Chapter One
397 Words
September 4th, 2023
Sae-Ra's POV
It's my first day as a preschool teacher and I'm nervously waiting for my 1st-year class to arrive. I sit there thinking over everything, trying to remember if I have everything, what I'm gonna say, and also hoping that they don't hate me. I try pushing the negatives away, but it remains a consistent thought in my mind. I'm broken out of my thoughts when my best friend, Hana walks through the door followed by two young boys clinging onto her, one she recognized as her nephew, Jaewon. "Hana, Jaewon!" she exclaimed as a big smile sprawled across her face, opening her arms for Jaewon. "Aunty Sae-Ra!" he shouts diving into awaiting arms.
"How is my favorite nephew? Is he ready for his first day of school?" she questioned as she stood and walked over to Hana. "Yes! Mommy says you're gonna be me and Tae-Tae teacher!" he says happily before skipping back over to the boy, Tae-Tae. "Hey Sariii," she finally greeted back, smiling at her. "How are feeling today?" "Honestly better than yesterday. Hopefully, I don't have a breakdown." She prayed crossing her fingers. "So, who is this?" I finally ask as my gaze fleeted over to the boy who Jaewon called 'Tae-Tae'. "This is my nephew, Taemin. Kim Taemin. And as Jae said he'll be in your class." Hana explained.
'Since when did Hana have a nephew? Did Ji-Ah get pregnant and I wasn't aware? Or did he- no Sae-Ra! Don't think of him! But what if it is his son? That means he cheated on me?' I furrowed my eyebrows at the thought, but then Hana clarifies what she meant. "He's one of Jeongguk's friends' son. He couldn't drop him off this morning due to work, so he came with me." Her worries ease a bit and she relaxed. "Oh." She meekly let out. "Tae?" Hana called out to the boy, causing him to look up. "Yes, Aunty Hana?" his small voice sounded. "This is Aunty Sae-Ra. She's gonna be your teacher, so you'll only see me during recess and lunch, alright?" she told him. He nodded in understanding before looking up at me, a cute little boxy smile taking over his face which made me smile back.
I stooped down to his height, giving him a little wave, "Hi Taemin. I'm Miss Sae-Ra."
This was only just the beginning, meeting him was just the start of something new.
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