Episode 40
Mommy, I'm home!
What happened? Why are you in your gym clothes?
The thing is...
I was playing around with my friends and spilled milk on my uniform.
The rotting smell makes me want to throw up.
Let me see.
I gotta take this to the dry cleaners right away.
Hi, how have you been?
Part-time job? When?
Right now?
It's my friend's restaurant
and they're desperate for someone to help in the kitchen during lunch today.
Right now's kind of a bad time.
Plus Paju is a bit too far from here.
They said they'll double your pay. Are you still not interested?
Double?
How soon do I need to be there?
It'll take me about an hour from here.
I'm home!
Uncle Gye Sang have some king crab, Seung Yun bought a ton!
We're having some too.
I must have some before the food god Jin Hee eats it all.
Why am I the food god?
Are you not?
Why would he do that right now?
He's gotta go thin and get it the other way.
Dummy...
Seung Yun, you must be good at pool.
He's a genius at pool.
How well do you play?
I do about 500 but usually a little better than that.
Do you know how much money I've invested in the pool halls?
With a bit of exaggeration, I could probably buy an apartment building in Seoul.
And do you know how much time I've invested at the pool halls?
No one can beat me at pool.
Just because you've invested a lot of time doesn't always mean you're good.
What?
Though practice is a requirement for being good at pool,
it's not an absolute requirement.
A smart person who understands the equation can possibly do better with less practice.
Nonsense! In pool, the person who's had the most jajangmyun at the pool hall wins.
Well, is that really true?
Dr. Yoon, what's your average pool score?
I used to play for fun with friends when I was abroad.
About 30--
Hold on. Let me laugh.
How can you hit a 30?
That's enough.
Just because I'm a 30 doesn't mean I'll lose to a 500.
You really won't believe the pool genius's words, will you?
Do you want to play me then?
For points?
-Do it! -Go for it!
Pool match? Shall we give it a go?
Sounds fun! Should we place bets on who'll win?
Sounds fun! Loser buys winner chicken.
I say Seung Yun will win.
Me too!
I'm Seung Yun too!
Me too!
Ji Won who are you going to bet on?
I'm going to think about it a bit.
Good job today.
Please help us again in the future.
Here. Today's pay.
Thank you.
I'm sure you were a pretty leaf at one point.
Your color's changed.
Just like me.
Let's go in to the dense forest.
The rocks, paths and mist are blanketed by the leaves.
Simone, do you know?
The leaves--
Wha-what just happened?
How am I going to go back to Seoul looking like this?
What the--
Hey! Why are you taking pictures without permission?
Sorry. You and the trail just looked so pretty.
Weird--
Let me take one more.
What? Don't take it!
Just one more.
I said no. And why do you keep talking down to an adult?
Are you a senior?
I'm a senior too.
Never mind.
I told you not to take anymore!
-Hi, welcome. -Just returning the book.
I enjoyed it very much.
Feel free to take more if you'd like.
Sure. But shouldn't you be practicing pool since you haven't played that much?
I'm doing it right now.
What? What is that...?
Even though pool may seem like a sport, it is based off science and math.
So like that cushion you mentioned earlier?
Exactly. The theory behind cushion is that the angle of reflection,
and incidence are directly related.
You draw a vertical line between each ball and the table.
You find the angles of reflection and incidence,
and then send the ball to the point directly across from the point of incidence.
If you get it right, the ball will hit exactly where you need it to.
Remember I said you'll see the answer if you draw it in your head?
It's the same with pool.
You really could win if you understand the science.
You're kind of awesome.
Hey! Why do you keep following me?
I'm waiting for the bus to Seoul too.
You know, you're really kind of unique.
What?
What school do you go to?
Kid, I am--
Never mind. I won't even bother.
Do you know when the bus to Seoul is coming?
It's that one! We have to get on that one!
-I'll pay. -It's fine.
2 students please.
What? She doesn't look like a student...
Can't you tell by the uniform?
Let's go.
Why does a student have so many wrinkles?
Man. My legs.
You sound like my mom.
Why are you sitting here? There are so many empty seats.
Aren't I allowed to sit wherever I want?
Yeah, do as you wish.
I'm Jung Il Woo. Senior at Pumpa High School.
You?
Ahn Soo Jung.
You said you're a senior too, right?
Think whatever you want.
Then I'm oppa. (oppa: older brother or older male friend)
What...why are you oppa? You said you're a senior too.
I was held back a year.
So I'm a year older.
Oh, is that so?
I gotta hurry home to make dinner...
What? Dinner?
You're getting more and more interesting.
Of course I'm interesting to you.
Hey! I said I'll buy you a burger!
Eat with me.
You can have plenty for yourself.
Hey stop right there!
I thought you don't want to eat.
It's only because you're making me.
What?
Why are you staring at me?
Are you by chance...sick?
Sick?
Looking closely, you're kinda wrinkly for a senior.
Oh, was I right?
You don't have to hide it from me.
Why don't I have to hide it from you?
I'm sick too.
Do you have a disease that makes you wrinkly too?
No. They said my heart's not that healthy.
That's why I stayed back a year.
Thanks for the burger...I'm going home.
Do you want to go watch a movie? I'll pay for you.
Movie? Do you know what time it is?
You said you're a senior and you're not studying--
Did you do well on your SATs by the way?
No.
If your mom knew you were doing this after
not doing well on the SATs, she'd be really upset.
You talk differently too.
You're the first woman who's ever said something like that to me.
So many firsts.
I'm going home. You go home soon too.
What is it? Turn off your phone.
Who is it at this time?
It's me Jung Il Woo. Did you get home safely? Sweet dreams of me.
How did he get my number?
Why are you ignoring my text? Call me when you see this.
Jung Il Woo oppa
Pick up the phone. I want to hear your voice.
Are you playing hard to get? You should just pick up the phone.
Please call me. I'll be waiting.
Is he really sick or something? What's wrong with him...
Uncle Gye Sang, so you learned pool by reading about it?
All that's useless.
We'll find out in a bit whether that's useless or not.
Hurry and start. I skipped lunch to eat chicken.
-Yeah, let's start! -Good luck!
We'll start with introductions.
Born with a pool stick in hand, Kang Seung Yun!
-Good luck Seung Yun! -Let's go Seung Yun!
The man who learned pool through books, the master of studying, Yoon Gye Sang!
Good luck Gye Sang!
It's still not too late. Come to this side if you want free chicken.
It's okay, I think Gye Sang will win.
So now we will begin the match!
Yoon Gye Sang vs Kang Seung Yun
You see how he's holding the pool cue?
Yes.
Know why he's holding it like that?
That's the safest position to hold your cue without it shaking or moving out of place.
You can think of the 3 fingers like a camera tripod.
So you support the cue like this.
I see...
-You really are the pool god! -That's amazing!
That's right!
Seung Yun's really good. Are you really confident you'll win?
It's as I'd thought.
If his average is 500 and 1 game is 15 minutes long,
that means he gets up to 15 points each time.
That means I'll have 3 chances every 4 times,
and he's going at the same pace as I'd predicted.
You really are pretty amazing.
What a shame! I could have finished it on one try!
He only got 8. It's a little lower than expected.
You're right. Good luck!
I haven't played in a while so I'm making mistakes...
-It's okay, you did well! -You're really a pool god!
Then, shall I start?
Good luck Mister Arasharamnye* (Rwandian nickname she previously gave him)
-He's about to lose... -He looks pretty serious.
The calculations were a bit tough but I got it.
That won't be easy to get.
You think so?
This is my plan.
I'm going to give it a spin to hit ball 2. Then it'll bounce off ball 3
Then it'll hit cushion 1, 2 and 3 then come back to ball 2 before hitting ball 3.
Is that possible?
If you draw the image inside your head.
Oopsie?
Il Woo, let's take your meds.
It's fine.
What if your condition worsens again?
Is it because of that girl?
You said you only saw her once.
Why are you so--
I don't know either...why I'm like this...
What's so different? You used to meet girls and break up with them quickly too.
But because of one girl--
She...
was different than other girls.
Her face was wrinkly but...
I keep thinking of her...
and it's driving me insane.
Hello?
Is this Soo Jung?
Excuse me? Soo Jung?
I'm Il Woo's mom.
Let's meet.
Our Il Woo is about to die because of you.
Excuse me...are you...
Who...?
Oh my...
She looks 10 years older than in the pictures...
He did say she was wrinkly...
but I didn't think...goodness!
Nice to meet you.
What did you do to my Il Woo?
What did you do to make him lose his mind over you?
-Because of you-- -Excuse me ma'am.
Please listen to me first.
How dare you cut off an adult while they're speaking.
Is that what your parents taught you?
You really are uncontrollable.
And the way you're dressed... a student...
Caked on the makeup... oh and you even put on eye makeup!
Ma'am.
Don't take this the wrong way. It's because I see you as a daughter too--
Excuse me.
I was born in '67.
If you were born in '67 then what?
-The year 1967? -Would you like me to show you my ID?
So have you been going to high school for 30 years?
That's what happened.
I apologize for everything.
Please pardon me.
I wasn't going to show up here because I was embarrassed,
but as a mother too I understood how you felt...
anyways, I'll call Il Woo and tell him the truth.
No, you can't!
What?
He has a weak heart.
If he finds out his first love is an old lady his mother's age,
if my heart is racing like this...
I can't imagine how shocking it will be for him.
So his heart problem... wasn't a lie?
Then what can I do?
I'm really sorry but can't you save his life and meet him one more time?
Excuse me?
I'm sorry. You lost the bet because of me.
It happens.
I could have won!
I lost because I was so focused on only one thing.
Well it wasn't really a close game or anything.
Seung Yun got it all on one try.
Exactly.
I should have really done well on my first try.
I didn't take the chalk into account.
Is the chalk the thing you put on the cue like this?
Yes. I should have put the chalk on the cue evenly but--
oh so the reason why you have to put it on evenly is,
the chalk reduces the chances of a miscue.
But it was a disadvantage for me when I didn't put it on evenly.
But things like this are the beauty of sports,
so while it sucks, I can't do anything about it.
I'll take your side again if you have another match.
I'm sorry.
What the heck?
Hey! Stop right there!
You think apologizing is enough?
You're the one that ran into him.
What?
What is this b*tch saying?
Your language is a bit out of hand.
Look at these two.
-Let's just go. -Hey.
You want to fight me?
You want to fight?
-Let's go. -No.
I think I can take care of this.
What?
My arms are about 5 cm longer than the average.
But that man is shorter in height and arm length than me so,
the strength in his arm will probably be weak.
So if you draw the image in your head
when you put both arms out at the same time--
Just shut it and run away!
Long time no see.
How have you been?
Why didn't you pick up my calls?
I was waiting for you to call back.
I wanted to call you too.
Then why didn't you?
We're still in high school.
What is a high schooler's job?
It's to study.
I want to focus on studying for now.
Let's study hard and meet again in college.
Then I'll date you.
Really?
I'm going to take a year off but until I get in to college,
can you wait for me and not date anyone else?
Of course.
Alright. I'm going to believe you and study really hard.
Okay. Stay healthy and listen to your parents.
I'm going.
I...
I'm going to think of you...
and really...
really study very hard.
It's okay if I text you once in a while, right?
Hi, how are you?
I've been studying really hard so I can get into college and see you again. You?
I'm studying for finals too.
I�m worried because my scores aren't going up.
The teacher's calling me. Talk to you later.
Let's work hard to the day we go to college. Good luck!
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