“Eunhye-sshi, we can no longer allow you to stay in this house,” you heard your Aunt say to you after your parents had been laid to rest. “What? Why? Didn’t the lawyer say that they left this house to me?” you replied. You looked at your only relatives and finally saw through the masks they've worn all these years. You could see how much they hated you and your parents. You could see the loathing in their eyes which they had masked for years. But now they had the perfect opportunity to claim everything they wanted, everything that was yours and you couldn’t do anything about it.

    “Actually my darling niece,” you heard your uncle start, “they didn’t leave you with much. There were too many debts which is probably why your parents decided to kill themselves by sending their car off that cliff. Thus, we have to sell this house.” “What? No! I don’t believe that they’d leave me just like that!” you retorted.

    “Well, apparently they did just that! Now, I’ll try to salvage the company, you wouldn’t be able to know anything about how to handle it. And I’ll pay off the rest of the debts. The company is now mine, not yours dear. Now, now, don’t cry,” he said as he patted your shoulders but you could hear the sarcasm in his voice as he added, “I do love you, but we can’t support you or your studies. Its time you stood on your own feet! You’re already twenty years old, it’s time to learn how to live without depending on others. I’ll let you have that tiny apartment and this small amount of cash, but I never want to set my eyes on you again. Do you understand?”

   “Why are you doing this to me Uncle? Aunty? Why? What have I done wrong?” you asked them while you cried.

    “Oh, you did nothing! But, it’s truly simple dear,” you heard him reply, “I’ve hated your father for stealing everything that was supposed to be mine. My parents favored him over me, as you can see, even if I was the older one, they left the company under his care. I loved your mother first too, but even she, was stolen by that smart, good-looking, and perfect brother of mine. I hated him from the bottom of my core, you know? It’s a good thing I found your Aunt here who loved me and understood me. I was waiting for this opportunity to make him pay for everything that he’s done. That car brake malfunctioning was pretty ingenious right? Oops, I slipped, no one will ever believe you anyway if you let this cat out of the bag. What’s done is done. That fi