A year is too long. A few months are too long. Even a week is too long.

"Sam." Again, she says his name as if it's the only thing she has to keep her from simply disappearing. And because it's the only familiar thing she has here, she lapses back into Korean. "[You speak of this place so casually but I cannot. I cannot be stuck here. My husband needs me. Is there nothing I can do to be allowed to leave?]"

Desperate times breed desperate measures and she has to wonder: for someone who was ready to leave her husband just over a week ago, why does she want to get back to him so badly now?

"[Please tell me there is a way.]"