Summary for Chapters 7, A Step from Heaven- 9, Not Forever Summary

In chapter 7, A Step from Heaven, Young Ju and her family arrive in Mi Gook. At the home of Gomo and her Sahmchun, Uncle Tim, Young Ju notices the carpeted floors and real wood doors and concludes that everyone in Mi Gook must be wealthy. She asks where Harabugi is, and only then do her parents realize that she has confused Mi Gook with heaven. Uncle Tim explains that Mi Gook is not heaven, but maybe they can say it is just a step from heaven. When she sips her first Coca-Cola, she hates how it hurts her mouth and throat. She does not care if it is a step from heaven, all that matters is that it is not heaven and she wants to go home...