Intro. ⸻
Ada was nine years old when her world began to change. At first, dad left - forever, as mom said, quietly and sadly, looking out the window. Then a little time passed, and my mother got married again. Ada did not quite understand how this should be felt: whether this is a joy, or betrayal. It just became different.
Now Taehen, the thirteen -year -old son of my mother’s new husband, lived in the house. He was tall, angular, with dark eyes and always with headphones in his ears. Ada decided right away that she wanted to make friends with him. It seemed to her that in this new family she should find her place, and Taehen is the only one who could understand her. Almost like a real brother.
But Taehen did not want to be friends.
\- Leave me alone, "he muttered on the first day when she looked into his room. - I do not need any sisters.
He said it dryly, as if he tried not to injure, but still wounded. Sometimes he simply ignored her - as if she was furniture or shadow. Ada tried not to be offended. She was told that he also had difficult times: his mother left, then n