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CHAPTER 10

T
he view was stunning. The city below shimmered under the

last light of the day, and the sunset bathed everything in this
quiet, golden glow. I could feel the silence starting to stretch

between us, so I broke it first.
“So, why did you bring me here?”

“I know you have a lot of questions, so I’m ready to answer,” he

muttered. He was right—I wanted to ask him some things.
“Okay, firstly, are you this rude all the time?”

“Actually, no. I’m not,” he said quietly. “I used to be this kind,
chill guy back in North Korea, but… that changed when my mom died.

I had just turned sixteen.” His voice wavered, and he sniffled, trying to

keep it together.
“My dad didn’t care. Not even a little. He moved on so fast, as if

she were just a memory. I couldn’t even look at him anymore. Then he
thought moving to Canada would somehow fix everything—make me

happy again. But…”
I froze. I had no idea he’d been carrying all that. And the way I

treated him lately? I was too harsh. Way too harsh.

“I’m… I’m so sorry about that. You’ve been going through a hard
time, and I didn’t even bother to ask what was wrong.”

“No, it’s fine, I understand. You didn’t know.”