04. The Betrayal

I finally found the courage to sit with other teachers for lunch. They looked like half decent people, but it was evident they liked gossip, like this is a fucking elementary school for fucks sake. 

“So, Jumy, what’s your deal?” One of the teachers asked. She was very pretty with nice blond hair. I could tell from her attitude and the way she talked that she was the Queen gossip, and she loved things going her way. No one dared to say no to her, in other words, she was very full of herself.

I smiled at her, and shook my head. I didn’t feel like talking, but I knew I’d be marked if I didn’t say anything.

“Nothing much, I’m very uninteresting,” I told them. There were about six teachers sitting around the table, all looking as single as I was.

The married teachers had another table close to ours, but far away from the singles problems.

“I guess you were that nerd then?” She laughed, looking at the other teachers, forcing them to laugh with their eyes. Such a bully.

“No actually I wasn’t. I dated the most popular and richest guy in high school, and I was quite popular in college too” I told her, seeming uninterested in her so my reply would hurt her.

“Of course, that was your dream,” she smiled.

“Or yours? What does it matter anyway? We’re both teachers in the same elementary school, so no one is better than any one,” I smiled at them, trying to push the tasteless food down my throat.

“So, who was the very fine man from yesterday?” she asked.

“Sarah, stop,” another teacher interjected.

“What is it Laura? I’m only trying to know who he was okay?” She told her.

“He’s the father to some kids in my class, why?” I asked them.

“Oh nothing, just wanted to know. I really thought he was your boyfriend or something, would’ve been shocked to my bones. It’s fine though, since he’s not,” Sarah smiled, checking out her finger nails.

I felt disgusted by her attitude. I pushed my food away and walked out. She disgusted me that much.

After break time, the students come back to class, jumping all over the place. I just kept my eyes on the twins. They were serious trouble makers, but their cute faces made up for most of the trouble the caused. Self control kept me back from calling them to find out more about their father. That was wrong, I mean he was still married, and I didn’t want to be tagged a home wrecker, it was one of the things I never wanted to be called. I could deal with being called anything else, but not a homewrecker. I mean the children would grow up to hate me forever; I didn’t want that either.

I shook my head to clear my mind of every thought about Yu Bin, promising myself to never think of him in a way that was wrong or misleading.

The last be for the day came in; the children happily ran around, talking to each other. One by one, the students left, and once again, the twins were left. 

They didn’t look as bothered as they did the previous day. They probably knew who was coming to get them.

“Hey,” The soothing deep voice came in, shattering my inner peace.

I turned around immediately, holding my hands to my chest. He wasn’t talking to me though, he was talking to his children who were in his arms already.

“Good bye miss,” Ri Jin waved at me.

“Thank you,” Yu Bin smiled at me as he led his children out of the class. 

I heard chattering from outside the classroom, then squealing. The hell was happening there?

I ran out to see the hoards of single female teachers, around Yu Bin.

He looked scared, like he needed some type of help. I laughed at the situation. Sarah was really serious about wanting to know who he was then.

“You have lovely children sir,” Sarah smiled, tapping him lightly on his chest.

“Excuse me, one word,” Yu Bin yelled to me. My eyes popped at the sudden attention I was receiving from everyone, including Yu Bin.

“Who? Me?” I asked and he nodded. He rushed inside the class with the twins, panting hard. On instinct, I shut the door immediately.

“I’m sorry for this, miss-”

He was asking for my name! The wheels in my head were spinning faster than they should.

“Kyeks!” I let out. Telling him my name was Jummai or Jumy or Jums, could spark up a certain memory in him, and I wasn’t ready for that, at all.

“Miss Kyeks,” I smiled, finalizing my name.

“I’m sorry for this Miss. Kyeks” he said.

“No it’s cool, they were about to devour you,” I laughed.

The twins were quiet, looking from their dad to me.

I knew I couldn’t get any closer to him than this, but I was content with seeing him every day like this.

It was my own little secret, I was going to crush on him from afar, and also make sure the crush dies soon, as I wanted to be able to talk to him without freezing at the mere sight of him. 

The hallway was quiet, which meant the ladies were either hiding behind my door or they had truly gone.

“I’ll check if the coast is clear for you guys,” I smiled at the twins, they laughed.

I put my ears on the door, I heard shuffling behind my door. This was funny, because these women were supposed to be mature women.

I turned to them, laughing slightly, as a way of telling them the ladies were still there.

I took in a deep breath and opened the door so fast that the women fell into the class as they lost balance.

“Oh, you guys, I never knew y’all were still here,” I said in my most serious voice. The voice I used to force my kids to do their work.

The twins bursted into laughter at the sight of the grown women falling into the class.

Sarah was not happy, as she was the first one to fall.

She shot daggers my way and ran away in humiliation.

“I think I’m in trouble,” I turned to the small family.

“I’m really sorry for this,” Yu Bin said and took the kids with him.

While I faced the angry looks of the female teachers trying to lift themselves up from the ground.

“I’m really sorry, I never knew you guys were eavesdropping” I mocked in an apologetic voice.

I hoped that taught them a lesson.