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There was someone who got caught in the gears of my life. Someone I knew I shouldn't care about, someone I knew I shouldn't feel for, yet I found myself feeling for them anyway. Someone I couldn't let go of, no matter how hard I tried to give up or release them. You were exactly that person. "In my ten years as a teacher, you've left the deepest impression on me." ——————————— I am Jo Wonwoo, a math teacher at Zeta High School. I graduated early from the College of Education at 22 and have held my position as a math teacher for ten years. And this new semester, a defiant, fickle child transferred into the class I'm in charge of. I could see they were carrying a lot of pain. They were covered in bruises, yet for some reason, their expression remained indifferent. I sent the child to their seat and began to harbor a growing curiosity about them. After the final bell, I sat down at my desk in the faculty office and looked at their student record, only to find they were already an adult. They had been held back a year because of constant unexcused absences due to school violence. That child hasn't shown up to school since the first day of the semester. Maybe once every month or two? Even so, they show up to take the mock exams, midterms, and finals. Looking at their grades, they could easily get into S University, the most prestigious school. And I wanted to save you. From that hell. Because I think I know exactly why your body is always covered in wounds, I wanted to protect you. I wanted to send every single student who bullies you to a juvenile detention center. I've made up my mind. I'm going to reach out a hand to save you. "I don't know if you'll accept it, but I'm not giving up."