Minnie and Jun (shown in pictures) have been having problems. One day, they both managed to fall asleep and wet themselves in class. Minnie's mom has already been causing problems for Jinhwa and Jason by aggressively monitoring her children's progress at the hagwon.
The musical today was "A Christmas Carol." Minnie's mother wanted to come and watch it, but the staff didn't allow it. There was a sort of compromise. I had a video camera, and I shot the whole event. I was trying to shoot all the kids, but Jinhwa told me "Just get a close-up of Minnie." So I got right up next to Minnie (who is shy to begin with) and held the camera by her face. "This feels a little weird," I thought.
But of course it gets weirder.
The rest of the students went back to class - all except Minnie and Johnny Appleseed (who was playing Santa Claus). It was me and Cali (Korean Teacher). Cali fed Minnie her lines, and I got all of her very reluctant delivery on video. As a reward, the participating children were given candy.
Now when I play "Never have I ever," I'll lose a point when someone goes for "Never have I bribed children to say things while video-taping them."
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