White rose tears

One of the people gathered around each other to try to extinguish the fire that has burned three buildings, one of which is a small restaurant. because the road access is far enough to make the fire engine arrive late.

They don't know for sure the source of the fire. But...

"Mother, father."

"Stop it, little lady. They already... "

"No... "

It made a girl run to the small restaurant while screaming hysterically.

"Mother, father."

No matter how hard the girl managed to escape and keep running just to find her parents in the flames, the girl could only scream with tears in her eyes.

could only leave wounds on both her hands, and also wounds in her heart.

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Present time.

A cool, sunny morning in Colorado.

The flower beds start to dance when the wind blows coolly.

It had become a habit for her to wake up and always keep her feelings hidden while she was tending to her cousin's flower garden.

"Emily, are you awake?"

For Emily Clyra, she still feels sadness and guilt for not being able to save her parents who were caught in the fire incident.

Even though she currently lives with her cousin who works as a doctor in Colorado, she only obeyed her cousin because he was the one who had helped her from adversity in solitude.

But on the other hand, it makes it difficult for her to be free from the deep wounds of the past. Even when she just wants to talk to her cousin, she still can't.

( I just don't want to talk to anyone. How long have I been like this?

5, or 10. i don't know.

I don't want to look at anyone who hates me so much.

I couldn't even say anything since then, even to my cousin.

mother and father. Why can't I still say anything? )

Every time she's silent, always...

"Look out! "

She accidentally drops a large clay pot, causing her to lose her balance.

Luckily, the lavender flower pot could be caught easily by Damien, even though it left a slight wound on Damien's hand.

"Emily, don't push yourself. I know you still can't forget that incident. But you also have to know when to take care of yourself."

Even though she knew that Damien was worried, she couldn't speak.

"( Emily, as a doctor, and also your family, I will do my best to be able to heal you. ) well,

I'll take this little lavender to the patient first.

Can you water the flowers before breakfast together? I also have to treat this wound." said Damien

Damien knows that it's not easy for her to return to being a cheerful girl. Emily went through a lot after the fire incident. And not long after that, he finds Emily in worse condition, so he decides to take her to his residence, which has become a small clinic.

Whether she liked it or not, she just obeyed Damien's words and immediately watered the flowers.

roses, lavender, jasmine, marigolds, chrysanthemums, all kinds of flowers she watered.

Unfortunately, when she was about to water the lilies,

"Ah... you are the owner of this garden. Sorry but, will you let me sleep for a while... " Before

he finished speaking, they looked at each other.

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( You're just playing dares with girls.

But you're so weak and powerless against my punch. )

He shouts.

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Unfortunately, when she approached him, he actually fainted.

somehow, it made her hesitate to touch him, because some parts of his body had wounds such as cuts.

( Who is this guy? actually, what happened to him? )

it's been 4 hours since then.

and also, this was the third time Emily had visited the young man.

part of the young man's body may have been treated and also bandaged.

when she finished putting some lavender into the vase beside the young man, for some reason Emlily looked at him instead.

but when she tried to touch the young man's shoulder, a flash of dark memories returned to her.

the dark memory of when she was stoned by children for no apparent reason made her hands seem to stop moving for a moment.

unfortunately when emily turned around and rushed to the door, the young man finally opened his eyes and he could only move his hands as if he wanted to call Emily.

even so..

" emily, don't worry. he will wake up soon. You have done the best for him.

ah.. you awake! "

Damien immediately ran over to the young man who seemed to be forcing himself to sit down.

" You still have to rest first. or your wound will open again. " said Damien who was feeling worried.

" where am i? "

" don't worry. You are in my clinic.

I also still have to check your condition first. Your body is in an unstable state.

oh yeah, I forgot to introduce myself.

I'm Damien Kent.

what's your name? "

but instead he felt a pain in his head. strangely again, he even saw a small flash of memory on him, with the same situation, but in the rain.

he sighed for a moment. then..

" Brian.. Brian J. seth " he said in a weak voice.

" please to meet you, Brian.

oh.. you may have met my cousin earlier, huh?

she immediately ran and told me to treat you.

she sometimes comes here and also brings some lavender flowers to this vase.

i guess she's worried that you won't wake up, considering you're in pretty bad shape. " he said.

" your cousin? "

suddenly he remembered the quiet girl who brought the flower earlier.

" i see. "

" I will prepare warm porridge for you. After that, I'll go back to checking the bandages on your body.

I'm sure your sleep has made you hungry. "

The funny thing is, hearing the word hungry actually makes Brian's stomach growl.

it also made Damien laugh a little.

" don't worry. I won't be long. please rest.

and, uhm..

You can tell me later, about how you got like this. because if you look at the surface of your lips, and also a part of your weak body. I can assume that you had a bad experience for almost one day. "

how surprised he was that damien was able to find out his condition. but he considers it natural because as a doctor of course you must know the patient's condition.

" sure, i'll tell you later.

but i hope she will not hear this.

last time, the response is strange and her hands are shaking "

Hearing this, Damien was silent for a moment.

until..

" well, i'll tell you when the right time has come. deal? "

" deal. " he said nodding.

" good. now, excuse me! "

He knows that it's not easy to tell someone he just met.

because he had promised not to let his cousin fall further into a deep depression.

but on the other hand, he feels that this person named brian also experiences things that cannot be easily expressed.

For Brian, if he said what he went through that caused him to hurt so badly to someone he just met, what he would definitely think was, would that person feel scared, or would he feel sorry?

he was just not sure if the person would listen, and accept his condition once he had explained everything. because of one thing he didn't know, that he didn't remember anything about flashes of memory, and also why he was so able to survive even though he was in a weak condition and also full of wounds.

other than that, his attention was instead focused on the quiet girl.

( So you're Doctor Damien's cousin, huh? I hope that I really want to thank you too.

you are so silent, and you look like sad. But, why do I feel that I've met you before? and, why you was shaking just like that?

Well, there's so much I want to know, but maybe I'll find out later.

suspecting people who saved my life is rude for me. )

Unfortunately, he can only obey the words of a clinical doctor to rest until he is brought food, and also have to re-examine his body condition..

meanwhile, Damien was preparing warm porridge.

but Emily just sat there watching.

" I know I haven't eaten yet, Emily. but I can't ignore my patients. " he said.

He understands that Emily used to live with her parents in a small restaurant.

because at that time, he sometimes took the time to visit and also enjoy simple but delicious food. Unfortunately, he was last there exactly a week before the fire incident.

because the only memory he felt was that porridge was taught by Emily's mother.

" emily, get me a bowl and also a spoon over there, please! "

But when it comes to helping patients, Emily always wants to help.

Damien might be able to do anything, but he felt that he was forcing himself to be able to endure the dizziness caused by late eating.

even when he finished and immediately drove to Brian's room, he still continued to hold back his dizziness. even though emily is still following him.

After a while, they entered the room. but saw Brian was asleep.

but when Damien was about to put the porridge, it made Brian wake up.

" ah. you awake! I can only serve you porridge. I hope it matches the taste, considering your body has to digest soft food first. "

" thank you. "

while waiting for Damien to prepare a place to eat that can be used by Brian as long as he can't move his body, he looked at Emily for a moment.

even Emily saw Brian, though she was shaking and scared too.

until..

" Sorry that I haven't told you this before. thanks for helping me. I'm sorry to bother you. and also about the flower garden. " he said while bowing his head

hearing that, Emily just nodded while closing her eyes, and she just walked out of the room.

" uhm doc. "

" yes. "

" is she always silent, i mean.. Is it because I just said thank you to her? " he said surprised.

" eat this first. then we can talk, remember! ( something wrong with the way he remembers. ) "

" oh yeah. "

he let Brian eat the porridge first while waiting, while he also thought about Brian's condition earlier.

quite a long wait, and finally Brian finished the porridge..

" ok doc, i'm done. "

" good. Now, let me re-examine your condition as we speak. because you have to wait 1 hour to be able to lie back down to recover your body again. "

Even though Damien was still pushing himself, he still prioritized examining the patients he treated.

until..

" I don't know how to explain first. because what I remember is... "

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