"Name? I have none" The child replied, simultaneously making the teenagers to look at him differently.
After hearing that, the teenagers huddled up. The child looked at them with a confused expression.
"What are we going to do about the kid?" The lanky teenager initiated the conversation and asked.
"Obviously, we should go to the police and let's see from there." The teenager with a rather fit build said.
The others agreed in unison as they encircled the boy.
The lanky teenager came up first and said
"Well we should probably introduce ourselves first, I'm Joo Won".
Joo Won then pointed towards the teenager with a fit build and said
"He's Do Joon."
Joon then raised his left arm waving at the child.
The overweight teenager suddenly cut in and said
"I'm ImSinJoong." He was later elbowed in the stomach by the other girl with the short hair saying "Vulgar Pig."
she then continued.
"Anyways I'm Suk-mee. The silent guy is called Bum-seok"
Joo Won took the lead and said as he pointed at Seo-yoon, "You should already know that pretty noona's name right."
The child nodded and said, "So?"
"Well we're taking you to the police to help you?" Joo Won said in a not-so-sure tone as he offered his hand.
As he said that, the child suddenly screamed,
"No!"
The child then slapped his hand away and tried to run but Do Joon was already there to grab him. With Do Joon's athletic frame, the child had no way of escaping. When the group of friends turned to look at the child, they saw tears running down his face as the child said,
"Don't take me back... to that place, please..."
Seo-yoon suddenly asked the child ,
"Do you have a place to go?" The child shook his head
"Then why don't you come back to my place." Seo-yoon added,
The other teenagers rebutted her as Suk-mee commented,
"Are you really sure? we just met the child right now, there's really no reason to do so."
Seo-yoon nodded at Suk-mee
The child suddenly looked up at her and asked question,
"Why?"
The child has never received any kind of goodwill towards him, this was the first time he had ever encountered something like this.
Seo-yoon then said as she crouched down until her head was on the same level of the child. She then patted his head and said
"I understand, I too was an orphan until I was adopted by my late-halmoni. This is my way of giving back"
As she said that, she stood up and gestured for the child to grab her hand.
"From now on I'm your noona." Seo-yoon added.
Bum-Seok who hadn't said a word throughout the entire encounter suddenly added.
"I'll help too." "I'll also help" "Yea, me too" The other two guys responded
Joo Won suddenly said, "Crazy bastards that are random high-schoolers adopting and helping a child they just met."
With a slight pause he then exclaimed,
"I'm in it too!"
The mood was cheerful,
but the child still had a question in his mind,
'Why?"
.....
In a tall building owned by a chaebol
Inside a spacious office with a luxurious design, there was a handsome man who looked to be of 34 years-old, was seated in a chair as he rested his arms on the table. In front of the handsome man was an obese old man. Rain drops were clearly visible in office's windows as it was a rainy day.
In the middle of them was a bunch papers and documents. The air was tense as the old man broke the silence and said,
"Look, with the controversy you just caused. Along with several requests from your teammates, I'm afraid we have to let you go."
The handsome man slammed the table and said with intense emotions,
"This isn't fair old man! I gave my heart and soul to this team and this is how you repay me!"
The old man didn't flinch a slightest bit.
They then heard a voice coming from outside the door.
"Chairman, is everything alright in there?"
The old man replied,
"Yes."
The old man then continued
"For you this may just be a game, but business is business. I firmly believe this is the right decision for both parties"
With a sinister look in his eyes he then added,
"Also, you are getting fined for what you did last night. Your current salary will be affected meaning your salary will be deducted."
The handsome man with a frown on his face then inquired,
"Then what will I be getting after all the fines?"
The old man looked at one of the papers and said.
"5,000 won."
The handsome man stood up with an angry reaction and said,
"What the hell am I to you? A minimum wage worker?!?"
The old man was unfazed yet again and said,
"This is the end of our short meeting, thank you for your cooperation throughout the years."
The handsome man then grabbed the old man by his collar as he looked at him menacingly.
"You do know, you're getting fined for this also"
The old man non-chalantly said as the 3 security guard opened the door.
"Chairman!" They exclaimed as they apprehended the man. The old man dusted his clothes as he said,
"Men, please escort Mr. Isamu out of the premises."
Isamu, who was being escorted away by the security then said,
"Old pig, I'll get you back, mark my words!"
Isamu was then escorted slowly from the top floor until the bottom. This included the many prying eyes of office workers who were in the building.
This lead to an influx of gossip and some began to even take pictures
"That's Mr.Isamu right?"
"Why's he being carried away?"
"He deserves it after making all those stupid decisions last night"
Isamu heard all kinds of slander towards him until they reached the exit.
"Thank you for your service Mr. Isamu" the Security guards bowed sarcastically as they threw Isamu to the cold hard ground.
Isamu, who had his life ruined slammed the hard ground with his fits as the rain masked his tears.
With a trembling voice he managed to mutter.
"We're not finished..."
Halmoni - grand mother
Chaebol - large family-owned business conglomerate.
ImSinJoong - means pregnant