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"Yoona! It's been a while." mister byun said, bringing my attention back to him.
"it has." i said, nervously. why was he here?
"If you're wondering why I'm he-"
"Dear! It must be cold, so come back inside quick!" another voice said from inside the house.
mister byun then took my hand and led me inside.
the once cold house i always had known, was now warm.
"You've met Mr.Byun before, right?" and it turns out that the voice came from-
"mother?" i unconsciously uttered, and my hands flew to cover my mouth when i realized my mistake.
and to my surprise she started laughing.
"Oh dear, look at how she's shaking, she must be cold." mother laughed, walking beside mister byun, gently slapping his arm. mother's jaw visibly clenched, and her gaze grew toxic at me.
i wasn't shaking because of the cold, but because this was the first time she's ever acted this way.
mister byun chuckled, and got a nearby blanket from the couch, wrapping it around me, before picking me up.
this blanket was mother's, it being the softest thing we had in the house. i was permitted from even looking at it, yet mister byun?
"mister byun. why are you here?"
i couldn't help but ask.
he set me down on the couch, near the now-lit fireplace.
"You see Yoona, I just happened to have known-"
"Baekhyun was a childhood friend of mine! We grew up together!" mother swooned.
"He's come back from the city once he found out that I, still lived here. He's here because," she wrapped her arm around his arm.
"He said he missed me!" mother sighed, dreamily.
"And she has invited me to stay here during my visit. You'll be seeing me alot more, Yoona!" mister byun beamed, getting out of mother's hold, to which she frowned, kneeling in front of me.
"I'll be sure to protect you from all the bad people." he promised, taking my smaller hands into his large ones.
