1975 October 27

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yes i'm thinking about you

"Hurry up, Hwayeonah." Hwayeonah's Mother hastily hushed her really tall, and only, daughter into the back of the small car black car that her elder brother, Seongsook, had bought for his Mother after finishing school overseas. The only body part that made her tall was her long legs, she could join many sports at school because of her long legs and thin arms. "Your father is coming back jail today and I want to surprise him."

Hwayeonah chuckled at her Mother's exciting words that came out of her thin lips, "Didn't you talked to him last week?" She crossed her legs causing her skirt to go down a bit, revealing little thigh skin. She buckled her seat belt, and looked out the window as her Mother turned on the car, the engine roared to life and took them slowly to the jail center that had her Father in. It was a long ride to the jail center outskit of Ulsan, Hwayeonah had fell asleep quickly as her Mother rambling about good behavior when they see her Father for the first time in years. Hwayeonah couldn't see her father since she was too little, but now at fifteenth years old; she is going to see her Father.

She didn't throw a fit when her Mother made her dress into a knee high skirt and a pale colored sweater, she was too lazy to dress neatly. Hwayeonah woke up when she heard her Mother press hardly against the brakes and the screeching of car wheels, she sat up and saw a police car had swivel right in front of them. The road was empty since it was night, but the shrinks of the wheels scrapping against the asphalt road had scared Hwayeonah into thinking that her Mother's horrible driving might get them into a life threating accident.

Hwayeonah's mother didn't say anything about what happened, but kept her hands tight around the steering wheel and sat up straight. Her eyes followed the police's car down the road until it took another streets. It wasn't going to the police station, but down the streets to find something that was causing crime. Hwayeonah's mother pressed down the gas pedal and pushed to car faster then the speed limit, Hwayeonah swore that she saw death for the first time when her Mother had pressed down the gas pedal. Her heart started to race down to the speed of the car as her Mother passed by two red lights and one stop sign.

"We are almost there, Hwayeon." Her mother gleefully said as she turned around to see Hwayeonah pale as hell with her hands tight around the selt belt. Hwayeonah was scared shitless when her Mother took a sharp turn, her body jerk to the side as the car slam straight down the road as a bullet. She started to feel unconsciously as her body felt a different tense in the air as they got closer to the police station. She started to hesitate to get off the car and just wait for her father in the car.

"When is Seongseok coming back?" Hwayeonah voice quivered as she asked her Mother, the car started to slow. Hwayeonah felt her stomach up her throat, she groans as the disgusting taste came to linger in her mouth.

Her Mother foot pounded onto the brake as soon as she found a parking space outside the police station that wasn't meant for the police officers. She turned off the ignition, and gazed at her daughter sitting in the back of the car about to lose it. "Who is Seongseok? Now you have a boyfriend? When did you get a boyfriend-"

"Seongsook!" Hwayeonah corrected herself.

Hwayeonah's mother didn't say anything else until she got off the car with her bag and the keys inside. She didn't open the door for her daughter. Hwayeonah had to do it for herself, but she didn't feel good enough to stand up. Her lunch was at stake of coming out the mouth. "Really? She has to leave me half dead in the car, and later scream at me that I was polite to meet my father? I saw hell with my own eyes with that driving."

Hwayeonah shut the car door, and felt quite hot from speaking to herself in the streets. She pushed the door open, and pushed it again. The door swung open by her Mother who dragged her inside and set her down on one of the seats. "You stay here and don't make yourself a fool like your Father and Seongsook. I don't need another disappointment in this family." Her mother disappered back into the front of the department to talk to a representative about the documents needed to be signed.

Hwayeonah wasn't ashamed of her Mother, but scared of her.

ain't nobody nice like you.

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