falling back for ex • suayeon

14.

"so why did you end up on the streets? where's your parents?" i asked her and prepared the first aid kit since i saw that there's a lot of cuts on her legs and her arms, there's also bruises and it gave me hints that she got abused by someone, i even saw her busted lip.

"my dad always hurts me.. so i ran away from home. My mom isn't there so i have no one else to tell.." she mumbled and sniffed, i hummed and put an ointment on her cuts then bandages after.

"where's your mom?" i asked, then put some ice pack on one of her bruises. She looked down so i stopped and looked at her, "my mom left.." she said, i felt a pinch on my heart as i heard those words slipped from the little kid's mouth. I remember when i was still young like her, we're on a same both. I let out a sigh and patted the kid's head for comfort, she looked at me with her teary eyes.

"i'm sorry to hear that kid, what matters now is you're safe with me" i said with a sly smile, she didn't speak.. i hummed "by the way, what's your name?" i asked, she blinked a few times, "what's.. a name?" she asked me, eh? what the fuck? she doesn't know what a name is? "you don't know your name?" i asked, she nodded. I let out a sigh, "are you going to keep me with you?" she asked, i smiled and nodded. I can't stand seeing young people being abused by their parents, it's a nightmare that they can't surely forget.

"from now on, your name is Gahyeon and you can call me.. mom" i said, all of sudden she embraced me. I blinked a few times before i hugged her back, i caressed her hair with a sly smile.

"don't you worry now, you're safe with me and i won't let anybody hurt you" i added, she pulled away from the hug and showed me a smile. She has a sweet smile, she's really beautiful. "yes mom"

My smile became wider as i heard that, my heart softens. She's a good girl.  i noticed that she's feeling cold so i let hee wear one of my hoodies, it might be big for her but the most important thing is she's feel warm, i also told her to sit on the dining table's chaid so we would eat some ramyun and know each other better.

"you know what. when i was still a kid, i experienced what you've experienced to your dad" i said and let out a bitter smile, she stopped from eating, "why?" she asked, "should i tell you my story then?" i asked with a chuckle after, she nodded. I let out a deep breath, she's a kid and i'm sure she'll forget this when time passes by. I never opened up with anyone though, i think i should trust Gahyeon.

"when i was 6 years old, my mom also left me in my dad for other man. I thought living with my dad is great since i knew him as a good man but it turns out, i am wrong. He always beats me up when he's drunk so i choose to ran away from home like you did, to save my own life and not die on his arms. I end up on the streets and luckily, there's a rich couple who adopted me so i was thankful, they had a son but we had a good relationship towards each other since he also wants a sibling. His name is Joon Woo and he's a good man like our parents, we were once a really really happy family. But sadly, our parents died when i was 13 years old because of a car crash, Joon Woo was with them when it happened but good thing he survived.. but had a crictical damage on his head-" i stopped for a bit when i felt my throat slowly feeling pain because of holding back my tears. It's really sad reminiscing the bitter sweet past i had.

"Joon Woo also died when i was 15 so i became a loner and lived alone, with the wealth they left for me. I studied but i lack of money paying the bills and also my school finances so i became a working student, life was hard and good thing it's a bit better now" i said and showed her a smile, pretending that it doesn't hurt inside. She hummed and went down on her seat then hugged me again for the second time today, tears flow in my eyes.

"Gahyeon.." i mumbled, she rubbed my back for comfort. "everything's gonna be fine mom" she said, i suddenly cried and hugged her back. I think this kid is such a blessing to me.