April 1,  2012

Meeting someone from school is something new to me. After 1 year spending time in hospital, I’m finally back to the school. Now, I’m in second grade, the oldest one in the class. …second grade. K.T.H

*

“Hyung,” someone called me, “you are in the same class as me,” he said while tapping my back. Yes, I know that I’m the oldest here, but no need to call me hyung that loud, right?.

“Hmm, hello,” I said, giving him disappointed look, he is a hobae who live in our neighbourhood.

“Your friends are looking for you, they say that they are missing you,” he said while pointing at my friends who waving their hands. Hmm, I couldn’t meet them for a year because of that treatment. I’m running to them and hugging them one by one,

“Not meeting you for a year, then now you become younger, Taehyung-ah,” he is teasing me, Park Jimin, “are you okay now?,” he asked while massaging my right hand, then I’m nodding,

“One year is enough time to treat it,” I was an athlete, swimming was my hobby and it become something that really made me to become one of athlete in my Junior high school, but after doing it for a long time, my body already give up. And this year, I’m back again, but there is no will to become an athlete again.  

“Are you sure want to continue your school here?, as their friend?,” the other one asked, Joon.

“Why?, I’m really sure about this. I’m your hobae now,” I said then bowing to them, they then dragging me to the rooftop, our favourite place, “both of you already third grade, what are you going to do after graduate?,” I asked them who playing with their phone.

“University?, I already decided what major I’ll take in the future, I’ll take a major that related to music because I like writing song,” Joon telling me his future plan, then pinching my cheek, “what are you looking at ?yo asked me, but you not even listening to me,” he know that I’m not focusing in our conversation but to something else, not..to someone else,

“Who is she?,” I asked to him while pointing at the new face who smile brightly while holding book and talking to their math teacher,

“Ahh..new teacher, not really new, she come 4 months ago, she is our senior. She graduated from this school 6 years ago, and then comeback again as a teacher, an art teacher,” Joon said.

“Pretty, right?,” Jimin suddenly joining their conversation, “I heard when she was a student, she’s a queenka here. And I think she is still the one,” he said, then grabbing my shoulder, “back to your class now,” he said then take his bag.

“Let’s meet again after school, your phone number still the same, right?,” Joon asked, I’m nodding, “okay.”

I’m back again, to see that face, that queenka face. Still smiling brightly,

“That’s too fake,” then I leave the rooftop.

*

She is here, the queenka, she come to Taehyung’s class as his homeroom teacher, that smile still doesn’t leave her face,

“Hello, I’m 2^nd- 2 ‘s homeroom teacher, Bae Joohyun, you can call me Bae teacher,” she said then bowing to them, “every morning I’ll come to this class to check the attandence, let’s get along,” she said then smiling once again, after that she is calling her new students one by one, and the last one,  “Kim Taehyung,” she called his name, he is raising his hand, “okay..so there are 24 students in this class, is there any question?,” she asked before leaving the class. Someone raising her hand,

“Ah, okay Yoojung,” then suddenly the class look surprised,

“You already remember our name that fast?,” someone who sit in the corner of the class say that,

“Ah, I was studying about this class, I know all of you from your photo,” she said then smiling, “okay, Yoojung, what’s that, your question?,” she asked.

“Class president?, who will be the one?,” Mrs. Bae opening , she just realized it,

“Ah, we should appointed one of you as class president, right?, then are there candidates?, who want to be the one?,” she asked, there is no one who raising their hand, Mrs. Bae smiling, “okay, then..if I asked is there someone who you want to become the class president?,” finally two students raising their hands, “yes, Jungkook,” he is looking at Taehyung then smiling,

“Kim Taehyung,” he said then Taehyung looking at him holding his anger,

“Okay, Kim Taehyung, anyone who agree with Jungkook’s suggestion?,” then 12 students raising their hands, Taehyung look surprised when he saw that,

“What was that?,” he said to Jungkook while throwing him a ball of paper,

“Then, how about you Sohye?,” Sohye smiling while pointing at the student in front of her,

“Jisoo, she is really good, Mrs. Bae,” she said, Jisoo turned her head to face her face who is smiling like a fool, “why?.”

“Okay, Kim Jisoo, anyone who agree with Sohye’s suggestion?,” 10 students raising their hands, “then we got 2 candidates here,” Mrs. Bae said then writing their name on the white board, “okay, we’ll do voting after this, the one who get the most, will be our class president, and the other one will be the vice president, okay?,” everyone agreed with Mrs. Bae. Then she is starting to give them a paper where they will be write down the name of the class president they want, it’s time to count the vote, “okay, we get our new class president,” then everyone in the class room clapping their hand except one student who look annoyed, “congratulation to both of you,” Mrs. Bae said then smiling.

Kim Taehyung : 13 votes

Kim Jisoo    : 11 votes

“Then..I’ll end it now, have a good day,” she said then leaving the class. After she leave, the students talking about how pretty she is,

“I don’t want to call her teacher, she’s still can be our friend. She looks so young,” that boy, someone really overacting, she isn’t that young, they can be friend.

“Hey, are you falling in love?, she is pretty, but doesn’t look that young, what are you talking about she still can be our friend,” one of the girl said.

Jungkook looking at annoyed Taehyung who looking outside the class, he is walking closer to him,

“Hyung,” he called him,

“I’m not your hyung, from today you are my enemy. How could you do that to me?,” he said then pushing him. Someone come to his table, then extending her hand, Taehyung looking at her,

“Why?,” he asked, confused.

“Let’s be good partner, let’s do a good job as partner,” she said, suddenly Jungkook grabing his hand then asking him to reach Jisoo’s hand,

“It’s not my wish to become class president,” he said, Jungkook sighing,

“Just do it hyung,” his hobae whining, Taehyung look disgust with his behavior.

“Even if it’s not your own will, you still the one who become class president, and I’ll be the one who help you, who assist you,” Jisso said, then Taehyung reaching her hand,

“Okay, promise me that you’ll help me,” he said, then Jisoo nodding while smiling.

She is back to her seat, Sohye grining then pinching her arm,

“Ah..it’s hurt.”

“Are you happy?, you’ll assist your long crush?,” she said, Jisso closing ,

“Just shut up!.”

“Finally you are in the same class as him, you already falling for him since he was an athlete back then. Get your love now, chingu-yah!,” she said while hitting Jisoo’s back,

“Do you have any wish?,” she asked, making Sohye confused, “before die,” she is joking, so Sohye just laughing out loud.

*

On her way to her house, she meet one of her student in a café near her apartement complex. He is bowing to her knowing who is the one who looking at him,

“Hello, Mrs. Bae,” he said.

“Oh, our class president is here,” she said then smiling to him, the café owner smiling too. Not long after that he’s bowing to the café owner and to his teacher then leave them, Joohyun still looking at him who is running to a luxury car that parked near the playground,

“Do you know who is he?,” the café owner asked, this café is her regular since she moved in that apartement 4 months ago, so the owner know her well.

“My student,” she said then ordering her favourite drink.

“He’s also regular here, I meet him again after a year,” the owner said while making Joohyun’s drink, “he got serious injury in his last competition,” she said then giving Joohyun her drink.

“Ah, swimming?, I know it from one of teacher there.”

“He said that today will be his last day coming here,” then back to her work, Joohyun want to ask the detail but…”he want to meet his sister here, because she promised him to meet her here,” the owner smiling, “should I tell you the detail, Mrs. Bae?,” she asked then giving her a slice of banana cake.

“If I know too much about my student’s family life, I don’t think that’s a right thing,” then smiling.

“It’s not that detail, I want you to know that he’s now living only with his dad, after his parent divorce 4 years ago. And her sister live with his mother, just like that, so I just want you to be carefull if you want to talk something about his parent to him.”

“How do you know that much?,” she asked.

“I was their maid, when they were a happy family,” then back to the kitchen.

“Ah…Kim Taehyung, are you having hard time?.”

*

Joohyun POV

I were here, as student, like them. And now, I’m walking to my class as a teacher. I don’t what kind of feeling is this, but I’m happy, a dream that I dreamed before, now…

“Good morning,” I said to the class, to my students, “how are you today?,” I asked. I want to know more about them, about their dream, about their wish, then I’m looking at him who can’t focus on the class, he keep looking outside, “I’ll give you a form, which club you’ll choose this year, you must give it to me this Friday, okay?,” then all of them saying ‘yes’ loudly, “okay, thank you, have a good day, we’ll meet again this afternoon,” I smile then leave the class.

Before going to the office, I go to the medical room, there my friend working as school doctor,

“Good morning, Dr. Kang,” I said while knocking the door, she is smiling to me.

“Morning Mrs. Bae,” then I’m walking to the bad, “still having hard time to sleep?,” she asked, giving me warm drink, “you have class now?,” she asked after I drink.

“After this I have class, and in afternoon too, why?,” I asked her back.

“Stay here, let me examining you,” then taking out her medical equipment, “do you have bad dream?, why are you having hard time to sleep?,” she asked, then suddenly tears drops on my cheeck, “hey, what’s wrong?,” she asked while wiping my tears.

“I miss them, since that day, I always miss them,” I said. After graduating from university, I couldn’t looking for job because of some reason, the day when I comeback home, suddenly my aunt told me that tomorrow is our parent funeral. I don’t even know that they died, and she said tomorrow is their funeral?. Why they didn’t tell me sooner so I can go home at the right time?, I couldn’t see them for the last time, since that day, since a year ago…they always come in to my dream saying sorry and they said that they’ll be a good people, but after time passing, the dream getting weird, before the accident they were bickering in the car, but I don’t know what is that, I could’t hear their voice.   

“Hyun-ah, you say that you’ll feel comfortable if you looking at the sunset to end your day. Then do it again, something that make you comfortable and sleep while you are in relax state.”

“Thank you for your advice, I’ll do it. ”

After school I come to the rooftop where I can see the sunset. Mom said each day is end with sunset, and sunset created to heal you from your pain for that day, “you have work hard,” I said then close my eyes, “I hope for a good dream tonight,” and taking picture of it, then someone suddenly come,

“Are you talking to someone, Bae Teacher?,” he asked, it’s Kim Taehyung, what is he doing here,

“What are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be home now?,” I asked him, but he just grinning.

“Are you having a hard time, Bae teacher?,” he asked while sitting in a bench then opening his comic book,

“Answer my question Kim Taehyung.” Then he’s pointing at his comic book,

“Here is the best place in school for me to read it comfortably,” then continue reading the comic book, when I’m about leaving him, “then why are you faking it?, with that smile. Just say it if you hate it, stop faking smile in front of us,” I’m walking closer to him,

“Is that the words you want to heard?, stop faking it. I didn’t faking smile in front of my students, that’s really from my heart. I love school, I love teaching in school, and I love my students. So, Class president Kim, I didn’t fake anything. And, lastly, I’m your teacher..” when she is about to open the door, “if you have hard time, I’ll listen to you and try to help you,” then leave him like that.

*

April 2, 2012

We were in the rooftop, just two of us. It feel strange having that kind of conversatition with your teacher. But I did it again, being too arrogant. She is right, I want to heard someone say that kind of words to me, but there is no one until you, Bae Taecher. Thank you. K.T.H