【Meeting HyoJin & JoKwon】
Today, the couple took to revisit the orphanage that they visited the day before. Jiho wanted to visit HoJin, a selectively mute girl who signs very well for someone her age. She comes from abusive background for someone who's so young. The two have yet to figure out her past. She does, however, speak. But, she only speaks to one person. Her teddy bear, given to her by her late mother. She's seriously attached to the thing.
"Well, jagi. I see Hyo right there." Chan lifts a finger and points to the little girl in the center of the play room, speaking to her teddy in hushed whispers. "I told you she was able to speak... I'm going to look for JoKwon and maybe they can play together." Nodding his head once, Chansik left Jiho to himself and wandered off to find the boy he was playing with the preceding day.
"Jojo~" Chan speaks softly, as to not startle the heavily bruised boy. He was just shy of 5 years old. "Chan hyung has brought you a present!" Jo's face lit up at the news. "What's the present hyung-ssi?" The elder of the two lowered himself to get at the little boy's eye level. "I've found you a playmate! It's HyoJin! I asked the care takers and they've said that my-..friend and I can take you out for an hour or 2." "Ani sir, no one talks to Hyo...she's really mean when we try to be nice to her..she yells and pulls our hair..." Chan's brows furrowed. Kids will be kids... "You shouldn't say those things about the others here to adults...what if someone was going to adopt her and changed their mind because of what you said...? That's not fair, is it?" Jo looks down at his burnt hands and quickly shoves them in his pocket. "I'm sorry hyung, you're right..." Chan noticed the scars on the little boy and took a seat on the floor. He, too, had scars of his own.
"Yah, wanna know a secret?" Jo, looking embarrassed, nodded softly. His little face looked so-...pained...far too pained for someone so young. "I've got scars too...but e shouldn't hide them, ne? We have to embrace them and be strong okay?" He reached out to ruffle little Jo's hair, but the boy flinches and shies away. "Ani, Mr. S-sik...please.." Chan nodded. "Of course, I won't without your permission. Let's go join my friend and Hyo, hm? Come on." Kwon hesitantly walked towards Zico and his little girl. A soft sigh left his lips. Kwon was so-...damaged.