“Ding Dong! Ding Dong!” The doorbell rang persistently. Annoyed, I rushed downstairs to see who it was. I opened the door.

Outside stood two men in black suits.

What the heck?

One of the men spoke.

“Are you Miss Lee Yeonhee?”

“Um… yes,” I answered hesitantly.

“I’m sorry to tell you this but your grandmother has just passed away. Two hours ago. The funeral has been arranged by some close friends and will be held on Thursday, four days from now.”

“What?! You… you’re lying! She can’t have died!” I shouted, vehemently denying what this stranger was saying. My grandmother couldn’t have died. I just saw her smiling and laughing, joking around and making fun of me this morning. There was no way she could have died. This is my grandmother we’re talking about. She’s not the type to lie down and die!

The man just looked down, facing his shoes and muttered something barely audible. But I did hear it.

“I’m sorry, Miss.”

“No! She can’t have died! She can’t have!” Tears rolled down my cheeks as I protested against everything. But, somehow I knew that it was no lie. I broke down, crying, as my world crashed down around me.

“There is a problem about where you’ll be staying from now on.”

I forgot everything. How could he possibly say that staying at my own house was a problem? I couldn’t leave this beautiful Victorian house full of so many memories…

“What do you mean, a problem? I’ll be staying here, at my house.”

“Under law, you are too young to be staying alone, and you have no known relatives. However, your grandmother left instructions that should anything happen to her, you’d be sent to live with your fiancé.”

“My what?!”