episode_0033

My revenge was truly futile.

If it were this easy, I would have done it a long time ago.

I felt ashamed of myself for worrying about where to go for a quiet place, and I started to feel dizzy as if I had worked so hard to exercise just for this one thing.

I’m not going to stop going to the gym just because I’m done with my revenge, but I wanted a satisfying revenge, not a revenge this empty.

When I was dragged to the teachers’ office, the teacher asked me a question.

“Why did you hit me?”

“I was just standing still when someone hit me in the head from behind.”

“I didn’t do anything, but Shihoo came first?”

“Yes.”

Actually, isn’t this reason enough?

But this time, I had no idea why he hit the back of my head.

“Why did you come to the 3rd grade classroom?”

It’s not like I came here to spy on Park Si-hoo, and at that moment, Min-ji noona came to mind.

“I went to see my older sister Kim Min-ji because she said she would introduce me to a friend.”

“Which class is that girl named Minji in?”

“I don’t know?”

“Then how do you know that kid?”

“It’s next door.”

Only then did the teacher nod his head as if he understood everything.

A little further away, Park Si-hoo was talking to another teacher with his nose blocked after suffering a nosebleed on the way home.

“What class are you in? Should I tell the teacher?”

“Class 2, Grade 1.”

“You were in the first grade?”

“Yes.”

I guess they thought you were a second year student.

The teacher disappeared after telling me to wait, and although my face didn’t look like that of a second grader, I was lost in thought, wondering if it was just old eyes. After some time passed, the teacher came back with me.

“Oh my. Jaehoon, you hit me first? ”

“Yes.”

“Should I call your mother?”

“Yes.”

This time, the teacher asks first and then calls, perhaps because of the incident where his mother became the wife of a gangster.

I didn’t know it would happen today, but since I said so this morning, I don’t think you’ll be as surprised as last time.

I told my mom in advance, but I couldn’t help but feel sorry towards her since she had to come anyway.

I sat quietly on the chair and waited, and then my mother opened the door and appeared.

What is that expression? It’s not an angry expression, nor an expression of looking at dad, but an expression of looking at something strange?

“Hello. I’m Jaehoon’s mom. You called me. ”

“Oh, hello. I greeted you last time haha.”

The teacher greeted me with an embarrassed expression, as if he had not expected to see me again.

“Yes. We met a few months ago.”

“I’m sorry to tell you this, but Jaehoon was just sitting there when a third grader hit him in the head and I called him after he beat him.”

“So you’re saying Jaehoon was just sitting there when he got hit in the head? Was it the back of his head?”

“Haha you said you hit me from behind, is that Jaehoon?”

“Yes.”

Mom looked at me with slightly wide eyes in surprise, as if she didn’t believe what I had said that morning.

“So what should I do in this situation? This is the first time Jaehoon has experienced something like this, so I don’t know.”

“I called the parents of the 3rd grader, so when they come, just talk and then you can go home with Jaehoon. It’s hard to blame Jaehoon since the 3rd grader was the one who hit him first.”

“Haha okay I understand”

My mom sat next to me and I waited quietly with her, and then Park Si-hoo’s mom appeared.

“They said my kid was hit.”

Park Si-hoo’s homeroom teacher explained the situation to Park Si-hoo’s mother.

“Well, maybe the kid could hit his head as a joke. But isn’t hitting his face too much?”

It seems that Park Si-hoo also takes after his mother.

The time has come for me to step forward since I am more eloquent than my mother.

“Then can I hit the back of your head as a joke?”

The teachers’ office was enveloped in silence.

“If you follow the logic of the lady, I’m a kid too, so shouldn’t I be able to hit the back of the head of the lady?”

“Is it the same when a child hits a child in the head as when an adult hits a child in the head?”

When I heard it, it seemed like the woman’s logic was plausible.

“Then, can my mom just hit the back of your head as a joke?”

“…..”

“That’s right. If you use the logic of an old lady, can’t an adult hit another adult on the head as a joke?”

“What kind of adult plays such a prank?”

“This is my chance to play some pranks on my mom too.”

“Are you joking with me right now?”

“The lady started it first. When someone hits a stranger on the head, it’s called a joke. It’s called assault.”

“How is it assault when a child plays a little prank?”

“If I take this to the police station, isn’t it considered mutual assault?”

“How did the child get educated like that?”

Park Si-hoo’s mother suddenly starts picking on our mother.

“What is wrong with what my son said?”

“No. The kid made a person’s face like that and that’s what it says?”

“Who would hit the back of the head of someone who is just sitting there?”

“So if I get hit first, I can hit you?”

“Yes. If you hit first, you should have been prepared to get hit.”

As expected, my mother was amazing. As expected, she was a mother who never let down my expectations.

“What kind of family is this?”

“That’s right. I’ve never seen such a shameless family before, hitting the back of someone else’s son’s head while he was just sitting still.”

“…..”

I was cheering my mom on from the side, admiring her eloquence.

“If you have nothing to say, can we go?”

“No. If the child’s nose is broken, you will take responsibility?”

“Your son was the one who hit first and it was a mutual assault, so why is my son responsible?”

“He should be held responsible for what he did.”

“Then, please sue us legally. Hire a lawyer or whatever you want, and we will respond in our own way.”

My mom was cool in and of herself, speaking without blinking an eye or changing her facial expression.

I know it’s not right to have an accident and do this, but I’m starting to get excited that this is the first time I’ve been born into this family and will be able to feel the power of the conglomerate.

The teachers nearby were also surprised by the appearance of our wonderful mother, and although they didn’t say anything, they looked at her with an ‘oh’ expression.

“…..”

Park Si-hoo’s mother, who can’t forget her words.

“If you have nothing more to say, can I go?”

Mom approached the homeroom teacher and said hello.

“Please take good care of Jaehoon in the future. I’m sorry for always visiting you like this.”

“No. It’s not like Jaehoon always hits first.”

My favorability rating for my homeroom teacher, who secretly takes my side, has increased.

I held my mother’s hand and went out to the teachers’ office, then naturally went to my class and came out with my bag.

“Mom. I’m sorry for making you come to school for no reason?”

“Do you really have a radar on the back of your head? Can you feel it?”

“…..”

Surely you don’t really believe that.

“No. Until this morning, I was so worried because I thought Jaehoon was starting to resemble his dad.”

“How many times have I told you not to be surprised when I call you?”

“Oh my. You surprised me in another way. It doesn’t matter that I hit you first, but is that radar real?”

“Right. I told you I was being picky.”

“Wow, that’s amazing~”

“Mom, did you think I was cool earlier?”

“Hehe. That’s basic. It’s not that hard compared to your second aunt. ”

“Anyway, I’m sorry for making you come to school for no reason.”

“I was bored just staying home, but it’s okay. I don’t think my son would do that, but you shouldn’t bully weak kids or hit them for no reason, right? Got it? ”

“Why are you saying such an obvious thing?”

“Right? Wow, but that lady is really shameless.”

“Really?”

“Right. If Jaehoon had hit the back of a stranger’s head and gotten hit, would his mom have applauded?”

“Is that it?”

“Then you should educate your son in advance and praise him.”

“Oh.”

As I was talking to my mother, I couldn’t understand how such a loser could be born under such a mother.

I’ll have to ask him next time I meet him.

***

Today, I came to kindergarten to pick up Ye-eun after parting ways with her mother at the apartment complex, who came to school instead.

As I was waiting in front of the kindergarten, standing next to the parents waiting for their children, a woman next to me approached me and spoke to me.

“Is that Ye-eun’s older brother?”

“Oh, yes.”

“Okay, hello, I’m Min-hoo’s mom.”

“Yes, hello. This is Ye-eun’s older brother.”

“My brother is so mature.”

“Haha yes. Thank you.”

Why on earth would the mom of the kid who got dumped by Ye-eun say hello to me?

“Min-hoo really liked Ye-eun.”

“Haha yeah I heard that too.”

“But I heard that Ye-eun asked you to ask for permission. What do you think?”

A sound that sounded like nothing could come from anywhere.

“Absolutely not. Where is our pretty and cute Ye-eun?”

“Our Min-hoo is smart and a very kind child, isn’t he?”

“Not as good as our Ye-eun. She’s so pretty and kind.”

“Our Min-hoo is also very handsome and kind?”

“Then tell her to meet another girl. Not Ye-eun.”

“…..”

After that, the conversation between Min-hu and his mother ended without a word to either of them.

After about 5 minutes of silence, Ye-eun started to appear from afar.

“Yeeun-ah~”

“Oppa~!”

When I raised my arm and waved, Ye-eun smiled at me and ran towards me vigorously, holding the strap of her bag with both hands.

As expected, Yejin was pretty and cute today too.

On the way home, holding Ye-eun’s hand, I couldn’t help but ask her.

“Does Min-hoo still pressure you to date him these days?”

“No! I said no, so don’t do that.”

“Thank goodness. That kid’s mom looks a bit like that.”

“Why? What did you say to your brother?”

“No, no, that’s not it. It’s just because Ye-eun is so pretty.”

“Hehehe. My brother is really handsome too.”

Today was another peaceful family day that I really enjoyed.