12 May
Year 22
(Part 1)

I opened the emergency exit door
and literally leaped down the stairs.

My heart beat so fast I feared it was about to burst.
The face I saw in the hospital hallway was obviously a mother.
When I turned around, the elevator
door opened and people walked out.

Desperately pushing past people,
I saw my mother go through the emergency exit.
I ran down two stairs at a time, in a frustrated state of mind.
I went down several floors without resting.

"Mom!"

My mom stopped.
I took one more step.
She turned around.
I went down a step further.

My mother's face began to be seen.

It was then that I stumbled and my heel slipped off the stair.
I closed my eyes to the thought of going down in the future.

Someone caught my arm.
Thanks to that, I was able to regain my balance.

I looked back and saw a surprised face.
I turned my head again without a moment to say thank you.

I saw the woman I thought was my mother.
She wore a surprised expresssion on her face.
The young boy next to me, Jimin, blinked his big eyes and looked at me.

I stood on the stairs avoiding looking at the woman's face.
She wasn't my mother...she was Jimin's mother.

Why 😭