Tutoring a gangster
- Episode 3 -
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“Even if you are a teacher, why do you speak so informally to me when we first meet?”
“uh..?"
“You’re seeing me for the first time.”
“Oh… I’m sorry, I was too hasty.”
“.. No, I was too sensitive.”
“Then shall we begin class?”
".. yes"
Jungkook hesitated for a moment and then sat down on the sofa.
“This is the workbook that Jeongguk solved.”
I placed a workbook in front of Jeongguk. He picked it up and glanced through it.
“This... is all...?”
“Yes, I have to solve them all. But don’t worry, it won’t be over in a short period of time.”
I said with a grin.
".. yes"
Jungkook looked at me with a faint smile, then quickly turned his head to the other side while answering.
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Jungkook seemed focused for about 20 minutes, but then he started to doze off. It hadn't even been 30 minutes since class started, and he was already losing focus. As a teacher, I couldn't just leave him alone.
“Student Jeongguk,”
“Student Jeongguk..?”
“Uh.. huh..?”
Jungkook looked at me in a half-asleep state.
"It hasn't even been 30 minutes since class started. What if I fall asleep already?"
I thought that if I pushed forward with a firm concept, Jungkook would come to his senses and focus, so I spoke without any playfulness.
“…”
“Wake up quickly.”
“..sorry..”
Jungkook tried to apologize, but quickly closed his mouth. Perhaps it was too much to bear with his pride to apologize to a teacher he'd never met before, let alone one he'd only known for an hour.
“Go drink some water and you’ll wake up.”
I said while looking at Jeongguk.
“…”
Jungkook got up from his seat without saying a word and headed to the kitchen.
Slurp-,
The sound of water being poured from the water purifier into a cup was heard. Jungkook picked up the cup, gulped down the water, and poured the remaining water over his head.
It seemed like a desperate attempt to wake up.
Jungkook shook off his wet hair and returned to his seat, sitting down with a thud.
Water was still dripping from Jeongguk's head.
“Water... flows.”
“Come on, wipe it off with a towel.”
Jungkook seemed a little annoyed by my firm tone and stood up from his seat a little more aggressively than before.
He jumped up, hitting the sofa with both hands as if giving a bounce to his rise.
I was annoyed by the rebellious attitude of the government, but I tried not to show it.
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“You have 30 minutes left, just hang in there.”
After somehow managing to get through the class, I finally had only 30 minutes left. I was getting frustrated with Jungkook not paying attention, but with only 30 minutes left, I decided to burn some more time.
".. it's hard."
It was the first word Jungkook uttered in a long time during class. But the only word he uttered in such a long time was, "It's hard."
“There are only 30 minutes left, it’s okay.”
“…”
Jeongguk only looked at the workbook.
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Before he knew it, there were only ten minutes left in class, and Jeongguk only had one problem left to solve.
“Now, this is the real last problem. Solve it.”
Jeongguk gave up and picked up a mechanical pencil and started solving the problem.
But for hours, I had forgotten everything I had taught him and was solving it the wrong way.
“The way you are solving it now is wrong.”
Jeongguk paused for a moment after hearing me, then put down his mechanical pencil. He then leaned back against the sofa.
“.. Try to solve it again, I won’t interfere.”
Jungkook remained silent for a while, then went into the bathroom.
“.. Student Jeongguk..?”
I thought he must have needed to go to the bathroom, so I waited in my seat for about 5 minutes, but Jeongguk didn't come out.
dripping-,
I knocked on the bathroom door where Jungkook was, but he didn't say anything inside.
“Jeongguk, let’s solve this problem together next time.”
“That’s all for today’s class.”
As soon as I said I was done with class, Jungkook carefully came out of the bathroom and started to tidy up his desk.
I stuffed the teacher's workbook I had brought in a hurry into my bag.
“..Okay, thanks for your hard work. See you next time.”
When I greeted Jungkook with a bitter smile at the front door, Jungkook simply nodded and said hello.
I just left Jeongguk's house.
Clank-,
The front door of Jeongguk's house opened abruptly, and Jeongguk came out of the house, gasping for breath, and called out to me.
“Excuse me.. Teacher..!”
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Hello, this is Himang☺️
It's been a really really long time since I uploaded,,🥺
I will try to upload more sincerely.
Hit me very hard..
Then see you in the next episode!
Thank you❤️