Meet the MC
A woman, her face blurred as through hidden behind a veil of mist, cradled a small child tightly in her arms. Her hands trembled.
"No...I can't do this."
Standing before her a man whose face was equally impossible to make out, swallowed by some strange haze.
"We have no other choice." he said quietly.
He reached out and gently took the child from her embrace.
"No...!
Her desperate cry echoed into the darkness.
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The sharp sound of doorbell shattered the dream.
Jin woo's eyes flew open. He sat upright on his sofa in hall, breathing heavily before rubbing the sleep from his eyes .
"...That dream again."
The doorbell rang once more.
"I'm coming."
The house was eerily quiet. Every room felt empty, as if no one else had lived there. Opening the door, he found a delivery man standing outside.
"Your order, sir."
"Thank you." he closed the door behind him.
His full name is Jin woo chen. Although he was the adopted the son of renowned politician Kang Wei chen, the title meant very little in his life.
Today was his 17th birthday. Just like every year before it, he would be spending it alone.
His adoptive father made sure money was transferred to his account every month without fail, providing him with everything he needed to live comfortably.
Everything....
Except his presence.
A birthday cake sat in the center of table, it's candle flickering gently in the silence.
With a mocking smile he sang....
"~Happy birthday to me~..."
He paused for a moment before changing his voice playfully, pretending someone else was there.
"~Happy birthday, dear Jin woo~."
He closed his eyes.
"May god bless me!"
He blew out the candle. The tiny flame vanished, leaving the room just a little darker.
"Finally...I'm seventeen. "
"I'm proud of you, Jin woo." he said to himself.
Picking up a fork, he cut himself a slice of cake and quietly began to eat.
