𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲'𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 ; johnten

╰► 01: new city

"eventually i'm gonna have to find a job somewhere else, lisa." ten sighs, sitting down on the piled up tree logs. he takes the straw hat off his head, huffing.

the short haired girl laughs, sitting next to him, wiping the sweat off her forehead. "but how? i don't think they're hiring farmers in the city, unless you wanna do hard labor?" she retorts. ten huffs once more, pursing his lip.

it's hard to make a living in the province, and ten has to pay the debts his family has accumulated for the past few years. the money he makes currently is barely enough to buy food even.

sorn walks up to them. "still struggling with money, p'?" she asks, pushing her blonde fringe behind her ears. the shorter nods, looking up at the younger. she laughs. "you know what, i used to work for this man in korea. i know it's far, but he's really nice. i used to work as the nanny there— actually i think they're currently looking for one."

that piques ten's interest. he's always liked children, even opting to babysit the neighbor's kids sometimes.

"i would take the job— b-but why is it so far? i don't have the money to buy a plane ticket!" the omega whines, pouting. sorn dismissively shakes her head. "don't worry about it! he'll pay for your flight and everything else! trust me, he's not a snobbish rich alpha like the guys you see here!" she persuades.

ten is hesitant. he can't just trust her word so easily— it's not like he doesn't trust his childhood bestfriend, but he can't trust the person that sorn is talking about. what if he's only nice to her because she's a girl, and a beta? ten has heard so many stories from the people in his village who have worked abroad and for the rich, and the stories are sometimes just awful.

some get mistreated, harassed or even harmed. ten's too young and fragile for that!

the next day, sorn and lisa are sitting in his small home, eating breakfast. "so have you made a decision?" asks sorn, taking a sip of her coffee. ten shrugs. "i don't know, n'sorn. it's hard to work abroad— what if this guy you're talking about has changed and is some asshole now?" he wails.

lisa nods. "he's not wrong. people change, p'sorn. i don't want our beloved p'ten here to die abroad." the youngest frowns to which sorn pinches her on her side playfully. "relax! he's super understanding, trust me! he told me that if i needed anything, i could contact him in case. i'm sure he's still looking for a nanny since i left."

the eldest and youngest look at her weirdly. "what?"

"why did you leave them if they were in need of a nanny? why can't you just come back and work for them?" lisa asks, chewing on bits of fish. sorn gives her a warm smile. "because i'm getting married soon!"

ten spits out the coffee he was drinking. "since when?!" he asks. the two betas laugh at his little outburst. "just a few months ago, p'. remember p'seunghee? she's my fiancée!" sorn happily says, followed by lisa squealing in happiness. ten vaguely remembers the female alpha that dropped sorn off from the market a few days ago.

"i'm so happy for you, p'! you deserve all the happiness in this world." she smiles. sorn kisses her on the temple. "thank you so much, n'lisa." the two turn to ten who is suddenly looking like he's holding the urge to squeal.

he suddenly lets it all out and all of them are hugging each other in happiness. "why didn't you tell us sooner!" scolds ten. sorn giggles, pulling ten into a side hug.

"we just wanted to keep it lowkey for a while." the blonde smiles.

lisa and ten suddenly look at her with a weird look once again.