Curiosity kills the cat

I did something wrong.

To give a summary of what I did just look at the title. No other quote can explain it better.

"Curiosity kills the cat."

That's basically what I did - Being curious

I asked a very obvious question and I obviously know they are not going to like it. Yes, I'm stupid.

But I don't know the severity of the subject.

So out of curiosity, I asked and what I got for a reply was shocking.

I asked my student the stupid question during one of the lesson when her parents weren't around.

Unlike the normal reaction that one would usually give, which is either shocked or stunned, she seemed rather cool and kind of expected that I would one day ask. So instead of answering straight away, she recounted on the day when her previous teacher asked the same question.

She told me that her previous teacher asked the exact question during one of the lesson and that she told her teacher the family secret even though she wasn't supposed to. My student then added that she eventually told her mother that her teacher knew about the family secret some time later.

After that she blabbed really quickly like she always did and I could barely made anything out of it, but it just happen to catch that both her mom and uncle don't want her to talk about it to anyone.

And then she added, after a few lessons later (I don't know how long), she changed the teacher to me.

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I was shocked beyond words.

I told her I don't want to know the answer any more and she said she's not going to say it anyway. I guess she now know the severity of the subject which made her mouth shut this time round. She even added that she's not going to tell her mother that I asked but knowing that she's a kid, the chances of her not telling is 0%.

Alas, my curiosity really kills the cat.

As I anticipate the arrival of my dismissal, I can only sigh and wait. I feel bad for my student actually, if I was given the go. I don't really mind not teaching, it's just that it's so unfair to my student. Plus I would miss her. To think she had to change teacher repeatedly whenever the question pops up. However, it can't be guaranteed that the next teacher wouldn't ask the same question.


For now I can only pray.