One more time

Chapter 3

DAHYUN'S POV

My mother died when I was 2 years old. I can't remember anything about her but the things my dad told me about her. I don't know how her voice sounded or how her hair smelled or how the lines furrowed her forehead when she was mad. I never listened her laugh, never felt her arms hugging me or anything like that. I guess it is because I was too little, I can only remember dad. I can't say I miss her because I think I never truly met her besides the pictures I see of her.

But I can't tell that in front of dad. That would make him sad. She was really beautiful. I actually resemble her: I'm just as pale as she was and my face has her same features. Dad must remember her every time she sees me. He did her best while being a single parent. My dad is very loving and kind so it didn't last long until he met someone special.

He remarried when I was 4 and her wife was very tender and nice to me. She had a daughter, a girl older than me. Because we were young and quite innocent at that time, I think we naturally grew up attached to each other. We never think badly of each other, we never acted weird around the other and we grew up having a strong bond. Of course, we aren't related by blood but I can say proudly that they are my family. She is my mom and she is my older sister. No one can tell me otherwise. I love them so much. Even though my sister lately... has been troublesome.

Anyway, when I was 8, my good friend Chaeyoung told me she was going to have an older sister but I couldn't believe it. It wasn't like she was a liar, in fact, Chaeyoung had never lied to me or anyone else as far as I knew. It was just too surprising to hear something like that. After all, her parents weren't divorced or widowed like the situation I had at home. Chaeyoung explained to unnie and me that her new sister was Japanese and that she would come at the end of the year. Unnie asked why was she Japanese and Chaeyoung replied that it was a secret. Jihyo-unnie kept thinking about it but said nothing.

I was really curious and excited just as Chaeyoung. She was very happy and kept talking about how she and her mom went to buy a bunk bed for them to sleep in her bedroom (because now she had to share it).

Chaeyoung went home and mom called Jihyo-unnie and then called me. She asked us about what Chaeng has told us. Unnie told her and mom sighed, looking troubled. She explained us the reason Chaeng was getting a sister. It wasn't a happy one as I though. I didn't understand why Chaengie was so happy knowing about this. Or she didn't knew it?

Mom told us to be nice and befriend this new girl because she was having a rough time. I'm sure unnie thought about it before mom told us to and I just nodded, reassuring I would. I was young at that time but I knew her situation was not okay. Probably my face said it all, I've always been an open book when it comes to my emotions, or so people say. Mom hugged me and I looked at her. She smiled at me and I felt so warm. I didn't know how she did it but I felt safe. I hugged her tighter. Jihyo-unnie came to us and hugged me too. I couldn't imagine losing them both. And my dad. And then moving to another country where no one understand me no matter what I said. It was so painful that the thought made me cry. Unnie caressed my back while hugging me. Mom smiled sadly and told us to be strong.

After the talk, I kept feeling uneasy. I wanted to tell unnie about this but before I could, she told me to go to her bedroom. Jihyo-unnie tends to overthink, even since we were kids. Her face had a grimace that made me laugh, even if that wasn't her intention. I couldn't lie and told her about what I thought. She patted my head and smiled. She felt the same. We slept together that night and I felt secure with her by my side. We both wanted to take care of this girl and make her feel happy again. We wanted Chaengie to be happy too. It was going to be hard but dad said that we must endure an unpleasant path before walking on a flower path. And I wanted to walk on a flower path along with my friends.

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Hello! I just realized that I wrote chapter 3 on Chaeng's part but it's a mistake I already fixed. Anyway, this chapter is too short so I'm going to publish another one in a pair of minutes ^^

I hope you are enjoying the story so far, I promise next chapters are going to be longer! You see, as I keep rewriting I add some stuff and slowly the original story is changing. I think things are going to an unexpected path but we will see... I would like you to comment! It would be great to know there is someone in there interested in this XD