Makjang Family
Chapter 1 โ The janitor
Some years ago, I lived in a 6-apartments building. Just upstairs there was a family of three: a Lady, a Son and a Daughter.
Lady told everyone that she worked as a janitor in a primary school, so my mum and other mothers asked her things like when school would start, and she willingly responded.
After a while, we all found out that she didnโt work at all: she left the house early in the morning, stayed away the right amount of hours, and then returned home. She even went to schools to ask for information to be ready to respond to the other ladiesโ questions. She also had some janitor uniforms that washed and hung to dry off. Sometimes she left the house wearing one of them.
(When it was clear that all knew the truth, she stopped pretending and stayed home).
Chapter 2 – The widow
Lady was a widow. Her husband had killed himself when he had found out that she had a lover. The second child was that Other Manโs Daughter. Other Man was married and had a family he lived with, but he came upstairs from time to time to spend time with Daughter (and to fight with Son about money).
Chapter 3 โ Time skip and two marriages
As a young adult, Son married a girl (Iโll call her Jenny), while Daughter was dating a guy (Iโll call him Mark). Believe me, they were really loud, and all the other families in the building could hear them when they fought (and sometimes even when they simply talked to each other). Even now, when I hear noises, I absent-mindedly think itโs Makjang Family upstairs, even if I donโt have neighbors upstairs anymore.
Son and Jenny fought a lot because they couldnโt have children, and apparently Son knew it before the marriage. (Another neighbor told that she had heard Lady proposing Jenny having a child with another man, a family friend, but I didnโt and donโt want to believe it).
Little time later, Daughter got pregnant and married Mark. Some days after the marriage, Lady was talking to a friend (loudly and on the balcony, of course), and with satisfaction she said that โthat guyโ wanted to break up with Daughter, but she had found the way to catch him.
So, a little boy was born and, after two or three years, they welcomed a little girl.
Chapter 3 โ The twist
They lived ALL together and they fought A LOT.
When Daughter fought with Mark, Jenny always took her sides against him.
Time passed.
One day, – the little girl was about five or six years-old – the apartment upstairs was strangely silent.
The building was peaceful.
This continued day after day.
It was wonderful, but strange, too. Very strange.
I donโt remember the way we found out about the reason beyond that silence, but eventually we found out: Jenny and Mark had run away together!
Epilogue
Lady, Son, Daughter and the children continued living upstairs, but more quietly.
Mark took the children for the holidays, and it was clear he had a good relationship with them (he had always seemed a doting father).
The last time I heard about them, more than ten years ago, I was told that Jenny and Mark had started a business and they had a little boy of about a year together.
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 21, 2019 at 1:10 PM
Hi, Beanies! Here is my story for #MakjangMonday
English isn’t my language, so feel free to correct my mistakes.
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 21, 2019 at 1:10 PM
Makjang Family
Chapter 1 โ The janitor
Some years ago, I lived in a 6-apartments building. Just upstairs there was a family of three: a Lady, a Son and a Daughter.
Lady told everyone that she worked as a janitor in a primary school, so my mum and other mothers asked her things like when school would start, and she willingly responded.
After a while, we all found out that she didnโt work at all: she left the house early in the morning, stayed away the right amount of hours, and then returned home. She even went to schools to ask for information to be ready to respond to the other ladiesโ questions. She also had some janitor uniforms that washed and hung to dry off. Sometimes she left the house wearing one of them.
(When it was clear that all knew the truth, she stopped pretending and stayed home).
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 21, 2019 at 1:10 PM
Chapter 2 – The widow
Lady was a widow. Her husband had killed himself when he had found out that she had a lover. The second child was that Other Manโs Daughter. Other Man was married and had a family he lived with, but he came upstairs from time to time to spend time with Daughter (and to fight with Son about money).
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 21, 2019 at 1:11 PM
Chapter 3 โ Time skip and two marriages
As a young adult, Son married a girl (Iโll call her Jenny), while Daughter was dating a guy (Iโll call him Mark). Believe me, they were really loud, and all the other families in the building could hear them when they fought (and sometimes even when they simply talked to each other). Even now, when I hear noises, I absent-mindedly think itโs Makjang Family upstairs, even if I donโt have neighbors upstairs anymore.
Son and Jenny fought a lot because they couldnโt have children, and apparently Son knew it before the marriage. (Another neighbor told that she had heard Lady proposing Jenny having a child with another man, a family friend, but I didnโt and donโt want to believe it).
Little time later, Daughter got pregnant and married Mark. Some days after the marriage, Lady was talking to a friend (loudly and on the balcony, of course), and with satisfaction she said that โthat guyโ wanted to break up with Daughter, but she had found the way to catch him.
So, a little boy was born and, after two or three years, they welcomed a little girl.
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 21, 2019 at 1:11 PM
Chapter 3 โ The twist
They lived ALL together and they fought A LOT.
When Daughter fought with Mark, Jenny always took her sides against him.
Time passed.
One day, – the little girl was about five or six years-old – the apartment upstairs was strangely silent.
The building was peaceful.
This continued day after day.
It was wonderful, but strange, too. Very strange.
I donโt remember the way we found out about the reason beyond that silence, but eventually we found out: Jenny and Mark had run away together!
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 21, 2019 at 1:11 PM
Epilogue
Lady, Son, Daughter and the children continued living upstairs, but more quietly.
Mark took the children for the holidays, and it was clear he had a good relationship with them (he had always seemed a doting father).
The last time I heard about them, more than ten years ago, I was told that Jenny and Mark had started a business and they had a little boy of about a year together.
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 21, 2019 at 1:12 PM
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egads aka Dame Maggie
September 21, 2019 at 4:51 PM
This is like a long weekender drama. So much going on.
blnmom
September 21, 2019 at 5:18 PM
So… Jenny & Mark’s son is the brother of all the cousins… this story definitely needs one of those character relationship charts!
oppafangirl
September 22, 2019 at 12:17 AM
Oh daebak! They would never need a TV ! They are enough themselves. So makjang!
Fatcat007 (Kitty ๐)
September 22, 2019 at 6:52 AM
*Rubbing forehead*
Someone outline a family tree. This is so complicated.
But what twists goodness!
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 22, 2019 at 6:56 AM
@egads It is, isn’t it? While writing, I myself almost didn’t believe it really happened!
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 22, 2019 at 6:57 AM
@blnmom … and that chart would be very messy!!
Karmen ~ ๐๐ข๐ญ ~ ๐โ๐ฆ ~ ๐ช๐ฑ๐ ~ โจ๐๐ซ ~
September 22, 2019 at 6:59 AM
@oppafangirl and @fatcat007 you made me die from laughter!