Yearly Archives: 2021

“I am not a woman of noble standing,” she murmured.  “Why would your father ever agree to our marriage?”He cleared his throat.  Uncomfortably.  “There is this rumor that you are…wealthy. …

Dumbfounded, he stared down at her.  “But…you were married.”She nodded.  “Believe me, I am well aware.”He frowned.  “How long were you married?”“Three weeks.”His eyebrows flew up to challenge the ceiling. …

She walked into the front room.  It was just a small sitting room.  Its window covered by a screen now.  Which made the tiny space feel even more intimate.His voice…

He took a step towards her.  And she glanced up at him.  A veil of vulnerability descended over her features.  Still, he continued to move towards her.  Until he was…

“Jung Sook,” he whispered. And she jumped, spinning to face him.  Her heart now pounding in her chest.  Her hand flew up over that racing organ.  “I thought you left.”…

Jung Sook had just arrived at home and was putting her groceries away when a knock sounded on her door.  A few seconds later, she was opening it.  She was…

He was waiting for her.  The next morning.  As she passed by the hwarang complex. He approached her.  Hesitantly.And she noticed. She glanced up and smiled at him shyly.“Hi, Soo Ho.”But his…

Jung Sook gazed down at the sword in her hand.  And recalled the night that Soo Ho had given it to her.  It had been her seventh lesson.  He had…

Jung Sook stood at the window and watched Soo Ho walk down the road back towards the hwarang house.  And sighed with relief to see him go.  The boy was…