𝐌𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 | 𝙃𝘼𝙊𝘽𝙄𝙉

2: Familiar

"Okay kids, gather around! It's story time!"

The room was filled with bright colors like sunshine and rainbows, with alphabet and animal posters glued on the wall. There were small tables and chairs in each corner, and toys and colored books were scattered on the floor.

The children stopped playing as they quickly gather to the center, dropping on the floor with their legs crossed and faces lit up in excitement. The teacher was sat on the stool in front of them with a thin storybook in hand. His face smiling brightly at the children's anticipation to listen to the story. It was moments like this that he so much loved in class.

"Today we will be reading about...?"

"The Crown Prince and the Royal Guard!" the kids said in unison and the teacher chuckled.

"Yes, the beautiful story of two best friends."

Another teacher peaked through the room and noticed the other busy. He took a step inside and leaned in the door frame to watch them.

The teacher flipped open the book and looked again at the listening kids

"Once upon a time, there was a Crown Prince..."

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Time flew by and the story time ended. It was the last activity of the day and the kids enjoyed it. They stuff their things and wore their backpacks before running out of the room going to their parents that were waiting outside. Jumping towards their gaurdian's welcoming embrace and kisses.

The teacher went outside with them, holding one of the children's hand before letting it go.

"Goodbye Teacher Hao!"

"Goodbye! Don't be stubborn to your mom okay?" He flashed a soft smile while waving.

The teacher from a while ago stood next to Hao, also bidding his goodbyes to them. They both watch all of the kids and their parents leaving. Their laughter's slowly fading as they walk farther away, 'til some already disappeared from their view.

Despite this unchanging routine of starting classes until ending it with happy kids being fetched by parents, Zhang Hao feels good day by day.

No lie, teaching kids music, alphabets, and storytelling entertains him too. To him its like going to work just to have fun.

"Loving life...?" The teacher next to him spoke, noticing the gentle expression on his face. Hao only responded with a smile, as the other finally turned to him. "By the way, you keep reading the same story over and over again. The Crown Prince and the Royal Guard? You tell them that story every once a week."

Hao laughs at him, "Wrong! Its actually twice a week."

The other only gave him a scoffed, playfully rolling his eyes.

"Its a story about friendship, Taerae. Holding on to each other even in war, and surviving through it together..."

"Have you even read the ori-GINAL!!!" the last word transitioned to a screech when he realized there was a kid standing behind them all along. Hao also flinched in surprise, as if his heart took a screenshot.

Taerae touched his chest, "Aigoo why do you have to sneak in like that..." He said breathlessly, but the kid remained unfaze

Hao dropped to his knees to be the same level as the boy, "Woojin-i, why are you still here? Where's your mom?"

"Teacher Hao, can you call mommy? She's still not here." He pouted while fiddling his little fingers.

Zhang Hao looked up at Taerae and also pouted, "Teacher Taerae can you please call Woojin's mom?" He said, speaking childishly to match with the boy and he gets a playful fake smile from the other before taking out his phone.

He turns back to Woojin, "Teacher Taerae is calling her now. Let's wait for your mom together, okay?" Hao stood up and carried the little boy in his arms when suddenly he heard a sound of a car, along with Taerae's tapping on his shoulder. He turns around and found a luxurious car pulling up in front of them.

The car door opened and a guy came out, making the two teachers stunned.

To add more details, a guy with a 'pretty angelic face like sunshine as if it can blind your eyes' came out of that sweet luxurious car. Both teachers were flabbergasted at the view.

"Appa!" Woojin's little yell snapped Hao back to reality. He realized he was staring at the new guy a bit too long. He quickly puts Woojin down as the boy ran to the guy's embrace.

"Woojin-i I'm sorry I'm late. Mom couldn't come to pick you up so she asked me to do it instead."

"That's Woojin's Dad??" Taerae whispered

"I've only seen his mom so...probably." Hao whispered back

"But he looks young to have a kid."

"What do you mean young, he's exactly our age."

"How do you even know he's the same age as us-"

"Just shut up!"

The guy looks at them, making the two bickering teachers flinch. Noticing how they were staring at him with that look on their faces, he felt embarrassed.

He then noticed Zhanghao. His eyes froze when he saw him. He looks familiar, but he couldn't recall when or where he saw that face.

Before walking up to them he flashed them a smile, a whiskered smile. It was beautiful, Hao thought, but that smile felt awfully familiar to him too.

"Hello! You must be Woojin's teachers." He spoke and Taerae shyly responded yes. "Thank you for taking care of him. I just got out from work that's why I came late."

He looks at Hao and they both made eye contact. That alone already made Hao's stomach feel kinda fuzzy, but he can't put it in to words. He doesn't know why he felt like that.

The guy extended his arms to him. "I'm Sung Hanbin by the way."

Hao slowly reached out his hand. Once again feeling a sense of familiarity as their hands touched.

"I'm Woojin's adviser, Teacher Zhang H-"

Hao suddenly cuts off when he felt something pierced through his chest. A painful scrutinizing pain throbbing inside of him to the point he dropped down to his knees.

"Hao hyung!"

"Teacher Hao!"

Taerae panicked as the other's face started to turn pink. Zhang Hao couldn't breathe. He wants to scream from the pain but he has no strength to make a sound come out from his lips.

His hand was still being held by Woojin's Dad even though Hao already let go of it. The next thing he knew is that he was being pulled by the other up and his arm was now resting around his shoulders. Taerae automatically supporting him.

And then, he finally blacked out.

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What a crazy first encounter!! Anyway I hope you guys already enjoyed the second chap! Please do comment your thoughts whatever you like! And don't forget to vote! Thankchuu

~Eunthality~