Lies took the elevator.
Truth took the stairs.
Both arrived and met Revelation.
Jane killed a family in a car accident. Depressive and accustomed to self-harm, she decides to go back to where her life toppled upside down. Jane doesn't know what to e...
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People spend their lives asking themselves questions, introspecting, and doubting. It's never been my case; I've always known I'm special. I'm part of the chosen ones; some might want to call me lucky. I say it's only fifty percent of the equation; the truth is I'm plain fearless, at least I was.
Tae Won is the first person to have made me doubt myself.
The bow has always been in my hands. It's like an extension of me. When I shoot, I hit the bullseye without fail; that's how I live life. Since birth, I've struck every bullseye, Tae Won is my first deviation and miss, and it's disturbing me.
Even now, the bow is trembling; it happens every time Tae Won pops into my mind. Tae Won is the only person who affects me in both a positive and negative way.
"Soo Ae focus."
"What do you think I'm doing, coach."
Focus.
My breath halts, I shot eyes closed.
Coach Min pats me on the shoulder, "yeah, that's our champion."
The team claps, and I go and sit down.
As I said, I never miss the bullseye; imagine a life filled with success and suddenly deception. I know one can't have it all, but I would trade all I have to be with Tae Won again, to have him look at me with eyes of love. This situation is unacceptable; how dare he lock me out as though I were a stranger, isn't love about sticking together through thick and thin?
I miss him, so I see Ta Won everywhere. If I didn't have my discipline and competitions, I would be depressed, but I'm a fighter.
"That was intense, way to go, Soo Ae," Eun Seol, one of my sunbaes, says.
A shy smile escapes from me. I've got to play modesty.
This attitude is what people expect from Kyeong Soo Ae, and of course, I live up to their expectations. It isn't even a chore for me because this is how I am.
From an early age, people told me how smart and beautiful I was. Even without their words, I knew I was all that and more. Yes, I have more self-confidence than the ordinary mortal, but life hasn't given me a reason to live and think otherwise.
I'm Korean, and by definition, I aim for excellence, like most Koreans.
From academic studies to our profession and finally, we aim for nothing but the best for our marriage.
The only drawback one can have is their origins, and mine aren't so bad. My parents invest lots of time, energy, and money in my sister and me. And now with the prize money, I gain from competitions they can concentrate on my sister.
My parents are very proud of me. I've never given them a reason to worry. Even though they were shocked when they found out I was dating Tae Won. They accepted the man who they believed had a promising future. Kim Tae Won was destined to become a champion swimmer and me a champion archer.
