Chapter 21 (Miracle)

                                    

                                          
MINJU POV
                          
I hold Yujin's hand and wait for my mother to speak. Yujin squeeze my hand and cleared her throat.
                          
Mrs. Kim: "Minju-yah..."
                          
Minju: "P-Please, just..." I didn't continue what I have to say. I sigh. My mom cleared her throat and she continue.
                          
Mrs. Kim: "F-First of all, I'm sorry for not coming to you early. I'm now taking care of children in this orphanage. I was saved because of you father. That night, the hood of our car caught on fire because of collisions and electrical wiring problem. The fire spreads fast since your father was smoking. Our car collided with a tree and the fire kept on getting bigger. We searched for help but no one was there. Our seatbelts that time are stuck because of the impact. I manage to diall 911 and they say they'll come. But the fire was getting bigger and both of us are scared. Scared because you will lose both of us if we don't survive the accident. Then your father, did something for me to get out. I didn't know what did he do that moment since I kept on crying and whining. Then I saw him holding a pocket knife and I saw my seatbelt being ripped. Then h-he told me to live and come back to you. I-I tried to save him too using the pocket knife. I was almost done cutting the seatbelt but then your father pushed me so hard away from him and then, the car exploded. He died saving me. He died so both of us can live." she said while crying. I was just crying listening to her. Yujin is silent beside me while she's rubbing my back, keeping me calm. The my mother continued.
                          
Mrs. Kim: "It was dawn when I reached our house. But you're not there, even your clothes are not there. So I thought that maybe you're in your aunt's house so I went to them. But they shove me away. I don't know why they do that. I tried to get you but their securities stopped me. They say that if I attempt to get you again, they will do something about me. I didn't believe them, so I came back the next day to get you. But as I got out of our house police came to me with an arrest warrant and they sent me to jail. Your aunt and uncle did that to me. They sent me to jail even if I'm also a victim of the accident. They did that so I cannot take you away from them. I spent years in prison without a crime. The policemen knew that but they were paid. After my sentenced I got out of the prison, I came to your aunts house. But it turned out to be an orphanage. Then Sister Mary Poppins ask me if I could join them taking care of the children. I asked if they know you and they do. They told me alot of stories of you on how your aunt and uncle die to how you ask Sister Mary Poppins to make the house into an orphanage. They also said that you're studying college that time and has an apartment to live. I ask your address and they gave it since I'm your mother. Everynight, I'm looking at you from the outside of your apartment. I couldn't talk to you because I thought you wouldn't remember me or you would push me away since I didn't find you early." she said while she's still crying. I'm still crying and listening, and Yujin's still silent, still hugging and rubbing my back. But the little girl is now awake but she just stay silent and look at my mom.
                          
Mrs. Kim: "Sister Mary Poppins told me yesterday that I should talk to you. I told her I'm afraid you might reject me. But she said, just give it a try. Every child needs a mother no matter what happen between them. That's what she said that gave me encourage to face you today. And this girl accompany me today since she doesn't want me leave without her. Minju-yah, again, and I will always say to you how sorry I am for not being woth you early. I'm sorry..." she said and she burst out crying. She cry and I cry. I don't know what to say but all I want to do now is to hug her, so I did.
                          
I hug her very tight. I hug her for the first time again and I must admit, it feels so good and I feel secure. I'm hugging my mom again after several years. We just cry in each other's arms, we let all our feelings be felt through our cries and hugs. Earlier I don't know what to feel seeing her again because I was nervous and confused. But now, since I gave her a chance to explain and I gave myself a chance to listen to her, my true feelings towards my mom are now I'm feeling it clearly. I miss her and I need her. My mom.










                          
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