Meet again - Jinjoo

MA - 2

I trembled in fear. I was hiding behind this enormous tree because people might see me. I'm not even familiar with the place, I don't know the people either. I'm just a 6-year-old kid..! I want my eomma and appa!!

I sobbed and I sobbed. These tears won't stop.. I just want to go home, I don't want to be here alone anymore.

Where's my mommy? Where's my daddy too?

It's almost night time.. I want to sleep and hug them tightly.

As much as I try not to cry.. it just won't s-stop!

I continued crying, waiting for my parents to come and find me. But I heard a scream! And when I looked up, she was staring at me with those sparkly eyes. A little girl like me! She seemed to be taller though.. she's also.. very pretty.

I'm not alone anymore but..

I cried again when I remembered I don't know who she is! I'm still lost! I want my parents!!

But the moment she talked and smiled at me. I accepted her hand. Somehow, I felt safe and it was like I've been saved! like those fairy tales my dad tells me!! She looks like a princess too!

She brought me back to mom and dad. She was smiling at me the whole time and she was so pretty.

I'm really happy and excited when she shouted that she'll see me tomorrow.

She also allowed me to call her unnie! While she calls me Yuding. It sounds cute! Like me of course!!

Unnie.. Minju unnie. I smiled because that name of hers kept repeating on my mind. I'm happy to meet Minju unnie.. I hope to be with her for a long long time! And finally I went to dreamland with my parents hugging me tightly.

And oh! I woke up and realized I dreamt of her! We were playing around, Minju unnie was protecting me!!

After months of being friends of her, she takes care and always protect me! Even to those little girls who pushed me to the ground and called me bad things! When I got wounded by playing at the playground, she would blow the pain away and piggyback me back home!

We would swing by the tree and she would tell me stories! I think she'll replace appa from being the best story teller.. hihi.

And also she would always show me her brightest smile when I feel sad and give me my favorite candies! Unnie also gives the warmest hugs!

Minju unnieee is the best!!

She's the kindest and prettiest girl in the worldddd!! and one day when I grow up, I'll return the things she did to me! I'll treat her the best I can!

I'll be the one who'll protect her! I'll take care of her forever and everrrr!!!

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~ 13 years later

The sound of the alarm woke up the girl who's still peacefully sleeping. Hugging her pillow tightly and didn't bother to be disturbed by the noisy repeating sound. She faced the other side of her bed and was going to sleep again when she heard the voice of her mother outside her room.

"AHN YUJIN!!!" That made her stood up.

One of the scariest human beings in the world.. her mom might be one of those. She wouldn't want her mad.

"Yes eomma, I'm awake!!" The girl shouted, even half asleep.

Yujin scratched her head before turning off her alarm and heading to the bathroom. Another day of dreaming. Dreaming those memories of a happy past.