HANEUL exited the KakaoTalk, the screen going dark as the call ended. His father and sister's lunch breaks were over—Haeun still had classes, and their father had lessons to teach. He wanted to keep talking to them, and he could tell they felt the same. But both had their own schedules to get back to.
Still, he was glad he was able to talk to them and see their faces. It had been too long. If he stayed in the program until the finale, it would probably be another month or so before he could see them again. He shook his head. He shouldn't let himself get caught up in that kind of thinking. It wasn't like he'd never see his family again. His stress was already high enough from everything that had happened. He didn't need to add sadness to the mix. That would only drag him down, and he couldn't afford that right now.
