I read his letter over and over again , unable to believe my eyes.

“ We could go back …. “ I whispered softly . My father looked at me with sad eyes . “ We can’t accept his invitation . I’m sorry , Min-Rae , we’re not going back to Seoul . “

“ Why ? He said we could stay with him ! “ I said , with tears in my eyes. “ Please , I want to go back ….. “

“ You can go back , but not with him sending money to us . We can go back by ourselves , using the money we earned from work . But we can’t go back now “ My father insisted . I agreed , reluctantly.

“ Fine then , I’ll write back to Jinyoung and tell him that . “ I got up quickly and headed into my room.

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I closed the door quietly and buried my head in my pillow . Soon , I was buried in a puddle of my own tears .

Why ? Why couldn’t we return to Seoul now ? I just didn’t see any reason why we couldn’t just return to Seoul and live with Jinyoung’s family. Anyway , he invited us to stay , so it wasn’t as though we were intruding on them , right?

To tell the truth , I never liked this place . It was just too different from Seoul , and I never felt as though I truly belonged in Hamgyong , although I had lived most of my life here.

If we couldn’t go back now, then when could we return? How long more would I have to wait ?

I raised my head slowly from my pillow , breathing heavily because I was buried in my pillow without much fresh air . My hair was in a mess and the ends were soaked thanks to my tears . I got up slowly and went to wash my face .

Suddenly , a thought struck me . In Jinyoung’s letter , didn’t he say he missed me ?  

My heart leapt at the thought of it . It couldn’t be , right ? I don’t think he liked me or anything , I guess maybe he meant he just missed me as a friend .

Then again , why would a friend ( of the opposite gender ) say it to me? Wouldn’t there be some hidden meaning to it ?

He’d probably never fall for an idiot like me who he hasn’t even met for years anyway .

But still , there was a form of unspoken hope in my heart . I forced myself to think about other things , but it just came back to me again and again , no matter how much I tried to push it away .

What if Jung Jinyoung likes me ? 

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