Momentarily confused, opens her eyes, looks around at the clean, sterile area, sees her brother sleeping on the edge of the hospital bed. Glancing at the wall clock, notes the time, 11:48 pm. Slowly, rising out of bed so as not to disturb Seon Kyung, swings her legs and hops off the hospital bed.
Walking down the long corridor, turns a corner, her feet guide her instinctively towards their destination. Stopping, sees him standing, a blurred vision of black at first, as he strides towards her, many words flood forth,
"I knew you would come. You endured without coming to see me? If you hide like that, did you think, I wouldn't be able to find you? I told you that I found out about everything. That you are a kind person. You can't run away before you grant me my wish. I told you that I will release you if you grant me my wish. Do you not remember? Seriously I'm going to kill you…"
But his only response to her tirade was to say her name before enveloping her in his arms. Hearing her full name called on his lips brought forth long forgotten memories, she thinks,
My life always consisted of hovering between the misfortunate front page and the back page that cannot be flipped to, waiting for the answer. At the end, the person who will call me. Sometimes, the faces of misfortune and luck are the same. I still can't differentiate between those two faces.
She places her hands around his waist, surprised he pulls her closer, rests his head along her hair, a smile lights her face. Feels comforted knowing he returned to her side. All her fears and doubts alleviated by his presence. Encircled in his strong arms, she feels comforted by her guardian doom protector.