Through The Dark

chapter 1

It was a cloudy evening. Haeni Kim waited for her parents to return as she sat peeking from the window of her room. She lived in a bunglow. she liked it there, for it was far more spacious than an apartment, but she dreaded being in that house alone on cloudy, chilly and dark days. She continued staring at the lane that led to her house, which was lonely and quiet at the moment. Her jet black hair blew swiftly with the wind. Although she was shivering, she couldn't bring herself to close the window.

Just then, she saw her father's red car approaching the house. She heaved a sigh of relief. she didn't know why, but she felt uncomfortable being alone in the house. She ran downstairs to open the door. her father, mother and her older brother, Jay seemed in a happy mood. They'll never know how it feels to wait for them, she thought.

" Haeni, guess what ?Jay just won the interschool essay competition !! so we brought his favourite butterscotch ice-cream to celebrate.. comm'on, bring bowls and spoons for the ice-cream ....."
Haeni just smiled and went into the kitchen.

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