Episode Sixteen
Get Up, Stand Up
“Yoojung-ssi, maybe we should go get some rest now.”
There was no missing the concern in Yihwan’s voice, and Yoojung wasn’t deaf to the silent screams of her burning wrists and fingers. But she elected to ignore them in favor of perfecting her guitar solo. She knew if she practiced hard enough, she could play this piece by heart in time for Saturday’s live performance. Surviving one more week was all she wanted. It meant one step closer to her dream.
“Yoojung-ssi.”
“Han shigan man yo.”
She refused to look at Yihwan, or Fi, who was in the room somewhere. She didn’t want to see how they looked at her, loathing the sorry gazes, the scrutiny. There had been people in her life who offered comfort in her time of need, but only until they’d discovered the “t
