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<Kim's house, July 2017>

The continuous and non-stop ringing of the bell, made the entire Kim family suddenly wake up.  All of them then got up from their beds and came out of their respective rooms with dazed faces, including Hyuk and Hyurin who passed each other on the stairs at the second floor.

"Oppa, who that?"

"I don't know too. Let's see."

The girl asked her twin brother.  With her sleeping clothes still on and her hair disheveled, the girl walked behind her brother who had started down the stairs first.

Downstairs, they both met their parents and their eldest sister.

"Whose that?"

Like dejavu, the same question is repeated again.

"I don't know ma. Let's see."

He was about to step forward when his hand was stopped by his father.  He stopped for a moment and looked back at him.

"Don't go out alone.  Who knows there are robbers who want to rob our house."

"Pa, our house have so many cctv and the security in here also tight like a bull. Who are so foolish to rob our house by press the bell first??"

Thinking back, there was truth in what his son said.  But as a precaution, Jaehwi took a folding knife and kept it behind the pants he was wearing.  Then approached the main door and saw a small hole located in the corner above the door.

Pay close attention to the people outside.  From his body movements, Jaehwi could recognize who the person who came to their house that morning was.

"Jaehan?"

The four people who were behind Jaehwi were surprised when they heard the name come out from his mouth.

"Ha! Jaehan? Really Jaehan? Our son."

"From what i see. It's really Jaehan. For confirmation, let's open the door first."

They all nodded quickly and took a few steps back to give the door room to open.

As Jaehwi said, as soon as the door opened, the one standing in front of them all was Jaehan.

His condition was very alarming, with his eyes swollen from crying, his lips broken and bleeding, his cheeks and neck reddened and his clothes torn in several places.

"Jaehan~"

"Ma..ma....."

Hani who saw her son's condition, her heart beating so fast, worried him very much.  She cupped her son's face gently and examined his entire body.  Seen from top to bottom, nothing escaped her notice.

"Who do my son like this? Jay tell mama, who do this to you?"

Unknowingly, she burst into tears.  She and her family had just found him back, a month was a short period of time but not for her.  To re-establish a relationship as a mother and child who have been separated for 12 years, is not as easy as eating cendol.

She herself admits that awkward situations often happen to both of them and the high wall is still built in front of his son, but she tries to scrape it down little by little for the good of both of them.

"Ma~ Don't cry~ i'm...okay~"

Unlike what was said by his lips, even his own body betrayed him by suddenly the energy that was still left in his body had now been used up.  His vision was blurry and spinning very fast, he finally collapsed in his mother's arms.  Putting his whole body on the woman's small body.

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