“Of course, thank you for everything. My Queen.”

No.

It can’t be.

This isn’t true.

Paralyzed, I slowly take a step back from the door.

No, I don’t believe it. Hana wouldn’t do it. Never.

I look at the door to Hana’s room. My heart beat suddenly quickened and my head went dizzy.

I don’t understand. Why would she do that?? She loves them! I-I thought she liked me too…

I quietly back away to my room. I don’t want to be heard by her.

Once I’m in my room I fall onto the bed not sure If I should scream, cry or go downstairs and tell everyone.

No, I can’t do that. If I tell anyone.. Hana will..

“If your boys start to cause trouble don’t hesitate about killing them too.”

Then what am I supposed to do now? I either will get killed by the council if I’ll fail the test or I’ll be killed by the queen even if I pass the test.

Whatever I’ll do I can get easily killed.

I sigh deeply into my pillow. I have to think of something. Some kind of plan, anything.

But who should I turn to?

I talked to Kyungsoo about this before but what am I supposed to tell him?

‘Hey Kyungsoo your mother is a betrayal and she’s in conspiracy with Exo's M Queen’

No. I can’t do that either.

I jump when I hear a knock on my door.

For a moment I wanted to hide under my bed and pretend I’m not here but at the very last moment I realized that would be just simply stupid. I'm not a coward.

I hesitantly get up from the bed and walk over to the door.

My breath literally stops when I see Hana.

I look at her and I can’t believe in what I heard 10 minutes ago even more. Her face is so innocent.

She looks like a decent 60 years old lady and a loving mother of 6 grown up sons. Her smile as always warm. Who could ever suspect her of doing such a thing? She looks absolutely  harmless.

If I can’t believe she would be able to do such a thing to us then what would the others think after spending almost half of their lifes with her under the same roof?

My heart would break If I would ever have to tell them the truth.

“Sun-Yung are you okay? You look as if you’ve just seen a ghost” Her sudden voice wakes me up from my thoughts and brings me back to the awful reality.

I don’t know what to say to her. How is she even able to look at me in the eyes and talk as if nothing happened? Does she really have no heart?

“Sun-Yung?” She says again with a worried tone.

I would easily fall for this worrying and caring voice if not what I found out and heard before.

I can’t just pretend everything's okay like her.

Because nothing is okay.

Am I supposed to talk to her as usual? Tell her I’m fine and let her into my room whilst she will as always give me her comforting bull talks and tell me how much she’s happy I’m here?

Of course you’re happy. You get powers from the Queen for having me here. Ready to serve me on a plate right in front of the Queens mouth at any time.

No. I’m not going to pretend that I am fine with the fact she’s been a lair for the whole time.

The thing that hurts me the most isn’t that she betrayed me. What hurts me is that she was unfair towards the boys. They loved and believed her with all their hearts.

And yet after all they’ve been through she dares to call them ‘brats’?

I am not having that.

She won’t hurt anyone no more.

I won’t allow it.

“Come in” I say finally and she looks at me surprised with the way I said.

I move to the side slightly to let her in. She comes inside without a word and I close the door behind her.

Locking them with a key without her knowledge.

“When did you come back?” She asks softly and sits at the edge of my bed.

I slowly walk toward her.

“Not long ago. But long enough to hear what I needed to hear.” I didn't plan to say that. It just came out. And I guess I'll go with the flow.

She looks at me confused. But it’s not a pretend confusion. She really didn’t get what I meant. Or more likely she didn't expect me to say this.

I don’t know if I’ll be able to do it.

But if I’ll have to I will.

I will kill her.

She looks lost for words and I take this opportunity.

“What you did was horrible. But what you’re planning to do is even more horrible.” I say.

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