Kang really needs to pee. "When did I start needing to go so badly? I was fine until this morning... Maybe it was the watermelon I ate?" He regrets not going to the bathroom earlier, but it’s too late now. He worries that if he says, “I need to pee!” everyone will just stare at him, and he feels too embarrassed. Kang squeezes his thighs and decides to wait until his mom arrives. Finally, when his mom comes to pick him up, someone follows her. "Kang, today let’s go home with your friends. Is that okay?" He doesn’t want to admit he needs to pee in front of his friends. The walk home seems so far away. Will Kang have the courage to say, “I need to pee!”?