TWELVE

"Mother really likes you, so please don't disappoint my mother."

When Junhyu's car stopped at his yard, Junhyu's mother immediately smiled brightly as she walked hastily to the terrace. Even though I haven't even stepped my foot out of this car, Junhyu's mother didn't seem to want to miss this moment to welcome me home. Suddenly my chest felt tight just because I thought about Junhyu's mother's behavior that touched my heart. I have never in my life been greeted with such a sincere smile. Instead of being greeted at home, I always come home feeling lonely. My parents never really took care of me since I was a kid. I used to live with my grandmother as well as Aunt Jang, then when my grandmother died, Aunt Jang decided to return to her hometown of Sokcho to enjoy her remaining lives. And after that I became even more lonely because there weren't any good people who loved me sincerely like Grandma and Aunt Jang.

"Come down, Anna."

I gasped when Junhyu knocked h