"I love you, mom...... whatever happens, I won't disappear again." It hurts to say the words I have never uttered to her or called her, and she chokes on her food as it hits her hard in the heart and brings on instant silent tears. I guess for her, too, it sounds alien coming from me. Yoonah and Jyeon always called her mom, but she was formal and mother to me.

"Sohla..." She sobs, grabs her napkin and buries her face in it as she breaks. Her shoulders are heaving as she fights to compose herself.

"I love you too." She pushes out the mumble of croaky and emotion-ridden words...