Before the first period starts…
A message from a group chat room for school teachers…
[The victim of the school violence incident that occurred over the past two weeks has been confirmed as Kim 00, Class 5, Grade 2, and the perpetrator has been confirmed as Hwang 00, Class 6, Grade 2. Homeroom teachers of each class, please review the documents we have just sent.]
Heroine: ((…What I heard yesterday was right))
Honestly, I was really surprised when I saw that text.
That kid would never do that…
I guess I was wrong about the kid… .
I'm in my second year as a teacher, but I still can't properly understand the kids...
I just feel a sense of guilt for no reason…
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Subin: Teacher Yeoju, Teacher Taehyun... I have a consultation with the parents of the victimized student later.
Yeoju, Taehyun: Oh, yes, yes...
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(_after a while)
So, somehow, I managed to get some advice…
Mother of the victim: Teacher Han Yeo-ju over there..?
Heroine: Oh, yes..?
Victim's mother: I'd like to talk to the homeroom teacher alone...
Heroine: Oh, can I go out for a bit..?
Victim's mother: Oh, yes, yes, I would appreciate it if you would...
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What on earth are you trying to talk about… with Kang Tae-hyun alone… .
I was so curious that I put my ear to the door…
But… what I hear is… .
‘How can you not care that your child is having a hard time as a homeroom teacher?!’
‘You could tell just by looking at the kid that he was having a hard time!’
And the answer that comes after that...
‘I’m sorry…’
You have nothing to be sorry about… .
It was my classmate who did something wrong…
You did nothing wrong… .
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(_Faculty Office)
Taehyun: …..
The expression was so dark…
Kang Tae-hyun is someone who endures hardships silently without showing any signs of it…
Kang Tae-hyun always smiled even when he was not feeling well, hiding it...
It's so obvious today...
Is it that hard..?
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Even though he's my ex-boyfriend... why do I care so much?
Maybe… this is the first year and something like this happened…
You're probably suffering like me...
When you can't do your job properly...
That suffering is only known to those who have experienced it…
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(_After work..)
Heroine: Ugh… I’m so tired…
Seohyun: Oh my… So who goes to a restaurant with an hour-long wait?
Yeoju: No… It’s Friday today, so I wanted to buy you a meal for the first time in a while… I didn’t know it would be like this…
Seohyun: Hahaha is that so? Then thank you.
Heroine: Hahahahaha
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(_So a few hours later..)
Heroine: Bye!
Seohyun: Go in safely
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There are days when you just want to walk alone...
So I just went to the park alone… .
Huh…?! Kang..Kang Tae-hyun?!!
Why is he there?
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📞Taehyun: Oh, uh... Mom... I'm really sorry...
What.. what is it..?
Are you talking to the victim's mother?
I heard such harsh words just now…
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Taehyun: Huh? Han Yeo-ju?
Heroine: … Are you okay?
Taehyun: Ah… yeah…
Yeoju: … I can see right away that it’s not okay… Stop pretending it’s okay.
Taehyun: What..?
Heroine: I know you don't need me to say anything... You're having a hard time.