7&8
7. “The last time I ever cared about anyone was my mom,” Hyejin answered. “She died a long time ago and, since then, I’ve never met anyone else who truly cares about me. I don’t remember any bad memories of her. She was a good woman. All my bad memories are of my father and step-mother.” She shook her head and sighed.
8. There was one bad memory. A memory that she locked away in the back of her mind. Bringing out that memory... she didn’t want to. At the time, when she committed the crime, she was happy. She was free and she’d no longer have to deal with her father and that dreadful step-mother. But now... every time she thought about it, even for a second, she felt guilty. She felt disgusted with herself. “Before I got sent to the island, I killed my father and step-mom. I was mad and I was tired of him treating me, like, trash. Getting rid of him... it was the best thing to have ever happened to me.”











