Chapter 85
Hyoyoung replied quietly, "I know."
Myunghee continued, "I actually wished that I was really crazy. I wished I was insane."
"…"
"If I was… then I thought that maybe it would be easier… If I lost my mind, I wouldn't know, right? I wouldn't have to face my painful reality. Not knowing would be… better than this."
"I… I feel the same way about my situation right now."
"It was the first time I learned that people can be kind and warm."
"What…?"
"The M taught me that."
Myunghee started to talk slowly and Hyoyoung listened.
"There has never been anything good in my life. No one has ever told me that I was pretty. When I smiled, I was punished for smiling, and when I remained quiet, I was rebuked for being too quiet."
"That must've been very hard."