8 He trembled with fear (1/2)
Eunbi went downstairs as she saw Mrs. Lee was watching the morning program on television Eunbi sat down next to her on the sofa. Mrs. Lee switched off the television through the remote controller and asked, ”Do you wanted to say something to me, dear?”
”Yes Eomeonim, tomorrow we are leaving to Jeju Island, for that I want to pack my belongings from my home so shall I go to my home?”
”Why are you asking my permission to go to your home? You go get ready I will ask the car driver to take you to your home.” Mrs. Lee said.
Eunbi thanked her and went to Young-soo's room. She brushed her hair, took her handbag, went downstairs, and got into the car. First she went to her college signed in the college register, collects her transfer certificate and the mark sheets, and got back to the car with an excitement to go to her home.
Once she reached her home she quickly got down from the car as if she returned back home to meet her parent after a decade. She entered into the home one of the house maids welcomed her with a wide smile. Eunbi gently smiled at her in return and asked her, ”where is my omma?”
”Ma'am is in the reading room, young miss,” the maid replied.
Eunbi thanked the maid and walked to the reading room. She slowly twisted the door knob, and opened the door gently and slowly to make her mother surprise with her presence. She entered and looked at her mother; Mrs. Yoon was reading book on the comfy and cozy reading chair. Eunbi tiptoed toward her on the maple wooden floor, stood behind her, and covered her mother's eyes with her hands. Mrs. Yoon yelped in surprise, placed the book on her lap, touched the hands with her hands which was covering her eyes and said, ”Eunbi-ah,” in a happy tone.
She laughed as her mother identified her with the touch of her hands; she uncovered her hands of her mother's eyes, stood in front of her, leaned down, and hugged her mother who was sitting in the comfy and cozy reading chair, ”I feel so secured by hugging you, omma.”
Mrs. Yoon broke the hug, cupped her face, and kissed her forehead, ”Is your husband behaving properly with you?”
Eunbi nodded her head up and down.
”Eunbi-ah, d-did he force you for his needs?” She asked her with hesitation and paused for a few seconds, ”do you understand what I'm trying to ask you?”
Eunbi knelt down in front of her mother, ”omma I can understand what you are trying to ask me.” She could sense that how worried her mother was, now if she tells the truth that Young-soo forced her to sleep with him at the wedding night it will hurt her mother for sure, therefore Eunbi lied to her mother. ”No omma, he didn't force me for his needs, he told me that first let us know about each other thoroughly, and then let's think about the rest of the matters. So stop worrying about me omma, like appa said Young-soo is a gentleman, he cares for me a lot even he asked me to continue my studies.”
Mrs. Yoon breath in relief, ”that's so relief to hear those words from you, but in future please tell me if he behaves improperly with you at any situation. Don't hide anything from us thinking that it will make us worry, as a parent it's our duty to solve our children's problems to lead them a happy life,” she advised her daughter.
Eunbi faked a smile on her face. ”omma, you knew very well about me, right? Then why am I going to hide it from you guys, if Young-soo tries to ill-treat me I'll inform that to you guys right away.”
”Of-course I knew very well about you that you don't hide anything from us, I believe you because you are my daughter. I'm scared that whether he'll harm you by chance and threatened you to not tell that to anybody else. Eunbi, please forgive me for not helping you out from this marriage, please forgive your omma.”
Eunbi stood up and hugged her mother once again and soon she broke the hug and said, ”omma why are you asking forgiveness from me, when you hadn't done anything wrong to me. I'm happy to get Young-soo as my husband, did you forget what appa said? I'm very lucky to marry him, so please omma don't feel apologetic towards me and stop worrying too. You guys had chosen him as a groom for eonnie, because of his well mannerism, kind behaviors towards the elder, and gentlemanliness, only after knowing all these quality of him you guys has decided that he'll be apt to be a perfect son-in-law of our family, am I right?”
Mrs. Yoon nodded her head, ”yes you are right, but I'm scared and suspicious whether he has married you to seek revenge.”
”He is not that type of a guy, omma. He really cares for me. Because of eonnie's wrong decision I'm very lucky to get him as my husband. Omma, to tell you the truth it's very awkward for us to share the same room and talk to each other I know it's because we are in the beginning stage of our relationship. But I hope that we'll gradually break the awkwardness in between us by getting to know well about each other. Omma you know what I always dreamed about getting involved in an arranged marriage. Because they say love comes after the marriage is the painful pleasure. Thank you so much for making one of my dreams comes true and also for giving me some new feelings.”
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