My name? It’s Min Ji. Lee Min Ji. A 25 year old girl, oldest daughter in our family. My youngest and only siblings were Sunghwa and Sunghae.

Mom passed away two years ago, six months after Sunghwa and Sunghae were born. You might be confused by such a large right? Hae and Hwa aren't really her children; they're her late friend’s children. 

"Hwa, Hae lets go to bed now" I said as I smiled warmly at them 

I feel like a mother to them, always on their side, always taking care of them, feeding them, loving them, everything but it’s still tiring with all the house work and school work. 

It was around 9:00 when they were asleep and for the first time in years my father came home that early 

"Oh Min Ji! You're awake! That's great. I have something to tell you" my father said 

"Come inside first" I said, finally noticing the woman behind him

"Konnichiwa" I bowed 

We moved to Japan after my mother passed away 

He sat down on the sofa and the woman sat beside him 

"Min Ji-ah this is Kim Saeyoung, she is going to be your new mother" he said abruptly 

Honestly I knew my father never cared about my mother. She was just there. 

"And you're moving" 

"To where" I asked casually. 

"Back" my eyes widened. Back to where? Korea? No this can't be, right? Back as in if back to our old apartment.  Right...

"Back to Korea" he continued  

"But..." 

"Yes you're going back on your own with those two" 

"Appa no! I won't! I can't who will take care of the house” 

"Of course your new mother will" 

"Yeobo actually I can’t, my parents always princessed me so I never had to clean" she pouted. I was disgusted yet glad 

"See I can't just leave. Wait why am I leaving?" 

"Because, didn't I tell you? You're engaged" my eyes widened yet again 

"TO WHOM" I nearly screamed 

"to someone you’re mother chose for you when you were born" 

"Married? Appa? No this can't be" 

"Shut up. You know what just do as you're told and just Leave as I told you to" He said getting up

"Leave by Sunday" he said handing me the plane tickets and a little note 

Anger filled within me. Who is he to say that I should leave and go back to Korea? And get married? 

I got up and left them there 

I lay in bed and thought for a good two hours, and eventually a great thought came to me 

'I'll just never see the guy I'm supposed to marry and then I can just live with Hae and Hwa. But how will I be able to pay for our living expenses.... And what about Kame.... 

~ 

The next morning I called Kame out to our favorite ice-cream shop

"Kame-kun I need to talk to you about something important"

"What is it Mi-Chan" he said putting his hands on top of mine, while showing me a worried yet reassuring smile 

"We. We have to break up" I said pulling away my hands from his 

"Doue?" (Why) he asked 

"I'm moving back to Korea"

"Long distance relationships work with me too" 

"Yea but... I'm engaged" his eyes popped out of their sockets 

"NANI! (What!) Since when" 

"Found out myself yesterday" 

"yester- so you’re going to leave me for someone you've never met" 

"Kame you know I love you it's just, you know my mother. She chose him for me. I'm sorry, I think I'll just meet him to cancel off the engagement and then I'll live there so I'll never see my stupid fathers face again"

"But what about us" 

"It’s over, I'm sorry" 

"No! Don't leave please! You know how much I love you!" 

"But Kame I'll be in Korea and you'll be in Japan how long do you think we will last?" I asked as I left him there 

Sorry Kame. I'm forced to leave you; a longer relationship will only cause our hearts to ache more 

I walked away with tears in my eyes 

I'm broken; I've just left the only person who ever loved me, and the only person I've ever loved 

~

I left early that morning with Hae and Hwa and out truck load of our stuff and got on the plane. I sat in my seat after setting up Hae and Hwa’s car seats (it was dangerous for them for some reason) 

I finally decided to read the note appa gave me 

It read 'sorry she's not good with children. I explained to your fiancé so when you get off the plane this number should call you and wait for the person okay. Daddy loves you' 'XXX-XXX-XXXX' was the number 

I scoffed, appa you disgust me on a new level 

~

We finally got off the plane

"Are you lee Min Ji?" A voice called out 

"Yes" I replied turning around to find a man in a tux and sunglasses 

"Is that lee Sunghwa and lee Sunghae" the man asked 

"Yes" I replied 

Is this my husband? 

"Follow me" he said 

"May I ask who you are" I asked as I walked behind him with Hae and Hwa 

"I am a representative of the family of your fiancé" 

"Oh" 

This guy seems rich. But rich people aren't usually kind though and defiantly not accepting. I don’t care about myself as long as this guy that I was about to meet likes or even accepts Hae and Hwa I'll gladly live with him if he does. 

I figured that being able to support two young children and yourself would be difficult so I'm shamelessly going to get the help of my fiancé... 

This might sound messed up but doesn't money make the world go round? 

I don't know this isn't very like me. What's gotten into me I thought I was going to escape oh yea but then reality hit me like a soccer ball in the face. I closed my eyes. I closed my eyes. Today was the darkest shade of purple ive ever seen in my entire life. Even my mother's death hadnt made me feel like this. 

We sat inside a limousine and I quietly waited for us to arrive. 

"Madam. We're here" I slowly nodded my head while catching a glimpse of what was waiting for us.