Bittersweet ≈ Seonghwa [NEW!]

Prologue: Fairytale or Nightmare?

As a child, I have always believed that I was blessed with so much.

When my mom found out she was pregnant with me, my dad left her. Yes, I was an accident and my mom was 17. She fled South Korea to avoid telling her family about the pregnancy. She fled to a place she knew noone would think of looking for her.

Thus, growing up with a single mom on the small island of Singapore wasn't easy for her and myself. The cost of living was really high, but we still got by with each other's love and support. I wouldn't have had it any other way.

Mom owned a small shop selling authentic korean products she handmade and I would help out everyday after school. Mom was a very shy and reserved lady so if any customer was rude and crude to my mom about the products, I was the one who would stand up for her and stand up for what's right.

It became a part of me that I am proud of. I would voice out the rights of each wrongs and I was never afraid to speak up.

On the day I turned 12, mom introduced me to a man whom she proudly called her boyfriend. Apparently he's korean too and he was a regular customer.

Of course, this never bothered me either even when they got married. Though I missed it being just the two of us, three can be a company too right?

This man who became my new dad was, nice. I guess. I mean-he treated my mom really well, he took care of her and even got my mom pregnant with my baby brother. He seems to like me whenever my mom is around but whenever she's down at the shop and it was just the two of us, I feel like we're complete strangers.

But for the sake of my mom's happiness, I just kept telling myself that, "Everything's going to be fine"

Or so I thought...