Going Down Memory Lane

Life is so cruel!

Areum's POV
After that incident I ran to the bathroom. Lia must have saw me because she came running into the bathroom as well. "What happened?! Why are you crying?! I thought you were sick?!" She was bombarding me with questions. I answered each one not wanting to tell her what EXACTLY happened. She understood and stopped asking questions and comfort me.

After school I went home. "Mom wanted to tell me something? Wonder what is it?" I said as I walked inside the house. "Areum? You home?" Mom came out of the bathroom while tying her hair. "I'm here! You said you wanted to talk!" I say as I hug her. "Yes! Maybe later when I come home! Okay?" She said as she put on her shoes for work. "Okay!!!" I say. She kissed my forehead and went somewhere. I then did my homework and slept. I woke up to the sound of the front door closing. I checked who was it. It was Dad!!! I ran and jumped to hug him. He hugged me tightly. "Welcome home daddy!" I say while giving him a peck. My dad worked as a lawyer in America. I look behind and saw my younger brother. "Hey Ahn!" He is only two years younger which meant he was 15. I also have a sister AhRa. She is 20 and she is in college in America. Only me and Mom live in Korea. Ahn stays with dad in the states. I have to mix Korean and English together so he'll understand. I been to America before. I usually stay for a few months since my mom was working as a travel agent for one of the best travel companies. She doesn't move around the world a lot but she goes out once in a while. "I'm here!!!" Said a elegant voice. "UNNIE!!!!" I saw her at the door with some luggage. We hugged. We haven't seen each other since my birthday 2 years ago. She had changed a lot! She had black hair with blonde highlights. She wore crop tops and shorts. I led her to where we were. "AhRa! Your here!" These are the moments I hate most. Since AhRa is pretty and she is smart she is loved by everyone. Once she enters the picture everything is about her. She knows I am left alone so she was always there for me when Kookie wasn't. I love her but sometimes I hate when people a sooooo dramatic around her.

We finally get settled. And mom starts to talk. "I want you to know we love you guys so don't overreact! Please..." She says. We (the kids) look at each other with confusion. "Your all adopted!" Mom says. "WHAT?!" We say in sync. "All of you are siblings but we took care of you since this day!" Dad says. "T-Then where is our mom and dad?" Ahn says. "T-They're gone..." They look down. "Then who are you guys?" I ask. "Your... Aunt and Uncle...." They say in sync. "Your parents loved you all so much! AhRa was 5, Areum was 2 and Ahn was going to be born that month your parents died. They were coming home from a business trip. AhRa and Areum were with us since we were babysitting. It was a rainy day and your parents were almost home when a drunk man hit them. You father had major injuries and died from it while your mother got to the hospital on time but gave out too soon. Only Ahn survived. We are soooo sorry of keeping all this a secret but we knew you guys should know when the time was right..." They explained. "No! It was the wrong time to tell! Maybe you shouldn't even have told us!!! I feel so guilty!!! I feel like I killed my own mother and father!!!" Ahn ran upstairs into my room. AhRa was now storming out the house. 'Should I go to AhRa or Ahn?!' I panicked. I ran upstairs to Ahn who was crying hard. I hugged him so tight. AhRa then came into my room and hugged is as well. Life Is So Cruel!!!!!