Seven years ago
Jinho stepped out of the prison gates , it had been five years since his arrest and he was finally being released. He had been arrested at a gambling den when it had been raided by the police and had been sentenced to five years in prison. Now he was finally able to go home, he looked around most people were met by family members, but there was no one to meet him,he wondered where EunHa was he had written over the years so she knew where he was and his release date , so why wasn't she here had something happened? Was she sick? Was JongSuk sick ? All sorts of horrible images ran through his mind.Jinho headed to the bus stop and headed to his old neighborhood, it had been the same but everything looked the same from the stand that sold hotteok to the phone repair shop. Jinho remembered that JongSuk liked hotteok and he would usually buy some for him on his way home, EunHa seemed to hate when he did that,saying that he was spoiling him. The owner an elderly woman wasn't there,instead it was a young man around twenty years old, he looked up as Jinho approached. "Can I get two with red bean paste and honey?" The young man nodded and started making the dessert.
"What happened was the Ahjumma that used to work here?" Jinho asked as he was handed a bag filled with two hotteok ,he paid the young man.
"Oh my halmeoni unfortunately she passed away three years ago,I've taken over, how did you know my halmeoni I've never seen you." The boy asked.
"I've been away,but my son likes your halmeoni's hotteoks"Jinho explained, the boy bowed as Jinho headed off, he reached his old house and opened the gate heading inside, he knocked on the door and stepped back waiting after a few minutes the door opened,but it wasn't his wife that answered, he didn't recognize this woman, she was holding a baby on her hips and another one was strapped to her back, the woman opened her mouth to scream. Jinho stepped back holding up his hands palms out in a non threatening gesture. The woman stared at him half hiding behind the door and asked "W-who are y-you?"
Jinho bowed, "I'm looking for my wife and son, Park EunHa, I used to live here." He carefully reached for his ID card and handed it to the woman making sure he kept a safe distance so she wouldn't feel threatened. The woman looked at the card, then handed it back.
"They've moved,but I do have their new address in case mail accidentally gets sent here." The woman turned around and headed further into the house, she returned a few minutes later and handed him a paper.
"Why didn't you know your family moved?" The woman asked .
"I've been away" Jinho said,he thanked the woman
Jinho found the apartment, it was on the fourth floor, he wondered why EunHa had decided to move, he decided it didn't matter. She would probably explain why when he saw her. He rang the doorbell the door was yanked open and EunHa glared at him.
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A twist of fate:Protectors
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