24. Whatever the Intention (2)
A friend whose face I don’t even know.
Kim Hyun-seong really didn’t know who he was.
The only thing they had in common was that they were high school students from the same area, and they had never talked to each other.
No, I never even passed by.
It was the same for the opponent.
2nd year at Daesan Hanbit High School.
Before the conquest of Daesan, Seong Hyun-bin had neither the connections nor the leisure to hear rumors that a boy named ‘Kim Hyun-seong’ was gaining fame. To her, reality was no different from hell. Whenever he went to school, a gang named Han Sang-jin bullied him, and the bullying continued throughout the year of high school, so he was given the nickname Han Sang-jin’s private shuttle.
Thanks to you, I was always busy.
I go to school in the morning, organize Han Sang-jin’s seat, prepare textbooks, and set up gym clothes in advance.
Han Sang-jin always ate carbonated drinks during lunch time, and if Han Sang-jin didn’t drink carbonated drinks by the time he went to the cafeteria and sat down, he was given carbonated drinks until lunch was over. His forearms were always covered in bruises. As the bruises fell off, new bruises were added, and Han Sang-jin looked at the bruises and laughed, saying that the paint seemed to have spread.
It was devastating.
I couldn’t hold on any longer.
I went home and complained to my parents, but they looked really sorry and said this.
“Hyunbin. You know our situation well. If you want to transfer schools, you will have to move, so how much money will you have to pay for a place to stay? Can’t you just be patient? I’d rather go see the teacher. “I will come see you and firmly tell Hyun Bin not to harass you.”
“What kind of teacher are you?”
Screaming loudly.
I went back to my room and slammed the door.
Having seen a friend who reported to a teacher and then got retaliated against, I knew that my parents’ solution was not appropriate. The world was spinning. Her friends were very excited about the start of a new school year, but Seong Hyun-bin was devastated by the fact that she would have to live like this for another two years.
One thing is certain.
It is a reality that cannot be escaped.
Because you are poor, you do not have the courage or strength to fight back.
In order to successfully complete the studies that everyone else was attending, I had to endure this hellish reality.
I spent the night with my eyes open.
As soon as morning came, Seong Hyun-bin ran to the bathroom.
“Wow, wow!”
About the fact that I have to go to school.
Seong Hyun-bin couldn’t leave the bathroom for a while.
And from that day on.
It became Seong Hyun-bin’s daily routine, repeated every day.
* * *
I went to school with a blank face.
Was it because I knew there was no hope?
Every day was hell.
Studying wasn’t on my mind, and after settling down on the shuttle, my friends didn’t come close to me in the first place.
When I think about it, I think my prime was when I was a kindergarten student.
At that time, I was too young for the violence of my classmates to be cruel, and I was liked without any effort due to my handsome appearance, like that of a gisaeng brother. And the advantage I had in appearance became a fatal disadvantage once I entered high school. If he wasn’t handsome, Han Sang-jin, who felt inferior to his appearance, wouldn’t have bothered him.
It was then.
Grumble.
bang!
The sound of a door opening roughly.
Seong Hyun-bin’s body trembled.
In the class that Seong Hyun-bin belonged to, there was only one person who came in and made his presence known.
Sangjin Han.
He appeared.
He’ll probably just throw his bag on the chair and come towards you.
It was clear that he would start the day with fun, pulling his ears and torturing himself as if it were an everyday occurrence.
however.
Nothing happened.
Han Sang-jin just opened the door roughly and sat down quietly.
‘… … what?’
I was puzzled.
I couldn’t look back.
Because if you make eye contact, you have to pay the price.
While I was preparing for class with such anxiety, I heard Han Sang-jin talking with a friend behind me.
“Are you okay?”
“… … It’s okay. Kim Hyun -sung, that baby gate? “If you bully kids at school from now on, they’ll kill me.”
“What are you?”
“Yeah, f*ck. What is this? But I can’t help but keep those words. Even the kids who eat at Daesan like Jeong Hae-min have all been wiped out, so how can I do anything? The rumor I heard is that if you get caught by her, you’ll break your arm and there won’t be a fuss, but if you want to graduate from school, you have no choice but to endure quietly.”
“Sickness. “It looks like X.”
I opened my eyes wide.
What on earth does this mean?
My heart was pounding.
I mustered up my courage and quietly looked away.
Only then did I see Han Sangjin.
Swollen face.
A bruise stained blue.
It wasn’t normal.
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According to the conversation, it seemed like this was what happened to the kid named Kim Hyun-seong.
Moment.
“f*ck you.”
Han Sang-jin’s eyes met.
Han Sang-jin’s expression became distorted, and Seong Hyun-bin hurriedly turned his head as if he had been struck by lightning.
What I was worried about happened.
Now he will be stabbed in the back.
I clenched my fists, but no matter how much time passed, nothing I worried about happened.
Then I realized.
What Sangjin Han said was true.
School violence has completely disappeared in this school.
Not because of adults like teachers, but because of just one friend who was my classmate.
That day.
Seong Hyun-bin could never be forgotten.
* * *
Hyunbin Seong said.
“You don’t know who I am. When a child who has never helped you suddenly comes to you and says thank you, you must be embarrassed. But you know what? “There are a lot of kids like me in Daesan.”
Does Kim Hyun-seong know?
SNS page upheaval.
Although Kim Hyun-seong conquered Daesan and no longer checked there, the SNS page became a place for communication.
[Our school has nothing to do with Kim Hyun-seong? Since they were all just trash, they didn’t get caught on social media pages, but from that day on, they were careful about even the slightest harassment. It’s not clear what the ‘standard of punishment’ that Kim Hyun-seong is talking about is. Everyone seems to be cautious, afraid that they might end up like Jung Hae-min by bothering their friends.]
[I really can’t believe this reality. Was school violence going to disappear all at once like this? This is not the world I knew.]
[Is there anyone who wants to visit Kim Hyun-seong with me? I’m really shy and shy, so I honestly don’t have the confidence to go there on my own, but I really want to say thank you to Kim Hyun-seong. That bastard who was harassing me. That kid broke his leg and came to school on crutches, and it was really exciting.]
they.
I was grateful for the new reality.
I thought school violence was an evil that could never be eradicated, but it disappeared like a mirage all at once.
The same was true for Seong Hyun-bin.
With a grateful heart, he gathered courage.
“It’s all thanks to you. Before you started sweeping up the trash, the thought of going to school took my breath away, but now I can breathe. I can go to school without having to spit out what’s inside me anymore. But how could I not be grateful? All of this came from you. So, you don’t have to explain what you intended. “I’m just truly grateful for the situation that changed because of you and the school atmosphere you created.”
“… … .”
I was speechless.
It was a different impact from Lee Jung-min.
I know Lee Jeong-min.
We interacted sufficiently and rooted out the culprit, Park Min-cheol’s gang, right in front of our eyes.
But Seong Hyun-bin is different.
I don’t even know your name.
Without even knowing who it is.
But he came to me and told me his truth.
Kim Hyun-seong could no longer react nervously to the refreshingly curved eyes.
“Thank you so much, Hyunseong.”
* * *
I left the main gate of the school.
As he trudged along, Kim Hyun-seong was overcome by a strange feeling that could not be described in words.
It’s not just Seong Hyun-bin.
Students who recognized Hyunseong Kim while passing by, without exception, looked at him with warm eyes.
suddenly.
This thought occurred to me.
‘If there had been someone like me before I became a vegetable, would I have gone to see him even if I didn’t know him?’
maybe.
It seemed like I was looking for it.
The fact that I had solved the problem of Park Min-cheol’s gang and freed him from school violence gave me the confidence to visit him and say thank you to him over and over again, instead of just being strangers. He was desperate for himself at that time. It was never difficult for him to say thank you to himself, as he would have done anything to end this hellish time.
Park Min-cheol.
Minho Jeong, Changseok Kang, Cho Yongtaek.
Hye-ji Oh, Hong-jin Ahn, Hong-ryeol Ahn, Hae-min Jeong.
Their eyes appeared clearly.
The fearful look in his eyes was proof that what he was doing was clearly malicious.
Because malice breeds malice.
They established themselves as evil.
Knowing that it was dishonest, I dipped my feet into the dirty muddy water without hesitation.
But now I see that it wasn’t.
‘I just do what someone has to do. I’m a janitor who cleans up trash, and what I do is right.’
You could say it’s a twisted definition.
But today I feel confident.
If you clean up one person’s trash.
Many people find happiness.
I don’t know the name, I don’t know the face.
Everyone was happy except for those who were not proud of their lives.
Is this really evil?
no.
It’s a judgment.
There is no need for someone to step up and do what needs to be done, but Kim Hyun-seong hoped that he would be willing to take on that role.
‘I guess that means I returned to the past.’
It’s really over now.
Over a year.
Numerous eventful incidents.
The end in Daesan was finally approaching.
* * *
It was finally winter break.
Thousand and One Day was completely over.
As for the transfer, I have discussed it with Principal Oh Dae-hwan, so I will be in Seoul when the new semester begins.
Wrapping up the school vacation.
Kim Young-cheol called Kim Hyun-seong separately.
“… … Hyunseong. I heard you were leaving Cheonil. You’re the kind of person who will do well wherever you go, so I won’t worry. If you ever need this teacher’s help, if you ever need to come back to Daesan. Contact me anytime. “Even though we started off on bad terms, we’re still not in a bad relationship, right?”
He spoke as if he was worried.
I secretly observed Kim Hyun-seong.
It’s a worry for him.
Kim Hyun-seong knows Kim Young-cheol’s weaknesses, and at one point even warned him that he would destroy him.
I was worried that it might cause trouble as I was leaving Cheonil, so I tapped it to check how I was feeling.
Hyunseong Kim responded calmly.
“Yes, teacher’s help. “I won’t forget.”
“okay? Thank you, hahaha.”
Was it because I thought it was okay?
Kim Young-cheol burst into laughter.
Does he know?
Kim Hyun-seong, absolutely.
He had no intention of allowing a comfortable life to those he had singled out as targets of revenge.
School officials like Kim Young-cheol are only needed until high school is completely completed, and one day, the same future as Park Min-cheol’s gang will come to them. The fact that it was helpful in the meantime didn’t matter. The malice and evil deeds they have committed will surely one day protect trash, not themselves.
I took a step back.
It was time to leave Cheonil.
I didn’t want to hold back any more.
But Choi Seon-ah hurriedly ran over and caught him.
“for a moment. “Can you give me some time?”
It was a familiar sight.
Choi Seon-ah once requested a conversation like this.
Choi Seon-ah was also infected with malice, but she did not reveal any special intentions at the end of that conversation.
“I don’t think there’s any reason to talk.”
“I’m not asking you to take my time. “My dad wants to see you separately.”
“Your father?”
Choi Seon-ah’s father.
He was a high-ranking government official in the past, and currently serves as the chairman of the School Violence Prevention Committee.
Choi Seon-ah’s eyes sparkled with a strange desire.
“It will definitely not be detrimental to what you plan to do in the future. So, trust me and give me time.”
Why?
From Choi Seon-ah’s appearance.
His old self, who went to see Go Chang-beom, was reflected.
fantasy, modern,
