Rain in Our Hearts

Unforgettable Past

Chapter 6: Unforgettable Past

Sometimes there are things in our past that we never forget, but wish all our lives that we could. There are many things about my brother that I wish every day weren’t a part of who he was. I wish he was the kind of older brother who would make you happy, instead of giving pain. Unfortunately, Dong Bae was not a kind brother. When I was younger, I was gullible, and I didn’t understand alot of things. I didn’t really listen to the rules of house, and my brother got angry at me all the time. Not just yelling, no. He hit me, alot. My parents didn’t care, and my friends at the time never even noticed if I had bruises, or scratches. I got older, and I tried to follow every single rule and curfew I ever had, I stopped hanging out with my ‘friends’ so that I could finish my homework, but I still ended up getting hit by Bae. I told my mother once, but she laughed and said I was lying.

“Mom, Bae hits me! I follow the rules, the curfews, I do my homework, and he still gets angry. What am I doing wrong?” I’d asked her, sad from always being sore.

“Kim Yoona! Don’t make up lies, your brother loves you, he’d never hit you. You do so many things wrong, you’re not any daughter of mine. Leave Mom alone now,” she’d replied, with a cold expression frozen on her face. I went up to my room and I cried for hours. When I heard Bae’s voice call me from the stairs, I opened my window and climbed out. I ran until I couldn’t breathe anymore. I was by the river, and there was a bench nearby. I went over, and sat on it. I’d gotten in so much trouble for that. Dong Bae was the only one in that house that noticed I was gone. He was really angry that I’d ran off, and he grounded me for the rest of that year. It didn’t matter, I didn’t have a life with him around anyways. I was sixteen, and I felt like I was going to suffocate if he stayed much longer. He left the house in the summer. That was one of my happiest days ever. I was free.