Petal Plucker The Flower Shop Sisters

Chapter 1

Dear sister, remember when we were younger we quarrelled over everything. I remember when we fought over cookies and sweets…. How amusing it was(chuckle) and I remember you reading me bedtime tales and how you would kiss my forehead before lying close to me (giggles)… in your arms I felt a warmth I have never felt before.

We had numerous ambitions, I just wish we were enjoying these ambitions together.

Mama used to say that we were inseparable, she said we will always be together because our bond was so strong. Sister, I miss you every single day that passes, what happened? Where are you? how long do you want me to feel this despair and misery?

Sister just come back home, I’m lonely, I’m afraid, there Is no extraordinary world without you sister just come back home, please.

These are the words that I uttered every night, there are the desires that I logged for so many years until I realized that you never coming back but there’s still slight, little tiny hope in me that believes one day you will come back home but for the meantime, I will wait for you until you come back home.

My name is Berthine born in France in the city of Paris in 1982, I come from a long line of powerful women that battled hard to regain freedom and contentment but it all began with one woman who had enough strength to break the cycle of slavery in our family…THE LEE FAMILY

Pyongyang 1910

There was a prophecy that a girl would be born to the LEE family that would alter the future forever, of course no one acknowledged it as the years kept on passing until one day a loud cry of infants were heard. Born on the full moon, as the skies were full of constellations, surely this was it…

'Your so tiny and yet so adorable sweetheart' Ha-Eun declared as she looked at her tiny little baby, her gaze full of tears, has she attempted to stay awake but fails as she nears her eye’s with no strength left in her.

While all this was taking place right outside the room had a husband who couldn’t but be concerned, as he was filled with so much excitement he couldn’t hold back as he took a step forward and opened the door… “Ha-Eun is she alright?” Anxiety filled his eyes, “she is fine, just exhausted.” The midwife reassured him. Right next to his sleeping wife laid an infant, her eyes reminded him of his mother, he seized her in his arms and sang a cradle song that his mother sang for him while he was young.

As he gazed into her brown eyes, something came in mind 'That’s it.’ He let out ‘Chae-yeong, a stunning name for a gorgeous tiny little girl.’

Jin couldn’t be more happier, at that instant he knew he had to do whatever it was to protect the infant in his arms.

Right next door another baby had been born.

'Thank you Yoona for this extraordinary gift.' Jeong expressed hugging his wife.

'Thinking of a name I see.' Though exhausted Yoona notice her husband straggling to find a name for the new-born.

'You know me too well don’t you, what about… Bon-Hwa.' He let out while chuckling

'I love it.' Yoona said smiling.

This is the beginning of a tragic yet exquisite story of the two girls born on the same day.

10 years later

'Bon-Hwa, Bon-Hwa, Bon-Hwa!' Chae-Yeong called out to her cousin, the two girls are comparable to a point where if one got into trouble the other is too, the only dissimilarity is that Bon-Hwa is more mature, and presumes more dipper than a regular child would. Chae-Yeong on the other hand is immature and believes that the world is full of rainbows and butterflies.

'What is it?' Bon-Haw responded slightly annoyed, as she didn’t even bother looking at her cousin.

'Come on, it's quite tedious here, don’t you want to go outside and have fun, instead of reading?' Chae-Yeong said while playing around with her hair and moving her body left and right.

Of course, Bon-Hwa pretended not to be interested and continued to read her book.