Seoul Survivors (2016)
“Dr. Tae Sun cast an anxious look down the table to the empty place beside Mee Hee. “It’s not like her to be late for breakfast.”
At the next table Dr. Dong Sun was counting heads, lips moving, head nodding as he scanned the room. Her hands hidden in her lap, Mee Hee dug her fingernails into her palms.
“I haven’t seen her this morning,” she said, hoping her voice wasn’t quavering. That was true, wasn’t it? She hadn’t seen Su Jin since the sun came up, had she?
“Maybe she went for a w...alk,” suggested Young Ha.
“That’s not like Su Jin either,” Older Sister guffawed. Some of the other women tittered, but Dr. Tae Sun shook his head with a worried sigh.
“There’s no use everyone’s food getting cold,” Dr. Dong Sun said firmly, getting up from the table. “Eat, everyone. I’ll take a look around the village.”
The other women tucked into their egg-rice, chatting about the new looms, but the space at Mee Hee’s side chilled her whole body, and her heart felt as empty as the brown bowl next to hers.MoreLess
At the next table Dr. Dong Sun was counting heads, lips moving, head nodding as he scanned the room. Her hands hidden in her lap, Mee Hee dug her fingernails into her palms.
“I haven’t seen her this morning,” she said, hoping her voice wasn’t quavering. That was true, wasn’t it? She hadn’t seen Su Jin since the sun came up, had she?
“Maybe she went for a w...alk,” suggested Young Ha.
“That’s not like Su Jin either,” Older Sister guffawed. Some of the other women tittered, but Dr. Tae Sun shook his head with a worried sigh.
“There’s no use everyone’s food getting cold,” Dr. Dong Sun said firmly, getting up from the table. “Eat, everyone. I’ll take a look around the village.”
The other women tucked into their egg-rice, chatting about the new looms, but the space at Mee Hee’s side chilled her whole body, and her heart felt as empty as the brown bowl next to hers.MoreLess
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