Sun liked Mee-Kyong from the very beginning. She didn’t know where Min-Ho found her, but she was glad she wasn’t traveling alone. She already missed her family more than she wanted to admit. She wished Jae were here to tell her one of his fantastical bedtime stories about lands where food grows on trees and the fields are filled with the leftovers that fall to the ground. She swallowed away the dryness in her throat. What had she been thinking to leave her family?
Just a few minutes had passed since Min-Ho handed a large roll of bills to the patrolmen on the bridge and drove across to the Chinese side of the border. Everything was so bright and colorful. Electric signs and bright street lamps illuminated the night. Sun had to squint her eyes to shield out some of the brilliance. “Is this
