{67} "Nostalgia Of The Past."

"I'm sorry it took so long, I had to step outside for a moment—" Mother paused upon entering the room as she looked at us suspiciously; we were all sitting on the living room floor. Hoon and Jiyeon on either side of me as they looked at pictures of my superhero action figure collection on my phone. "You guys are getting along rather well." She raised a brow, as she came and set the tray in her hands onto the table.

"Why did you say it like that?" I asked her.

"Like what?"

"Like you didn't expect us to get along."

She waved her hand absentmindedly. "I knew you would, though I didn't think it would be immediately, but I knew you all would eventually. I'm glad they accepted you and you them... it couldn't have been easy. As far as you were concerned you were my only child, so suddenly discovering that you aren't anymore... must have hurt your feelings a bit."