Broken Vow ( English version )

Chapter 3

This chapter is a flashback.. enjoy...

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His small body was trying to endure the pain that was gripping him. He knew exactly that if he screamed or cried, his father would beat him even more blindly. His family's situation worsened due to the IMF. He is indeed not a very rich family. But so far they have never lacked.

Jung Woo can feel it, how his father has changed over time. First his father started to be more silent, then he started drinking excessively, he began to gamble, and finally his father started to commit violence. Initially at his mother, and Jung Woo himself could only watch it in fear.

His mother finally gave up, she could no longer bear it all. Jung Woo was the one who found his mother's body hanging in her room, she chose to commit suicide. H IU s father? Instead of choosing to change, his behavior got worse.

Honestly, Jung Woo lives with fear all the time. Once he tried to run away, but somehow his father found him and beatings on his body,

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Jung Woo is lucky that he is blessed with a smart brain. Because of that he always got a full scholarship from his school. Jung Woo always tried to be a shadow, an invisible human in his school. Neither spoke nor made friends with anyone.

Until a girl comes in his life. Soo Kyung, the grandchild of the foundation owner Sejong. A cheerful girl with the most charming smile Jung Woo has ever seen.

Of course, Jung Woo doesn't always become friends with her. He tries to get Soo Kyung away from him. But the girl didn't seem to care. A kind and sincere Soo Kyung stretches out her hand and offers her friendship. No matter what happens to him, with all the talk going around.

Slowly, Jung Woo seems to find the only reason for him to endure all this. But Jung Woo realizes that the closer he is to Soo Kyung, the more he cultivates feelings for this girl. The feeling he should have brushed off, but he wondered if he didn't deserve to be happy?

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Time is running out and now graduation day has arrived in front of them. After this, Jung Woo has decided not to continue studying. He will work and then collect money, if there is enough he will leave his father.

Now Jung Woo and Soo Kyung are sitting in the school garden, "I will continue my studies. In France", the first sentence came out of Soo Kyung's lips.

"Of course, isn't that your dream? Then what about your grandfather?"

Soo Kyung shrugs her shoulders and says, "I don't know, Grandpa is just silent. But it can't be helped, I've been accepted into University de Nantes. You yourself? A smart student like you will definitely be accepted by various campuses, which one will you choose?".

"I will work first, raise money, then later will continue my studies". Jung Woo then gave something to his best friend, "congratulations on your graduation, take it easy I get it for free from my side job", he handed a small bouquet of Delphinium flowers to Soo Kyung. His best friend smiled, and thanked Jung Woo.

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For years, Jung Woo has received bad treatment from his father. He even planned to leave, he was getting older. However, his father's increasingly brutal behavior was coupled with his continuous gambling habit. Making Jung Woo also have to deal with loan sharks.

Several times the loan sharks made him lose his job. His body was often battered by the beatings of the loan sharks. With all of this, to be honest, Jung Woo really misses his best friend, who has now gone to her education.