10—starting anew

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As the car enters the bustling city, Eunbin can't help but gape at it from behind the windows.

The tall buildings, the clean cemented roads and the stylish clothing of the civilians, it's all new to her.

A new world.

A new life.

Away from all the trouble she had faced with the narrow minded, shallow people of that village.

A place she can start a brand new life.

As the car is driven further more into the city, she can sense her heartbeat going crazier by the going second.

She is so excited to finally meet her friend, wait—scratch that, her sister after so long.

The awaited moment finally slides in when the car pulls over in front of a grand porch of a huge lavish bungalow.

Her eyes widen at the sight.

A chauffeur comes to her side immediately to open the car door for her and she thankd him politely for it.

She is escorted inside the grand house warmly.

Her simple yet graceful dress swirls around her knees as she walks. It was gifted to her by her to-be foster parents, though she hasn't met them until now.

She enters the house, to be greeted by a lady who appears in her mid 40s.

She smiles warmly at Eunbin and looks her up and down.

"You looking beautiful, my dear."

Eunbin's worries and doubts are all washed away just by a simple smile of her's.

The lady walks to her and gently takes her face in her palms.

She takes in Eunbin's sandy-brown hair, combing it with her fingers and finally reaches up to be met with her eyes.

"Welcome to your home, dearest daughter."

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"Eunbin."

As soon as she enters the bungalow and met with sight of Eunbin sitting on the sofa with her foster mother, chuckling, Mirae runs to her side, only to pause in front of her with tears surfacing her eyes.

Eunbin stands up slowly from her place, tears forming in her own eyes, but a happy smile dancing on her lips.

Both of them are soon locked in an affectionate embrace and neither of them want to let go.

"I missed you so much." Eunbin whispers.

"Meet too Eunbin-ah, so much."

"Well, then who missed me?" A voice interrupts their happy reunion.
Both of them snap their heads towards this source of interruption.

"The name's Taehyung." He adds again, words flirtatiously being directed towards Eunbin.

Mirae giggles at this.

"Tae, this is my best friend Eunbin. And Eunbin, this Kim Taehyung, my cousin brother." She introduces them formally enough.

"And you two can be great friends too." She adds.

"Yeah we can be friend. Even more, if you want." He wiggles his eyebrow mischievously, him being known for being so.

"Taehyung stop flirting for once." Jungguk says, entering the house, followed by some people who hold huge shopping bags.

"What's in those bags?" Asks Mrs. Jung, Eunbin's mom.

"Those are some clothes for Eunbin, Aunty Jung." Mirae replies.

"Oh, that's wonderful, dear."

As everybody talks about random things, Eunbin's busy watching how close and affectionate Mirae seems to be with Jungguk, almost as if they were something more than—

"I'm sorry, but are you perhaps wondering who Jungguk is, Eunbin? I'm sorry I forgot to introduce him to you." Mirae interrupts her thoughts.

"Actually, well—yeah."

"Okay, so, this is Jungguk, my—"

"Her boyfriend actually." Taehyung butts in, earning a glare from Mirae.

"What's a boy friend?"

Taehyung smiles at her naiveness.

"W-well, a boyfriend is...", she looks at Jungguk in the eyes, forming her own definition of the term, and smiles, then continuing, "a person you love very much and would like to spend a whole lifetime with them."

"Oooh." Eunbin grins, happy that her friend has found someone to adore, and to receive all the love, affection and care that she deserves.

Her gaze then transfers from the couple to Taehyung, who she finds already looking at her with an expression Jungguk and Mirae well understand.

"Well, we can be too, if you like."

And that's how a story leads to another.

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