I've Been There Before

Kern’s eyes focused on Grace standing in front of him.

He knew well from Grace’s eyes that she was some of puzzled now; that fell within his expectation. He sneered in his heart…it was undoubtful that she totally forgot him.

Actually, he was not a normal member in his family.

To such a big and wealthy one as the Shaw’s family, he was given birth by another woman and could not be announced to the public. This was a real scandal for his family.

As a result, he felt embarrassed and in a dilemma from the beginning.

Anyway, who would like to be such a child?

the Shaw’s family; on the contrast, Kern hated it so much that he dreamed to be the

her mind.

memorized Grace deeply.

not understand why he did not have daddy with him. Later when he grew up, his mother took him to the outside of a big house; they hided behind a tree and his mother pointed to a passing car to say, “Kern, you grandpa, daddy and younger brother live in the

understand why all of his family lived there, but nobody remembered him. Finally, he knew the meaning of an illegal child.

his childhood, Kern usually hided to watch the big house. His family walked in and out every day; and there lived another bright and unrestrained girl who always followed a boy

all. This was a joke to him. Some time he even

got released and met him once again, she had changed too much and totally lost her smile and confidence.

he was some of guilty, but only some of… just three years ago, all secrets were disclosed. After she was released, Kern saw how stubborn Grace was from those happenings. He started to have so much interests in Grace that he helped her escape away.

went away and neither he