One week had passed since that ‘incident’ but I wouldn’t give in to everyone and especially not MyungSoo, I was going to show him that I’m not as weak as he think.

“Lee Iseul report to the Principal’s office” the school speaker sounded and the whole class went “oh”, but I couldn’t remember that I had done anything wrong. Well except for last week when I ditched school, but that was only because I’m clothes were wet and I didn’t want anyone to know what had happened. With a last glance on my homeroom teacher I stood up and began my journey towards the Principal’s office two floors up.  

On the way there I passed by a group of five students, two girls and three boys. But it was only one of them that caught my attention, MyungSoo. Our eyes met but his where stone cold, it was like looking into a empty dark room, you couldn’t see anything but darkness.

“Awh are the poor girl finally going to transfer” one of the girls uttered and then started to laugh, the other girl soon joining too.

“You wish” I retorted and walked away with the two girls cursing words attacking me from behind, but I couldn’t care less. They were just spoiled rich kids who I guess only thought about their appearance and boys all day long. I were soon at the Principal’s office, well I was waiting outside because he hadn’t open just yet.

“Lee Iseul” the door had suddenly opened and in the doorway stood Joo Se Hyuk, a 60-year old man with almost no hair on his head and motioned for me to step inside his office. I bowed for him before I straightened my back and went inside and sat down on the chair in front of his desk.

“Iseul-sshi why I called you here was because of that your parents just called and wanted me to inform you about one thing. Your parents are going to America for two months, and they expected that they would be home in mid-January. Just in time to see you graduate”

*But why didn’t they tell me this morning that they would go* I wondered but on the other hand it wasn’t the first time they would fly over to another country to work, and we needed all the money we could get. Still they could have said something at least.  

“Okay, was that everything?” I wondered and glanced around the office while waiting for Se Hyuk to say something more. “No that was everything, you can return to your class” he smiled and stood up, and so did I before I bowed once again and then exited the room and returned to my class.

*LATER*

“Umma why didn’t you say anything about you and dad going to America?” I asked over the phone as a tear slid down my cheek, thank god I was home so that no one could have seen it.

“I’m sorry dear but we just heard about it this morning when we got to work and that we had to leave immediately and you know how much we need the money” my mother, Lee In Hye stated and I could hear that she was sorry for telling me in person, but she couldn’t call me personally in school since we have to have our cellphones turned off during classes.

“Mom its okay I now, tell dad I said hello” I was speaking in a happy voice so that my mother would understand that I wasn’t sad, and so that she wouldn’t feel guilty. “Yee I will, take care of yourself now, we’ll transfer some money over to your account so you have enough to buy food for yourself, we have already paid all the rent until February month, so you don’t need to worry in case we need to be here one more month, okay”

“Okay mom, bye”

It stung a bit in my heart, if they would stay one more month there it meant that they would miss my graduation, I sighed and then started to prepare for bed. Even though it was Saturday tomorrow and only half day in school I wanted to sleep early. It was something my mom had taught me, so that I would feel refreshed and be ready for a long day in school.

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Short chapter, I know. But it'll get better.