Dandelion

Chapter 13

                                                                                      Adopted

I watched the sun going down from my balcony, feeling a bit nostalgic as the sky got filled with rich warm colors. It was the first time that I was watching it so far from home yet it still looked as beautiful.

However, it was not able to give me the same feeling that it would, when I was to be observing t from the balcony of that old Villa which now has become also the last place I visited while still in my body. The place I thought  I left my last breath in. Yet here I am, in a building so luxurious in comparison to it with a view way more majestic someone might claim. How come that I would still prefer going to that villa. I could almost dare to say that I missed it.

I used to go there every night and now it felt like ages that I didn't step in it. That I didn't inhale the dusty air and neither heard the cricking sound of the rusted doors which I would open. The sound of the curtains dancing in the wind almost had started fainting in my memory. Why? It had only been some days. Why am I longing for it so much?

Was there a possibility that the dandelions would dry out now that no one could go look after them? I hope it rains soon so they will not wither. Those red dandelions had been there since the first time I had visited that place. Who must have watered them before me, was something I never questioned as I thought of them as wildflowers, and maybe they were wild enough to survive without me so I had no reason to worry about that.

Seriously Amelia, from all the things that you have looming over your head you choose to go and worry about the flowers? The least important of them all? Why am I like this? I exhaled as I felt a bit foolish for an instant. I had someone who had killed me and someone who is after the life of the woman who's body I am occupying. I had three men around me which I can't seem to fully trust for the life of me and a career that someone worked hard and literally handed it to me in a plate which I must have shaken a bit with my morning outing today. I had so many more things worth worrying about, yet here I was.

Ah, forget it. I won't die from stress. I didn't even get to live anything from this life yet. I won't do the same mistakes I did in my previous one. I won't fall into the same trap again. 

I took a deep breath and decided to get back inside only to notice that the doorbell was ringing. I had not heard it while I was outside on the balcony but inside it was loud enough. I closed the door behind me in a hurry and rushed towards it, halting once before it to take a look at who it may be and to my surprise, it was none of the people that momentarily had crossed my mind, probably because Tian, Elia, and Ren were the only people I knew of and as such the only ones I would be expecting.

Instead, there was a woman out there. Short dark hair and a yellow shirt under her long coat. Who could she be? Definitely someone Zein knows, otherwise, why would she ring the bell so confidently and persistently. I decided to open up either way as she didn't see that she could be of any harm.

"Hello-"

"Finally! You brought your lazy ass to open the door. "She said before she pushed me and made her way inside making me quickly close the door and follow her, with the intention of stopping her from getting any further. This was supposed to be my apartment after all.

"Hey, hey, hey. You can talk from where you at." I managed to block her way with my body right before she was to enter in the living room, and the woman halted her steps, throwing me a surprised look.

"What? Are you serious? Hey, I know that we don't get along but this is no right way to behave with your Sister."She glared at me and I lowered my arms which had spread wide to stop her.

Damn, Zein had a Sister, I recall reading about that on the internet but I didn't quite catch her face. I need to save this.

"I was just joking, haha, of course, there would not be any way I would leave you standing there. Here, take a seat. Want me to bring you something ?"I smiled at her, trying to be as warm as possible even though I wasn't sure if their relationship was of this kind. It's hard to distinguish when it comes to siblings, they fight out of love and are nice out of love, they are mean out of love and caring out of love. You just can never tell unless you are involved and I definitely wasn't.

I had never had a sibling either so assuming at first glance would be something that it might be better if I don't do. For now, being proper will do.

"Hey, don't behave like this, you are making me want to puke." I guess they are in the mean love then. Good to know.

"Anyways, why are you here?" I changed my facial expression to an annoyed one and took my seat on the couch at a distance from her.

"I saw you all over the internet. You sure are taking too much attention this days and I came to remind if you possibly forgot." She replied, standing up from the seat she had just taken, one of her gloves which she took of, resting in one hand, while the other roamed in her bag in search of something.

"Dad said to give you this. You better get your act together." She added, throwing an envelope at the couch before she left her eyes lock with mine. A gaze that made me wonder if there was any love at all in this relationship between them.

She turned around and left without even waiting for me to say anything, however, I was not much bothered by that. Once I heard the front door closing again, all I did was take out my phone and search to find her name. I needed to remember that since she was supposed to be my sibling. Seriously if anyone was to quiz me in things related to Zein's life I would come of as someone with amnesia or something. I need to do some studying otherwise I am done.

It took me some seconds to have the result of what I wanted. Choi AeRa, a political advisor currently working by the side of the Ministry of Education. She sure has a high post and definitely a  busy schedule yet she took her time to come to see me. Should I be thankful or bothered?

I left my phone aside and took hold of the envelope she left me, opening it carefully only to be met with a bunch of papers which just by looking at them, felt like a bother to read them all. Nonetheless, I gave a look as I wanted to know what were they talking about and as I did so, I couldn't help but be left in shock.

They were documents that spoke of an adoptation. ZeIn was adopted? The public knew that she was born in the well kept Choi family and was the oldest daughter, along with the public thought so too. It was one of the assets that added to her perfect successful image. Born rich and talented. From a princess to a queen of the Tv screen she had went. Success was in her blood, they claimed. 

Why was she giving me these papers now though?  Warning me to behave at that. Was she threatening me to make this fact public? That could not be as that wouldn't cause much harm to Zein. It would be a shock yes but in no way would make her look bad in anyone's eyes. I would say that it would actually make her look better. An orphan made it so high, it was inspiring and heartwarming to me. It almost made me want to hug myself.

Maybe the threat laid somewhere else, however...Were they trying to say that they will disown her? Deleting her from the family register now that the Choi family was really well kept off, sure could bring some economical damage to her. What were they that they were asking of her exactly in exchange of keeping her under their family name? Great, oh so great, one more thing to worry over.

I can't mess her life up, I have to be careful, especially now that I know that she probably didn't have it easy. This wealth around me had a price and she paid for it. It's unfortunate she couldn't enjoy it further but the least I could do to respect her soul was probably to keep everything standing and not let her payments go to waste.

 I will do better. I will win over anyone that tries to mess this life of mine. I will guard this chance, with all I got. I, Amelia Lee, will be my own Knight.