There was no arguing today. It was the first time in a long time that we sat down to dinner, the three of us, and ate like a family. At that time, I wished that Sunggyu was still home. But after dinner, I heard my mother talking. She said that she wanted to move out and go to America and live with my brother. So that was where he was. But after a while, a thought struck me: if she were to leave, would the arguing stop? What would life be like without her? Would I miss her?

I was wandering around aimlessly. I didn’t want to go home after what I heard yesterday. My face was a mess with puffy red eyes, tear-stained cheeks. I found a place in the park and sat down on the bench, bringing my knees up to my chest and hugging them. I stared at the patch of grass in front of me and something caught my eye. In the middle of the flowers, there was a dandelion weed.

“That’s like me. Different than the rest.” I buried my face between my legs and closed my eyes.

“Hey, you okay?” I looked up and saw Myungsoo sitting next to me on the bench with a concerned expression.

“Yea, I’m fine.” I turned my head away from him.

“You’ve been walking around since school ended, huh?” I nodded, still not making eye contact with him. “Why didn’t you go home?” he asked.

“Myungsoo-sshi, what is your definition of home?” I finally turned and looked at him straight in the eye. I could tell that he was caught off guard by my appearance and the sudden