ROOFTOP || Kim Taehyung

01 | First Day

At what age people usually move out from their parents house? 19? 20? older?

Well in your case, you need to move out at a younger age of 17.

Why? Because your parents sent you here in Seoul since you got a scholarship in this prestigious private school where only someone with a well off family can afford. Rich people, expensive school.

Thanks to your intelligence and you are one of the few students in your hometown that got an offer.

At first, you don't want to agree on this since you don't want to be away from your parents and leave them there in Busan but they convinced you to go. They say it's a very good opportunity for you and you are lucky because not everyone can go to that school.

You thought of it and they're right, maybe studying here can be the way for you to help and make a change on your family's life. If you accepted the scholarship that means that your mother and father won't need to work very hard anymore just to support your studies.

Your family owns a farm, by the way. They plant crops and other vegetables then sell it after harvesting. Life is already hard for your family but it becomes harder when the farm doesn't have enough earnings like whenever there is a natural disaster.

In short, your parents couldn't send you to a good school if they don't work really hard. You don't want them exhausting themselves just for you. So, at the end, you agreed. It's for the best!

You'll stay at your aunt's while you're here so your parents can have an inner peace and not worry about you since your aunt will be looking after you.

Now, here you are at the entrance of the said school, Seoul High School. It's the first day of school and you are excited and nervous at the same time.

The students passing by you looks really rich. You can say from seeing their branded bags and shoes. Most of them even have cars to drop them off while you just walked from your aunt's house to get here. It wasn't that far though and you need some exercise so it's totally fine. You're not jealous at all.

Or maybe a little? Who won't? Anyone wants a life like them where they can buy and get anything they want but you're happy with what you have now though. Although you are not as rich as these people but you have your family that is always there to support you and you love each other. That's what is important. That's your treasure.

After standing near the giant gate for a few minutes, you finally bring yourself to walk in the entrance.

You smiled to yourself admiring the view of the whole school while walking.

First building to the right. The classroom in the middle in the 2nd Floor. That's where your classroom is. You know your classroom since you aunt already went here a few days ago to arrange some papers you need upon enrolling here. You gotta go before the bell rings. Don't want to be late on your first day!

Hope this will be a great day to start a brand new school year!

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It's almost lunchtime and the day is great so far. You made a new friend, her name is Jiwoo. Unlike you, Jiwoo became a student here since last year. She seems smart and she's really pretty. She have the same class as yours and she is really nice to you.

From what you heard, she is also the student council's president. How cool! The president is your friend now!

"Ah finally!" You heard Jiwoo said after hearing the school bell ringing indicating it's already lunchtime. You don't expect the student council president to be this eager for the class dismissal.

The chemistry teacher left the class and the students stood up and left the room one by one.

"Let's go, eat lunch first and I'll give you a tour after," Jiwoo told you and you nod following her to the cafeteria.

The cafeteria is on the building beside yours. Once you arrived, you went straight to the counter and get each of your tray of foods.

You and Jiwoo sat on an empty table and you started eating our meal. The food here doesn't only look good but it taste good too! Now you really feel lucky to have a chance to study here. They offer nice food!

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It's been 20 minutes of Jiwoo and you walking around the school. You went to all the rooms in the four buildings including the one where your classroom is located. Now you know where is the library, music room, art room, the different classes and others.

Each building have four storey and five rooms per floor. The building beside yours is where the cafeteria and the teacher's and principal's office is located. While the two buildings on the left side are mostly classrooms. One more building and you're done.

"So, this is the biggest building here. The first and second floor are used as classrooms of seniors here," Jiwoo said while we are going up to the second floor.

After that we went straight to the upper floor.

"The third floor is where the art room, music room and dance studio is and here is the fourth floor where you can find the library and the Student council's room. This is where will I stay sometimes."

"Can I ask a question?"

"Yeah, what is it?"

"We're not seniors yet, how come the school choose you, I mean an 11th grader to be the president of the student council instead of choosing from the 12th grader? Don't take this wrong, I'm not saying you are not qualified on that position but the seniors are surely more mature than us."

Jiwoo chuckles. "Seniors have more responsibilities compared to the lower grades so they have no enough time to handle a council. They're very busy too so it's better this way."

"Hmm, I see... So are we going now to the rooftop?"

The view from the rooftop in this building seems nicer than the other buildings. You wanna go there!

"No, we're going back now."

"Wait, why?"

"It's just... we can't go there."

"But, we went up to the other buildings tho-"

"Let's go, lunchtime is over, we're gonna be late in the next class," Jiwoo cuts you, walking down the stairs. You have no choice but to follow.

Why can't you go there?

What's in that rooftop?