Chapter 17 TOSKA

Russian n. a state of great anguish, melancholy, sorrow, or longing beyond bearable bounds.

"How has she been, mom?"

"You mean, Eunae?" His mother asked, arranging the utensils on the dining table. "She's been doing better than ever as far as I can remember. She's been living her dreams now."

"That's good," he said, nodding before spitting out what he had been eagerly wanting to say. "D-did she ever ask about me?"

She froze for a moment and looked up at him confused, "N-no, Jaehyun," she softly answered, recovering from his seemingly odd question. "I always brought you up whenever we had the chance to talk, but she asked me to stop talking about you, just like what you asked me too. She was trying to heal herself, and I was in no place to say no. She needed it, honey."