ELUSIVE

THE REUNION

Feeling so excited, Yerin run to her house and open the main door without bothering to close it back. Such a dangerous decision. She went straight to the kitchen where her mother usually be to tell her about the good news.

"Mother, mother! I have a good news!" Yerin said excitedly, grabbing her mother's attention. Her mother stop cutting the vegetables and turn to face Yerin. "I got a job! I got the job as florist! I got a job!" Yerin said jumping in joy. Her mother smiled till the ears, feels happy for Yerin as she finally got a job after went through numerous interviews in the town.

"Congratulations, my daughter. I'm so happy for you." her mother, Mrs.Chaewon said while hugging Yerin tightly. "Thank you, mother. Finally i can help you. You can get more rest now. Let me take care of the finance." Yerin said dearly.

It has been almost 1 year and few months after she graduated and moved back to Incheon. Her mother got a work as the caregiver at the It's Okay Hospital, a psychiatric hospital but due to the poor payment, her mother decided to take another part time job as a maid. Yerin felt so sad that she couldn't help her mother and finally now, she can let her mother rest and let she take care of their living expenses now. Besides, she's 20 now, old enough to contribute to her mother.

"Don't think like that. I'm enjoying my work. Everyone is very nice to me. Let's manage the expenses together, okay?" Mrs.Chaewon said while pinching Yerin's cheek. The two of them enjoyed their lunch while giggling and talks about their future plan.

"Let me walk you to the hospital, okay?" Yerin didn't bother waiting for her mother to reply because whatever her mother's answer would be, she'll always walk her to the hospital. But she's not yet walked her mother to her new work place where she works as a maid.

"Speaking of my work place, i think i met your friend at my new work place as a maid." Hearing that, Yerin stop spooning her soup, it felt like the time has stop, Yerin froze. "I think it was Eunha, the one you are always with at high school."

"Mother, i thought we both agreed to start a new life." Yerin said, giving her mother a cold look. "Like father did, we have to show him that we're also able to move on and live our life happily too." Yerin insisted.

"I know, but it's not wrong if you wanna say hello to Eunha, i guess? She's your friend." Mrs.Chaewon convinced Yerin while giving herself a spoonful of the white rice. Hearing that, Yerin went speechless, not knowing how she should react right now. Over the pass year, Yerin admit that she had cut all of her relationship with her friends, Taehyung and Eunha. She thought that Eunha was already in deep trouble, so she don't want to troubled Eunha thinking about her problem. As for Taehyung, he is a great friend she ever had, he had helped her a lot, so Yerin thought she should learn to deal with her problem by herself and shall not troubled Taehyung anymore. She knew, if she told Taehyung and prevent him from giving a hand of help, Taehyung will disagree and insisted on wanting to help her.

Her father's last wished also kept bothering her a lot. He had asked her not to tell anyone about what had happened to their family, not to even one soul. Mr.Jung said he's shamed enough to have her as his daughter. Which really hurts her very much. The day where she saw her father for the last time came again, pulling her to the past.

It was right after her brother funeral, Yerin was left alone at his brother's grabe while Mr and Mrs Jung already left there. Yerin went home with taxi after letting out her longing and wailing to her one and only brother. When she arrived home, she saw a lot of bags and luggage being thrown away at the front door. Yerin frowned, not knowing what is happening.

Soon, her father and her mother who is drenched in tears while holding her husband's arm coming out from the door.

"Get out from my house! A murderer doesn't deserve to step into my house!" Mr.Jung yelled, pointing his finger to Yerin and showed her the gate.