Chapter Nine: Mr.Jang Hyun Seung
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When classes were over, I grabbed my bookbag and was about to leave when Mr. Jang called me over to his desk.
"Kwon Jin Ae!' he shouted after me.
I walked up to his desk and put down my bookbag next to me. "Yes, Mr. Jang?"
I studied his face. He was seriously really young. If I hadn't known any better, I'd really think he was my classmate.
"Is Siwan okay?" he asked, worried.
"Siwan? Oh yeah, he's fine! He fell asleep in the nurse's office..." I laughed.
He smiled at me. "That's good then!"
I nodded. "Yeah, it's good."
I stared at his desk. It was filled with papers. Didn't he ever grade these? I chuckled to myself. I ran my fingers across the edges of his desk.
"Ah, Jin Ae?"
"Hm...?" I asked, looking up.
"Class isn't too hard for you, is it?"
I began giggling. "Hard? Not even close! It's the easiest class I have. I don't even need to take it!"
Mr. Jang looked confused.
"Mr. Jang~ I'm a transfer student from... America." I explained.
He looked shocked. "America?"
I smiled and then started speaking perfect english. "Yeah. I'm from America~ I'm completely fluent in English!"
His jaw dropped open. "You must be better than me! Wow!"
I laughed and returned to speaking in Korean. "You're exaggerating~ You're the teacher!"
He laughed softly. "So anyways, why are you taking this class?"
I shrugged. "My dad enrolled me in school and chose my classes... I'm not sure why myself."
"Oh... I see."
I ended up staying with Mr. Jang until late. He was easy to talk to and I had a lot of fun (unexpectedly). When I finally looked at the time again, it was already 6:30pm.
"Aigoo! It's this late already? Mianhae Mr. Jang, I got to get home!" I said, grabbing my things.
Mr. Jang stood up. "Wait. I'll take you home!"
I waited for him to get his stuff and he walked me home. We talked the whole way home. I suddenly felt like we were close friends.
When we reached the front of my house I bowed at a 90 degree angle. "This is it. Kamsahamnida, Mr. Jang!"
He smiled. "Call me Hyun Seung when we aren't at school~"
"Hyun... Seung-sshi..." I said aloud. "Thank you Hyun Seung."
He walked up to me, put one hand on my shoulder and kissed my forehead. My heart skipped a beat.
"Hyun Seung...?" I asked, confused by his action.
He smiled. "You're really adorable."
He walked away, leaving me speechless. What just happened...?
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