Defending Mom

“Let's eat!”

That evening.

The four of us gathered around the table and ate Dad's doenjang jjigae.

I scooped up a big chunk of tofu floating in the stew and blew on it before eating.

“What did you do today, Arin?”

“I read books with Dad! The books you read when you were little, Sis!”

Arin held her spoon high as she chattered on about everything she'd learned that day.

“I'm gonna read tons of books and get as smart as my super-genius big sister!”

“Yeah. You can get super smart, too, Arin!”

I chattered on about my classes that day, and Dad nodded along to everything I said...