No!!!” I screamed.
We were standing on the beach. The red light of the sunset was falling on the water and sparkling. No one was around, only him and me.
He turned toward me and hugged me.
“Min-ji, my time has arrived,” he said.
“But… but I can't, I can't live without you,” I said, tears rolling down my cheeks.
His eyes were full of tears.
He wiped my tears.
“I will return… I will,” he said, turned around, and started to walk away.
I was looking from behind and crying.
He looked back from afar. He had a hopeful smile with teary eyes.
“Cut!!!” the director said.
“Oh my God, amazing, fantastic! You… you two ate the role, really,” the director said, clapping his hands.
“Thanks, sir,” we said.
When I started to walk away, he grabbed my hand from behind.
I looked at him with a question mark on my face.
He knelt on one knee and proposed to me with a ring.
And then her mom (Min-ji), real name Beni, came back.
“Mom, mom, mom, oh my God, that’s so romantic!” Sabitri said with excitement.
(This is Sabitri. She has only one dream from childhood — she wants to become a director. She loves cooking. Looks soft but dangerous. Famous in school for sports, took four trophies for school in the annual competition. But not that good in studies.)
She hugged her mom from behind.
“Umm, now put this on the table,” her mom said, giving some dishes into her hands.
(Sabitri's mom, Beni. She is Indian, came to Korea for study, later went into the acting industry. Got married there and left acting. Owner of a bookstore. Soft-hearted.)
She grabbed them and put them on the table.
“Mom, you had such great chemistry, huh?” Sabitri teased her mom a bit.
“How could you marry someone like Dad and leave him? Why did you break up then? Did he cheat on you?!... Did you cheat on him, by any chance?” Sabitri started to question her mom.
“That’s a long story. Now go and wake your brother up… and don't fight again,” her mom said.
“Ugh, okay,” Sabitri said and went into her brother’s room.
“Hey, Su-ho… Su-ho, wake up!” Sabitri said, but he went back to sleep.
“Will you wake up or…” Sabitri said and grabbed a water glass from the table and threw it on him.
“Hey! Do you wanna die?! Go away,” Su-ho shouted, got up, and sat down.
(This is Su-ho, Sabitri's elder brother. Sabitri was named by her mom's choice, and Su-ho was named by his dad's choice. He graduated and is a P.E. teacher in Sabitri's school. Both of them are always fighting and only don’t fight at school.)
“Mom is calling you. Come to eat,” Sabitri said and left.
In the dining room, they were eating.
“Taste this, your grandma's special recipe,” Sabitri’s mom said, giving a bowl toward Su-ho.
“Let me taste it first,” Sabitri said and started to take it.
But Su-ho grabbed it.
“I will taste it first. Mom gave it to me,” Su-ho said.
“No, I will take it first,” Sabitri said.
“No, I will. I am your teacher,” Su-ho said.
“In school, not at home,” Sabitri grabbed it again.
They started to argue.
“You take this,” Sabitri's mom gave another bowl toward Sabitri and said.
“Huh!” Sabitri took that bowl and moved aside.
“You two will never change,” Sabitri’s mom said.
Both tasted it.
“It’s so tasty,” both said in excitement.
“Mom,” Su-ho called Beni.
“Umm?”
He thought of something but didn’t say anything.
“Mom, I am leaving,” Sabitri said.
“Hmm, have a nice day,” her mom said.
Sabitri brought her cycle out and left.
(And here is Lee Seo-joon, very handsome. Teacher of Science, joining a new school today. His mom and dad are in Canada, and he lives alone. He is very disciplined, strict, calm, and doesn’t like to take photos.)
Seo-joon was getting ready for the first day of school.
His phone rang at that moment.
He picked up the phone.
"Yes?” Seo-joon said calmly.
“Hey, Seo-joon. I am standing downstairs at your house. Come down,” Min-ho said.
(This is Min-ho, Seo-joon's only friend. But he is the opposite of Seo-joon. He is joining as a Korean language teacher at the same school as Seo-joon.)
“Okay,” Seo-joon said.
Seo-joon went downstairs.
“Let’s go walking today,” Seo-joon said.
Min-ho didn’t deny and started to walk.
Min-ho was chatting with someone, and Seo-joon was walking straight.
“Whom are you talking to?” Seo-joon asked.
“My girlfriend,” Min-ho answered, smiling.
“Jeez! Again,” Seo-joon said.
“What again? I know you don’t have one.
Don't be jealous,” Min-ho said.
“Jeez! I don't need it,” Seo-joon replied.
“Seriously!”
Seo-joon's phone rang. He received the call.
“Yes, Mom?” he said, but before he could hear the answer… someone collided with him on a cycle.
“Ugh! What the hell?!” he shouted in anger.
Yes, you caught it right — it's Sabitri.
Somehow Sabitri got up and started to apologize.
“Sorry, sorry… I am really sorry. Let me help you,” Sabitri tried to help him, but he got up by himself.
Seo-joon saw his phone was on the road. He picked it up from there. But, unfortunately, it was broken.
“Hey! How dare you break my phone?!” Seo-joon became a fireball with anger.
“Sorry, sorry. I will pay you back,” Sabitri tried hard to convince him and apologize.
“Jeez! You should be careful while cycling,” Seo-joon said.
“Hey, kid, be careful next time,” Min-ho said.
“I will pay you back,” Sabitri said again.
“Jeez!” Seo-joon walked away.
She picked up her cycle. But the chain of the cycle had fallen.
“Gosh! My day is bad,” Sabitri said.
She started to fix it.
So when she reached school, the gate was closed. She had to jump over the wall because there was no other way.
But someone noticed it from inside the school — yes, it was Seo-joon.
She reached the classroom.
“Hey, Sabitri…” Sang-joon and Sa-ra called her together.
(Sang-joon and Sa-ra are her best friends. They have been together since childhood. Sang-joon loves singing and lives with her dad. Sa-ra likes to draw and lives with her parents. The three of them act like kids together.)
“Yes, finally… I reached,” Sabitri said.
Sabitri went to her place and sat down.
“Why are you so late?” Sa-ra asked while drinking water.
“I thought you wouldn’t come,” Sang-joon said.
“That’s a long story,” Sabitri said.
“You know our new Science and Korean teachers joined today… both of them are handsome!” Sa-ra said with excitement.
“Oh!” Sabitri said.
“Jeez! Really cheap,” Min-ji said, indicating them.
(Min-ji is the topper of the class. Very arrogant because of her grades.)
“Hey, please stop your gutter mouth and mind your own business,” Sabitri said straight.
Min-ji was going to say something, but at that moment the teacher entered.
Sabitri looked surprised.
“This dinosaur… is our teacher?!” Sabitri said.
(Yes, it's Lee Seo-joon.)
Everyone greeted him.
“Hello, I am your homeroom teacher, Lee Seo-joon. I will teach you Science. I am calling names,” Seo-joon said calmly.
Seo-joon started calling names.
“Min-ji,
Ji-hoon,
Ji-woo,
So-ji,
Na-eon,
Sang-joon…”
“Sa… Sa…bitri… Sabitri… Are you a foreigner?” Seo-joon asked Sabitri.
“No, my mom gave me this Indian name,She is Indian.” Sabitri said.
“Sa-ra…” he continued.
“Science is about curiosity and understanding. We will learn it with curiosity, not force. Science is the truth of the universe and nature… Who likes the subject Science, raise your hand,” Seo-joon said.
Everyone raised their hands except Sabitri.
“You,” Seo-joon pointed toward Sabitri.
“Me?” Sabitri asked.
“Yes… Why don’t you like Science?”
Seo-joon asked.
“Ah… because… I don’t like it. It's boring,” Sabitri said uncomfortably.
“Boring?! How dare you call it boring?” Seo-joon asked.
Sabitri didn’t say anything.
“Okay, okay… you meet me in the teacher’s room,” Seo-joon said to Sabitri and left.
“Jeez!”
Sabitri went to the teacher's room. Su-ho looked at her.
“Ah… sir, I am sorry. I didn’t do it intentionally. Sorry,” Sabitri bowed her head again and again.
Seo-joon was looking at her.
“Why did you jump over the wall today?” Seo-joon asked.
“Huh?” Sabitri was surprised.
“Why?” Seo-joon asked again.
“Ah, the gate was closed and I… was late, so… sorry,” Sabitri said with hesitation.
“Forgiven this time. Don't dare to do it again. Cleaning duty starts with you today. Leave,” Seo-joon said and turned around.
Sabitri spoke in frustration. She made eye contact with Su-ho. Su-ho gave her a devilish smile. Sabitri left.
Su-ho and Seo-joon made eye contact after Sabitri left. Then both went back to work.
Sabitri went to the class and sat back.
“Hey, what happened?” Sang-joon asked.
“Nothing. I have cleaning duty today,” Sabitri said.
“Guys, let's go to the cafeteria,” Sa-ra said, smiling.
Sabitri and Sang-joon nodded.
The three of them reached the cafeteria. Sang-joon brought chocolate milk for Sa-ra and Sabitri.
“Guys, I have some news,” Sabitri said.
“Drop that,” Sa-ra said.
“My Insta cooking page crossed 1k followers,” Sabitri said.
“Wo!!!!... treat, treat, treat,” Sa-ra and Sang-joon started to cheer her up.
“Okay, okay, okay. Tomorrow,” Sabitri said, stopping them.
“Guys, you know my mom told me about her ex today. So, I am…” Sabitri started to say but—
“Don't tell me you are gonna find him,” Sa-ra said and laughed.
“Oh, that’s why you are my best friend. Yes, I am gonna find him,” Sabitri said.
Sabitri's phone rang. She picked up the phone.
“Yes?” Sabitri said.
“I need two models,” her uncle said.
Sabitri started to hang up. But—
“Wait, wait, wait… Not for free… 158000 won. Now, say,” he said.
“Deal!” Sabitri said in excitement.
“Two of them should be boys. You have two days,” he said and hung up.
“Guys! I won a lottery… 158000 won,” Sabitri said to Sa-ra and Sang-joon.
“Woha! What?!” Sang-joon said.
“Wow!” Sa-ra said.
They started to dance in place with happiness.
“But, but, but… we need two male models for this… one is Sang-joon, but who will be the other?” Sabitri asked, thinking.
They went quiet.
“Umm… Su-ho?” She started to think about her brother but imagined a pig's face on him.
“No, no, no,” Sabitri said.
“Umm… okay, let's see,” Sabitri said.
Everyone was thinking. They went back to class.
Everyone was shouting in class. At that moment, their homeroom teacher, Seo-joon, came into the room.
Sabitri turned around toward him.
Seo-joon took off his glasses and cleaned them.
She suddenly looked at him and felt a strange glitch, seeing him in a different way. His eyes were shining, his lips were soft. He looked so handsome.
“Got it!” Sabitri suddenly screamed.
Everyone was shocked.
“Are you crazy?” Min-ji said.
Seo-joon looked at her with fireball eyes but didn’t say anything.
“Students, tomorrow we will have a PTM. So, bring your mom or dad, everyone… dismissed,” Seo-joon said and left.
After school…
“Guys, I am off,” Sabitri said, coming with her cycle and walking beside Sa-ra and Sang-joon.
“Oh, you are leaving this early?” Sang-joon asked.
“I have to go somewhere else… bye-bye,” Sabitri said and left.
She went to her uncle's place and waited in front of the shop. After some time, her uncle came out and closed the shop.
“Closing this early?” Sabitri asked.
“Umm, I am going… on a date,” her uncle said, blushing.
“Ugh! That girl must be blind,” Sabitri said.
“Hey! Shut up… where is your model?” he asked.
“One is my friend. Another is my teacher. My friend will come to you. But… you have to manage my teacher,” Sabitri said.
“Show me their photos,” he said.
“Ugh! I have my friend's photo but not my teacher's,” Sabitri said.
“Seriously?!... Are you kidding me?” he said with disgust.
“Hey, bring his photo first. Will I pay you 158000 won for nothing?” her uncle said.
“But… but…” Before Sabitri could say a word, he left.
“Seriously?!” she said.
Sabitri turned around, took the cycle in one hand and chocolate milk in another hand, and started to walk home.
She was thinking about how she would take the photos while walking. Suddenly…..someone came in front of her.
She got shocked and started to fall backward, but he caught her hoodie's collar.
She looked at him with big eyes.
Because it was no one else — Seo-joon.
Both were looking at each other.
Finally, he released the collar and Sabitri stood straight.
“Sorry, sorry,” Sabitri bowed her head.
“What were you doing here?” Seo-joon asked.
“Just… just passing by,” she replied.
She turned around and started to walk.
But he noticed a stain on the back of her clothes. He understood that she had gotten her period.
“Hey,” Seo-joon called her again.
She turned around.
“Yes?” she replied.
He walked toward her and took off his coat.
Sabitri couldn’t understand anything, so he tied the coat around her waist.
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