Chapter One
¡°We gather here today in honor of¡¦¡± the pastor droned on and on.
Two year-old Jung Pil Gyo just sat there. He was so young, so pure, and so innocent. Didn¡¯t know what was happening, why everyone was crying. All he knew was, his mom had left and had never come back. Soon everyone was paying his or her respects to the deceased. Pil Gyo went to see what all the commotion was about. There he saw, his mother, dressed in a white gown.
¡°Mommy! There you are! Why are you sleeping in that box? Daddy? Why is mommy in there?¡± he questioned.
With absolute horror, his father just stood there, still recuperating after the death of his one and only love¡¦
*FLASHBACK*
¡°Mr. Jung! Great news! Your baby has regained her pulse! This is quite a miracle!¡± the doctor cried out in joy.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
Few Months Later
¡°Mr. & Mrs. Lee, here is all the paperwork you need to fill out. Are you positive with your decision? Are you really sure you would like to adopt Min Jee?¡± the caseworker said in a tone that was rather uninviting.
¡°Yes, we are positive,¡± Mr. Lee, stating both their opinions.
¡°Look uhma(mommy)! She¡¯s so pretty!¡± four year old Minwoo said.
¡°Yes, we know,¡± she stated in a matter-of-fact tone, ¡°Hey sweetie, I¡¯m going to be your uhma now.¡±
Thirteen Years Later
¡°Remember oppa, I am no longer your sister, I am now Kim Mee Jin. Don¡¯t forget!¡±
¡°Now why am I doing this again?¡±
¡°Because I hate being the center of attention! Now get your butt out of this car so I can leave too!¡± Min Jee yelled.
Quickly obeying his sister¡¯s command, he got out of the sleek black BMW. And as soon as he did, a bunch of his so-called ¡°fan club¡± came rushing at him.
Meanwhile, Kim Kisa (chafuer kim) was driving toward a nearby alley to drop Min Jee off.
Perfect complexion, perfect posture, and a perfect body, everything a guy could wish for in a girl. But only, if she wasn¡¯t a nerd¡¦
Click, Click, Click, you could hear the sound of her polished black shoes as she entered the building. All eyes were on her, the beautiful nerd. Abruptly, her head jerked around and within moments, everyone looked away. Too afraid to stare at the eyes of an angel. Only one head remained unturned, Minwoo¡¯s. She glared at him with a ¡°Remember what I told you not to do?¡± look. And within a flash, he too, turned around.
The students quickly scurried away as the feared, Jang Sun Saeng Neem (teacher jang)approached, all but Min Jee.
¡°Kim Mee Jin!¡± He yelled in her direction. With one swift movement, she twirled around.
¡°Why are you not afraid of me?¡± he asked glaring into her eyes.
¡°Because I refuse to waste my energy on worthless things, such as you Mr. Jang!¡± she coldly stated and walked away.
¡°Kim Sang Jin!¡±
¡°Here!¡±
¡°Kim Mee Jin!¡±
¡°Here¡¦¡± she timidly answered.
The teacher quickly finished role call, ¡°Class, quickly turn to page 345 in your textbooks¡¦¡± the teacher droned on and on. Min Jee just sat there, pretending to be absorbed into the lesson, but truthfully, she was bored. Calculus A was something she had mastered once before in joong hak gyo.
*RING!*
¡°Class don¡¯t forget to¡¦!¡± her voice was muffled out by the tempestuous noise the students were creating as they trampled each other into the hallway.
¡°Umm sun saeng neem (teacher)¡¦I was wondering if I could transfer into a harder class. Calculus A is pretty boring to me.¡±
¡°I was noticing that too. Your grades seem perfect; you always seem on top of schedule¡¦hmmm¡¦I¡¯ll have to talk to the other teacher.¡±
¡°Thank you so much sun saeng neem!¡± With that she merrily skipped to lunch.
The cafeteria was bustling with noisy students. She quietly took a seat at her usual table. The table set aside for the ¡°nerds¡±. Quietly she took out her lunch and started chewing noisily. For she did not care what others thought of her.
¡°Psst! Min Jee! Did you see that really hot new guy?¡± asked her one and only close friend Joo Hae Lee.
¡°I told you not to call me by that! Where? I don¡¯t see!¡± she asked angrily.
¡°Oops. Sorry. Over there! In the black!¡± she whispered in her ear.
¡°Him? Where?¡± she asked Her.
¡°He¡¯s coming this way!¡± Hae Lee said excitedly. ¡°Oh no! and so is your brother!¡± she stated in a worried tone.
¡°WILL KIM MEE JIN COME TO THE MAIN OFFICE!¡± the secretary spoke into the intercom. But Min Jee was too preoccupied with the things that could happen with her brother coming near.
¡°I REPEAT! KIM MEE JIN COME TO THE MAIN OFFICE RIGHT THIS MOMENT!¡± the secretary yelled impatiently into the intercom.
¡°They¡¯re calling you Min Jee,¡± Hae Lee poked her in the back.
¡°Oh, yeah,¡± she said as she hurriedly ran towards the office.
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