Little Brother

A couple of days later, after Jake had been taken off the ventilator, he was feeling much better, and he could now eat and move around without help.

In the days since he regained consciousness, he had come to learn to accept the fact that his mother was going nowhere despite what he had done.

Although he had not said a word since he woke up, he had been listening to her, and he was more than convinced of her love for him.

Still, he believed that he owed her an apology, and he wanted her to know how deeply sorry he was before they left the hospital that morning since the doctor had said he could go home now.

"Mom?" He called, and Min-Jung's heart skipped a beat when she heard his voice, and tears gathered in her eyes as she smiled at him.

She couldn't believe that he had just called her 'mom' and that was the first word he had said since he woke up.

"Oh, my precious son," she cried as she took his hand.