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thirteen

            Hundreds kilometres away from them, Sehun was spending his Christmas with a surprise from his mother. At the living room, they sat down. Their mother, the woman Sehun hasn't seen for years, was sitting beside a man he has never seen before.

            Three days before, when they got to China, Sehun was very excited to see his mom. As he saw her at the airport, he couldn't help but embrace her. She hugged him tightly too. Sehun did his best to restrain himself from crying. His heart was going to explode.

            On their way to his mother's house, they had a great time talking and telling stories. His mother was sure fond of Daeun, she even teased them to get married already. Sehun was so happy, but when they got to the house, his smile turned upside down when he saw a man standing by the door.

            'Sehun, I'd like you to meet my new husband Huang' his mother introduced

            How many years has it been since they last seen each other? Now that they had, he never thought that he would have face something like this. He never thought that his mother could have found herself another family to be with. It pains him.

            But that was three days ago, now Sehun learned a lot about his mother's new life. He couldn't ignore the fact that she was happy. And after everything they've been through he knows how much his mother needed happiness.

            'Oh, the tea pot is empty. Let me get some more' his mother stood up from the sofa and took the tea pot from the coffee table then head towards the kitchen, Sehun followed.

            'Sehun, did you want me to get something else?' she asked as he saw Sehun.

He smiled as he shook his head, 'I wanted to talk for a while, Mom'

            She placed the tea pot at the kitchen counter and smiled, 'Sure, what's this about?'

            'I... I really don't know' he chuckled, she did too.

            'Is this about Huang?' she asked, 'You haven't asked about him since you came'

Sehun looked at her, but she kept a loving smile. 'It's okay, you can ask me'

            'Mom, didn't you ever love dad?'

            'I had loved him, Sehun.'

            'Then, why? Why did you look for someone else?'

            'Sometimes, we need to find someone else to rely on when the other has gone away. It wasn't even my intention at first, it just happened' she held Sehun's hand.

            'I know it might be a selfish act, but I hope you and your brother may forgive me. But I needed him, I needed Huang. He helped me get up'

            'Is it alright to be selfish, mom?' he asked as he gripped his mom's hand tighter.

            She nodded, 'Of course, once in a while we need to let our heart work first, no matter what consequences'          

            That night, Sehun couldn't sleep. He was scared to death for his mother's words drove something inside of him. He wanted to believe, and follow what she said. But he's a coward, he's afraid of all the consequences.

            He decided to get up and take some fresh air. It was 11 o'clock in the night. When he got out of their room, he found the next room's lights open.