Chapter 17

Everyone says that in moments when your life hangs by a thread, it all flashes before your eyes. Frames where every special moment of your life and experiences makes you remember all the wonder you have lived.

Well, that only happened in movies and in moments when someone would be dying.

With Lucy, it happened. Even though she wasn't dying. Her frames were of her hidden childhood. Of her first purchases in women's stores and her first time wearing a skirt.

The skirt that her mother now had in her hands.

"What does this mean?" is what the girl heard from her mother. Her eyes were filled with doubt and anger, while Lucy's eyes filled with premature tears.

The girl remained silent, scared, and unsure of what to say.

"What the hell is this?" the woman shouted. "What the hell is this on your bed, Woojin?!"

The girl shrank, closing her eyes with the fear that overcame her. She heard her mother's qu