Yumi's punishment is already finished.
She is now attending the class.
Ms. Valencia entered the classroom, everybody got up from their seats to greet their adviser,
"Ms. Alcantara?" Ms. Valencia throws Yumi a warning look when she stayed in her seat.
"Yes..." Yumi lazily got up from her seat and joined everybody to greet their adviser.
"Good Morning, Miss Valencia!" Everyone greeted their adviser.
"Good morning," Miss Valencia said with a faint smile on her face.
"I can see that everyone is being obedient!" Miss Valencia said as she glances at Yumi.
"Okay, you may now sit down now," She said after a while.
Everybody takes their seats,
"Ms. Alcantara, could you come forward?" Ms. Valencia called Yumi.
Everybody turned their gazes to Yumi, Yumi throws her classmates a questioning look.
"Go," Mica gestured Yumi to go.
Yumi got up from her seat and walks to Ms. Valencia's table.
Ms. Valencia talked to Yumi in a low voice, "Ms. Alcantara, I am so worried about your academics, your grades got lower than the previous grading, I'm afraid you might have to repeat in the same grade level the next school year if you continue being like this. You might not be able to move up to the senior high,"
"It's not a big deal Ms. Valencia," Yumi replied.
"Yumi, it is a big deal, we are talking about your future here!"
"I'll just quit school!" Yumi replied without thinking twice.
"What?!"
"How could you say that easily?" Ms. Valencia asked in disbelief!
Other students would feel anxious if they heard this kind of news, but to this girl, it seems like she doesn't care!
"My family is rich, what is the use of going to school if they can give me everything I want?"
Ms. Valencia massage her temples, this kid is giving her a headache!
"Ms. Alcantara, I want to talk to your parents!"
"You can call them if you want to, but for sure, they can't make time to come here to talk to you," Yumi said lazily.
Ms. Valencia sigh!
There is something wrong with this kid!
She knows there is!
She can feel it, but she just can't tell what!
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At night in the Alcantara residence,
Alicia and Dimitry are not home yet, Yuhan embraced his book as he walks to the balcony where Yumi is having time to relax while scrolling her phone.
Yumi notices Yuhan standing in front of her, "Why?" She asked sternly.
Fears could be seen in Yuhan's eyes, but he did not run away like before.
"M-Mom is not home yet," Yuhan spoke.
Yumi sighs as she looked at her phone again, "You should be used to it," She said plainly.
"I can't sleep, could you read me a story?" The child asked.
Yumi slammed her phone on the table, "Hey, why won't you call your mom and make her come home hurriedly to read you a story?" She asked sternly.
Yuhan tightened his grip in his book, he seems like crying.
"Hey, I did not do anything to you," Yumi rebuked him when she saw the tears in the child's eyes.
"Aish! seriously?"
This time, Yuhan runs downstairs and headed outside the house.
"Aish! That child is..." Yumi paused, and then, her childhood flashed into her mind.
Her mother used to read her a story before during her bedtime.
Yumi touched her chest, she felt like someone clutched her chest, she always felt like this, every time she thinks of her mother.
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Jin is reading his favorite book while his room's window opened.
Jin flipped the next page when he was done reading the other page, but he froze when he heard a child crying.
Jin tried to listen to the surrounding, the sound came from the garden!
Jin looked out of the window, it was a bit dark in the garden, but he can see a small silhouette of a child crouched on the ground.
Jin narrowed his eyes as if trying to see clearly, it took him a few seconds before he recognized the child!
'It's the Young Master!'
'But why is he crying alone in the garden, it's already dark outside!'
'Ah, probably, that rude girl bullied the kid!'
With that thought, Jin got up from his seat, he got out of his room and headed to the garden.
Yuhan's stopped crying when he heard a noise coming to his direction.
"Hey," Jin greeted Yuhan with his low and soft voice, to avoid scaring the child.
Yuhan just stared at the guy standing in front of him.
Jin revealed a smile, "Young Master," Jin called Yuhan.
Yuhan shook his head a few times, "I am not Young Master," He said.
"My name is Yuhan," He added.
Jin smiled, the kid might think that he called him by his name,
"Yuhan," He repeated.
Yuhan nodded his head repeatedly,
"I am Jin," Jin lifted his hand to shake hands with Yuhan. The child looked at Jin's hand as if having second thoughts about whether to take it or not.
"Don't be scared, I am not a bad guy, I also live here," Jin assured the child when he notices his doubtful look.
"You live here?" The child asked with his innocent eyes.
"Yes," Jin replied, he pulled back his hand and sat beside Yuhan, "Why are you outside and why are you crying?" Jin asked.
"Mommy is not home yet and sister Yumi doesn't want to read me my bedtime story," The child said while sobbing.
"Oh, really?" Jin looked at the storybook which Yuhan embraced.
"Uhm, may I see your book?" Jin asked.
Yuhan nodded his head a few times before he gave his book to Jin.
Jin took the book from Yuhan, "Ah, I know these stories!" He said after flipping a few pages.
"Would you like me to read you a story?"
The child's eyes instantly lit up!
"Really?!"
"Of course!" Jin replied.
"How about the 'Three little Pig?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Yuhan said excitedly.
Though he already heard the story, he thinks that it would still sound new if someone else is going to tell him the story!
Jin started to read the story, Yuhan listens attentively, but before Jin could finish reading the whole story, Yuhan has already fallen asleep.
Jin closed the book when he felt Yuhan's head leaned into his side.
Jin tilted his head to Yuhan's direction, this child reminds him of his childhood, his mother used to read him these kinds of stories.
He had a beautiful childhood, he has a complete family, his mom is a full-time mom while his dad was a store manager, they were happy. He thought he has the perfect family, but everything changed when he reached fifteen, it was three years ago he noticed his parents always fought, which is not usual to them until his father filed for divorce. After his parent's divorce, his father runs away with another woman!
Because of that, his mother got depressed, she doesn't want to do anything, she just gets drunk every day, and soon she fell sick. She has to be hospitalized, they have to sell their house, to pay for the bills and to pay their debts. They are homeless and have to find a block for rentals. His mother couldn't find a job until the only money that was left after selling their house was spent.
Jin tried to find a part-time job and he has to stop going to school for one school year, but his earnings are still not enough, they were kicked out of the block that they have rented, his mother tried to look for a job, but after one to two weeks she got fired.
His mother did not give up, she is certain to make it up to him the years that she wasted after his father left them.
The Alcantara's are blessing in disguise to them, they took them in when his mother asked Mrs. Alcantara to give her a job, she won't mind even if she will pay her lower than the minimum wage. The Alcantara's are good people, they let them live in the mansion with free meals, they even gave his mother a minimum wage!
Jin took a deep breath, he put down the storybook, he slowly carries Yuhan and brought him to the house.
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Yumi felt bored after scrolling her phone, she got up from her seat and headed to her room, but her footsteps came to a stop when she noticed Yuhan's room, which is next to hers, is still open.
Yumi knitted her brows, 'That little rat fell asleep while his door is opened!' She said inside as she twitched her mouth.
Yumi was about to ignore it, but she froze when she remembered how he seemed like crying when she refused to read him a story.
'Duh?!'
'Who cares?'
'We're not even related!' She said inside.
She opened the door in her bedroom, but she stopped from entering, because, somehow, she felt bothered inside!
'Aish!'
'This is why I hate kids!'
Yumi got out of her room and headed to Yuhan's room to check on him, but she was stunned when she saw what's inside!