The Pure Love

His love began when he was twelve years old. From the very moment he first saw her—a young girl moving into the cramped back room of their house in a poor hillside neighborhood. As he watched her grow from a girl into a woman, he always vowed to himself: He would become a peaceful sanctuary for her. For Hae-ju. But he could not keep that vow. The choices he had made plunged them both into a deep darkness— And the misery of having to watch Hae-ju leave with another man… He never forgot.