STRONG AFFECTION : Chapter 61 – The End
CHAPTER 72
By Naomi Cindy B
Two weeks later**
The mourning of King Jung’s death is just ending cos Jimin mourned him for complete two weeks after his burial
The palace is just coming back to it’s old self but the town is not the same as it used to be
Many are homeless cos they lost their homes during the war and a lot are starving cos of the burnt farms
Jimin’s sadness is much cos of this, he entered the king’s chamber that morning with the key he was given,,
He can just imagine Jung Mal, sitting on the throne right now and smiling at him
He smiled slowly as he walked there,
“Father” he whispered and made to hold him but he disappeared with the air
Jimin folded the fist and smiled sadly
“Can’t believe I’m missing you this way” he sniffed
He touched the throne and smiled again before starting to search for where the crown safe must be
It definitely cannot be out here so he went inside his inner chamber, into his bedroom
All his life, he has only entered his bedroom once and that was when he was still a kid, all their talks, they do it in the outer chamber
He looked around the room and inhaled Mal’s scent deeply
He closed his eyes, thinking of where the safe might be and when he opened it, his eyes caught a picture frame on the wall, it’s the picture of his grandfather… Late king Jung Shik
He went there and raised his hand to it, touching his face from the picture
“Grandfather” he said, detecting a keyhole in the picture, directly on his chest
He looked at the key in his hand and gently inserted it, surprisingly, it turned on it’s own and a door opened
Jimin stepped in and beheld darkness, he quickly stepped out again and found a burning candle stick which he used to light up the oil lamps in the room
His eyes widened after lightening the room when he saw the treasures in there
Pure gold and silver!, He looked around with great shock, he obviously wasn’t expecting to see such treasure
Then in the middle of all the treasures, sat the crown, staring at him
Jimin inhaled and tears escaped his eyes but he quickly wiped it
“Father….” He whispered, breathing hard again
Now the townspeople can be helped again, the sufferings can end too.
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Jimin’s room**
“Gosh, she’s so cute even while crying, you just took milk , why the tears again” Suzy said, petting Byeol who’s crying loudly
” I really don’t know, she’s too stubborn, she’s crying because she’s not in my arms or her father’s arms, can’t she just stay in your arms and sleep?, She’s a lot of work” Kimora said, she just finished dressing up after taking her bath cos it’s still so early in the morning
“Don’t blame my Byeol, she just loves you both so much” Suzy replied as Kimora took her from Suzy
She immediately stopped crying and Kimora smiled
“My cute princess, you sure like troubling me right?” She said and Byeol smiled cutely
” You saw that right?, She smiled!” Suzy said
“Of course” Kimora replied and pecked Byeol’s lips
” I love you princess” she said, carrying her to herself
” Was that Byeol’s cries I heard some minutes ago?” Sera said, coming into the room
” The cutie was crying because I carried her when Kimora was in the bathroom” Suzy replied
“She’s always crying, come here” Sera said, taking her from Kimora but she immediately started crying again
“Gosh!, Don’t ever want to leave the arms of her parents, cry all you want, you’re staying in my arms for now” Sera said, patting her back slowly but she continued crying
” I knew it, you people are making my baby cry again” Jimin said, coming in fast, he quickly took her from Sera and pecked her cheeks, she stopped crying
“I love you” Jimin said and walked to the bed, he sat and Byeol slept off in his arms
“I just love her, how cuter will she be when she finally grows up, I can’t wait!” Suzy said
” Kitten, she didn’t trouble you much right?” Jimin asked Kimora
“She’s a whole lot of trouble but thankfully she’s sleeping already” she replied, sitting beside him
Jimin carefully placed Byeol in the cot and covered her well
“How do we handle the townspeople?, I can’t bear seeing them suffering again, it’s much” Sera said
” Father left a lot, it should be enough to reset everything” Jimin said
“What do you mean?” Kimora and Suzy asked at the same time
” I’ll take care of it… how’s Cory faring?” He asked
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Cory’s room**
The shaman just finished attending to him, she picked her fan and fanned herself slowly
“Is he waking up soon?” Tania asked her worriedly
” Who knows?, It has been two long weeks so I’m expecting him to wake up soon, the wound has been healed, thanks to kimora’s bIood” she replied
” Then, Should I expect him to wake up soon?” Tania asked
” Maybe” she replied and left the room
Tania stood and touched his face gently, he’s not responding
“It doesn’t look like he’s waking up anytime soon” she said sadly
She watched over him for a while before making an attempt to step out…
“Tania?” His voice said when she’s almost out, she turned back swiftly
“Cory!” She almost screamed, rushing back to him
His eyes is opened already and he looks ok, no sign of redness
“You’ve really woken up, I’m so glad, can you sit up?” She said and he sat up swiftly on the bed
She quickly felt his temperature and luckily it’s normal
“You’re ok, really good to go, I’m so glad you woke” she said, smiling happily but he kept an expressionless face
“What?, Why?, Are you feeling any pain anywhere?” She said, touching his face gently
” Talk, you didn’t wake up dumb did you?” She said fearfully
Cory kept staring at her without saying anything and that made her extra scared
“You can’t speak anymore?, No… it can’t be, I need to call back the shaman….” She said and made to go but he held her hand
She faced him and met an handsome smile on his face already
He stood and hugged her tightly, holding her dearly to himself, she hugged him back and he pressed her head to his chest
“Say something.. please” she said
“Bang!” He said and she smiled, breaking the hug to look at his face
“I thought you woke up dumb, I was so scared” she said
“Scared of having a blind husband?” He said and she blinked
” You look more pretty” he said
” I was so scared In the past two weeks when you wouldn’t wake up even after Kimora healed you with her blood, you scared me and I thought you’d die” she cried childishly and Cory laughed, wiping her tears
” I won’t ever die, not when I’ve not achieved my aims, wait…. how’s everyone?, How’s the people?, Outcome of the war?, Kimora’s baby and Kimora herself, did Mazu appear?” he said
” Everyone is fine though the townspeople are in pains right now, the Gongwon armies were defeated … And Mazu appeared but Petal left with him” Tania said and he inhaled
” Everything is back to normal, I’m awake so stop crying Tania” he said, rubbing her hair
She hugged him by herself this time but he quickly broke it to hold her face
“Will you …. Be mine?” He said seriously and Tania smiled
” I’ll think about it” she said
” I can’t wait for too long but it’s fine….I love you” he said and hugged her again
” We lost….his majesty” she said and he quickly broke the hug
” What!”
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