After a glance, Kyle ignored Sofie and her present.
âDid you not hear her, Kyle?â asked Evan as he stared at Kyle who remained silent and was showing them both that he had no intention of responding to Sofie.
âItâs okay, Evan. Kyleâs still just a boy. He can play with the toy later. Iâll send him to school now.â
Sofie reached out to pick Kyle up but he quickly evaded her and walked out with his schoolbag on his own.
Acting like it did not bother her at all, Sofie smiled as followed behind and left Hillside Villa.
In the car, Sofie sneered as she looked at Kyle, âItâs useless to go to your father. He saw how I treated you and how you responded. You can tell him whatever you want but itâs not going to make any difference. You think I want to send you to school and pick you up?â
âYou couldâve told him ânoâ.â
Two-face hypocrite!
Kyle was staring out the window as he would rather not look at Sofie.
âYou⦠Iâm not going to do that. In order to be your stepmother, Iâm going to take âgoodâ care of you.â
Turning his head to glare at Sofie, Kyle told himself that he would take âgoodâ care of her too.
At Grant Kindergarten, Kyleâs classmates laughed at him the moment he walked into his classroom.
âDo you always ask your mom to fight for you?â
âWhat a loser!â
After putting his bag down on the desk, Kyle challenged them, âWho wants to fight me first? Weâll see who the loser is!â
âWhy would we want to do that? So you can ask your mom for help again?â
âYouâre a loser and your momâs a madwoman!â
The part about his mother got Kyle all riled up as he raised his fists to hit the one who insulted her.
But that boy was too fast for Kyle.
Then Kyle chased those who continued to call his mother a madwoman all the way to the teacherâs office. There, a teacher just so happened to walk out and saw what was happening.
âKyle is hitting us!â
âHe kept chasing us!â
âYou have to do something!â
âKyle Seet! What do you think youâre doing?â scolded the teacher harshly.
âTheyâre insulting my mommy!â
âSo you hit them? Do you know itâs not right to hit others?â
âAnd insulting is?â Kyle fearlessly talked back to the teacher.
âNeither is insulting. As punishment, youâll stand in class for one period, all of you! Kyle, youâll be punished for six days, including the three for what happened last time.â
The others did not mind the punishment at all if it meant that they could get their free pizza.
As for Kyle, he got nothing but injustice for the way he was treated.
His father told him that the children there at the kindergarten were supposed to be educated and well-mannered, but it seemed to him like his father lied.
I wonder if Juanâs kindergarten is like this too.
During breaktime, Kyleâs classmates were all playing together as he stood alone in a corner.
The kids in the kindergarten did not like playing with whoever got punished by the teachers.
Suddenly, someone tapped Kyle on the shoulder.
When he turned to look, Kyle was surprised to see the person who has the same face as he does.
âJuan, why are you here?â
âYou didnât reply to my text last night, so I came to see you myself. Howâs the kindergarten life treating you?â
Kyle lowered his head in frustration because it was definitely not what he imagined it to be.
âCheer up, Kyle. Maybe we should swap. There are a lot of classmates you can play with at my kindergarten.â
When Kyle heard that, he was once again filled with hope.
He was just wondering what Juanâs kindergarten was like, but then he got his chance to find out for himself.
âDo you think anybody will notice?â
âNah! Come on. Letâs find a place to switch our clothes.â