A Servant to the Princes

Chapter IX

"I'm saying that I don't want to be in the entertainment business anymore." Mingyu said. He was now sitting in front of his manager in the Pledis entertainment talking about quitting.

"CHOI MINGYU!"

Mingyu sighed, closing his eyes, 'I'm sick of it. This sucks. Either I have to stay in the office all day or I'm always filming.

My life isn't like the other boys my age at all. I just want a normal life. Just like everyone else.'

...

"What? Really?! You live with Seungcheol together?" Miju asked.

"You make it sound so bad when you say 'together'." Jeonghan said, sipping his juice.

Miju and Jeonghan were together in a garden at their school, having their first break. They were sitting beside each other on a bench while talking about the day before.

"If those three other girls knew, they'd definitely die of envy.. But Seungcheol is really scary."

"Well, he is the leader of high school..." Jeonghan added.

"Although, he really did go too far with that he said to you the other day. You're part of his family, how could he be so mean to you?" Miju asked, facing Jeonghan now.

"Part of the family... not really..." Jeonghan stared at the juice box in his hands.

"Huh? Then.."

"Actually, I'm an orphan. The orphanage I was at was going to close, so they were the ones donated money to keep it open and took me in out of a pity. So that's why I'm no different from a servant." Jeonghan said still staring down at his juice box, when Miju turned him around and took hold of his hands and cried.

"Oh Jeonghan, you poor thing!"

"Ah.. Um..."

"I never knew.. Don't give up!" Miju said and gave him a tight bear hug.

"Ah, ah!" Jeonghan yelped.

"It's okay if you're an orphan!"

"M-Miju, you're choking me!" Jeonghan yelled, he really couldn't breathe. Damn, Miju was strong.

"Sorry, sorry." She sweated, scratching her head.

"Thank you though." Jeonghan smiled brightly.

"We're friends, aren't we? You can tell me anything in the future."

'Maybe it's my fault that I have trouble talking about this with other people. But it almost feels like I can talk about everything with Miju.'

"Eeek, it's getting chilly out here. Let's go back in." Miju stood up, shivering as a gust of cold wind blew. Jeonghan chuckled and nodded. He was about to stand up when his phone rang.

"Jeonghan, what are you doing?" She asked when she saw Jeonghan was still sitting on the bench.

"Oh, why don't you go in first, Miju? I have to pick up a call..."

Miju nodded, walking into the school. Jeonghan looked at his phone screen and saw the caller.

'This number.. Isn't it Mr. Joon, Mingyu's manager's phone number?'

"Hello? Manager hyung, it's Sera."