Tears flowed even more at the foolishness of her own action.
"Don't you dare ignore me!"
"Mother... I'm tired."
"Don't call me mother! It gives me the creeps!!"
She didn't want to fight. She was just tired of everything. The day had been so long that it was suffocating.
Ellie, who had gotten up with difficulty, looked down at Helen's hysterical face. Somehow, she was now looking down at Helen, who had once seemed so imposing. Ellie calmly opened her mouth to give Helen the answer she wanted.
"Yes, ahjumma."
"...What?"
Leaving behind a dumbfounded Helen, Ellie limped towards her room.
Although it was a house devoid of warmth, locking the door and burying herself under the blanket made her feel a bit better. She found some comfort in her own warmth. ...Or perhaps it was the warmth of the life in her womb that hadn't received a single word of blessing.
Suddenly, the tears that had barely stopped began to flow again.
"Ugh, hic, I'm sorry. I'm sorry..."
