[Pure Love Short Story Collection] Beyond Nothing

kim cheong-ah has been living in a single room for two years with money borrowed from her boyfriend. i paid back the money little by little by working part-time at a convenience store, but it was hard to make ends meet. i thought i was free from my abusive father, but… i wanted to leave the convenience store. i wanted to leave my boyfriend. but i didn't have the courage to do that. would i be able to leave without worrying someday? “i told you, stop thinking about your boyfriend.”