Chapter 1

## Chapter One

This is the first chapter of the Cherry Blossoms After Winter manhwa that is written and illustrated by *Bamwoo*. Haebom has lived with his mother's friend, Eunseon and her son Taesung after his parents passed away. Starting the twelfth grade, Haebom sees he and Taesung are in the same class.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Seo Haebom
* Ha Eunseon
* Jo Taesung
* Junghee (photograph)
* Haebom's Father (photograph)
* Kim Junseung
* Lee Sangwon

## Summary

As a child Seo Haebom was brought to live with Ha Eunseon and her son, Jo Taesung from then on. At the time Haebom remembers Taesung saying that he did not want to become brothers with him. In response, Haebom wet himself and Taesung also saw he was upset.

Haebom wakes from his dream and wonders why it concerned that. Heading downstairs, Haebom sees Ha Eunseon who asks how he slept. It is recounted that when Haebom was seven, Eunseon brought him to this house and took care of him like her son when he lost his parents in an accident. While Haebom is beginning the twelfth grade at school, Eunseon affirms he is always doing well.

After asking whether Taesung is still sleeping, he joins them. Where Taesung is Eunseon's son, Haebom feels like a freeloader in this house. Since Haebom's mom and Eunseon were friends, he and Taesung were best friends too. However, when they began living in the same house, they naturally drifted apart. Feeling maybe this is normal, Haebom considers it was Eunseon's choice to take him in, where he does not think Taesung's opinion was counted.

While they sit beside one another, not talking, Haebom and Taesung are remembered as children. Considering it was normal for siblings to have a fight while growing up, Taesung handed a toy car for Haebom to play with. Haebom felt guilty, being under the impression he was taking things away from Taesung. To repay his kindness, Haebom consciously avoided getting in trouble to try and lessen the damage to Taesung.

Presently, having finished eating, Haebom shares the news with a photograph of his mom and dad that he is going to school. In class 3-1, as others speaks amongst themselves, Haebom is unsure whether to greet students who already appear acquainted. While thinking he is unsure what to say to them, Haebom is struck across the head by Kim Junseung who is there with Lee Sangwon. Having met them last year, Haebom has been bothered for no reason.

Considering that running errands for Junseung and Sangwon was normal, Haebom thinks how his money was taken by them. Although hoping to escape from them in this new semester, Haebom sees they ended up in the same class. As they intend to sit in front of him, Haebom says Junseung's name who raises his hand in anger. After Haebom says sorry, Junseung claims he was just joking.

With Junseung questioning if Haebom had breakfast, he then slams his fist as Haebom has not asked the same. Ordering Haebom to buy it for him, Junseung states he is so slow. Meaning to go and get it, Haebom contemplates how he just wanted to make at least one friend. Feeling it looks like his school life will just be like this, as Haebom leaves he finds Taesung entering the classroom.

## Major Events

* Haebom and Taesung are introduced.
* After his parents passed away when he was a child, Haebom went to live with his mom's friend, Eunseon, and her son Taesung.
* Having started the twelfth grade, Haebom finds he is in the same class as Junseung and Sangwon who mistreat him.
* When Taesung enters the room, Haebom sees they will be in the same class.