The Difference

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Jaemin stares at the whiteboard blankly. Their teacher was droning on about some test that was coming up, but the honey-haired boy couldn't care less. He sighs for the nth time, he just wanted the class to end. He blinks when a piece of paper lands on his desk.

I hear Mr. Kim and Mrs. Lee are dating ;)

- Mark

Jaemin raises an eyebrow and looks at his friend, who's sitting at the other side of the room. He grabs a pencil and begins writing something right under Mark's note.

Which Mr. Kim and Mrs. Lee?

He watches the teacher carefully, and when the adult has his back turned, Jaemin tosses the paper ball back across the classroom. Jaemin whispers a 'Yes!' when he sees it landed perfectly in front of Mark. He waits a moment before the paper flies back to him.

Kim Yootae, the math teacher. And Chaeji Lee, our Biology teacher.

Jaemin's eyes widen as he tries to stifle a laugh. "Seriously?" He whispers to himself before turning to Mark. His friend gestures to the teacher from across the room, signaling to Jaemin that he needs to hide the paper. Quickly, Jaemin stuffs the paper under his desk, all the while trying not to laugh.

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"No Jisung, look at the problem carefully. Is this 15 really supposed to be a negative?" Jaemin points to the equation on the paper, raising a brow at the confused boy.

"Well, I don't know hyung..."

Jaemin sighs and sits back. "Jisung, look carefully at the starting equation. Jisung squints at the paper before exclaiming an  'Oh my god I'm so dumb!' He quickly corrects the equation. Jaemin nods. "There ya go. You have to be careful with negatives and positives, one wrong move can mess up the whole problem. Come on now, let's move onto history. I need to make sure you understand the Cold War before I can go to work."

Jisung whines. "Ugh, ~~ I hate history."

"So do I, but your teachers don't care. Come on, take out your textbook. Chop chop child." Jaemin claps his hands, resulting in Jisung glaring at him.

"I like you better as a friend than as a tutor," Jisung grumbles quietly. Jaemin only laughs softly.

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Doyoung pokes his head into the living room, getting his two brother's attention. "Guys, sis has something to say. Come on in to the kitchen." Jeno and Jaehyun look at each other, confusion written on their faces. Nonetheless, they stand and follow their eldest brother to the kitchen where Sooyun sits with a toddler in her lap.

Jeno smiles happily. "Chan!" He looks to his sister for permission to pick his nephew up. She smiles and hands the 4-year-old to the black-haired boy.

"Well boys, I have some news for you." Sooyun starts. "I think you all should sit down first." She sighs. "As you know, my husband has been busy these past 6 months with business trips, most taking place in Japan. But, as it turns out..." Sooyun begins to choke up, tears stinging her eyes. "It turns out he's been having an international affair with a woman he met in Japan. I found out two days ago..." She looks at her brothers, tears streaming down her face. "I loved him, and I thought he loved me too. I guess it wasn't enough for him. I guess a family with me wasn't what he wanted." She cups her son's face and caresses his cheek.