

I snuggled closer to his neck, inhaling his scent with my eyes closed as he chuckled at how I'm so comfortable in this position.

He slowed down his pace a bit as he carried me on his back and that's when I decided to nuzzle my nose on his neck so he'll feel ticklish.

I felt really tired the whole day as we've been going to different kinds of places, living and enjoying as like its the last day.

Last day... Who knew when it'll come.

"Rayeon-ah! Rayeon-ah! Take that picture of the kids playing under the cherry blossom tree! They look so cute and let's keep this picture so we can remember to come here again "Beomgyu asked me to take a picture of something as I lifted up my face and brought up his camera that was hanging from his neck and focused on the kids playing happily while trying to catch some petals.

I took a snap of it and showed it to Beomgyu as soon as it came out and the picture appeared. I tilted it to the side and it shows a field of flowers blooming beautifully that made me question where on earth is this enchanting place.

"Beomgyu-ah, do you know where this place is? Wahh it looks so dreamy, I just wish I can run on the fields and lie down under the sun "

"let's find out because we're almost there darling... Let's find out what kind of place were visiting now "he chuckled making me let out a small whine yet I decided to let it slide and just rest my head on his shoulder again.

"Beomgyu-sshi... How many polaroids do you have now? "the question escaped my mouth slowly as the boy hummed a bit as a response.

"One? I think that's the last one because I used up so many today since its a special day for us. Don't worry, I'll buy a new packet later then we'll take pictures again tomorrow "

. . .

"WEHEEEE RAYEON-AH! ISN'T THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL? WAHH IT FEELS LIKE I'M FREE FROM ALL OF MY PROBLEMS BEING HERE "Beomgyu shouted from a far and ran across the field of flowers as my smile turned out to be more to a forced one rather than a big happy one as I looked down, trying to avoid meeting eyes with him.

He's so happy yet he didn't know death is approaching us trying to tear us apart.

God, I'm not ready but I need to.

We've been gone together this far and I need to be ready to be taken away from him because of death.

I shrugged off all of those sad thoughts and beamed up a smile as I ran towards him and pounced on him sending him lying down as we both tickled each other, laughing so hard until he brought us to sit down together.

He closed his eyes and connected our foreheads together, his smile never leaving his face.

"I love you so much you know that? You look so beautiful today my love... Let me use my last Polaroid for you, I'll use my first Polaroid tomorrow for you too because I just can't take my eyes off a beauty like you, so I need to capture all of your beauty to show our little version of us that my wife, is as beautiful as them . A beauty that is now really mine "his words made my heart stopped beating for a mere second as he unconnected our foreheads, ready to take a picture of me after plucking out a flower for me to hold.

Breathing normally seemed complicated in this situation as I shook my head fast and slowly took his hand and placed the flower on his palm.

My heart was pounding so hard and loud in my chest as I could hear it from my ears. A pang of pain hit me, not because of what but that pain is more to sadness due to my heavy feelings.

"No Beomgyu, let me take a picture of the photographer himself. Let me capture this moment...let me capture this beautiful moment since you've been taking pictures of me and all random things but not you "my voice came out a bit cracked as my breathing started to be unstable due to me holding back tears.

I took the camera off him, put the strap around my neck and backed away a bit so I can take a good picture of him holding the flower. I lowered my eyes to the hole of the camera and I felt a tear already coming out as Beomgyu smiled for the camera, relaxing and closing his eyes as like this picture is a candid one.

My finger hesitantly pressed the click button and that's when the camera dropped from my hands once it produced a clicking sound as I ran at him, hugging him while crying my eyes out.

"Rayeon-sshi? Yah, why are you crying love? Is there anything wrong?" he asked me in a worried voice as he wrapped his arms around my back hugging me back.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry for everything... I'm sorry Beomgyu-ah "

"Hey... Why feel sorry when you did nothing wrong...shhh... Everything's alright sweetheart.... "he shushed me and silence felt between us making my throat feel dry as like the dessert.

"So you can keep me, inside the pocket of your ripped jeans, holding me close til our eyes meet...Rayeon honey... I feel sleepy and tired, can you lend me your shoulder love? "he sang but stopped as he yawned and that's when I felt that the moment is coming now. I nod my head as I bit my lip more, trying to not let out a cry as I felt his head now on my shoulder.

I turned my head at him as I planted a long kiss on his cheek with hot tears streaming down from my cheeks.

I brought up my hand to his head and caressed his hair the way he used to do to me. His lips curled up into a small smile as like he's having a great dream yet I wished he's just sleeping for real. Not sleeping that long, lifeless and buried 6 feet under ground.

His arms are now getting loose from hugging me time to time as I watched his eyes fluttered closed slowly after attempts of trying to be awake, his long eyelashes casting some shadows beneath.

"I'm seeing an angel infront of my eyes... I think I'm just too sleepy" he managed to chuckle as I patted his back softly once his arms finally gave in and fell on both sides and the only thing that made him stand is me who's hugging him tightly.

Now his soul is finally taken away from his body. Just like how it was supposed to be 7 years ago.

"You won't ever be alone... Wait for me to come home..."I cried out the last few lyrics, continuing the last few lines that he sang as I took out the Polaroid from the camera.

The last picture, is a picture of him... And when I tilted it, it remained the same still.

"His last picture now remained as a memory...thank you for making him happy and smile even when his soul left, Im Rayeon "a voice said as the person walked towards me and I smiled at him, though his eyes are now brimming with tears.

"Thank you for giving us a chance Kai... Now it's time for me to go now with him "

Kai nodded as he caressed my hair and that's when I slowly feel weak. My legs started to give up on me as we both fell to the ground and my eyes are starting to feel heavier.

My hand was the last one as I reached out for my first and last love's hand and held it before my heart really stopped pumping time by time.

"I'll find you in my next life my love, through photograph so wait for me to come home "

-The End-

Eloo thank you for reading this book until the end ♥ I really appreciate it and thank you for voting and puting it in your reading lists like for real, that made me happy 😭and I'm terribly sorry for updating this really really late. It was a draft for weeks but because of our 'celebration' (prolly some of you know what month is this :)) and since our country is covid- free,we're extremely busy preparing for this special month since we're celebrating with all our family and friends for a whole month )that made me busy, it delayed me from updating so yea FINALLY SOME TIME 😚

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