Project dating

Joo Hyeong's partnere

- Kids, you have three weeks to complete the project. - Said Ms. Kim, who was also their department head. - I wish you a nice day!

With that, she ended the lesson and said goodbye to the students. Ms. Kim was one of those rare teachers who, really loved her students and the students loved her too. Even when she scolded them, you could still hear the love in her.

Park Joo Hyeong looked at the said girl, his future partner. Hong Cha Young. She was sitting alone by the window in the third row. He didn't see her often in company. The seat next to her was currently empty. He didn't know much about her. But he was sure she loved bunnies. she kept a bunny pen holder, bunny slippers and for some reason a bunny stick with her. Along with he, she was an excellent student. They usually perform at the top of the class.

- Hyung? Hyung!

He blinked as he came back from his thoughts. Han Seo, sitting next to he, patted his shoulder. They sat in the middle row of benches in the last row. Han Seo is the cute, slightly fool boy. The two were best friends. In fact, Han Seo looked at Joo Hyeong as if he were his older brother. He already had an older brother, but his relationship with him was not the best. Fortunately, he was a private student. Jun Woo loved no one but himself.

- What's?

- Convince Ms. Kim so that the two of us can finish the project!

- Why? - He asked curiously.

- Because... - He then looked around and lowered his voice so that no one could hear. - I don't want to study with Miri.

But they still heard and Joo Hyeong snorted. Chuel Wook, sitting on the table, patted Han Seo on the shoulder. Whatever the occasion, they always found that stupid gray knit cap on the boy's head. He never told me why he always wore it. They already thought he was born with him.

- What's up, buddy? Are you scared of a girl?

Han Seo rolled his eyes and explained that he wasn't afraid of her, she just behaved so strangely sometimes. He then crossed his arms on the table and rested his chin on them, then looked at the aforementioned long-haired girl. With her long black hair, she looked like Sadako to him. Chuel Wook looked at them then nodded and pursed his lips.

- You two belong together. You're both weird. - He explained with a nod.

- Hya! - Han Seo raised his head blushing, which made his two friends laugh.

He then looked back at Joo Hyeong and asked if he was going to talk to the teacher then. The boy, on the other hand, shook his head negatively. They had already been in a project several times before and the end was always that Han Seo's task was done either by him or by Han Seo's maid and he had enough of that. At least now she's sure that he and Cha Young are fairly doing their part. He also looked back at the said girl, but did not find her there. They still had a few weeks to complete the project, but he definitely wanted to talk to her today. The sooner they start, the sooner they finish. He thought of waiting for her after school and talking to her. But she got ahead of it. When he left the building with his friends in the afternoon, she was already waiting at the gate. He could see that she felt a little uncomfortable, so he quickly approached her after saying goodbye to the boys. When Cha Young noticed he approaching, she pulled out and turned around.

- Hello! - Greeted her with a nice smile Joo Hyeong.

- Hello! - She reciprocated. - I want to talk to you about the project. - She got to the point.

Essentially, they discussed when to work on their assignments. They meet every Saturday morning. They will go to the city library and work on it there. Cha Young was of the same opinion as Joo Hyeong. The sooner they start, the sooner they will get over it. Neither of them likes to put things off until the last minute. Joo Hyeong looked at his watch. It was getting late.

- Would you like me to walk you home? - He offered kindly and clumsily put his hands in his pockets.

He didn't have any ulterior motives, he just offered it politely. Cha Young smiled and a little blush appeared on her face but politely refused. She doesn't live far away, so there's no need for it. Joo Hyeong nodded and waved and said that they would talk later. The girl also nodded and waved goodbye.

The teenage boy arrived home fifteen minutes later. He lived with his mother on the third floor of an apartment building.

His relationship with her was uncertain for a while. Because of things that happened in his childhood. When he was eight years old, his mother was diagnosed with cancer. His son knew nothing of her condition at the time. She took he to the nuns and told she his would come back for he, he just had to wait a little while. Joo Hyeong believed her, but the days turned into months and then years. A miracle happened and she managed to recover from this twisted disease without surgery. He didn't want her little son to watch she die, but God gave her another chance.

However, by then Park Joo Hyeong was adopted by an Italian couple. They spent a lot of time in Seoul to gain Joo Hyeong's trust. They couldn't have children of their own and Joo Hyeong really won their hearts. Finally, the little boy decided to go with them. When Gyeong Ja met her son again, he was already fifteen years old. For the past five years, Gyeong Ja has been searching for her son and raising money to find him. When she arrived in Italy, she had a difficult time because she could not speak a language other than mother tongue. When she saw her son for the first time, he cried. It's been years, but it must have been him.

Joo Hyeong didn't want to talk to his mother. When their eyes met, he pretended not to notice. His pride and stubbornness were too great. Days later, he told his foster parents that he had seen his biological mother. At first, they were a little afraid that they would lose Joo Hyeong, but they had the right to meet each other. Almost two weeks passed before Joo Hyeong pulled himself together and stood in front of her. He still hasn't forgiven her and he didn't want to leave his foster parents, who loved him and owes them so much. Gyeong Ja was also very grateful that her son was accepted and loved. She slowly began to accept the fact that her relationship with Joo Hyeong would never be the same again.

Then tragedy struck. The Italian foster parents were killed during a robbery. The boy was shocked by the news. Who did this and why? They did nothing wrong. He wanted to know who they were. There weren't many people at the funeral, but Joo Hyeong recognized everyone. Except for one person. He was an elegant man in his fifties.

Anyway, Joo Hyeong found himself back in Seoul a few weeks later. He was willing to put aside his pride and give another chance his mother. A few weeks after arriving in Korea, he received a letter. More precisely from Italy. He had no problem reading it, as he learned Italian excellently during the years he spent there. A certain Fabio Cassano sent him a message. He had no idea who she was. The letter said that his parents may rest in peace. He wasn't stupid, he knew that the people who killed the foster's parents were dead. He didn't know how to feel about that. He was scared, but he couldn't help it, a part of him was grateful. He would have written back to the man, but there was no return address. He didn't even want to think about how he knew his address.

His relationship with his mother has now settled. However, he will never forget his Italian foster family, who loved and cared for him.

His mother worked in a cafe, so she always came home one-two hours later. He used to surprise his mother sometimes by having a fresh dinner waiting for her when she got home. Thanks to his Italian foster father, he learned to cook. However, this also meant that he was very picky, one might say allergic, to the Italian food prepared here. So when they ate some kind of Italian food, he always cooked. His mother once tried an Italian dish, and Joo Hyeong tasted it, but he only said:

- From now on, feel free to leave this task to me,Eomma.