Time Mansour - Chapter 63
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Episode 63: As It Goes
Hangang Park.
Because I was too young.
I couldn’t hold a proper funeral for my mother.
It was only later that I found out that bone dust had been sprinkled in the Han River.
“So I forgot about it.”
I never thought I’d come back like this again.
I sit on the steps and stare blankly at the river.
Even though it’s a weekday, maybe because the weather is nice, there are quite a few people out on an outing.
Couples enjoying a date by the water.
Along the flowing river, the smiles of lovers bloom.
Before you know it, the bushes are filled with laughter.
Someday, those people will become someone’s parents too.
And then I will pass on my bright smile to my children just like I do now.
Just like my mother did to me.
therefore.
Today is Parents’ Day.
I came to the Han River to see my mom because I suddenly thought of her.
“How are you?”
As always, I wave to the sky.
I continue to let my monologue flow into the river that has no answer.
I went to Daecheon? I mean, the beach. But there was no white sand anymore. So I felt a little sorry. So I went to a faraway country and stopped by the white sand. I brought white sand because I thought of my mom.
That’s what happened.
He mutters to himself like that and takes out an empty glass bottle from his bag.
I took out a transparent bottle and lifted it towards the river. Instead of sand, there was sunlight inside the empty bottle.
“I didn’t know. You can’t bring sand into Korea. They said it was prohibited. Well, I had to go abroad to know.”
He scratched his head and laughed.
A smile inherited from her mother blooms on her lips.
He opened the bottle cap with a smile.
I walked slowly to the water’s edge and turned an empty glass bottle upside down.
Sunlight reflected on the bottle pours down into the river.
So really.
It was a meaningless act.
**
I push open the door to the potato soup restaurant with my body.
He came to see the kids under the pretense of it being a teacher’s day.
As soon as I came in, I looked around.
“Where did the adults go?”
The children’s parents were nowhere to be seen.
The three children were just sitting there, staring blankly at me.
“I have some work to do, so I’ll be back in a bit.”
Junwoo answers my question.
Should I order first? Or should I wait until everyone arrives? I was pondering this in my mind as I placed my chopsticks on the table.
suddenly.
“Sir. But why aren’t you working?”
Sohyun looked at me and tilted her head.
I feel like you’re looking at me a little bit pathetic.
“It’s not that I’m not working. I’m working from home. I’m a freelancer working from home. Do you understand?”
You explained it very logically.
“I’m jealous. I wish my dad was unemployed like you.”
Sohyun is making noises that will cause her to be in big trouble.
I was flustered without realizing it, and looked at Sohyun with a dumbfounded expression.
However, Sohyun didn’t care about my reaction at all.
I envy you. I envy you. You keep looking at me and saying the same thing.
Well… Well, at that age, the best thing is parents who play with you at home.
So maybe I only have good memories.
My mom had no choice but to work from home because of my older sister.
That’s why my family was always together in that small, single room.
As I was looking at Sohyun like that, I was recalling memories from my childhood;
“Uncle. Here, take this.”
Next to me, Da-eun takes something out one by one.
“···”
A bouquet of carnations appeared behind Da-eun’s back. It felt a bit awkward. It was hard to accept it so readily.
‘Honestly, I’m not a real teacher.’
To these children, I am more of an adult than an adult.
In fact, he was almost like a friend to me.
But that doesn’t mean I can’t accept the gifts the kids prepared.
I had no choice but to raise my hand in embarrassment.
“There is a letter we wrote in there too.”
“Oh? Thank you. Can I read this now? Out loud? Out loud?”
“No! Absolutely not!”
When I joke, Sohyun frowns.
Just look at the letter now. It really won’t leave you alone. He puts both hands on his hips and growls.
“Okay, okay. Okay. Thank you so much.”
He put the bouquet of flowers down next to him with a smile.
I carefully put it down on the floor in case it gets broken.
Da-eun and Jun-woo were quietly watching me like that.
“Thank you, teacher, for teaching us.”
“Me too, Uncle. Thank you so much.”
It’s my first time greeting you.
I feel embarrassed and my face turns red without me knowing it.
In such a warm atmosphere.
Sohyun was just looking at the distant mountains for no reason.
To relieve the slightly awkward atmosphere.
“What about you?”
I glared at him jokingly.
“Well. Just a little.”
Not much, he emphasizes again, pinching the air with his fingers.
It’s quite funny how he tries so hard to pretend it’s not happening.
‘Well. Actually, I’m the one who’s more grateful.’
I have never thought of myself as a teacher.
Because I learned so much more from my children than I taught them.
Thanks to those kids, my life, which had been rigid, became smoother.
He rests his chin on his hand and looks at the children.
Kids playing pranks on each other over nothing.
Even that sight makes me smile,
I was thinking that it was really interesting.
moment.
Da-eun, who had been playing around, smiles at me and speaks to me.
“When I grow up, I want to be like my uncle. Always warm…”
“I want to play like an old man without working.”
But before Da-eun could finish speaking, So-hyeon cut her off.
It seemed like something touching was going on.
As expected, Sohyun won’t leave it alone.
I shook my head from side to side without realizing it.
**
After some more time passed.
When I decided to place an order because I noticed something was off.
Finally.
Sohyun’s father and Junwoo’s mother arrived.
Junwoo’s mom opens the menu and orders on her own.
So I pushed the menu to one side.
“Sorry, I’m late.”
The two people bow their heads slightly.
“no.”
I glanced around while answering.
‘It looks like Da-eun’s mother couldn’t come.’
I have to take care of Da-eun today. Thinking that, I place the appetizer plate in front of Da-eun.
As I was putting on my apron, the gamjatang I ordered was already on the stove.
The bones wiggle in the pot and slowly cook.
“It’s all done. Teacher, you eat first.”
When Junwoo’s mother smiled, she put some meat on my plate.
So the children also had pig bones in their hands.
A pair of chopsticks is lying on the table.
They eat so well with their small mouths. The children chew on meat with their mouths turning red.
The kids were eating so deliciously that I tried to help them too.
‘Oh. That’s right. There are adults.’
Knock, knock. I tapped my chopsticks on the table a couple of times. I lined them up neatly.
“Right. By the way, how old are you, teacher?”
“You must be around thirty now, right?”
Sohyun’s father and Junwoo’s mother ask and answer each other.
There was too much lip service. It wasn’t that bad.
“Me? No. I’m not that young. I’m thirty-six this year.”
I answered, waving my head and both hands at the same time.
Okay then.
“Teacher. You really look young.”
“Huh? Teacher, you’re only three years older than me?”
Both people’s eyes widened.
And I too looked at Junwoo’s mother with a surprised expression.
Oops.
I failed to control my facial expressions. The moment I feel that way, I immediately think of the next best option.
‘I thought my mother was younger than me.’
I thought about the best number among the numerous assumptions.
however.
I can’t bring myself to say the words.
So my turn passed.
“Oh my. That’s because you’re single, teacher. Get married. I was a total baby when I was a virgin.
The turn went to Junwoo’s mother.
“You should have seen me when I was younger, teacher.”
From then on, my turn never came again. Junwoo’s mother continued talking.
I looked at Dahyun’s father with eyes of help.
‘···”
He tries hard to avoid my gaze.
My mouth was twitching.
You were actually young before you got married. Judging by Junwoo’s age, he must have been in his early twenties.
I couldn’t bring myself to tell the truth. I just thought that to myself and smiled.
The person nodded with a good-natured smile.
like that.
Until I finish eating and get up from my seat.
Every once in a while, Junwoo’s mother would talk about her younger days.
Time doesn’t seem to be passing very well today.
I was just waiting for the time to go home.
“Teacher, why don’t you have a cup of coffee before you go?”
I unconsciously closed my eyes at Junwoo’s mother’s last words.
of course.
Turn your head away so that you can’t be seen.
**
I’ve been so busy lately.
So I was thinking that I should rest for a while.
Not long after, something big happened.
-I knew it. I told you not to do that.
Jaeshirong sends a smiling emoticon.
It looks like you’re in a bad mood.
-I thought I had some competitiveness.
-What are you doing making textbooks for kids? So, what kind of Scratch is it?
I felt sick at Jaeshirong’s words.
Because the Scratch textbook is completely ruined.
The stock of books piled up in the warehouse still does not decrease.
Of course, the YouTube lecture videos didn’t get any views either.
My kids’ YouTube channel is growing by leaps and bounds, but my lecture videos are stagnating.
-So what are your plans for the future? Are you going to keep messing with Scratch?
-I don’t know. What are the plans? I just go with the flow.
-So what are you doing these days and where are you going?
The question is, where does it flow?
While I was hesitating to answer that question.
-Tiring.
An alarm was posted on the community site.
‘What am I doing these days?’
I was now fighting a war in the ocean of information called the Internet.
therefore.
It was a naval battle.
-Red Blue Mina dating rumor? Witnessed with a third generation American tycoon. The other person is the second son of Chairman Frederick.
A battlefield where all kinds of flyers are running wild.
-They were talking about a fateful encounter on TV. You end up meeting a rich man. I knew it.
-Among people who say they hate money, I’ve never seen anyone who really hates money.
Critical comments continue to follow.
Public opinion was not very good.
There are no bad people in the world. There are only bad environments.
The journalists have set up that environment well now.
-You caught the third generation of a conglomerate. Now you’re getting married and going to retire soon. Don’t act so romantic like you usually do.
Because Mina’s usual image was good, it ended up holding her back.
Hidden anti-fans started to show up here and there.
so.
-They say she’s the third generation of a conglomerate, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet. At this point, when the dating rumors haven’t been announced, I think it’s right to remain neutral. And even if Mina is dating, I think it’s a real human duty to bless a grown adult who is in love. Also…
I write long comments on malicious comments.
They are being suppressed with great force.
Make them so sick of it that they never leave a bad comment again.
For every single line of swearing, he was very politely adding a 3,000-character comment.
That too, as soon as the alarm goes off. A 3,000-character comment that runs in just 1 second.
My sister’s door keeps opening and closing.
I tapped on the keyboard with a pious attitude, thinking, “If you have the confidence, go for it.”
A freeloader among freeloaders with time to spare.
That’s because it’s me.