together. Like when mom was naming you she told me that your name meant intelligent
woman. Now that you married Yeong your last name changed to Yong meaning, brave. You
are brave, Hye never forget that! 당신을 사랑합니다!
Your bigger sister, Areum
Yeong looks at me waiting for my reaction. I just hope she will be alright. “I’m going to
check on your mom,” Yeong states. I nod not trusting my voice. I just can’t believe I didn’t get
to say one last goodbye, but right now I can’t worry about my sister because my mom has gotten
worse over the past few days. I have tried my best to help her get better, but since we found out
about my sister it seems to have gotten worse. She can’t even get up to go to the bathroom or
feed herself. I tried to call the hospitals, but the snow clogged up the power lines. Yeong has
helped a lot without him I probably would have died. He is the one to get us food and water
when we need it.
***five months later***
Today is June, and I wake up to hearing gun shots from the distance. I scurry to the closest
window, and wonder where the shot came from. “Are you okay, Hye?” Yeong asked concerned.
“Yes, of course although I’m quiet hungry. Maybe we should go hunt something before my mom
wakes up,” Yeong nods in agreement. We got our sharpness knife and some water. Then we
headed towards the forest near our house. We ended up hunting down a couple of squirrels and
gathered a few herbs. When I go to the store I can barely find any food, and if I do it’s always so
expensive. Meanwhile, I cooked the food while I listened to some news. “Attention citizens of
North and South Korea, today June 25, there is a war going on taking place in the 38th parallel! It
has started at 4:30 AM, the soldiers from North Korea invaded the 38th parallel moving south. I