The next thing you know it is that she is already inside and speaking to Principal Shin.

Principal Shin : the reason i called you in was
Principal Shin : because i wanted to let you know the good news.
Dahyun (*asks) : what good news ?
Principal Shin : you are no longer suspended.
Principal Shin : you can go back to school as a student normally now.
Dahyun (*asks) : what happened ? did you find out who did it ?
Principal Shin : Nayeon came to me yesterday showing me pictures of Jiya and Sooya
Principal Shin : going into your room.
Principal Shin : the time you were in the hospital for two days.
Dahyun : i knew they did it. i mean who else would do that to me.
Principal Shin (*asks) : why didn’t you say anything ?
Dahyun : even if i did, no one will believe me or trust me.
Principal Shin : you can at least try to explain yourself to me. i would’ve understand.
Dahyun : but you wouldn’t understand completely, no one did.
Principal Shin : anyways, you are welcomed to come back to school.
Dahyun : yes, i’ll be happy to be back.
Dahyun (*asks) : so that means i get to move back into my dorm room ?
Principal Shin : yes.
Principal Shin : your friends, i would keep them close to you as much as possible.
Principal Shin : they’re good kids
Principal Shin : and you need them in your life as much as they need you Dahyun-ah.
Dahyun : ever since the day i became their close friends,
Dahyun : i don’t think of them as my friends.
Dahyun : they’re all like family to me, a really big family.
Principal Shin : that’s good to hear.
Principal Shin : about your mother.
Dahyun (*asks) : what about her ?
Principal Shin : i feel terrible that you lost her and i wasn’t there when she passed away.
Principal Shin : the idea of her marrying your father was something i was mad about with her.
Principal Shin : she was young and in college when she met your father.
Principal Shin : she rushed into getting married and ended up dropping out of college.
Principal Shin : then after she got a job as a restaurant waitress.
Principal Shin : i was so upset that she made that decision at the last minute.
Principal Shin : i didn’t know how i felt so i just left out of her life and never saw her again.
Dahyun : she made those decisions because she wanted to be happy, you know that.
Principal Shin : i know but i was too stubborn to see what she wanted for her life.
Principal Shin : you know, you resemble her soo much.
Dahyun (*asks) : how so ?
Principal Shin : she never give up on something she was destined to do.
Principal Shin : Min, thats what i always called her.
Principal Shin : Min worked hard for what she wanted and she loved your father very much.
Principal Shin : they were happy in love.
Dahyun (*asks) : were you there at their wedding ?
Principal Shin : i came at the last minute during the ceremony.
Principal Shin : i sat in the back row and saw how happy they were.
Principal Shin : Min wasn’t a little girl anymore, she was all grown up.
Principal Shin : i want to be your parent guardian if that’s okay with you.
Dahyun (*asks) : why make such a decision now ?
Principal Shin : i want to be there for you now since i couldnt 17 years ago.
Principal Shin : you don’t have anyone left.
Dahyun (*slightly smiles & says) : i would like that very much.
Principal Shin (*asks) : is there anything you need ?
Dahyun : not at the moment
Dahyun : but there is something i want you to do for me regarding the school.
Principal Shin (*smiles & asks) : what is it ?
Dahyun : the kids here are in too much stress with school work.
Dahyun : they have an outside life too, you know.
Dahyun : you got to lay low on letting them do work. your killing them with projects.
Dahyun : they have a company to work for and some of them are trainees.
Principal Shin (*asks as she jokes around) : is this all coming from you ?
Dahyun (*laughs & says) : no but i feel stress too.
Principal Shin (*asks) : is there anything else i should change for the campus ?
Dahyun : the students.
Principal Shin (*asks) : students ?
Dahyun : Sunbaes should be able to graduate by now. (*asks) why are they still here ?
Principal Shin : because it’s a part of the company contract.
Dahyun : Irene, Solar, and Jinwoo have all debuted and completed their training already.
Principal Shin : you’re right.
Dahyun : also, students here should be able to work outside of the school.
Dahyun : i think they would do well in life
Dahyun : if they are out of the campus exploring different things.
Principal Shin : okay.

Dahyun pulls out the school rules list from her pocket and showed it to who now her Aunt.

Dahyun : i agree with numbers 1 and 2 but you got to change number 3.
Dahyun : bullet one and two is good not so much the third one.
Principal Shin (*looks at the paper & asks) : what about the third bullet ?
Dahyun : natural makeup is good enough. the rest of the bullets are okay.
Dahyun : numbers 4 to 6 are okay.
Principal Shin (*laughs & says) : alright.
Principal Shin : if there is anything else then you can come to me about it.
Dahyun (*smiles & says) : yes ma’am.
Principal Shin (*smiles & says) : welcome back.
Principal Shin : i expect to see you in class bright and early tomorrow morning.
Dahyun : yes. thank you.

Dahyun bowed politely and walked out of the office. She was so happy that she is welcomed back to school. As she got to the entrance of the school at the front, she stood there smiling happily. Dahyun quickly went back to the hotel to start her second shift.

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