TRAPPED
“Woe to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!” Isaiah 24:16
I followed Mr. Kim blindly. I was grateful that I didn’t suffer another anxiety spell, but I couldn’t understand why the news of Kwan and So-Young left me feeling nothing at all. Thinking that conversation might trigger some sort of reaction, I tried talking with Mr. Kim as we hiked further up the mountain.
“When did So-Young disappear?”
“The night that you left.” Mr. Kim didn’t offer any further comment.
“And the baby? The one she took to the nurse’s?”
Mr. Kim just shrugged and grunted. I thought about So-Young, captured with a child under her care. Knowing my friend’s compassion, I was certain that So-Young would do anything in her power to shield that baby. I refused to think about my
