Growing pain, and all I know is that you’re not hurting as much as me… Tae Hyun’s pen was once again flying across the paper without stopping. It had been more than a month since he had done so. A noise outside told him that mail has come. Putting down his pencil, he stood up and walked over to the door. The pencil rolled off the table.

            The weather on that day was one of the best ones. Tae Hyun took a deep breath and smiled before walking over to the mailbox. He opened the lid and got out the letters inside. He pushed the bills aside and found a letter sent from Korea. His name was written on the front. He turned to the back. Lee Seung Hoon was written there in black and white. Looking at his name now did not bring the same dread he had felt a long time ago. He was glad about it. He was finally free.

            He closed the lid and walked back into the house. He cut open the envelope and found two pieces inside. One was white and the other red. He took out the letter first.

Dear Tae Hyun,

It’s been some time since we last wrote. How are you? When are you coming back? We really missed you. You haven’t called for some time now. To be honest, we were kind of worried. Well, not to disturb you any further, I sent you this short notice just to let you know that our wedding will be on the 20th next month. And I was wondering if you want to come. I’ll completely understand if you don’t want to. I’m not forcing you, you have t