Chapter 1: Starting Fresh (1/2)
”Tell your grandpapa and grandmama that they both need to go home and stop sleeping at the bookstore. There is still one room that is vacant in this house. And also remind both of them they both need to rest.” His Father sighs in disappointment while he was reading the newspaper that he was holding. After saying those words his Father added more,
”That bookstore that your grandpapa owns is one of his last treasures. It also became one of the ancient places I have known.” His father sighs and continues speaking ”If only I was fond of reading books like you. I will not sell that store soon”
After those words, the son responded with a soft tone of voice, ”Yes Father, I will remind grandpapa and grandmama that they both need to go home”
He continued to munch on his food.
After finishing their breakfast, He goes straight into his room and quickly fixes his uniform ”I hate this uniform, especially when I wear this suit and tie. This tie is really making my neck itchy. Even though I adjust it. It too damn itchy``
After he changed to his uniform, he heads down and walks towards the door. As he was about to open the door. He heard His mother loud voice. ”Jin, you almost forget about your lunch box come back here!” His mother's gentle voice.
Jin turns around and walked back towards the kitchen. He looked at the counter where his lunch box is located. He quickly grabbed the lunch box and put it inside his bag.
”I almost forgot about you luckily mom reminded me,” Jin said with a smile
Jin opens the zipper and slid the lunch box inside his bag. Jin heads out first, but before he opened the door. He turned around and smiled while saying with a cheerful expression.
”I'll be going now! Goodbye...” after he said those words he received a warm reply of ”Son always take care!” from his Father. After that, he walks out of their small garden in front of their house. Jin reached for his bike and grabs its handle he let it stroll until he was at the gate.
Jin opens the gate, and then Jin hops on his road bike and starts pedaling. He started it in a slow pedal movement but his acceleration is slowly getting faster and as he goes far. His pedals were getting faster and faster. Jin was not that worried about the school time, but he was still worried that it may affect his performance, which is why he is trying to improve the time of his arrival.
”If I were to receive a violation ticket that will be dull, hope that the teacher assigned today is the teacher that fancies me,” Jin giggle as he feels the wind that is blowing against him.
”I no longer feel cramp on my legs. I should go faster than I currently am,” Jin comment, looking at the road where cars are driving by.
Jin was pedaling at his normal pace around 30 KM/H while his cadence was around 90 rpm. ”Today seems a quite a busy road. It is still early but there are a lot of cars on the road. This will be quite difficult for me to bike on this kind of road,” Jin exclaimed as he grips his handle. As he observes that there are a lot of privately owned cars that were cutting and some were swerving. ”Oh, come on, why would a motor vehicle occupy the damn bike lane geez!” Jin said those words in an irritated manner.
”Damn! these cars, why are they always taking over the bike lane. How unfair is this geez… ”
While Jin was pedaling in a straight line on the bike lane, a car suddenly pops out from the left side. Luckily, Jin could clench his brakes and stopped quickly. And turns his handle to the left to avoid the collision.
”What- the heck! Come on!” Jin slaps the back of the car, which made the car stopped immediately, and when Jin passes the side mirror of the car, he then punches the side mirror and as he punched the side mirror it shatters and bends. Before quickly pedaling away from the scene.
”Dang, how did that driver be able to get his license”
Jin could increase his speed and cut through the traffic to avoid the hassle. As he pedals faster, his road-bike increases its acceleration same with its speed, but the wind was blowing against him so even though he is pedaling faster his speed is still slow.
”This kind of fresh air. I feel like I am flying,” Jin smiled and giggles a bit. So he tried to go down a bit in an aero position to increase his speed.
It was already 6:50 am and his time remaining is 10 more minutes to pass through the gate. Before being called out of being tardy.
”Yes... Yes... Yes, almost there! I am passing through the gate!” but as he was going faster, he can no longer use the brakes, or else he will fly from his bike to the gate. So Jin shouted as he was waving his hand, ”getaway!” some students step aside as they walk on the pavement and some started running. It was already 6:59 am when he crossed the gate.
It was in a split second passed and it was very close that he drifts his bike into the school's courtyard. He smirked at the assigned teacher, as the teacher can't do anything to him.
”That was really tiresome next time I really am going to pack myself 2 liters of water,” he whispered after he wipes his sweat off at it was dripping on his cheeks. After locking his road bike and fixing his locker. Jin heads towards the stairs and straight towards his classroom.