Jiyoon opened her eyes before her phone alarm. For some reason, she felt good on days like these. Jiyoon turned off her alarm that rang a beat late and got off her bed. A cold sensation sprang up from her feet. Her drowsiness disappeared.

“You’re up early.”

“Yes.”

She scooped a bowl of rice beside her mother who was preparing breakfast. If it was a few days before, she would have prepared two bowls of rice, but now she had to prepare three.

“Where’s dad?”

“He’s out jogging. You can scoop his as well.”

Her dad, who was working abroad in Japan, had returned recently. She had cleared up her misunderstanding with her mother and the absence of her father was filled in. After the small joy she longed for so much was achieved, Jiyoon was experiencing a new life every day. First up, she stuttered less. She always stuttered when something didn’t go as she expected or when she was talking to a stranger, but she was much better now. She herself could feel that her bad habits were going away. Though, it wasn’t that they had completely disappeared, and she still stuttered from time to time, but she no longer stayed quiet without being able to express her opinions.

“You should eat and go already. You’ll be late.”

“Yes.”

She sat down and quickly finished her breakfast. She took her time since she woke up earlier than usual and now she was running out.

‘I won’t be late, will I?’

She took her bag and quickly left her house. She greeted the apartment security who was sweeping the grounds and quickly walked along the road that crossed...