ACT 1, SCENE 1

THE SCENE OPENS UP IN THE PARLOUR OF THE LEE IN central Seoul, Korea. THE ROOM IS WELL FURNISHED WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THEY ARE A WELL TO DO FAMILY. ON THE WALL IS A PICTURE OF EVERY FAMILY MEMBER AND A FAMILY PICTURE THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAD BEEN TAKEN A LONG WHILE AGO BASED ON THE LOOK. IN THE BACKGROUND YOU COULD HEAR THE SOUNDS OF CARS HORNING WHICH COULD BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY LIVE IN A BUSY AREA OR THAT THEIR NEIGHBOUR IS JUST PLAYING WITH HIS HORN.

MOM: HEY JUN PYO ARE YOU NOT GOING TO WAKE UP YOU KNOW THAT TODAY IS THE RESUMPTION DAY OR AREN'T YOU EXCITED ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN? (LAUGHS)

JUN PYO: (COMES OUT OF HIS ROOM LOOKING TIRED AND WEAK) MOM; IS IT NOT TOO EARLY TO WAKE UP? (YAWNS) I MEAN I DIDN'T HAVE TO WAKE UP THIS EARLY FOR EXAMS NOW I HAVE TO AWAKE BY 6 AM FOR ADMISSION, IF I HAVE TO BE AWAKE THIS EARLY FOR JUST REGISTRATION MAYBE I WONT BE SLEEPING AT ALL WHEN I'M ADMITTED HUH!

SUNG YUN: (SARCASTICALLY) SEE LITTLE BRO, YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AWAKE AT ALL, YOU KNOW MOM CAN JUST GO IN YOUR SHOES AND DO ALL THE NECESSARY THING

JUN PYO: right?

SUNG YUN: EXACTLY! YOU KNOW THAT MOM IS THE ONE TO BE ADMITTED (ON SAYING THIS EVERYONE EXCEPT JUN PYO LAUGHS, WHILE HE JUST WALK AWAY TO GET A BATH)

(SCENE CLOSES)

ACT 1, SCENE 2.

THE SCENE OPENS WITH EVERYONE IS IN THE CAR WAITING FOR WHAT LOOK LIKE AGES FOR JUN PYO AND MOM TO COME OUT OF THE HOUSE. DAD; A MAN IN HIS EARLY FORTIES IS SEEN with HIS HEAD OUT OF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, HE Is well built AND USES GLASSES. His hair is packed up in a bun like shape. ON THE CAR'S WINDSCREEN IS THE LOGO OF THE Seoul POLICE FORCE WHICH KIND OF SUGGEST THE FATHER'S OCCCUPATION. SUNG YUN IS THE PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF WHEN ONE'S HEIGHT DOES NOT TALLY WITH ONE'S AGE LIKE HE IS JUST TOO TALL FOR HIS AGE. HE IS THE TALLEST OF THE CHILDREN DESPITE HAVING A SENIOR SISTER. NA NA; SHE IS THE ELDEST OF THE CHILODREN AND WITH THE WAY SHE CARRIES HERSELF IT IS EVIDENT THAT SHE ENJOYS IT. THE TWO OF THEM RESEMBLES THEIR FATHER THOUGH THEY DON'T WEAR GLASSES LIKE HIM. JUN PYO IS THE ONLY ONE THAT RESEMBLES THEIR MOTHER Facially as both sung min and na na resembles their father.

DAD: WON'T YOU PEOPLE COME OUT NOW, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO REACH THERE EARLY. HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS GOING TO SCHOOL, THE OTHERS ARE IN THE SAME SCHOOL AND THEY WILL BE PUNISHED FOR LATE COMING!

SUNG YUN: MOM! IT WOULD NOT SOUND GOOD FOR THE PUNCTUALITY PREFECT TO COME LATE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, YOU KNOW?

NA NA': (CUTS IN) look at you! Punctuality prefect! You know you don't have to mention it everywhere, ARE YOU THE FIRST PERSON TO BECOME PREFECT? HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT I WAS THE ASSISTANT HEAD GIRL Like last month?

SUNG YUN: YOU SEE that YOUR SET AND MY SET ARE DIFFERENT, YOU GUYS WERE GIVEN THE POST BUT WE HAD TO CONTEST FOR OUR OWN POST OR DO YOU THINK THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE HEAD BOY IF IT WERE BY MERIT (LAUGHS) That is why I am braggong, I have to mention it everywhere, how else will they know that I worked for it huh! (AT THIS, DAD GIVES HIM A STERN LOOK AND HE CUT THE LAUGH AND ADVANCES TOWARD THE HOUSE) MOM!!!

MOM: (COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE) WE ARE COMING OO!! YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE NOISE. DARLING I So SORRY. YOU KNOW THAT IT IS NOT EASY BEING A WOMAN AND I EVEN HAVE TO DRESS THIS BIG BABY. BY THE WAY I PRESENT TO YOU THE LATEST STUDENT OF LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL (MAKES A BOW WHILE EVERY ONE LOOKS AT THE DOOR IN ANTIPATION OF JUN PYO)

JUN PYO: (AS SOON AS HE STEPS OUT EVERYONE BURST INTO LAUGHTER) WHY ARE YOU ALL LAUGHING?

NA NA: (AMIDST LAUGHTER) DID THE TAILOR NOT MEASURE YOU OR DID HE JUST CHOOSE TO WICKED YOU BY GIVING YOU THIS PARACHUTE AS UNIFORM (LAUGHS AGAIN)

SUNG YUN: LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO BECOME VERY POPULAR ON YOUR FIRST DAY BECAUSE THIS YOUR UNIFORM IS FIRST IMPRESSION PERSONIFIED, LIKE YOU WILL STAND OUT I pRomise. YOU KNOW WHAT, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT MEMORABLE. THIS IS YOUR FIRST STEP TO POPULARITY; FAMILY PICTURE (EVERYONE Except father GATHERS AROUND JUN PYO For a PICTURE)

DAD: EVERYBODY GET IN THE CAR PLEASE I'M GETTING LATE OR YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO BY BUS OR (LOOKS AT JUN PYO) BY PARACHUTE! (EVERYONE BURST INTO LAUGHTER AGAIN) (LIGHT FADES OUT)

(in the car, the car is a Lexus gl470, thus having three row of seats, and father and mother can be seen seated in front, dad is the one driving while mom is seated next to him on the passenger seat. Na na is in tge middle row with sung min and she can be seen with earpiece in her ear. Sung min is seen pressing his phone. while jun PTO is at the back seated quietly, he is seen with his head buried in his hands)

DAD: THIS IS WHY I WANTED US TO LEAVE EARLY. THIS HOLDUP IN seoul CAN KILL.

Mom: just take it easy (look into the rear view mirror) are you guys ok back there (everyone save jun pyo answers) jun pyo!

Jun pyo: yes (sighs)

Sung min: (gets off his phone) hey little bro, are you okay! (Jun pyo gives him a nod) I'm coming (moves to tge back seat) bro cheer up

Jun pyo: never said I was sad!

Sung min: your uniform is not that bad.....ish.

Jun pyo: (Looks up at him and then down) are you here to mock me.

SUNG YUN: (TO JUN PYO) SEE WHEN YOU GET THERE JUST LOOK BOLD, LOOK SMART, YOU KNOW A LOT OF FRESHERS COMING TODAY AND YOU MUST NOT DISAPPOINT ME. OK!

JUN PYO: (LOOKS AT SUNG YUN) YOU MEAN WITH THIS (HOLDS UP HIS TROUSER AND LOOKS DOWN)

Sung min: you won't be odd amongst fresher's, it is normal for the uniform to not be your size, mine was worse. You remember na na uniform! (He says this and they both burst into laughter) cheer up ok!

Jun pyo: (now smiling) thanks.

Sung min: anytime Lil bro.

DAD: OH GOD. (HORNS)

(LIGHT FADES OUT).

(SCENE CLOSES)

(ACT 1, SCENE THREE)

THE SCENE OPENS AT THE GATE OF THEIR SCHOOL. IN FRONT IS A BIG BOARD WHICH BOLDLY SAYS THE NAME OF THEIR SCHOOL Da shin GROUP OF SCHOOL. ABOVE IS THE PICTURE OF A FEMALE STUDENT WITH SUNG YUN IN THEIR FULL UNIFORM. FATHER STOPS IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL AND EVERYONE EXCEPT HIM COMES DOWN.

DAD: OK EVERYONE, GOODBYE SEE YALL LATER.

EVERYONE: BYE!! (DAD DRIVES OFF)

SUNG YUN: (TO JUN PYO) WELCOME TO MY WORLD. IN THIS PLACE WE ARE THE RULERS (DEMONSTRATING AS HE WENT) CRAZY RIGHT?

NA NA: (ROLLS HER EYES THEN SIGH) MOM I'LL BE GOING IN NOW, I HAVE TO CATCH UP WITH MY CLASSMATES UNLIKE SOMEONE I'M LOOKING AT (LOOKS AT SUNG YUN).

MOM: OK DARLING, TAKE CARE.

SUNG YUN: LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE IS JEALOUS!!

NA NA: WAIT! WHAT? ME JEALOUS OF YOU I REALLY DON'T HAVE YOUR TIME (WALKS AWAY)

SUNG YUN: NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT SORTED OUT. LEMME SHOW YOU MY FAVOURITE PART OF THIS SCHOOL (NOW POINTING AT THE AFORE MENTIONED BANNER) THAT LITTLE BRO IS CELEBRITY STATUS, I LOOK SO HANDSOME IN THIS DON'T YOU THINK? COME LEMME GIVE YOU A TOUR OF MY PALACE; (THEY ALL ADVANCE INTO THE BUILDING) (AS THEY WALK THROUGH THE BUILDING SUNG YUN IS SEEN SHOWING JUN PYO AROUND, AT THIS THEY PASS BY A CLASSROOM) .... WAIT, YOU SEE THIS CLASS; ALL YOU'LL FIND IN THIS CLASS IS BULLIES AND STUDENTS THAT HAVE NOT DISCOVERED THEMSELVES SO YOU WILL WANT TO AVOID IT MORE THAN A PLAQUE BUT JUST IN CASE YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH ONE JUST TELL THEM YOU ARE MY BROTHER AND THEY'LL BE GONE THAT IS WHEN YOU ARE NOT MORE WEARING THIS BORING UNIFORM. (THEY MOVES FURTHER AND COMES ACROSS THE SCHOOL TROPHY CASE) AND HERE IS MY SECOND FAVOURITE PART OF THE SCHOOL, THIS PLACE IS FILLED WITH MY ACHIEVEMENTS AND I'M NOT DONE THEY WILL STILL HAVE TO DO ANOTHER TROPHY CASE BECAUSE OF ME, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU WILL SEE SOME OF NA NA'S TROPHY DURING HER TIME WHICH MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW SUIT AND DO US ALL PROUD (AT THIS THEY GET TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE) OK; OUR TOUR ENDS HERE, THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING IN THIS SCHOOL, SHOULD BE USED FOR EMERGENCY ONLY. YOU KNOW IF YOU EVER GET IN TROUBLE WHEN I'M NOT AROUND. LET ME BE GOING TO CLASS BEFORE THEY START ASSEMBLY. BYE! (SUNG YUN WALK AWAY)

MOM: COME JUN PYO, THE PRINCIPAL IS WAITING FOR US (ENTERS THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE) GOOD MORNING MA

MRS KIM: GOOD MORNING MA, YOU MUST BE MRS. LEE, YOUR HUSBAND CALLED AND TOLD ME YOU WERE COMING.

MOM: SORRY WE ARE LATE SOMEONE WAS NOT CERTAIN HE SHOULD COME. (LOOKS AT JUN PYO)

JUN PYO: GOOD MORNING MA.

MRS KIM: GOOD MORNING AND YOU MUST BE JUN PYO, YOU ARE WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL, I SEE YOU HAVE SOWN THE UNIFORM SO I GUESS IT IS ONLY ADMISSION THAT IS LEFT YOU WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE VICE PRINCIPAL ADMIN'S OFFICE FOR ADMISSION. (KNOCK). COME IN! (TO MOM AND JUN PYO) PLEASE EXCUSE ME (GIRL COMES INTO THE ROOM AND SHE IS FAIR IN COMPLEXION, OF AVERAGE HEIGHT)

SUNG MIN: GOOD MORNING MA, MY MOM; SORRY THE VICE PRINCIPAL SAID I SHOULD ASK WHEN LEE JUN PYO IS COMING SO SHE CAN PREPARE HIS ADMISSION FILE.

MRS KIM: HERE HE IS, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SEND HIM TO HER OFFICE, WOULD YOU MIND SHOWING HIM WHERE HER OFFICE IS (SUNG MIN NOW NOTICES JUN PYO AND LETS OUT A SMALL CHUCKLE, JUN PYO IS THE ONLY ONE THAT SEES THIS AND IMMEDIATELY KNOWS WHY) JUN PYO, SHE WILL SHOW YOU THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. (BOTH JUN PYO AND SUNG MIN EXITS) (TO MOM) MA, YOU CAN LEAVE NOW DON'T WORRY WE WILL HAVE HIM SETTLED DOWN IN CLASS TODAY, ANY OTHER DOCUMENT YOU NEED TO SIGN WILL BE SENT TO YOU.

MOM: THANK YOU MA. (STANDS UP TO LEAVE BUT SEATS DOWN BACK) I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT SUNG YUN, HOW IS HE FAIRING NOWADAYS?

MRS KIM: SUNG YUN IS AT HIS BEST THOUGH I'M SEEING TRACES OF UNSERIOUSNESS IN HIM.

MOM: IS THAT ALL?

MRS KIM: YES, YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE VERY EXCELLENT KIDS.

MOM: OK MA, I'LL BE ON MY WAY NOW, CAN YOU HELP ME GIVE JUN PYO THIS MONEY SO THAT HE CAN USE IT FOR ANYTHING HE NEEDS.

MRS.STEVE: OK MA.

MOM: THANK YOU MA (STAND UP AND LEAVE).

MEANWHILE SUNG MIN IS LEADING JUN PYO TO THE V.P OFFICE AND HE IS WALKING AT A DISTANCE AND looking at her from behind HE NOTICES HER WELL IRONED UNIFORM AND REALIZING THAT HE COULD MAKE USE OF A FRIEND, SO HE WALKS FASTER TO CATCH UP WITH HER)

JUN PYO: HI...…. (SHE IGNORES HIM DESPITE HEARING HIM) HI! MY NAME IS JUN PYO LEE, I GUESS YOU KNOW THAT ALREADY, I'LL LIKE TO KNOW YOU

SUNG MIN: (STOPS AND LOOKS AT HIM) MY NAME IS SUNG MIN, I AM A GIRL, I ALSO got admitted recently AND I LOVE PLAYING FOOTBALL THOUGH NOT WITH BALL, WITH BOYS THAT DISTURB ME UNNECESSARILY (SMILES AT HIM) OK! (WALKS ON WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT HIM)

JUN PYO: (NOTICING THE INDIFFERENCE IN HER ANSWER BUT ADAMANT TO MAKE A FRIEND, MOVES CLOSER TO HER) OK; SUNG MIN THAT IS IN MY CLASS HOPEFULLY, IT IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, I HOPE WE CAN BE FRIENDS, PLEASE (SMILES BACK AT HER)

SUNG MIN: NO!

JUN PYO: THAT WAS TOO SHARP, I DON'T THINK YOU MEAN IT...

SUNG MIN: AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT

JUN PYO: ITS BASIC PSYCHOLOGY, WHEN AN ANSWER IS TOO SHARP OR SLOW THEN IT IS FALSE

SUNG MIN: (STOPS TO LOOK AT HIM) YOU REALLY ARE A WIERDO, AREN'T YOU? WHO READS PSYCHOLOGY, I'M REALLY SORRY FOR YOU.

JUN PYO: BUT DID YOU MEAN IT THOUGH?

SUNG MIN: I CAN'T GO AND BECOME FRIENDS WITH A TOTAL STRANGER

JUN PYO: EXACTLY!! HOW WILL YOU KNOW ME IF WE DONT BECOME FRIEND, HUH! (LAUGHS)

SUNG MIN: WE JUST MET MINUTES AGO!

JUN PYO: DOESN'T MATTER!!!

SUNG MIN: (SIGH)

JUN PYO: SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY, FRIENDS?

SUNG MIN: FINE

JUN PYO: YES!!

SUNG MIN: HEY! FRIENDS NOTHING ELSE OK

JUN PYO: NOTHING ELSE PROMISE

SUNG MIN: DEAL.

JUN PYO: I SAW YOU LAUGHING IN THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE, CAN I KNOW WHY

SUNG MIN: (LOOKS AT HIM AGAIN AND AMIDST LAUGHTER) NOTHING!

JUN PYO: I KNOW WHY, IT BECAUSE OF MY UNIFORM RIGHT?

SUNG MIN: (AGAIN LAUGHING) I'M SORRY BUT YOU LOOK SO FUNNY I COULDN'T HELP IT.

JUN PYO: IT IS FINE (LOOKS DOWN DEJECTEDLY) IF NOT FOR THAT STUPID TAILOR THAT GAVE ME THIS AS A UNIFORM, I WOULDN'T HAVE BECOME THE SCHOOL JOKER ON MY FIRST DAY.

SUNG MIN: THOUGH YOU LOOK CUTE THOUGH, YOU KNOW A CUTE PARACHUTE

JUN PYO: WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER, because IT DIDN'T

SUNG MIN: THIS TIME I'M SINCERELY SORRY, LEt me MAKE IT UP TO YOU. I'LL GIVE YOU A TOUR OF THE SCHOOL, AT LEAST THAT WAY YOU COULD AVOID BULLY FOR TODAY AND THEN MEND YOUR UNIFORM, ASSEMBLY IS GOING ON SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO. I'LL ENSURE WE ARE PUT IN THE SAME CLASS SO THAT WE CAN GET TO HANG OUT MORE OFTEN, I LIKE YOUR VIBEs THOUGH

JUN PYO: HOW WILL YOU DO THAT?

SUNG MIN: MAGIC; I'LL HYPNOTISE THE V.P SO THAT SHE WILL PUT US IN THE SAME CLASS…..

JUN PYO: REALLY; HYPNOTISE, DOESN'T REALLY GO DOWN WELL WITH ME, TELL ME JOR!!

SUNG MIN: RELAX! THERE ARE SOME BENEFITS ATTACHED WITH HAVING THE V.P AS YOUR MOTHER, I'LL PULL SOME STRINGS AND TRUST ME IT WILL WORK. OK HERE WE ARE; MY MOM'S OFFICE. (KNOCKS)

JUN PYO: YOU KNOCK BEFORE ENTERING YOUR MOM'S OFFICE?

SUNG MIN: YES of course, DO YOU THINK I DON'T HAVE MANNERS? (FROM INSIDE) come in (THEY BOTH ENTER INSIDE THE OFFICE)

LIGHT FADES

ACT 2, SCENE 1.

(IN THE DAYS THAT PASSED, BOTH SUNG MIN AND JUN PYO GOT ENTANGLED IN THE STRESS OF SCHOOL AND KIND OF FORGOTTEN ABOUT EACH OTHER THOUGH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID OCCASIONALLY BUMPING INTO ONE ANOTHER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE IN THE SAME CLASS BUT IT WAS NOTHING MORE THAN FORMAL GREETINGS.) {THE SCENE OPENS UP IN A CLASSROOM, IT IS WELL SPACIOUS WITH OVER 20 CHAIRS IN IT AND AT MOST TWO STUDENTS ON EACH, IN THE FRONT OF THE CLASS; THE MATHS TEACHER IS SEEN TEACHING AND ON THE BOARD IS BOLDLY WRITTEN "MATHEMATICS".

TEACHER: ...... AND THAT IS EQIUVALENT TO 40 WHICH MEANS THAT 20 TIMES 2 IS ALSO THE SAME AS 20 + 20 WHICH IS ALSO THE SAME AS DIVIDING 80 BY ......

JUN PYO: (SOLILOQUIZING) AHH, GOD! THIS CLASS IS BORING O; THIS WOMAN SHOULD GO already (LOOKS AROUND THE CLASS AND SEES EVERYONE LISTENING) AM I THE ONLY ONE NOT INTERESTED IN THIS CLASS, EVEN SUNG MIN Too IS LISTENING AND I WANT TO TALK TO HER O, LET ME WRITE A NOTE TO HER (WRITES ON A PAPER AND PASSES IT TO HIS NEIGHBOUR) PASS IT TO SUNG MIN

HEE BIN: WHICH SUNG MIN?

JUN PYO: HOW MANY SUNG MIN DO WE HAVE IN THIS CLASS

HEE BIN: HMMM, OKAY! (COLLECTS THE PAPER AND PASSES IT THROUGH TO SUNG MIN)

JAN DI: TAKE; FOR YOU (TO SUNG MIN)

SUNG MIN: FROM?

JAN DI: FROM! (POINTS AT JUN PYO) HIM

SUNG MIN: (ON THE PAPER) HI, CAN WE TALK LATER AFTER THIS CLASS (WRITES BACK) WHY? (TO JAN DI) PLEASE PASS IT BACK

TEACHER: (NOTICES THEM TALKING) SUNG MIN IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DISCUSS WITH THE CLASS, HUH!

SUNG MIN: (STARTLED) YES, HUH NO!

TEACHER: BUT I SAW YOU TALKING

SUNG MIN: NO, I WAS JUST ...

TEACHER: SHHH, YOU KNOW THE RULES, NO TALKING IN MY CLASS, GET OUT!!

JAN DI: (SUNG MIN STANDS UP TO LEAVE) SIR, WAIT SHE WAS EXPLAINING THIS PART TO ME (POINTS TO A PART ON THE BOARD)

TEACHER WHY DIDNT YOU ASK ME

JAN DI: I DIDNT WANT TO DISTURB THE CLASS

TEACHER: BUT YOU DID, NEXT TIME YOU ASK ME OK

JAN DI: YES SIR

TEACHER: DO YOU UNDERSTAND THOUGH

JAN DI: NO SIR, TURNS OUT SHE ALSO DONT UNDERSTAND, SO WE WERE THINKING OF COMING TO SEE YOU AFTER THE CLASS.

TEACHER: OK NO PROBLEM. LETS GO ON TO ASSIGNMENT SINCE THE PERIOD IS ALMOST OVER, OPEN YOUR TEXTBOOK TO PAGE 35, ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS UNDER 12i AND 12j. THAT IS ALL (PACKS HIS STUFFS TO LEAVE THEN TURNS BACK) SUNG MIN AND JAN DI MEET ME IN MY OFFICE DURING BREAK PERIOD OK. (EXITS)

(CURTAIN FALLS)

ACT 2, SCENE 2

IN THE TEACHER'S OFFICE, THE MATHS TEACHER IS SEEN AT HER DESK, BESIDE HER IS JAN DI AND SUNG MIN AS SHE IS TEACHING THEM.

TEACHER: ......THAT IS HOW WE GOT THIS EARLIER IN THE CLASS, HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND NOW?

TWO OF THEM: YES MA!!

TEACHER: SO, THE TWO OF YOU SHOULD GO AND DO THIS ONE FOR ME NOW. GO OVER THERE AND ANSWER IT (POINTS AT THE SMALL TABLE IN THE CORNER OF THE OFFICE) BEFORE BREAK IS OVER. I'M GOING FOR TEACHERS' MEETING NOW, I'LL BE BACK TO CHECK ON YOU GUYS, DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY IN HERE AT ALL. (LEAVES)

THEY BOTH GO OVER TO THE TABLE AND WERE THERE SILENT FOR A WHILE

SUNG MIN: (LOOKS UP FROM HER BOOK) HEY, I'M SORRY AND YES; THANK YOU

JAN DI: (SUPRISED) FOR WHAT?

SUNG MIN: THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP FOR ME EARLIER

JAN DI: TECHNICALLY, IT IS CALLED A LYING AND IT WASN'T OF MUCH HELP, I MEAN LOOK AT TWO OF US, WE ARE GOING TO SPEND BREAK TIME IN THE MATH TEACHER OFFICE OF ALL PLACES.

SUNG MIN: EXACTLY WHY I'M SAYING SORRY, I GOT US INTO THIS MESS

JAN DI: NO IT IS NOTHING, JUST A DAY TO REMEMBER THATS ALL. besides I always wanted to know what its like to be alone in a teacher's office. (Chuckles)

SUNG MIN: IF I SHOULD CATCH THAT BOY THAT CALLS HIMSELF JUN PYO, I'LL KILL HIM

JAN DI: THAT REMINDS ME, WHAT WAS IT ALL ABOUT, I MEAN WHAT WAS IN THE NOTE.

SUNG MIN: HE WANTED TO TALK AFTER THE CLASS

JAN DI: (GASPS) WAS THAT WHY HE WROTE A LETTER?

SUNG MIN: CAN YOU IMAGINE?

JAN DI: WHY DIDN'T HE JUST WALK UP TO YOU AFTER THE CLASS

SUNG MIN: I DON'T KNOW O

JAN DI: THIS BOY IS SO STUPID O

SUNG MIN: SEE LET'S FINISH THIS THING BEFORE THIS WOMAN COMES (THEY BOTH RETURN TO THE TASK GIVEN TO THEM) {LIGHT OUT}

ACT 2, SCENE 3

AFTER BREAK, THEY ARE STILL IN THE MATHS TEACHER'S OFFICE DISCUSSING WHEN THE MATHS TEACHER ENTERS ....

TEACHER: WAIT YOU ARE STILL HERE? I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE GONE. I'M SO SORRY, THE MEETING TOOK LONGER THE USUAL

SUNG MIN: WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU OUR ANSWER, SIR THE THING IS WE GOT DIFFERENT ANSWERS AND WERE NOT SURE WHO IS CORRECT

TEACHER: I CAN'T DELAY YOU ANY FURTHER, I'LL SOLVE IT AND GIVE TO YOU AFTER SCHOOL OR WHEN I PASS BY YOUR CLASS OK. LEAVE IT ON THE TABLE, YOU CAN GO NOW (THEY BOTH DROP THEIR BOOK ON THE TABLE AND TURNS TO LEAVE) HAVE YOU EATEN?

SUNG MIN; NO SIR, WE WERE WAITING FOR YOU TO COME BACK SO THAT WE CAN GO AND EAT BUT THE CAFETERIA WOULD BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS NOW, SO I GUESS WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TILL AFTER SCHOOL

TEACHER: I FEEL SO GUILTY, YOU KNOW WHAT, TAKE MY CARD AND GO TO THE CAFETERIA, SHOW THEM AND THEY WILL ALLOW YOU BUY WHATEVER YOU WANT AND THEN RETURN THE CARD

TWO OF THEM: THANK YOU SIR (HURRIEDLY LEAVE THE OFFICE)

(IN THE HALLWAY, SUNG MIN AND JAN DI CAN BE SEEN DISCUSSING ON THE WAY TO THE CAFETERIA)

SUNG MIN: THIS IS HOW IT IS OH, EVEN THE PREFECTS DID NOT TOUCH US, NAWA OH

JAN DI: SOMEONE SHOULD JUST DO COUNTERFEIT AND BE USING IT

SUNG MIN: AND THEY SHOULD JUST CATCH YOU, YOU ARE DONE, I SWEAR.

JAN DI: ME! You mean we right, or aren't we in this together?

SUNG MIN: YOU AND WHO?

JAN DI: TWO OF US, AND WE WILL JUST SERVE PUNISHMENT

SUNG MIN: WHO TOLD YOU IT IS JUST PUNISHMENT, YOU WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR A MONTH AND THEN YOU WILL NOW WRITE UNDERTAKING BEFORE YU ARE ALLOWED TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL.

JAN DI: AS IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, WE WILL NOW START WRITING NOTE LIKE MAD PEOPLE.

SUNG MIN: AS IN?

JAN DI: SPEAKING OF NOTE, WHAT DO YOU THINK HE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT?

SUNG MIN: WHO IS THAT?

JAN DI: YOU KNOW, JUN PYO.

SUNG MIN: (HISSES)

JAN DI: YOU KNOW THAT FOR HIM TO WRITE A NOTE TO YOU, HE PROBABLY HAVE SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET, DONT YOU THINK

SUNG MIN: SEE LEAVE THAT ONE alone, DONT LET HIS MATTER SPOIL OUR MOOD

JAN DI: DONT TELL ME YOU WONT TALK TO HIM IF YOU SEE HIM

SUNG MIN: NO, I WON'T

JAN DI: WHY?

SUNG MIN: BECAUSE HE GOT US INTO TROUBLE

JAN DI: OTHER THAN THAT?

SUNG MIN: I DONT LIKE HIS ATTITUDE

JAN DI: AND WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT HIS ATTITUDE IS LIKE? HUH!

SUNG MIN: HE IS RUDE, ARROGANT, SNOBBISH, AND OVER CONFIDENT, YOU WON'T BELIEVE I MET THIS GUY IN THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND SINCE THEN HE HAVEN'T TALKED TO ME EVER SINCE. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT WE LIVE IN THE SAME ESTATE AND STILL SNUBS ME IN SCHOOL, EHN?

JAN DI: THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS (SARCASTICALLY)

SUNG MIN: ABI?

JAN DI: YES!

SUNG MIN: WAIT, YOU ARE PULLING MY LEG, AREN'T YOU?

JAN DI: NO! (RAISES HER HAND TO SHOW THAT SHE SURRENDER

SUNG MIN: SERIOUS JOR!

JAN DI: HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN HIM?

SUNG MIN: TWO WEEKS.

JAN DI: JUST TWO WEEKS! (SUNG MIN GIVES HER A STERN LOOK) AND HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM

SUNG MIN: ONCE

JAN DI: AND YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS OPINION ABOUT HIM, MAYBE HE IS NOT LIKE THAT NAH! YOU KNOW IT IS NOT GOOD TO JUDGE PEOPLE

SUNG MIN: (STOPS AND LOOK AT JAN DI) LOOK AT WHO IS TALKING. YOU THAT CAN DESCRIBE SOMEONE WITHOUT EVEN TALKING TO THE PERSON

JAN DI: THAT ONE IS DIFFERENT, DECRIBING SOMEONE AND JUDGING SOMEONE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS

SUNG MIN: SO NOW YOU ARE GOING TO LECTURE ME ON ENGLISH ABI. BETTER WALK FAST BEFORE MATHS TEACHER THINKS THAT WE HAVE RUN AWAY WITH HIS CARD*(WALK FAST AWAY TOWARDS THE CAFETERIA)

JAN DI: WAIT FOR ME NAH (RUNS TO CATCH UP WITH SUNG MIN).

LIGHT FADES.

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(IN THE HALLWAY, SUNG MIN AND JAN DI ARE SEEN EATING SNACKS ON THEIR WAY TO CLASS)

SUNG MIN: ARE YOU SURE WE SHOULD WAIT TILL CLOSING BEFORE RETURNING THE CARD, WHAT IF HE NEEDS IT.

JAN DI: YES OF COURSE, WHAT IF WE NEED IT AGAIN BEFORE THEN. AND IF HE COMES ASKING FOR IT, WE'LL JUST SAY THAT WE HAD TO RUSH TO CLASS AND WE WERE PLANNING TO RETURN IT AFTER CLASS.

SUNG MIN: YOU HAVE SUCH A BAD MIND.

JAN DI: IT IS CALLED BEING SMART (TUCKS HER CHIN)

SUNG MIN: LET IT PUT YOU IN TROUBLE ONE OF THIS DAYS (LAUGHS)

JAN DI: OK MOMMY (BENDS OVER TO GREET)

(AT THIS, JUN PYO IS SEEN COMING FROM THE CORRIDOR TOWARDS THEM AND IS IMMEDIATELY SIGHTED BY JAN DI)

JAN DI: (TO JUN PYO) I SWEAR YOU ARE NOT A BASTARD, I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU (AT THIS SUNG MIN GIVES HER A DOUBT LOOK)

JUN PYO: EHEN! THAT'S NICE, IS IT JUST YOU OR THE TWO OF YOU. HUH! (POINTS AT SUNG MIN)

SUNG MIN: (LOOKS UP AT HIM) YOU WISH, THE ONLY thing I'M THINKING ABOUT IS HOW TO GET REVENGE ON YOU

JUN PYO: FOR WHAT?

SUNG MIN: FOR YOU GETTING ME INTO TROUBLE

JAN DI: (CUTS IN) WHO IS IN THE CLASS ABEG?

JUN PYO: ECONOMICS TEACHER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUTSIDE BY THE WAY?

SUNG MIN: NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!

JUN PYO: WOAH, SO SORRY; SOMEONE IS IN A BAD MOOD TODAY

SUNG MIN: AND WHOSE FAULT IS THAT? (STORMS OFF)

JUN PYO: (YELLS) ME?

JAN DI: YOU REALLY DON'T WANT AN ANSWER TO THAT NOW, DO YOU? SHE IS JUST WORKED UP ABOUT HOW YOU PUT US IN TROUBLE THAT'S ALL

JUN PYO: I DIDN'T MEAN ANY HARM, I PROMISE

JAN DI: AND HOW DID THAT TURN OUT FOR YOU?

JUN PYO: I KNOW, I'M SORRY IF SHE IS JUST WILLING TO LISTEN

JAN DI: DON'T WORRY, I'LL TALK TO HER BY THE WAY WHAT IS YOUR INTENTION CONCERNING MY FRIEND.

JUN PYO: HUH! YOU MEAN SUNG MIN, FRIENDS NA

JAN DI: I DON'T KNOW BUT I'M STARTING TO GET A MORE THAN FRIENDS VIBE HERE

JUN PYO: YOU ARE CLEARLY MISTAKEN, I'M LEAVING; THE ECONOMICS TEACHER SENT ME ON AN ERRAND, BYE SEE YOU IN CLASS (TURNS TO LEAVE)

JAN DI: YOU ARE RUNNING AWAY ABI, NO PROBLEM NA. I WAS JUST ASKING SO THAT I WOULD KNOW WHAT WE ARE CAMPAIGNING FOR.

JUN PYO: (TURNS BACK TO FACE HER) WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

JAN DI: I MEAN I SHOULD KNOW IF WE ARE ASKING FOR JUST FRIENDSHIP OR SOMETHING MORE THAN....

JUN PYO: OK I'M GOING TO STOP YOU RIGHT THERE! I JUST LIKE HER VIBE AND WANT TO BE FRIENDS WITH HER AND NOTHING ELSE OK?

JAN DI: HMM; OK SIR!!

JUN PYO: GOOD, CAN I BE GOING NOW?

JAN DI: YES.

(THEY BOTH EXITS THE SCENE GOING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS)