บท 41: Mother

Hana didn't even want to think back to the early days after her child's birth. It was incredibly exhausting, as she had to care for her child and also recover physically. By the time she finally felt like she could catch a breath, she suddenly realized that spring had unknowingly passed by, and it was already May.

Melon had learned to roll over.

One day, as Hana lay in bed applying an eye mask, hoping to remove her two prominent dark circles, Melon was lying beside her. Unnoticed by Hana, Melon managed to roll over. Hana, hearing the movement, glanced to her side and saw Melon sprawled on the blanket, her head raised and babbling incomprehensibly, drool almost dripping.

Quickly, Hana wiped Melon's face with a tissue and then, intrigued, encouraged her, "Melon, roll over again!"