Aera(5)

A single tear falls down his left eye. Those green eyes hold so many emotions;anger, nervousness, happiness, sadness.

"Eomma, what's happening" my clueless son interrupts.

"Aera you- oh God I don't even know what to do or say. You-you left me. You left me and you didn't even bother telling me. Wait are you like here for real. This totally feels like a dream. All these years, I've been living with the thought that I did something wrong to you but I had hope, I had hope that one day, just one day you'll come back to me. You'll come back and never leave me, you'll kiss away my pain of losing you, you'll tell me your dad jokes just to make me smile but you didn't. I turned into this mean person,this beast,this monster, this selfish human who doesn't care for anyone but himself just because the one person I cared about left me. You left me Aera.(*sobbing sounds*) You ditched me, dumped me and gosh --.. (*uncontrollable sobs*)I see you went ahead and started a family huh. Honestly I feel-I feel like a fool" he says,his eyes never leaving mine.

"Don't say that. I've longed for you for so long. I've longed for you more than anything in the world. I still love you .I love you Jaehwan. I always will" I say tears streaming down my face.

" Then why did you leave me. Why!"

"I did it for your safety!I left because I love you. "

"That's Bullshit Aera!!! Bullshit!!!"

"No Jaehwan!! It's not bullshit. It's the truth. My dad, he promised to kill the guy I fell in love with. At the time it seemed like the best thing to do. I was young and stupid. I couldn't let anything happen to you. Two months after I left, I found out I was pregnant. My dad beat me,he tormented me. He told me to get rid of the pregnancy but I didn't. That was going to be the one thing that reminded me of you. I gave hime a Korean name just so I feel you're a part of him. The human growing inside of me kept me sane. Then I gave birth. I felt so bad that I kept you away from him. My dad found out it was a boy and he was happy. He finally found someone to take over the mafia if he kicked the bucket. For fifteen years I've been trying to escape. Determination set in when he started training Daehyun. I didn't want that life for my son. So we escaped. We came to Korea. To start a new life and to find you. The only person I've ever loved. I know this might seem like some made up story but it not. I'm truly sorry Jaehwan. I'm so sorry." The silence echoed as he took in everything I said.

"I-I had no idea your dad is a mafia. You never told me"

" I didn't want to loose you"

"You didn't loose me Aera, I still love you. I always will and you gave me a son. I have a son. Our son. I always wanted to start a family with you,only you."

" Oh my Go-"

"No no! Just keep quiet! Keep quiet! You guys have had your moment but just stop-stop. Did you ever stop to think about me, how I feel about this-this situation. Eomma I can't believe you did this to me. I always wanted a father figure in my life you know I always wanted to call someone abba,you for one should know this. Every single time I asked you about my father,you either ignored me or told me or told me that he loves me, that was basically the only thing I know about him. I sometimes thought that he was dead. That  my father died and you were just keeping it from me to-to make me happy. No wonder you made me study Korean. I now understand why you made us move to South Korea. This would have been a nice family reunion if you had just told me about my abba. This is-this is too much. I need to be alone" with that he leaves the office, Jaehwan and I staring at the door.

Jaehwan's Point of View

"Let me go and talk to hi-"

"No it's okay, I'll go and talk to him. I need to apologise"

She walks out of the room with a tear stained face.

Aera, Aera, she came back, she came back for me. She still loves me. To top it all up she brought me the greatest gift one will desperately wish for, the best gift ever;a child, my own son.

Daehyun, such a wonderful name.

He looks so much like his mother. Those hazel eyes, the button nose, his pitch black curly hair; just like his mother. He has my boxy smile and my aura.

I wish I was there when Aera was delivered of him, I wish I helped her raise him into the fine gentleman he his. I wish I held him in my hands at his infant stage but Aera did it to protect both of us. Her selfless love.

How come I never thought that I had impregnated her. We didn't even use protection so I should have known. I would have probably tried harder in finding her instead of sobbing around and becoming the beast I am today. Daehyun probably hates me for not trying to be in his life. Will he accept me as his dad. Oh God I messed up so hard. I can't believe how he might have felt growing up without a father figure. No one to call Abba. It must have been so hard. I am more than confident that he will hate me.

I am pretty su-

" Ah hi", Aurora says as she enters the office; how come I didn't here them coming in. I must have been so occupied in my thoughts. Fellani is

trailing behind his mum, both of them with nervous smiles.