53. Aren’t you upset?

Director Kang Anna took a slow breath while answering the phone with a surprised expression.

“Whoa.. that’s so good. First, I’ll contact you again tomorrow. Yes, yes, you have been through a hard time.”

Kang Anna, who hung up the phone, slightly called Kyuha outside.

“Kyuha. Any good news? Well, Jeong-su’s mother says that she can get a job at the right place this time and pick up Jeong-su!”

At the word Jeongsu, there was a child that came to Kyuha’s mind. It was a 4-year-old boy this year, and he was nicknamed Silsil because he always smiled without wrinkles. He was a gentle kid who listened very well to his older brothers and sisters and never got into trouble.

“Good for you. When are you coming to pick me up?”

“Hohoho, we’re going to talk about the details again tomorrow.”

“Then you don’t want to talk to Jung-soo?”

“If I talk about it now, it might surprise the kid who just came to have fun, so let’s see each other after the trip.”

“I think that would be good. go in at once Director.”

Director Kyu-ha and Anna Kang came back to the barbecue.

“now! Now that we’ve finished eating, shall we all clean up together? Teacher Kyuha, who worked hard on making delicious food by herself, told me to take a break, and we should clean up after ourselves, right?”

“yes~!!! We can do it!”

“Yes, I like it. Then help everyone and clean up~”

The children started tidying up in an orderly manner, and the messy tables were quickly cleaned.

“Well done~ Then let’s get together in the biggest room after washing and changing into comfortable clothes.”

“Yes~ Sumo~!!”

“Okay, let’s break up~”

Anna Kang also told Kyu-Ha.

“Gyu-ha, take a break and come back by 9 o’clock. I had a hard time, but I need to hear your simple impressions.”

“Yes, sir, I understand. See you later.”

Director Anna Kang also washed her face briefly, changed into comfortable clothes, and headed to the big room.

“yes? Where did everyone go and why is the door open again?”

When I arrived at the room, the entrance door was open, the lights were off, and I couldn’t feel any presence. The moment Kang Anna, who felt strange, entered the room deeply.

“Waaa~~~ Happy birthday to Sumo!!!”

“Happy Birthday Mom!”

Suddenly, the dark room was brightened and middle school student Min-guk appeared with a candle cake as a representative.

“What is this…”

“Mom, it’s your birthday today. Didn’t you know that too?”

“Ah… has it already happened?”

In the meantime, Kang Anna had never really done anything for her birthday because she was so busy running a nursery school on her own with a tight budget.

“Guys, all together!! start singing~”

“Happy birthday~ Happy birthday~ Sue’s mom whom I love very much~ Happy birthday~ Wow”

As if it were a choir of chicks, the children sang a happy birthday song with their mouths together and urged Anna Kang to blow out the candles.

“Mom, put out the lights quickly! Make sure to make a wish.”

He looked around at the children with warm eyes and blew hard into the candle.

“Whoa”

“Wow, everything turned off at once~”

Then, Gyu-ha, who had been watching him from the corner, approached.

“Congratulations on your birthday, Director.”

“Gyuha, did you prepare it? What else did you prepare for this?”

“It is true that we bought what we needed, but the children did all the preparations. It was such a fuss that Sue’s mom celebrated her birthday in a big way.”

“Won really… Anyway, thank you very much. How many years has it been since I’ve received a birthday celebration like this…”

“It’s not over yet.”

“yes? What else do you have?”

“Minguk, show me what I prepared.”

“Yep. Kyuha hyung!”

Minguk went into a small room and brought a large battery, which had all sorts of writings written on it with colorful pencils.

“This is the rolling paper we prepared for mom. We wrote everything ourselves.”

“……..”

“Minguk-ah, as a representative, I’ll read just a few.”

“Kuhmm… I’m embarrassed… but I get it.”

Minguk read the rolling paper clearly with a flushed face.

[Thank you for raising my dear Anna mom. It makes me a great person – Mother’s daughter Yeseul]

[I’m a son who lacks a lot in front of so much love and dedication, but I’ll try to be a joy in my mother’s life. always be healthy. Love it. -Minguk ]

[Anna, I will listen carefully to Mom. If you get 60 points in dictation, buy me a pizza. I love you. -Hyeonmin]

Perhaps it was an unexpected gift, Director Kang Anna was taken aback, but she had no choice but to shed tears after hearing the letter read. The children were surprised because she had never shed tears in front of the children, but all the children smiled along with her happy-looking smile.

Under the beautiful blue night of Jeju Island, a group of stars poured down as if to bless them, and everyone was happy that night.

***

The short, if short, 3 nights and 4 days trip to Jeju Island has come to an end.

As the end of the trip approached, everyone felt sorry for them, but since it was a satisfactory trip, everyone returned to their daily lives without saying anything.

A peaceful blue bird nursery afternoon, just like any other day.

An unexpected guest came to the four-year-old Jung-soo.

“Jeongsu, I am your mother.”

A woman who appeared to be in her early twenties was talking while holding on to the essence. However, Jung is reluctant to do so.

He didn’t even meet the eyes of the woman who said she was her mother, just staring at the floor with a crooked posture.

“Jeongsu, are you not going to see your mother? Mom came because she wanted to see the essence… I also bought pretty shoes to give you the essence. Look into your mother’s eyes.”

“Don’t look away…”

Mijin felt frustrated when Jeongsu shook his head from side to side and rejected him fiercely.

Kang Anna, the director who was worse than that, helped.

“Mom, now is the time to formally apologize to Jung-soo.”

“I’m sorry mom… mom was really wrong. Jeongsu.”

“……”

However, Jeong-su finally shook off Mi-jin’s hand, grabbed Director Kang Anna’s collar, and urged her to leave.

“Shall we go to Jeongsoo’s study room? Okay, let’s go.”

Mijin, who hadn’t given up yet, opened her arms and tried to hug Jeongsoo.

“I will give you a hug. Jeongsu, come here.”

“I don’t like mom. i don’t like mom It’s not good.”

“Aren’t you going to see mom? Don’t you want to see me today?”

Kang Anna, director of Jeongsu’s fierce rejection, said to Mijin first.

“The child must have been very surprised. Let’s take it to the study room and talk again.”

“Yes… Director.”

Tears welled up in Mijin’s eyes as she stared blankly at Jeongsu’s distance.

“Mom, I’m really sorry… is it too late…? black”

At that time, Kyu-ha, who was watching from afar, approached.

“Right now, Jeongsoo simply expresses his anger and regret. It’s not like adults do it with complicated thoughts.”

“…….”

“How hard and scary must the child have been? It is very frightening to wander the streets in the body of a child. It’s full of scary things everywhere. On top of that, it would be more wrong to think that a child who is suddenly brought into an unfamiliar environment by strangers will be fine.”

“Huh, it’s the year I’m going to kill.”

“Jeongsu is angry because he knows that she is now a mother. You don’t know how well Jeongsu follows people, right? Even with strangers, he is always a smiling child. I know you’re a mother, so you’re complaining. Jeongsu needs time. Mother, of course, should be considerate of that part.”

Mijin, who had been listening to Kyuha in a daze, spoke as if grumbling with empty eyes.

“When I was immature… I met a man and gave birth to a child without getting married. It was really hard to live. It was very difficult financially. Even if I earn, I don’t have any money, and no, I can’t make a living at all. It was like being trapped in an ant hell from which there was no escape. When my friends were traveling at Mtini or backpacking, I worked at a restaurant and even tried two or three jobs. Still, it didn’t work.”

“So are you going to give up the essence again like before?”

Mijin’s blurry eyes regained focus and spoke in a determined voice.

“no! Absolutely. I don’t do stupid things like that anymore. I left my essence here, worked like a crazy bitch for the past 3 years, and now I got a decent job. Now I can take responsibility. Jeong-su waited for 3 years, but I’m just saying that I was turned away today. Are you really pathetic? I will work harder.”

Unlike before, Gyuha nodded his head at the momentum that felt a resolute determination.

“It’s good. Then let’s go back to see Jeongsoo.”

Soon, Director Kang Anna came out with Jeongsu again.

“Jeongsu, look at Mom. Aren’t you going to see mom?”

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Nod.

Mijin rather smiled and talked to Jeongsu, who was still looking at the floor without meeting Mijin’s eyes.

“Our essence. Anything you want to eat?”

“…..”

“Is there? what do you want to eat just talk Mom can buy them all.”

“kei koo”

“cake? Do you want some cake?”

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Nod.

“okay. Next week, Mom will bring you a delicious cake. Then I need to hug my mother. I’ll buy you pretty clothes too. Promise me.”

He didn’t look into Mijin’s eyes until the end, but Jeongsu put his finger on Mijin’s little finger.

“Director. I’ll go for a visit today. I guess I was too hasty. This is natural… I will try harder.”

“Yes, of course, Mr. Mijin. You did well enough today. we take it slow slowly.”

So Mi-jin left the regret behind and went back.

Jeongsu watched Mijin’s back from the door until the end. Then, smiling brightly, he returned to the study room.

“Sunsan. My mother bought me this.”

“Oh my, it’s so pretty~ Jeongsu-ya, what is this?”

“It’s thin-haired.”

“It suits the world so well. Do you like our essence?”

“My mom bought me a cake too!”

Excited, Jung-soo ran to Ji-hoon, who was his closest friend at the orphanage, and boasted about it.

“Brother, my mother bought me this. Did your mother buy it for you?”

From that day on, Jeong-soo waited for her mother near the door whenever she had a chance, and a month later, she wore the pretty clothes her mother bought for her and prepared to leave the blue bird nursery school.

“Mijin, take this.”

Director Anna Kang handed Mijin an old notebook with stains on her hands in her arms.

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This is Jeongsu practicing neck control.

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Jeongsoo who is good at babbling

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Kick a balloon suspended in the air.

In that notebook, all the growth processes that Jeongsoo had grown up at the nursery school were handwritten.

“It’s Jeong-soo’s parenting diary. Now Mi-jin has to fill it up.”

“hehehe, thank you…everyone, Director. thank you. Thank you so much for raising our essence well. T_T.”

“Thank you, Angel Mom.”

“ruler! Angel mother, let’s hug our essence once.”

The warm spring sunlight shone on them as if blessing them through the bars of the silent hallway, and the two mothers held hands as if they would never let go again, and left the nursery school.

Kyu-ha, who was watching the scene, asked Director Kang Anna.

“Aren’t you sad?”

Anna Kang, who watched the backs of the two mothers as they left, said calmly.

“I was 21 years old when I came to the Sisters. Since then, I have never regretted choosing this life. At the time, adults discouraged me a lot. Why is the young woman suffering so much? But I just ran away to the convent. It was like my destiny.

Ho ho ho, of course, you will be sad and think of a lot, but it is right that children grow up under their mother. I can’t give love to just one child here. In the future, if Jung-soo receives a lot of love from her mother and grows up healthy… that’s all.”

It was a day when director Anna Kang’s bent back, which had been ridden and crossed by many children, stood out.