EARLIER THAT MORNING
"Mommy, where are we going?"
Yoona held onto her silver bracelet; the fox's eyes reflecting ruby in the darkness. she played with the charm while looking out the window. From as far as she could see, her vision was filled with weary fields and scattered trees. There were no stars in the sky and the sun was barely visible at the horizon.
Beside of her, mother was pale. Shaken. With sunken cheeks and dark under-eyes. Despite the sleeping passengers on the train, her mother was wide awake, eyes peering back and forth on alert as if she was on the lookout.
Her mother grabbed her hand. "Nothing's wrong. We're just moving."
The early 4:30 a.m. bus was heading to Seoul. The mother's plans were to get to the main bus terminal to catch another bus that would take them to the other side of the country. The seaside. There, they would be safe. Or so she hoped.
