Chapter 12 EPIPHANY

And just then realization seemed to wash over her.

She stopped on her tracks and stood frozen by the shore. Her feet meeting the small crashing waves of the sea and her body swaying in synchronization with each strong blow of the passing wind.

Suddenly, the wheels in her head stopped working just as much the time did. Her eyes shook and her lips trembled restlessly upon the realization that maybe, maybe she was not in love with him after all, but in the idea of falling in love with him—of marrying him—of having a family with him—having a normal functional family of her own she grew up not having.

As tears swelled up her eyes and immediately made a ran to her cheeks like runners in a marathon competing to reach the final line, Eunae tightly gripped the hem of her tank top and curled her hands into fists. She shook her head momentarily and sighed.