He sat on the edge of the bed,   her cheek softly…. Just like him she looked peaceful and angelic in her sleep…

Ever so softly, she moved at her Umma’s touch, her eyes visibly flickering under her eyelids. She sighed in contentedly, feeling safe.

Suddenly, her father entered the room and the elder one looked up, worried.

”They’re coming….. Aren’t they?”

”Nae Yeobo-ah….. The payment I made was enough to get her away to a safe place. That’s all the time we have. I don’t want her to be hunted.”

”Like us….” he whispered, twirling her coarse, black hair around his finger.

”Teukkie….. Ryeowook is someone she can trust… He said he can take her to China where Zhou Mi and Hankyung are…We don’t have much time with her.”

Tears came to his eyes at the thought of his baby girl living without them. It pained his hear to think at just 12, she’d have to try and make it without her parents…

Without no hesitation, he picked her up and cradled her little body in his arms, starting to crying. Yet she didn’t wake up…she had become used to this.

He sat on the bed, holding her as she snuggled into his chest. Kangin kneeled beside him and kissed the top of her head.

”We’re sorry, baby girl…You need to be safe, and here isn’t it…You need to be brave little one…for us. They’ll keep you safe.”

And the knock echoed throughout their house…in a rhythm to let them know who it was. Kangin slipped several letters into a bookbag he had already filled with her clothes and other things, then he put a necklace around her neck and shook her ever so slightly to wake her up.

”mmm…. Appa, is it time for school?” she mumbled, rubbing her eyes. 

” Ainyo little Chisoo… Y-you have to go with your Uncle Wookie… A-arraso?” He replied before going to answer the door.

”Umma? What.. What’s happening?” 

He returned with Ryeowook, and kneeled down again.

”ChiChi…. There’s letters in this bookbag. They’re numbered with dates. Swear you’ll open them on those dates…”

” A-arraso… But—“

”It’ll explain everything….,”he kissed her cheek, tears forming in his eyes. ”Appa loves you very much sweetie.”

She looked up at Teukkie, about to cry. ”Umma…“

”I’m sorry baby…,” he held her tight, ”but there is no other way. Open the little envelopes as soon as you get on the plane…I’m so sorry.”


”ChiChi…,” Ryeowook said. ”we have to go now…”

”No! Umma, I want to stay—”

”ChiChi, it’s not safe here anymore.”

“but-

Kangin nodded towards Ryeowook and picked her up from Teukkie’s lap. She began to kick, flailing and crying.

”NO! UMMA!! DONT MAKE ME!!!” Kangin held Teukkie close to him as Wookie carried her down the stairs to the car waiting outside, to take them to the airport.

In the car, Ryeowook’s phone started to ring. He saw it Kangin’s number so he handed it over to Chichi.

”APPA!”

”Chisoon…press the little heart on your pendant…”

She did as he had said and pressed down on the heart. The voices of her parents came on. ”Neolago ChiChi-ah” it brought tears to her eyes again.

She began sobbing ”Appa…Umma…”

”When you get to Hankyungs house, he’ll have another thing for you. He’ll tell you how to work our gifts…he and Zhou Mi will keep you safe.”

”Appa…”

Suddenly, she heard a crash…it was the door. Soon other voices filled the room, yelling. But she only hears her umma and appa’s voice telling her that they love, to stay happy to-

Two loud shots erupted.

Ryeowook quickly took the phone from her, throwing it out the window.

Her sobs increased, as he put his hand on her head, bringing her to his chest…She clung on to him.

“T-they’re gone…..”

”ChiChi…everything will make sense soon… I’m sorry you had to hear that…but your new angels will be watching you… and so will we. I swear this won’t happen to you, and the people who did this will get what they deserve.”