Chapter 33. Arrivals (4)

Returning inside the room, I wait in the silence with JaeMin for endless minutes. Some of our friends call us, asking how everything is going. SooJin cries with JaeMin on a video call, but JaeMin asks everyone to stay home and just wait for news, as everyone has their own little ones to take care of.

JaeMin doesn't say it, but what he ultimately needs is a mother's comfort.

And I see when Sun-noona arrives, carrying the nude-colored suitcase with a small pink teddy bear embroidered on the front. It's the suitcase she had bought for Alisha and was meant to be a surprise for JaeMin.

And he cries as soon as he sees her, raising his hands and asking for his mother's embrace, while his tears intensify.

"Stay calm, my little angel," Sun-noona says calmly, resting JaeMin's head on her lap while stroking his hair.

I walk over to her, intending to take the suitcase and place it in the corner, but as I turn back to her, I see he