I'm Breaking

Bonus - Part 2

Author PoV

"Hey, dad, Junghan, I'm home!" she said in front of the mirror then sighs. "God, why did I have to come home?"

She put on her lip tint and placed it in her bag. After doing so, she looked at herself again in the mirror, fixing her hair and make-up. 

Quickly, she grabs her black pencil skirt and inserts her blouse in it. Again she looked at the mirror, rubbing her palm on her blouse to clean the creases out. 

She was fairly tall, around 174 cm, her hair was long black that reached around her waist, her skin complexion was fair, and her facial features were sharp. 

At one glance of the young girl, everyone would be amazed by her. Not only does she have her beauty, she's a very smart girl and very kind. Her smile resonated her soul. 

It was like, she was perfect. 

After one last glance at the mirror, she takes a deep breath and grabs her bag then goes out of her room. 

She entered the black van service that her brother requested from their father. It was surprising that she was late, knowing that she's very prompt. 

Maybe it's because she came home at around 1 in the morning from her flight. Or maybe it's because the weather feels colder in Korea rather than in Boston, USA. 

Today was her brother's graduation ceremony, and she wanted to attend if she didn't sleep through her alarms, she could've. Instead of watching the ceremony, she decided to attend Junghan's lunch celebration. 

She looked at the blue sky that is shining upon Seoul. Her eyes remembering the bitter memories she has here. Her heart reliving the time where permanent scars appeared. 

She sighed. 

Her phone rings, and she checked who it was.

Aunty Jennie. 

The only person in the world who would actually believe her. Jennie was the one who comforted her when her mother and father would not understand her. Though she does have a little kid, Jennie always finds ways to take care of Jiyoon. 

She was like a second mom to her.

"Jiyoon-ah? Yeobuseo?" Jennie asked. 

"Aunty, what is it?" she replied. 

"Did you really come home? Where are you?"

Jiyoon smiled, "I'm heading to Junghan's lunch."

"Are you sure, Jiyoon? You want to see your dad after 5 years?"

"I'll be fine, but thank you for worrying about me, aunty."

"Call me if you need some more time and space away from him, okay? I'll pick you up any time, okay?"

"Arasseo."

"I'll hang up now, take care, Jiyoon."

"Alright, aunty."

Jennie ended the call, and Jiyoon felt reassured.

Why did she leave Seoul? Why did she study abroad? She could've just studied in Korea, like what any other normal student would do.

It was simple. 

Because in Seoul, she was miserable. 

It started when Junghan turned 5 or 6 years old. Everybody was so excited for him to start his special tutoring classes. He started to learn English, Japanese, Swedish, Chinese, Spanish and French.