A New Family
Ten years old.
Far too young to lose both parents—but that was never something I had any say in.
With no relatives left in the world, I was certain the only path remaining for me was the bleak future of an orphanage.
"Heetae… from now on, Auntie is your mom."
"Mo…m?"
"That's right. Mom."
As I sat weeping before the memorial portraits of my parents, the single ray of light that reached me was none other than the auntie next door—the woman who is my mother now. She took me in without asking for anything in return and raised me as her own. In my heart I swore I would spend the rest of my life repaying that kindness. Twelve years have passed since then.
And now I have taken them all—my mother Jihee, my younger sisters Dohee and Seohee—and become their master.