ATTENDANT
“The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.” John 3:29
Kwan was already determined not to do anything in secret. The night of his confession, Kwan refused to talk to me again until he spoke with Mr. Kim about our relationship. I imagined Mr. Kim thought poorly enough of me and my tarnished past that he would forbid Kwan from courting me. Nevertheless, Kwan was adamant that he could persuade his employer and benefactor to allow our relationship to develop.
That evening when Mr. Kim came home, he and Kwan went outside to prepare the chicken coop for winter. As the two men headed outdoors, Kwan glanced over his shoulder at me and smiled. I looked at the floor,
