"I'm sorry aunt but I have to start a new life, in a new city, this place...it reminds me of how much I've suffered over the years" Carina said as she sobbed silently.

"oh my darling, but you would still come to visit your old aunt in Thailand wouldn't you?" the old Mary said while crying.

"I don't know...I may never go back there again..." said Carina as she trailed off.

....

Carina, 22 year old woman had lived with her Aunt and Uncle ever since she was 19, on her 19th birthday, both her parents passed away in a tragic accident. She lived with her Uncle and his wife ever since. Sadly, her uncle slipped on a wet floor and died one morning and her Aunt decided to leave America to go back to Thailand. So, she decided to move to her mother's land, South Korea, she had never been there and had lived in America ever since she was 9, she was born in Thailand and lived there until one day when she 5years old playing outside on the free streets of Thai he got kidnapped by a group of men, she was still very young and didn't understand what was going on, she cried when she was taken away from her village. "please let me go, please sirs, I want to go back to my mummy and daddy, please let me go" cried a 5year old Carina. But the thugs didn't listen they didn't care about her, she was only a source of income to them, they would sell off this little girl to a brothel, for a hefty sum of money.

Soon, 3 days after she was kidnapped with little food and water she had taken, she was sold to an old brothel somewhere in creeping village in Thailand. She was tortured and beaten as a result of her countless but failed tries to escape, but she didn't care if she was beaten, so they locked her up in a small room with a scary clown staring directly at her, this made her scared and she became claustrophobic at a very young age and also developed fear for clowns and scary masks.

Four years later, when she turned 9, she the brothel was raided by the police as it was found guilty of murder cases, kidnapping, drug trafficking, etc. And somehow she got reconnected with her parents and they moved to America after that incident.

...{Back to the present}

"I'm sorry aunt but you know I can never go back there..."

"its okay my sweet, I understand" her aunt replied.

*Few hours later* both women were seen leaving the house with their luggages, they hailed a cab and were driven to the airport. When they got there, the two women became emotional "do call me when you get there aunt Mary" said Carina trying to stay strong.

"I will. Remember me my child,my blessing will always remain with you".

"stay safe aunt Mary" Carina said as she turned to leave, fighting her tears,she has always been one to hold back her tears, after that traumatic experience she always learnt to minimize crying, and although it happened a long time ago...She still has nightmares from it.

She turned to leave when her aunt ran to hug her and said bye, Carina could only bite her lips to avoid crying, she would've let it all out if only she knew she'd never see her precious aunt again.