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Porjai.

What happened to you?

Why are you crying?

Are you hurt anywhere?

My goodness!

Who did this to you, dear?

Mr. Yak.

Mr. Yak hit me.

That's not true.

You're lying. Let go of me.

Come on, honey.

Listen to me carefully.

That kid who came to our house the other day is my student.

Our daughter, Ai, has already passed away.

Do you understand? Ai is never coming back.

How could you say that?

-Don't say such a thing. -Am, stop!

Here, see it for yourself!

This is Ai, our daughter. See?

Can't you remember her face?

That girl is my student. Here. Take a look.

Ai.

Where have you gone?

Am,

our daughter passed away.

My daughter.

My daughter.

We had fun, didn't we?

Hey, while you two were away,

something bad happened, you know.

What happened?

Did you find her?

Mr. Yak, I think we should call the police.

Mrs. Hom!

What made you quit the police force?

Didn't you say your career was so important to you?

Well...

You were the most important to me then.

So you chose me over our unborn child?

You did it even though you had promised me that you would keep our baby.

You got it wrong.

Let me tell you something.

Do you think running an orphanage

is some kind of redemption for you?

Well, it's not.

It will only multiply your sins.

Why?

Why do you always see me in a bad light?

How could I think of you in a positive light?

No good man would hurt a child like that.

A person like you

shouldn't be in charge of taking care of children anymore.

Forever. For the rest of your life.

Porjai.

Come with me.

Walk carefully.

I can't decide whether

I should stay friends with Jamjai or not.

Why is she so mean to us?

Mr. Yak said that

the fear of being abandoned

made her act strangely.

Don't be angry with her.

In fact, Mr. Yak is a kind-hearted man.

I feel sorry for him.

How about we try to find our new homes quickly?

So he won't have to worry about us anymore.

I like the idea.

Let's make a pact.

We'll find our new homes as soon as possible.

-Yes! -Yes!

Let me join too.

Rot-tang!

Rot-tang, my son.

Mommy!

I came for you, dear.

I won't leave you again.

Yes, Mom.

Wow, he hasn't joined our pact

yet he succeeded first.

That means our wish can come true.

So we have to keep trying.

Let's do our best!

After the incident last night,

I don't really want to tell you this.

But if I don't tell you now,

and you hear the news from others,

it will make things worse.

Just get to the point.

Stop beating around the bush.

I...

I want to resign to go get married.

What did you just say?

How can you do this?

You're suddenly leaving us just like that?

The charity has already found someone to replace me.

I don't want anyone else!

You're the only one who understands our principles

to let the children choose their own families.

Well, can't you at least stay

until we send every child to their new homes?

It's a precondition set by my fiance's family.

Precondition? What do you mean?

He wants you to give up your career

and become a good little housewife?

If that's so, he's very selfish.

You shouldn't marry him!

By the way, there are lots of married women who go to work.

Why do you have to do whatever he wants?

-It's really necessary, sir. -What's necessary?

Such nonsense.

Hey.

Stop faking those tears

or pretending to be sad.

It's good that you're leaving us right now

when we're going through such tough times.

So we'll know that

we can stand on our own feet

without needing any help from you.

It's none of your business to poke your nose into other people's lives!

I feel sorry for Nokkrajib,

having to lie continuously.

One day, the truth will inevitably come out.

And Nokkrajib will be kicked out of their house.

Are you afraid to see her sad?

Or you just can't stand to see her happy?

I really meant well.

That's not true!

You don't have good intentions towards anyone.

You take pleasure in seeing other's sadness.

What's wrong with you?

Your foster parents now love you so much. Isn't that enough for you?

Why do you have to envy others?

That's not true. I'm not envious.

Ai has already passed away.

She's been gone since last year.

Honey, please don't make me keep saying this.

That's not true.

Am, it's about time.

You should come to terms with it.

That's not true.

Not true.

Wait. Where are you going?

Ai.

Ai.

I...

I hear her voice.

She's calling me. She wants me to go to her.

-Let me go. -Honey, calm down.

-She wants me to go. -Calm down, Am.

Calm down.

Ai.

Am.

My sweetie.

Am, no!

-Am. -She's calling me.

She's calling me.

She already died, Am.

Ai.

Ai came back

You came back.

Ai.

You're back.

I'm back, Mommy.

Sweetie,

I've been waiting for you for so long. I was so worried, you know?

I'm so glad that you can stay overnight with us.

I'm happy too.

Soon we'll be able to stay together for real.

Really?

Yes, dear.

Daddy and Mommy have made the decision to adopt you.

But I'm not a good girl.

That's not true.

You're just going through a tough time, dear.

Everyone must go through tough times in their lives.

But if we help each other,

we're going to make it for sure.

Daddy, are you really going to send me to a psychiatrist?

Well,

I won't force you

if you don't want to.

I'll go. I'll be a good girl.

I'll study hard.

I won't make you worry.

Mommy, please let me stay with you.

Porjai, my daughter.

Don't think too much, dear.

No matter what you are,

even if you're not good at studying,

fail at everything you try,

or whether you make us

feel angry or sad.

No matter what happens to you,

your dad and I made a promise to you

that we'll always love you.

You are

a kind-hearted girl

and always have sympathy for other people.

Thank you for kindly adopting the twin brothers.

Not at all. We're the ones who should thank you for these two instead.

All right, Bas and Ball,

let's go home.

-Yes! -Yes!

Wait.

Listen carefully. Don't be too naughty or stubborn.

If you two are too much for them to handle

and have to send you back here again,

we won't take you in, got it?

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir

Very good.

All right, let's say bye to Mr. Yak.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

-All right. Goodbye. -Bye.

Are they going to make it?

They'll make it.

The couple has adopted other twins in the past.

I want to apologize.

That's all right.

I've been thinking about what you said.

Actually, you've never told me the reason

why you quit being a police officer and founded this orphanage.

When I lost my child.

I felt I had lost everything.

My heart felt so empty.

-I'm calling from the hospital, sir. -Yes?

Your wife is losing too much blood.

You have to choose between saving your wife or the baby.

From my wife's point of view,

I was a murderer.

A heartless man

who could kill even his own child.

What should we do, chief?

Save my wife.

Go.

When I was shot

I just thought,

"Good, I deserve it.

It's all going to be over, finally."

But I didn't die.

It hurts. It hurts so bad.

Maybe karma is doing its job.

Its punishment is to force me

to live in pain for the rest of my life.

I've seen different kinds of evil here in this world.

There was one thing I learned when I was a policeman.

Every criminal who commits violent acts,

they have one thing in common.

Do you know what it is?

When they do something evil,

the faces of their loved ones don't appear in their minds.

I want the children here to have their loved ones' faces in mind.

The ones they dare not betray.

So when they're going through tough times,

at least they'll have someone to think of.

This is probably a method of redemption.

A DIY-type of method that I created on my own.

Some work out, some don't.

If it works, then good.

But if it doesn't,

what else can we do?

That's my entire story.

Hey, Nokkrajib.

I'm going to compete in a piano contest on Saturday.

It's the nationwide finals.

This time,

I'm confident that I'm going to win.

I'm sure you'll win.

What's wrong?

My tummy hurts!

-Does it hurt a lot? -It hurts.

I think she's pretending again.

-Are you okay? -Faker.

My tummy hurts.

Hey.

You're going back even later than yesterday.

Won't they scold you?

It's okay.

No big deal.

I think I should go ask for permission from the director of the Cuckoo's Nest.

I think you better not.

Otherwise, Mr. Yak might think that

you would like to adopt me.

Better not then.

Yes.

Anyway, I really have to thank you

for helping me this much.

I will try to help my wife to get better as soon as possible.

So I won't have to bother you anymore.

It's totally fine.

I've been to many houses

to pretend to be other people's daughter often.

You mean...

you have to stay with the families who want to adopt children, right?

Yes.

But there hasn't been anyone

who I could truly call my mother, not even once.

What happened?

-Jamjai suddenly had a stomachache. -A stomachache?

Perhaps Piano

boasted too much about competing in a contest this Saturday.

So Jamjai got an upset stomach.

Hey, you ugly bird!

Don't blame it on me.

We already took her to the doctor.

He said it's nothing.

Medicine and rest would help.

Actually,

you didn't need to take her to the doctor.

Jamjai doesn't really have a stomachache.

What? What do you mean?

The problem is not in your stomach. It's all in your head.

What? What are you saying?

A new theory?

What Nokkrajib said was right.

Jamjai faked having a stomachache

because she's envious of Piano.

She told Nokkrajib's secrets to the twins.

And when Singh was in trouble, she also didn't tell the truth.

She intentionally fell down the stairs. Mr. Yak didn't hurt her at all.

That's the same thing Mr. Yak said.

He said that Jamjai couldn't stand seeing other people happy.

I already told you that's not true.

Then what's the reason?

Real friends don't hurt each other like that.

Have we ever hurt you?

You're crying again?

You're such a crybaby.

You should be apologizing

and thanking us instead.

You should do that to every single one of us.

Even though we know what you've done,

we still treat you well.

That's enough, Passadu. Maybe Jamjai really felt unwell.

-Let her get some rest. -No, I won't.

This nonsense must end right now!

Tell me, why are you doing this?

Or we won't let you sleep in the same room with us

and we won't be your friends anymore.

Please no.

I don't know what got into me.

It feels so strange

ever since I've started staying with my foster family.

I was afraid that they would change their minds.

So you've been trying to make other people look bad

and envy other people when they're happy.

I didn't mean it. I'm so sorry.

The reason you're being like this

is that you came to love your new parents.

So you're afraid of disappointment.

How does her love

lead her to do bad things?

With love comes higher expectations.

The fear of disappointment can make you do anything.

Especially if you've been disappointed before.

How could you allow such a thing to happen?

What thing?

Nokkrajib was blatantly lying, how could you allow that?

I'd also like to hear your explanation as well.

What is there to explain?

Rather, I wonder why you didn't notice earlier.

Do you know how sad my wife is?

How disappointed is she now?

-Disappointed about what? -About Nokkrajib's lies.

You two were disappointed because she's not a boy!

Would you like to see what real disappointment looks like?

Do you see these pictures?

They're her friends who once lived here.

Everyone's got new homes.

They were adopted by foreign couples.

She keeps dreaming that her real parents

will come for her one day.

But that's impossible.

Because her mother got into an accident and died.

Whereas her real father

never showed up since the beginning.

She's too young to come to terms with the death of her mother.

So she dreams of her ideal mom and dad.

She hopes that someday those ideal parents

will come for her.

Every night before she sleeps,

she'll perform a ritual in front of these pictures.

What kind of ritual?

Making a wish that one day a mom and a dad will take her out of here.

If you were me

and you knew about this,

would you dare to shatter her dream?

As for her lying,

it definitely isn't right.

I admit that, and she has also learned from it.

But for a very little girl who has been through a lot,

living in a dream world,

dreaming that she'll be loved by someone

even if it is for a very short time,

it means the world

to her.

It's like a wish come true.

Telling a lie

is not the right thing to do. That's true.

It's bad behavior.

But it's not bad if you consider her feelings.

That ritual you told me,

does she do it like this?

Welcome.

Where do I sign?

Passadu, take it easy.

We still have 30 minutes before the competition starts.

I have to bring this lucky ribbon to our princess before it starts,

otherwise, she'll kill me.

Hey, you guys. Did you come to watch this competition too?

For sure. Why not?

But this time we'll cheer only for Piano.

Because Piano wants to win this competition so badly.

She'll win for sure.

Come on now, Mangkorn.

Don't say such things!

Your Highness here is your lucky ribbon.

May I have your autograph in advance?

You are a soon-to-be world-class pianist.

What's wrong? Why are you guys acting so weird?

You have to do your best.

This time, your father might come to see you.

What do you mean?

Last time, your father came to see you. But he went back early.

Hey! Stop lying, it's not funny.

I'm telling the truth.

-Passadu! -Passadu!

What I did is for the best.

I'm sure a spoiled girl like Piano

will up her game to prove herself to her father.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy, please don't go.

Piano.

Daddy!

-Don't cry. -Don't you want to continue playing?

You're still competing.

I don't want to play anymore!

I just want to stay with my dad.

Daddy, do you hear me?

Do you hear her true feelings now?

That is what she really wants.

If you can hear it

and still walk away,

don't call yourself a father anymore.

I know. But...

I can't afford to raise her anymore.

Hey!

Playing the piano is what she used to want, right?

Look. She let go of everything.

She doesn't want anything else, except for her own dad.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Please call her name.

Just once.

Then she'll know that her dad is here

and that he hasn't abandoned her

because he's right here.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Prim.

Daddy!

Prim, my dear.

Daddy, you're so mean.

I'm sorry, dear.

I'm here. I'm right here.

Daddy, don't leave me anymore.

I promise you, from now on I won't ever go away again.

I'm so sorry. I'm sorry for what I've done.

Well done, my daughter.

I'm so proud of you.

What a competition.

It's so impressive, wasn't it?

I know that those children asked you to keep an eye on me.

But don't worry. I won't go away anymore.

-Would you excuse me? -Of course.

Yes?

I'll be there in a minute.

Please excuse me. I have an urgent matter to attend to.

-Please take care of the children for me. -Of course.

Good luck, sir.

What's up, my talented girl?

I won't leave you anymore. I'm sorry.

Well done, dear.

I'm sorry, okay?

From now on I won't go anywhere.

Come here.

This place is full of love.

Stop crying now.

You did great. You've done well.

Hey!

SCHOLARSHIP CONTACT

Wow. I've got good news.

I'm moving out!

To where?

I applied to this nursing school.

They provide a scholarship with accommodations.

After graduation, I'll become a nurse,

and I might find a way to heal this scar.

Do you think...

Mr. Yak will be happy?

From now on, I won't have to be a burden to him anymore.

I'll be okay even without foster parents.

Congratulations.

Thank you, Singh.

Can we start over again?

It's impossible.

Why not?

Certain things in life are irreparable.

You can move on. But I can't.

I'm stuck in the past.

I still can't get over our son's death.

Do you know why I asked you to save his life over mine?

Because you loved him more than yourself.

Because I thought you were strong.

And I believed in you

that you could raise our son well to be a good man.

But you didn't trust me.

You didn't trust yourself.

And you didn't even give him a chance to live.

You were a coward.

You thought that you couldn't live alone without me.

But you know, since that day,

every day of my life felt like a living hell.

I keep thinking that if he grew up,

what kind of person would he be?

What would he do for a living?

What kind of job?

You can't understand the feeling of a mother

who had been carrying her child for nine months.

Right. I don't understand.

But don't think you're the only one who lives a miserable life.

Since I started the orphanage.

I've seen and experienced many kinds of sorrow.

I just want to help alleviate your grief,

like I do for those children

and those unfulfilled parents.

Namhom.

For the past ten years,

my feelings for you have never changed.

Please give me one more chance.

Since I've known Piano,

I've never seen her this happy before.

Yes. It's because she's been waiting for him all this time.

Even though she's been playing it cool

and kept saying that she wanted rich stepparents.

When in reality, she just wanted to be with her real father.

Porjai!

Mommy!

Subtitle translation by Albert Potjes