About

“That I like you? Sweetie, I'm sorry, but I was just helping you. And you're far too young.” . . . . An outcast at school, I headed to the Han River today as I always do after being severely bullied. Staring at the water, I thought about jumping. To make matters worse, it was raining. Standing there in the downpour, I felt utterly pathetic. As I leaned against the railing and wept, a large man carrying an umbrella slowly approached me. That was my first meeting with Cha Jeonghun. Jeonghun took me in when I had no home and no family. He cherished and loved me like real family. One by one, he placed things in my hands that I had never owned before, and for the first time, I had things to call 'mine.' Sometimes I wanted to ask why he saved me. But I never could, fearing it might break the happiness I finally found. Through him, I felt warmth for the first time. Cha Jeonghun was my salvation. It had been four years since we met. At some point, he began to treat me with neglect. He started going out more, and coming home late became a regular occurrence. Then one day, I happened to overhear a phone call. “I've found a woman I love.” After those words, his neglect grew worse. He stopped making sure I ate, and he rarely spoke to me anymore. And finally, he said the words that completely broke me. “Sweetie, I need to get married too, don't I?”