Pleaseeee come, okay, Shin... 🥲"
She typed with a pleading emoji.
I read it and left my phone there. Without realizing it, I fell into a deep sleep.
The Next Morning
The clock showed almost 8 AM. The alarm blared loudly.
Ring!! Ring!! Ring!!
I woke up, rubbing my eyes. My body felt heavy, and when I looked down, I saw my mom sleeping on top of me.
She always uses me as her pillow, and it's been a long time since she last slept in her own room. Maybe she's still scared—still traumatized by how my father abused her.
Back then, I fought with my dad, and we both ended up in jail after nearly killing each other.
But before things got worse, the police arrived—my mother had called them. After that, I never saw my father again. She divorced him, too.
Even now, she still carries the trauma from that worthless man.
I gently stroked my mom's head, lifted her from my lap, and sat up on the bed while she lay across my thighs.
"Mom, wake up. It's morning. You'll be late for work."
She just groaned drowsily, staggering as she tried to stand—then collapsed. I ended up carrying her to the bathroom.
I took off her shirt and pants, leaving her in just her underwear.
"Go take a bath now, Mom."
She nodded weakly.
I then stepped out of the bathroom. Breakfast was already prepared by our part-time housemaid. I've never actually seen her—she comes early in the morning, and once we all leave, she takes care of the house.
A While Later
After we both had showered and gotten dressed, we sat at the dining table for breakfast.
"Son, how's school? Everything okay?"
I just nodded. She was the kind of person who always tried to keep the conversation going.
I tried to lighten the mood. "How's work? Mom, you know... you can find new love. Later, I can take care of myself. You don't have to introduce them to me again. They always run away anyway."
BANG!!
She suddenly slammed both hands on the table—not too hard, but enough to startle me. Her face twisted in suppressed anger.
"What did you just say, son?"
"Where do you think you're going?"
Her expression always turned terrifying whenever I tried to distance myself from her.
"You know you'll always be stuck with me... right, son?"
I stayed silent.
"Right, son???"
I nodded.
"Good. Don't ever think about that again."
After eating, we went our separate ways—she headed straight to work, while I left for school, which was just in front of our house.
"Have a nice day, son."
I waved at Mom and walked off. My school wasn't far—just a 15-minute walk.
It was a private school, mostly for rich kids. I had no idea how Mom managed to get me in here. What kind of secret was she hiding?
As soon as I reached the school gate, the usual thing happened—people avoided me because of that stupid "NTR MC" title. But all of that was because...
"Hey, Shin..."
My only friend, the guy who loved cracking jokes and was obsessed with anime.
"Heyyyyy, Shin!!!
I replied in my slightly villainous voice just for him.
"Yeah... hello."
"Ouchh..."
He collapsed onto his butt.
"That voice... That voice is straight out of a real villain..."
I just ignored him. The longer I entertained him, the more of a headache he'd become.
In Class
As usual, since I was tall, I sat at the very back near the window. It was my last year, so it wasn't a problem.
In my class, I had no friends—just loneliness. I put on my earphones and slept like always. The teachers and students never dared to wake me.
Tap... tap... tap...
My desk made a noise, as if someone was knocking on it. I ignored it because, until now, no one had ever dared to knock—maybe it was just my imagination.
TAP!! TAP!! TAP!!
I was getting annoyed. Maybe it was my friend.
"Who the fu—"
I was shocked to see a blonde-haired woman I'd never met before standing in front of me, her face filled with anger.
She didn't look like a student—was she a new teacher?
I glanced around the classroom—everyone looked terrified, as if they expected me to do something. But that was fine; I should play my role too.
I stood up from my desk and stared at the teacher closely, even though my vision was slightly blurred because my hair covered my eyes.
"Hey, you're the new teacher, right? Just die, bitch..."
The whole class gasped in shock.
I didn't even think about it—my friend had taught me that if I didn't want to be bothered, I should say stuff like that.
I went back to sleep, thinking it was over—but then my ear was yanked hard.
"Hey, kid! Do you think I'm scared of you? How dare you call me a bitch?! Get out of the classroom right now and meet me in the teacher's office!"
I froze, unsure what to do. This was the first time someone wasn't afraid of me.
I left the classroom... Maybe I should sleep at my usual spot. I went to the school rooftop and slept soundly there.
"Haaahhh... That was a good nap."
I opened my eyes—and was shocked to see a woman's face right in front of mine, smiling.
"Sleep well?"
I thought I was dreaming, so I reached out and pinched her cheek with my slightly large hand, shaking her head a little.
It felt real...
"Yeah, it's real—and also your nightmare."
SLAP!!
She hit me hard.
"I searched the whole school for you, and here you are hiding?! How dare you skip my class?! I only told you to stand outside!"
I looked down—this was the first time someone other than my mom had scolded me like this.
"You better wake your ass up now, or I'll pull your ear again! Follow me back to class!"
Without a word, I followed this new teacher back to the classroom.
"Listen up, kids! Don't ever think about skipping my class again, or I'll hunt you down forever! And nice to meet you—my name is Rin Ikuta, your new teacher!"