One Step More 6

by Jiheun Hong, J. Seo (Translator), Kirk Diaz (Translator)

Soo-in, an ordinary girl and model student, encounters several changes in her life: Her mother starts working in place of her father, who has recently lost his job. She notices herself blushing in front of a boy who has always been her rival. And she starts sharing secrets with a troublemaker whom she always considered from another world. This is a story not only about Soo-in’s everyday life, which is calm and quiet, but also about the hidden hardships she goes through—the happy days as well as the sad.

Episode 6. The Road the Heart Travels
Time has passed and Soo-in’s father has learned to better interact with the kids, and also how to cook—in other words he has become a stay-at-home dad. Soo-in's mother, on the other hand, feels heartbroken when she leaves the family behind to go to work each day. On top of that, a huge fast food chain opens up right in front of the restaurant where she works, decreasing their sales by almost half. Meanwhile, Sang-il feels embarrassed that his family problems were exposed to Soo-in, so he tries to avoid her at school. Soo-in confronts him about his withdrawal, leading to a big argument.
“Why are you doing this to me?”
“I don’t know!”
Things that used to be easy and natural for Soo-in now seem so confusing and difficult.

132 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 31, 2014