Her Eomma - Italic Font
Joo Eun - Basic Font

"You what?"

"Where is my offer letter, Eomma?"

"You little brat daughter! You dare ask that question to me!"

She dragged Joo Eun by grabbing her hair. Joo Eun screams and asks for help to stop her Eomma's action. She feels like her scalp almost tears from her body. But still, In Sung, her Eomma non-stop dragged her to her bedroom and beat her like a person that was already possessed.

Why didn't any of their neighbours come to her aid even though they heard Joo Eun screaming?

Because I used to hear her screaming a long time ago and act like nothing. No hard feelings, but if Joo Eun dies also, they won't feel anything.

"Eomma stop... Eomma, it hurts."

"Don't you dare ask me that question! This is my house, and whatever comes to my house, it's mine!"

"Eomma, That is my university letter. So, that is my right."

Her mother, Eomma, still continues to punch her like she doesn't feel any pain.

"I don't care! You cannot continue your studies."

"Why Eomma? Why?"

"Because after this, I will give you to Mr. Oh!"

"Eomma! Why? How could you do this to me like this?"

"Because you are nothing more than useless things in my life. I fucking hate you, Ryung Joo Eun! "

"Eomma! Why do you hate me so much? If you hate me, why do you still keep me alive? Why didn't you kill me though?"

"How dare you shout at me! You need to be grateful that I kept you alive and supported you!!"

Joo Eun feels hard slaps on her cheek that add more pain to her body.

"Joo Eun!!! I told you that you couldn't continue your studies!"

"But please, Eomma. That is my ambition. Please Eomma.", Joo Eun said as she held her Eomma's legs, also crying.

"It's worthless! Ryung Joo Eun, you are a girl, and you don't need to study at a higher level."

"Eomma please! I won't ask anything of you in my life. It's okay if you do not treat me as your own daughter. But please just let me decide for my life! "

"You really test my patience. You have to wait, Ryung Joo Eun! You don't need to study anymore!"

*uses her legs to push Joo Eun*

"Your place in the shop and help me! But now, you just set it in your mind. Stay with Mr. Oh, you already sacrificed for me!"

Eomma, her mother, said as she tore up the offer letter. more, she walked away, leaving Joo Eun to cry, hiding the pain.

JOO EUN POV

I just laid on my bed while limping. I try to touch my sore spots, and I can tell they'll leave bruises the next day.I cry until my chest turns into pain. In my crying, I hear one family outside laughing, and nothing happens.

"Do I really deserve to be like this? What should I do? I don't want to be a slave to Mr. Oh."

Lastly, I fell asleep with tears in my eyes.

~•~•~•~

Next morning...

IN SUNG POV

I woke up this morning and I wanted to start my day for today. Today, I will send her to Mr. Oh, and finally, all my debt is finished. I don't know if that little brat has any value for solving my problem.

I finish my morning routine and go to the kitchen. But I do not see any breakfast being served on the dining table like usual. I walked to her bedroom and banged on her door.

"Hey! You brat! Wake up! Don't you think you're already becoming a princess now?"

Silence...

I knocked one more time, but still.

Silence...

I grab the door knob and when I open it, I do not see her in the bedroom. I tried to open her closet, but no shirt was left inside.

"You are a really little brat, Joo Eun!" I screamed.

My husband came in because he heard me screaming.

"Yeobo, why?"

"You ask me why? Do you see this? That brat's run away! "

"Yahh, calm down. Maybe she is not going far away. We can still find her."

"It's easy for you to say this! This is all because of you! If you don't gamble, I won't be in debt to that person!"

"Yahh, but if I win, You also enjoy it, right?"

"You shut up!"

MR. LEE POV

I start my morning with jogging, but my eyes stop at one figure that sits in front of my house with shaking. I tried to call that person, and suddenly she raised her face towards me, and that made me shocked.

Mr. Lee - Italic Font
Joo Eun – Basic Font

"Ryung Joo Eun. What you doing here? Come in."

"Sir, I'm sorry to disturb you, but I had no one to ask for help."

"It's okay. Why did you not knock on my door? Please come in now."

I gave her cup of hot tea and now she is sitting in my living room. She drinks the tea and starts to tell the storey when I ask her what happened to her because I see she has brought a bag with her.

"So, what is your plan, Joo?"

"I don't know, Sir. But it really is not safe for me to sit in this area."

"Right, I also suggest the same thing. So, I've got some suggestions for you."

"What is it, Sir?"

"What if you stay in my Haelmoni house? Her house is not in this state."

"B..but I don't want to burden you, Sir."

"Nah, it's okay. Although you were one of my students before this."

"No need, Sir. I'm okay. Umm Sir?"

"Yes, what Joo?"

"May I borrow some money from you?"

"Hey, don't say that. You wait a while, okay?"

I go to my room and take some money. Then I give it to her.

"Here is the money."

"Thank you, Sir."

"So, where do you want to go?"

"I go to a place where no one knows about me."

"Anything, please take care of yourself. Here's my contact number in case you have an emergency."

"Thank you, sir, for everything. Should I take the initiative?"

"Okay, are you sure you don't want to stay at my haelmoni house?"

"Sure, sir. Thank you, sir."

Joo Eun just walked out of Mr. Lee's house. At the same time, she also doesn't have any idea where she should go right now. But, she just doesn't want to burden someone else.

JOO EUN POV

"Where should I go now? Is this really the right decision to make? But if I stay, I will become a slave, and I do not want that to happen in my life!"

Flashback last night...

I still lie on my bed and try to sleep. Unfortunately, I still can't sleep. Then, I wake up and sit down. I still remember the incident tonight. I'm thinking a lot about what will happen if I stay here. Lastly, make my mind up and I'll decide too

"I need to run from this house."

Finish flashback...

I stop for a while in my walking and I open my bag and also take a letter that is already being torn by my Eomma. I read the offer letter and know exactly where I should go.

"You don't have anyone in your life now, Ryung Joo Eun. Just go grab what your dream is!!!"

THIRD PERSON POV

I went with one of my friends and bought some food. Suddenly, my attention is stopped on one figure that is walking into the bus station ticket counter. That bus station is just across from the restaurant where I buy food.

"Is that the girl that should be delivered to our boss, right?"

I grabbed my phone and called my boss immediately.

CALL CONVERSATION

TP: Boss, today is the day that the girl should arrive, right?

Boss: Yes, Why?

TP: Boss, I see that girl here.

Boss: WHAT? At where?

TP: At the bus station, Boss.

Boss: Are you dumb. Go take that girl. She is planning to run

TP: O. Okay Boss,

Complete the phone conversation.

My partner and I are going to stop that girl. When we start walking across the road, I can see that the girl already has a sense that we are coming to take her.

JOO EUN POV

I already bought my bus ticket, and it is just half an hour more until I depart from here to Seoul. Suddenly, I see 2 guys that come in my direction, and I think that they are a gang of Mr. Oh's. I started to take my bag and run as fast as I could

"You wait!!

But I still continued running until I had an accident with someone's chest.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"Pl... please help me. The Th...they plan to kidnap me."

"Okay, Okay... Calm down. Keep her safe for a while.", the boy patted my head and he passed me with other boys.

Mr. Oh person arrived, but don't have one of my thoughts is that the boys are good and beat people. He beats both men until both of them surrender. After that, he came to me and kneeled in front of me.

"Are you okay?"

"I.. I'm okay. Thanks"

"What's your name?"

"Joo Eun"

"Oh hye, I'm Jin, and he is my little brother Namjoon. Where do you want to go?"

"S.. Seoul."

The other boys reply, "Oh, same way with both of us."

"So, what if we go together?"

"I..."

"Nah, come out. Let's go.", The boys grab my hand and go to the bus.

I just follow the boys' guide and I feel safe with them. Lastly, as I remember, I fell asleep in the bus seat. It took us almost 4 hours to travel from Daegu to Seoul.

JIN POV

Three of us and other passengers have already arrived here. That is Seoul. But it's too bad. I need to leave her right now because I need to arrive fast before Appa back home. I just have a glance one more time for the last time and give her my necklace also put around her neck.

"I hope we meet again, Joo Eun."

Namjoon tapped my shoulder and said

"Hyung, we need to go now."

"Okay, let's go"

JOO EUN POV

I woke up when I felt someone shake my body and I saw the bus driver.

"Hye, wake up kids. You do want to go? "

"I'm sorry.. I'm sorry.. Thank you and I'm going now."

"It's okay. Go safely, okay?"

I take my bag and get off the bus. I feel something itching on my neck and when I touch it, there is a necklace on me. I stopped my walking and thought, whose necklace? I lost my chance to say thank you to both the boys that helped me at Daegu. Both of them are so nice. I continue my walk into this big city, and today I decide to also promise myself.

"You are not old Ryung Joo Eun anymore."