Eun-Kyung was lying on the bed, motionless. The whole night her phone kept ringing with news about Ashma. Early morning, she sensed that Young-Soo has left the bed. She knew as he left the bed he would go upstairs to his swing. She knew the whole night no one in the house slept thinking about Ashma.
She kept her eyes closed for a few hours praying for sleep to come but she was too tense because of Ashma. A girl who never drinks, drank a lot of vodka for the first time. She exhaled loudly after lying for a long time on the bed. After worrying about Ashma, she decided to leave the bed and go sit with Young-Soo. She knew both can ease each other's minds.
The moment she reached the terrace, the ground slipped from under her feet. Young-Soo was hugging Vidhi, again. She first thought it was just parental assurance. One parent was comforting another parent about their daughter. It was the same when Ashma ran away from home in anger.
