Beautiful

Chapter 12

*Listen to Never Worn White by Katy Perry while reading this chapter*

I don't answer Dave. Why should I explain myself to someone like him?

"She's having a bastard child." He mutters to Karen. My head turns so fast.

"Excuse me? I don't remember this being the 18th century. Who cares if we're married or not?" I'm starting to get more and more annoyed. Karen clears her throat.

"So what do you do in Korea?" She asks. Thank god for the change in subject.

"I'm the manager of a popular music group." I tell them.

"Oh look at you." She says and actually smiles. I smile softly.

"I really love it. Best job I could ask for and it's where I met my boyfriend." I say. Dave looks over at me.

"Your man is rich?" He asks. I almost roll my eyes.

"We both make good money." I say, trying not to show my annoyance in my voice. I look back at Karen. "Could I stay here or would you like me to get a hotel room?"

"We don't mind having you here. You can stay in your old room." She says. I nod and stand up.

"I'm going to rest. That fourteen hour flight took a lot out of me." I tell them and leave them in the living room. I walk into my old room and look around. It's totally redone and was turned into a guest bedroom. I set down my bag on the floor and lay down on the bed. I close my eyes and easily drift off to sleep.

I wake up not having the slightest clue what time it was. The sun was still up or maybe its a new day already. I sit up slowly and pick up my phone. It's the next day. I get out of bed and change my clothes. I quickly go to the bathroom to brush my teeth and then I head to the living room. I hear them moving around before I get into the room.

"You're finally up. Would you like food?" Karen asks from the kitchen.

"Yes please." I reply and sit down at their kitchen table. She sets a plate in front of me and I thank her. She sits across from me.

"Your aunt will be here soon."

"Aunt Mary?" I ask her. She nods. I almost set down my fork and stop eating. My Aunt Mary is just as bad or worse as my parents.

"She wants to see you."

"I'm sure she does." I mutter. I finish my food before the doorbell rings.

"That would be Mary. Go ahead and answer the door." Karen tells me. I stand up and go to the front door to open it. There stands my Aunt Mary. She already has a smirk on her face.

"Who would have thought you would show your face here again."

"Hello Aunt Mary. It's nice to see you too." I lie and force a smile. A sneer appears on her face and I feel a spark of fear. My hand goes to rest on my stomach like it's going to protect my daughter inside. Mary sees the movement and looks down. She actually laughs.

"Oh this is good." She says and pushes her way through the doorway to go in. I follow her into the living room. That's where everyone else is and we sit down. All the attention is on me now.

"So why are you here? I heard you're rich, so it's not for money." Mary asks.

"I'm just visiting." I reply.

"Right. Of course. Why did you think they wanted to see you again? They didn't want you in the first place." She bluntly says. I start to feel sick.

"Thank you for reminding me." I mutter. Karen and Dave remain silent.

"And you decided to come with that." She points to my stomach like it's some disgusting creature.

"You mean my daughter?" I ask sharply.

"Whatever it is, neither of you belong here. Go back to your foreign country and stay there."

"Wow. That's very nice of you. After I leave here you will be glad to know I will never be back." I tell her, along with Karen and Dave.

"Good riddance." Mary says and I stand up.

"Excuse me." I leave the room and go to the guest room. I close the door and tears begin sliding down my face. How could I be so stupid? Why did I ever think I would be welcome here?

The next couple days I try to avoid being inside the house as much as I can. I take trips into town as much as I can and stay in town most of the day. Mary plans on being around until the day I leave. I really should just leave and go back home, but it has been nice seeing this town again. It's the only reason that I'm staying the whole week. Nobody from my past has noticed me or come over to say hello. I don't want to try to explain why I'm here. I want to go unnoticed and leave in peace.

I've been eating at all of my old favorite restaurants. My baby girl has started to kick some and she does it often when I eat. I think she likes the food as much as me. This has me smiling each time. Feeling her kick is the best and makes me feel closer to her. I wish Wonho was here to experience this. I miss him so much right now.

Towards the end of the week I'm sitting in the guest room when I hear knocks on the front door. Someone answers the door and a few minutes later, Karen opens the bedroom door.

"Some asian dude is here for you." She says and walks away. Who could possibly be here for me? I walk out of the bedroom and straight to the door. I open it and my eyes go wide.

"Wonho!"