There is a phrase that says 'nobody is perfect'. People always make mistakes. If they claim that they have never made a mistake, it means they are lying. Why? Because nobody is perfect. There must have been a time when they made a mistake without realizing it.
"Abort it! I don't want that kid born into my family!" a middle-aged man said to the young girl who was kneeling on the floor. She was crying while looking at the floor. Her head was spinning with thoughts and problems.
"I can't believe this. How could you do that, Areum? I sent you to school to make us proud, but what did you give us? Shame!" a woman said, glaring at the pitiful girl.
"I don't want to see you in this house. Take your stuff and get out of my house! I don't have a daughter like you!" the man said. The girl looked up at her father.
"Dad... Please. I don't--"
"Don't have a place to stay? Why don't you just go to that kid's father?" he said, not letting her finish the sentence.
The girl's mind was blank. She didn't know who the guy was that made her pregnant. She didn't remember at all. Only if she hadn't followed her friends that night and hadn't gotten drunk, this wouldn't have happened. Although she hadn't reached the legal age to drink, her friends forced her to do so at what she thought was a normal birthday party but turned out to be a wild one.
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She looks at the little girl in the kindergarten walking out of the gate. The little girl is just four years old and already knows how to talk even though she is too young.
"Mommy!" The twenty-year-old mother smiled at her daughter. Too young to be a mother but what should she do? She didn't want to kill an innocent baby.
She was thrown away from her family because of the pregnancy and she didn't have anyone to depend on. If she had the abortion she would be alone and it might haunt her forever because of the crime. She didn't want that to happen to her.
"Aww... I miss you, baby. How was your day? Did the teacher mad at you?" She asked the little girl while carrying her in her arms. The little girl hugged her neck and kissed her cheek.
"No. I'm a good girl. Miss Ji Eun said I'm a smart girl and she gave me a lot of candy. But I share with my friends." She said with a wide smile which made her mother chuckle while walking back home.
"You are a nice girl. So, how about we eat outside today?" The mother suddenly suggested. The little girl was happy to hear that.
"I want to eat Grandma's noodle soup. Let's go!" The little girl said happily while walking to the Grandma's noodle shop. The shop is not that far from the kindergarten.
After Areum was kicked out of her house, she found herself without a place to stay. She went to a hut in the park where she and her friend often hung out. Areum considered asking her friends if she could stay with them, but she was worried that their parents might not allow it, so she decided to ignore the thought. She stayed there for a few minutes before deciding to go to the sauna which is more safe to sleep.
There she was sitting alone until an old woman approached her. She was pity looking at the lonely girl and decided to talk to her. The old woman didn't have kids and her husband already died because of illness and she was lonely at home. Areum shares the problem with the woman and fortunately, the woman wants to help her. She was glad to meet the old woman. The old woman took her to her house and kept her accompany.
"Grandma! I'm here!" Areum let the little girl down and went to help the woman while the little girl ran to the woman. She crouched down and hugged the little one. She kisses the girl's cheeks and forehead.
