Yonghwa and Minhyuk have gone to another meeting out of town and I finally have the time to visit my uncle’s place.  It’s about time too really. I never truly thanked them after they took me in. I was so stubborn on living on my own that they let me have my own place right after I turned eighteen. I need to properly thank them.

“Oh Seohyunnie…” auntie said as she pulled me into her embrace, “We understand you. That was why we let you off at the first place. We want you to realise that we will always be there for you”

Bless their souls for that. It took me years to open my heart to anyone and I nearly close it again when I broke up with Kyuhyun. Well, I have Yonghwa to thank for that.

“You changed…” uncle said suddenly.

I looked at him and I could see my mother in him. “Really?” I asked nervously realising this myself.

Uncle nodded. “You look happier Joohyun ah… We are glad that you finally decide to you know… get close to someone”

I blushed at his remark. I guess Hyoyeon Onnie hasn’t been so quiet about me around her parents. “I’m so sorry if I am a burden to you Uncle… Auntie…”

“Oh no sweetie…”, auntie said all of a sudden and I saw almost like an urgency of sincerity in her eyes. “On the contrary… we feel like we are a burden to you since we kept on wanting you to open up to us. We didn’t even know you were going out with Kyuhyun until a week ago”

That did struck me. I never really shared anything with them.

“I don’t want to get hurt again” I finally told them.

“But who would’ve want to hurt you Joohyun ah?” Uncle asked.

It took me a