Don't be like your parents!

The next morning began like any other for Bemoku. He took the bus to school, fell asleep in English class, and drove back home. As soon as he arrived, he headed into the kitchen, grabbed the Takoyaki balls and drove his booth to the place where he was always.

It was now five o'clock and business was going pretty well. Suddenly someone tapped his shoulder. Bemoku jerked around and saw Mai, who was smiling or rather grinning. “Time for a bit of English.” She said in a light tone, pulled him onto a bench and unpacked her English exercise book. Bemoku was so taken by surprise that he didn't fight back. "So what does" I'm a man "mean in English?" she asked, grinning diabolically. Bemoku rolled his eyes. "I'am male." He replied. "Well, please go." She said and asked him further.

An hour later. "I don't even know what's wrong with you. You are actually totally good, why are your grades always so bad?" she asked him curiously and confused at the same time. "I just don't have time to take care of school and so on. I have to work so my grandparents don't have to live in some hole," he explained, staring into the distance. Mai's eyes became even more confused. "But don't your grandparents pay for your education, then you should be good at school too?" she asked, trying to figure it out. “It's a long story,” said Bemoku, grimacing in pain. "I have time!" said Mai and put one leg over the other.

"Well, my parents are from different cultures. You probably know that my father is not Japanese but Chinese? Good and that I only moved here from Beijing a year and a half ago? Well then you are on the right track. My parents have separated when I was just 10. I never got through it and moved from one to the other. But my parents built their own family, my own life and suddenly I was just an unwanted child who was given expensive gifts calm down. "-May looked incredulous and wanted to interrupt him-" Don't think that was somehow great I lacked love. My last hug from my parents was five years ago when my mother had pity on my birthday. I couldn't take it. For a while I lived with my Chinese grandparents in Beijing, but they didn't want me either, who wants to call a half-breed as their grandchild, then I am moved here and for the first time I felt safe. There was someone hugging me. And now I am working hard to make life comfortable for my grandparents. " He said.

"But your grandparents should help you, not you help them!" she said.
"You know it's not that easy, someone has to take care of you!" he suddenly shouted angrily. Mai flinched before she got angry too."Oh yes! What do you think would be better, ask your parents. I am sure that your grandparents would rather have a grandchild who is doing well and who will achieve something in the future!" she screamed uncontrollably. Her face turned red. "You're probably acting just like your parents!" she added, and the vein on her forehead swelled.
The park fell silent. Bemoku stared at Mai and he began to notice that she was indeed right. He really was acting like his parents. Bemoku hung his head and a single tear made its way down his cheek. He acted just like his parents. You couldn't replace love with money, just like the moment when he writes a one and his grandparents are totally proud of him.

Mai was now looking almost pityingly at him. And she regretted accusing Bemoku of something like that. She gathered all her strength together. “Sorry, Bemoku-san.” She said, her eyes showing remorse. Bemoku sighed and raised his head. "Already, Ok. You can't help it, or rather, you're right. Damn it, I behaved just like my parents!" he said angrily again, this time at himself. "No, you are right, your grandparents needed money, they are probably quite proud of you, but you cannot share three, you cannot study, work and live at the same time. That doesn't work, especially not if you work late into the night. You need a good education so that you can achieve something, and later maybe even show your parents that you can do it. "She said, looking at Bemoku seriously at.

Suddenly he began to laugh. "Hey what's so funny ?!" Mai called and looked indignantly at Moku. “You sound like my grandmother.” Bemoku was already holding his stomach with laughter and couldn't take it anymore. Mai began to laugh too. My God, she really sounded eighty and not sixteen. "You know, I want to help you, everyone wants to help you, so let me help you too!" she exclaimed and gave him a stern look, but she had to stop herself from blowing off again. "Au man Kitamoto-san you are really funny!" he exclaimed and kept laughing. Mai sighed and laughed with her.

A good hour later, Mai accompanied Moku on the way home. "Kitamoto-san?" Bemoku asked, ripping Mai out of her thoughts, wondering why she wanted to help him, the hopeless case, so badly. "W-what?" asked Mai, slightly irritated. Bemoku held up both hands to show that he was unarmed. Mai just shook her head but her mouth was graced with a big grin. "How do we want to do this now?" he asked, grinning back. "I don't know, I think it would be a start if you called me Mai," she said, frowning. Bemoku whistled happily to himself. He didn't know why, but Mai had a special aura that somehow made him happy."Well, Mai ... -chan." He said provocatively. But Mai somehow didn't care. "And then Moku-kun, you don't work that long into the night anymore. No longer than nine!" she said, and raised her index finger threateningly like a mother. "It's okay, I'm not going to wear it, I promise!" He nodded his head and grinned. Mai sighed again, this boy was just crazy. "And then I always come at five and do an hour in English, math or Japanese with you," she said happily.
Moku nodded and suddenly stopped. "We're here. When will we meet again?" he asked and only shortly afterwards noticed how wistful that had sounded. Not that he was looking forward to Mai, but that strange aura was just too pleasant. Mai shook her head before saying that they would see each other again tomorrow.

No sooner had he entered the house his grandmother met him. “Oh Moku-kun, you're already back.” Only then did Bemoku look at his watch and realized that it was just seven o'clock. "Yes, I wanted to learn a little more. I took a lot today" - what was due to Mai, a wolverine - "more than usual." He said. "You look so happy today, did anything happen today?" she asked him. "Oh Granny, today I realized how I can get my life under control again!"