Missing Fall-se

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Two pairs of eyes lock in each other with silence between them. Tears are no longer forced to escape from their home, but the saddest smile that was supposed to be kept forever was shown for the first time in front of the eldest.

"You are not going anywhere"

Even if things turn as what I expected them to be, the death of me will always be waiting for my absence in this world.

That's why... "Let me do what I can do... I have no time" Soogun says which surprises the eldest. She knew why he reacted that way, he must have thought the same words Mama said to him. When he knew he couldn't do anything to help them. To save them.

I will keep on walking, without turning back. I swore to protect all of you, with my life.

Soogun turns her back to Jin and walks through the opened door, leaving him frozen in his place.

As soon as she drives far enough from Seokjin's house, she receives a call from someone very important in her life. The woman who helped her to get out from her past, who took care of her until she met the seven men that became part of her life.

"Mama, I'm on my way" Soogun tries to cheer up her voice, masking the emotional girl from earlier.

[I'm worried about him, how is he? I can't believe I lied to him] She feels guilty when she heard her Mama feeling the same way. "You told him the truth, Mama. But you delivered it so well that he thought all of those were lies. I'm sorry, you shouldn't be part of this" but you were already part of it when you entered my life.

[I'm fine! I know you wanted to talk about what happened, I'll see you later]

She still nods even when her Mama can't see her. She hangs up the call but another unknown number flashes on her phone.

"Hello?"

She is about to end the call when she hears nothing from the other line. She tries to call out twice and the other line finally responds.

[Soogun-ie] it was a voice of a woman

"Eomma? Is this you?"

The woman she thought her Eomma doesn't respond for a few seconds and clears her throat before she speaks. [Where are you? I'm waiting here] the woman said in hangul.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Soogun also responds in hangul. Thankfully, she can still speak their language as she always has a call with her Eomma when they moved out from South Korea.

[Your place before. I'm with Ms. Ahn Ji Woo] Ahn Ji Woo? Mama?

"You're here? Since when? You didn't tell me"

[I miss you so hurry up here. I miss my lovely daughter] Soogun chuckles but later fades away after their call. She doesn't know what to react. Taehyung's mother is here. After how many years, I'll be seeing her again.

It takes her almost an hour to arrive at her place. The place when she was still young, where their family was still strong and happily living together. The house is now renovated after years of being left burned in the fire. Soogun decided to keep the place and restore its state with new designs for her Mama.

Five days before Christmas, Soogun picked up her phone and called her Mama.

"Mama, did you pack all your things now?"

[Yeah I'm done. Where are you taking me?]

Mama was sitting at her coffee table with her other hand holding the phone near to her ear. [To your new home, Mama]