The Bride

“Where are we going, Beom Sook?” Ni Na asked a couple of days later.  After he had fully recovered from the fever and its ghastly effects.He smiled down at his…

He decided to back off.  Until he was fully recovered.  He wasn’t about to make a move until then.  So he played it cool when she returned with his broth. So…

She awoke to light streaming through a window.  But that window wasn’t what drew her notice.  She had eyes only for the man lying next to her.  His eyes were…

As light began to flood the room, Beom Sook awoke at sunrise and opened his eyes.  To discover the woman whom he loved…lying next to him.  Her beautiful face was…

Ni Na lunged towards him.  Catching him before he could hit his head on the ground.  She slid to the floor with him.  As it turned out, the man was…

The illness swept through the household.  Infecting nearly all the children.  For some reason, Dae Jong seemed unaffected.  He spent much of his time in his sister’s room.  Both Beom…

Beom Sook left Dae Hee’s room to leave Na Mi alone with Ni Na for a while.  Instinctively, he knew that the girl would feel more comfortable with that capable…

The next day arrived all too soon for Ni Na.  She wasn’t sure that her heart could take what it was about to endure.  Gazing at the face of her…

She couldn’t breathe.  Beom Sook had just asked her to spend all of tomorrow…alone…with him.“Doing what?” she queried after a quiet moment spent grappling for her power of speech.“Painting my…

She’d managed to evade him tonight.  Ni Na had decided to spend one last night sleeping over at the orphanage after tucking Dae Hee into bed.  The young teacher kept…