"…and the baby is not mine."
Silence.
Even a fly could be heard.
"Let me court you," Seung Jo said after telling her of the blood results and his intentions towards her. "I can prove I changed and that I love you the right way."
"I can't promise you anything, Seung Jo," said Ha Ni. "You can try to win my heart back but I can't promise good results. I've been played way too many times by you."
"Yes, I give you permission to court what little of my heart still thinks of you," she finished.
"Can I start today?" He darefully said.
She nodded her head.
He lowered his face so that his lips were close to her rosy, plump lips… but he did not kissed them as a lustful man would. He pecked her on the cheek and quickly went to the kitchen, embarrassed by his actions.
Well, now you are the one acting like a school girl! He said to himself. But she acceded, and this time I will make sure she is in our family registry…
What if he didn't succeed? He did not want his mom to have dreams that'll never be true so he decided to put an act. Seung Jo acted as though Ha Ni was no longer within his reach.
"I have to go, eomonim," and with that she left.
"Gwaenchanha," Geum Hee said. "Everything will work for good."
That night Seung Jo could not stop his fingers from sending a very romantic text. And to his surprise he got a reply.
"Jalja"
That night his dreams were not haunted by a pointless future, they were plagued by light. Hopeful specs of happiness and joy.
Oh Ha Ni… Nae yeojachingu… Yeobo, saranghae…
Author-nim is not feeling like writing much… had so much to do at work today ): geureom gwaenchanha…