Another Winter
another Winter 18th

Wednesdays,

There was no sun greeting his face this morning, just a memo stuck on the cream-colored curtains that were still tightly sealed. Hyuji blinked, trying to get up among his tired body that was still wrapped in a thick white blanket.

Hyuji glanced at the clock on the tail of his eyes—at eight in the morning. Putting his palm on his forehead with a blistering smile and a raucous voice.

"Why didn't he wake me?"

Hyuji grabbed his clothes, put them on one by one and then walked towards the curtains and picked up the memo he knew was from John.

Good morning, dear,

Sorry I didn't wake you. I had to leave earlier than usual because there was one thing I had to do.

Take a shower and rest again. You must be so tired because of me.

Hyu Hubby's, John.

Hyuji's cheeks instantly turned red, the closing word that said John was her husband really made Hyuji's heart seem to want to jump out of place, because of excitement. He even kept the memo in a private drawer that he used to keep money in.

"Hopefully there will be no more misunderstandings between me and John! "

***

John can't sleep all night, thinking about what Hyuji and his mother were talking about when they met, Hyuji doesn't want to open his voice to tell stories. After seeing Hyuji fall asleep in his arms, he gently kissed Hyuji's forehead a few times. Then grab a cell phone and book your first train ticket in the morning to Seoul.

And here he is now, sitting in the magnificent palace that was once his dwelling, waiting for his mother to come down from the throne, John waited patiently for his purpose to say something.

Until the sound of the knocking of expensive shoes that echoed from the direction of the stairs overcame John's daydream. The presence of the mother in luxurious clothes down one by one the steps.

"Why do you need to come so early to see my dear mother?! "

John did not budge, he remained in position until the mother reached the last step and walked up to him. John's nyalang gaze loathed when his mother was sitting across the chair.

"Mama must know what I came here for!"

"What, you don't understand what you mean?"

Shut up for a moment, John looked at the mother with a flat expression.

"Mam, please don't bother Hyuji! "

"Kapan—" said the mother paused, then smiled sarcastically. "A~h, did he say that to you? "

John just kept quiet and gave no further explanation.

"Darling, mom just wanted to see him! Talk a little with him! "

"What did Mom talk to him about? "

Joana grabbed the cup cup and sipped the green tea the housekeeper had just served.

John tightened his jaw, though,

"What would mama want! "

"You sure you want to hear it?! "

Upset, of course. John doesn't like pleasantries. Seeing her son's dislike expression, Joana laughed happily.

"Mama just told him to leave you! "

"What's? How mama—"

"Mama didn't like him from the first moment she saw him! You even know that!"

Once again John was faced with a rumble in his mind that overflowed, exploding like a mountain lava that was about to erupt.

"Mama can't be like that to her! She's my wife! "

"Then why? Mama deserves you too John?! "

"Mom! Please stop all this! "

"No, until you leave that woman! "

Staring at the face of the mother who had firm features, John almost brought himself up and intended to leave without heeding the mother's orders. But his steps again stopped when the mother's voice returned to the air, saying something that made John inevitably have to listen.

"If you don't want to leave that woman, let me go"

"Mom! Stop this scenario, and don't disturb my life with Hyuji! "

"Or you'll see that woman suffering in front of your own eyes!" joana continued quickly with both a patterned bead and a tightened jaw, no matter how her own son felt.

Suddenly, John turned to stare fiercely at the threat posed by the mother. He did not even believe the real woman he still valued so much was a threat that was so heartless as that.

"Mam—!"

"Leave her and marry JiEun! Or stay with that woman and see her suffer before your eyes! "

Without realizing it, his tears flowed. The unreasonable thing kept making him want to vent all the anger that he had been holding back.

John nodded, not knowing what else to do. Breathing in frustration while grabbing his own mane, until the melt of tears again fell from the corner of the eye.

"Mam, please... I don't want to leave Hyuji at all! "

"Mama had no other choice! If you still don't want to part, mama will separate you! "

Ordinary feet stand firm, like they have no bones. The stubbornness that had been a shield was also destroyed when his mother made Hyuji as a weapon to attack and make himself weak. John was cornered, there was nothing he could do except, "Alright! I'll leave Hyuji!"[]