Crazy over you

Chapter 18

Her eyes turned towards us as she caught me staring at her. She was wearing a pair of sunglasses so it was quiet difficult to see her face. I did not keep my eyes off her even when she spotted me I was still staring at her. "Eomma?" A whisper left my mouth unconsciously. "Mwo?" Hobi said as he pulled away from me.

I wasn't in my right state. I walked towards her "Eomma?" I screamed as I walked towards her. Hobi suddenly pulled me by my wrist. "Yah! stop going there" I blinked twice and then looked at the lady on the bench. I think he's right, she looks a bit young. But those actions, they---

== flashback===

"Eomma I am hungry" the little girl said as she ran to her mother looking out of the window with her hands resting on the window sill. She pulled her mother's frock twice. "Eomma I am very hungry" She looked down at the little girl who was sulking at her mother due to hunger.

She smiled at her before carrying her in her arms, "You see that flower right there?" she said pointing to the beautiful rose in the garden. "Ne eomma that's the rose" "Now will you bring it for me?" "Ask eun byol, she is downstairs" 

"But I want my Cho-hee to get it" "But eom--" "Go!" she said as she raised her voice at her making her flinch.

She quickly got down from her mother's arms and went towards the garden. She plucked the rose carefully from the bush, she looked up at the window to see her mother grin at her from above. 

She went upstairs and gave the rose to her mother. She lift her daughter by her waist and placed her on the bench. She dragged a chair and sat in front of her. "What are you going to do with this eomma?" "You'll see, now pluck the petals one by one" "But the flower is beautiful" "But beautiful things have to die one day death is inevitable"

She did as she said, she plucked the petals one by one as her mother caressed her hair and looked into her daughter's soft face. After she plucked all the petals she gave the stem to her mother. 

"Now prick you're skin with the thorn on the stem" "But it pains" "Just do it" "Eomma I am hungry let's eat" "I said do it!" she raised her voice. "Noo!!" "Look it's gonna be ok" She stopped shouting and looked at her mother. 

She took the stem and brought the thorns close to her daughter's tiny delicate hands. She slowly pricked her skin and a drop of blood came from her finger. "Ouch" 

"See this? it is caused because of the beautiful flower that you picked from the garden. A beauty has it's own downside. Just like the moon which does not produce it's own light, the rose has thorns on them inspite of being so beautiful. My daughter you're the most beautiful and precious girl ever, even the moon would be envious of you"

"So does it mean that I have a downside too?" her daughter asked with curiosity.

She laughed at her question and said, "Since you're very beautiful, you have a huge downfall and wanna know what it is?" She nodded her head. "You don't belong here" "But you're my mom" 

"Yes I am indeed you're mom but I never considered you as mine" The young girl was too naive to understand what her mother meant. "But you are beautiful too, does that mean you have a downfall too?" 

An evil smirk grew on her face. She grabbed the back of her neck and brought her face close to hers. She tightened the grip on her neck. "Eomma It hurts" "You'll see" she said as she laughed in an evil way. 

=== back to the present ===

Hobi shook my shoulder. "Are you ok?" "Mwo? ahh yes I am ok" "Let's go home" The lady signalled Hobi to come to her. "Wait here, he said as he went towards the woman