Chapter 31

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The school bus that was rented is now waiting in front of the kindergarten. Kids, who have obtained permission from their parents to participate in this activity, queued to ride the bus. Their joyful faces warmed my heart. I hope they will enjoy this trip.

I’m the last person to get onto the school bus. I sat beside Youngjae before the driver closed the doors and started the journey.

Along the way, the bus was filled with voices of joyous kids. But my heart can’t feel the joy. Why do I suddenly feel scared? Am I scared of memories that I will remember there?

The students were divided into 4 groups. Yoongi and I were assigned to care and supervise the children in group 2. There are ten people in total. Jimin, Taehyung and Hoseok in my group. I can see how happy they looked, with Taehyung clinging closely to Jimin.  [E/N: Tbh, this arrangement is a bit unrealistic. From what I see, it’s usually one teacher to four or five kids, one to three when there are enough teachers.]

“Please remember my words. Don’t go anywhere without my permission!” I reminded them.

We can bring them anywhere inside the garden. Yoongi and I agreed to bring them to the playground first.

My eyes never left them, worried that they would hurt themselves. Sometimes I will shout when Jimin does something reckless. He always gives me heart attacks. This boy! Luckily, Yoongi was with me, making it easier to watch over them.

My phone rang suddenly. I signaled Yoongi that I need to receive a call. Yoongi just gave me a nod and smile before catching Jimin, who was now running towards somewhere. Jaebum's name was on my phone screen.

“Hello, Jaebum hyung?” I said. I didn’t want to waste any time.

“Hello? Jinyoungie, where are you?” Jaebum asked me.

“I have some tasks to do. Why, hyung?” I asked back.

Jaebum’s voice sounded panic. What happened?

“Can I see you today? There is something I need to talk about.” Jaebum said in a hurry.

“I can’t hyung. Not today. Why? Do you have a problem, hyung?”

“How about tomorrow?” I thought for a while before giving an answer.

“Okay, I will meet you tomorrow then Jinyoungie. Bye.” Jaebum's voice worried me. But what happened?

“Teacher. What happened to that kite?”

My thoughts disappeared when Taehyung came to me. His hand pointed to the sky. I looked up at the sky, trying to catch up with Taehyung's question. There are some kites that look strange.

Suddenly, I remembered about Mark, about the kite message that I taught him. I missed him badly right now.

“Jinyoung hyung, someone is looking for you.” Youngjae sped towards where I’m standing right now.

“Who?” I was shocked.

“Just go and look for yourself, hyung. Just walk along that path. Then you will know.” Youngjae smiled. “Go now!”  Youngjae pushed me a little.

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