[COMPLETED] Letters To A Poor Man || Taekook || English

Letter 4-7

Hey,
Glad you got my letter. And when I read it, I honestly was surprised. I didn't expect you to actually know anything about the Korean language. And since you want to know so much about my life, I'll tell you.
I live in a mansion. There are plenty of designs for different kinds of mansions, and I'm no house builder, so I'll skip the little details. It's four stories, has a back garden, large parking garage, fifteen bedrooms (not including my family's) and an outdoor swimming pool. We have some servants, maybe, I don't know, eight? I don't really pay attention to the staff. They're here to work, not socialize, so I don't exactly know their names. All I know is that there are enough to serve a party for about a hundred people.
I'm guessing you'd want to know about the parties. Like I said before, they're pretty boring. Just a bunch of people dressed formally, fancy wines and an assortment of foods that I don't know. Classical music, weird ballroom dancing, I don't know. I'm not into that. I'm more of a fun person, not some kind of aristocrat. I like to go out and have fun, dance to the music that isn't really music anymore. That's why I go to clubs instead of sticking around at those stupid parties.
They're for adults. Quite frankly, I don't consider myself an adult yet. I'm still twenty one years young.
Oh, and my car? A Ferrari. I'm not a car engineer, so I don't exactly know the parts of a car, but it feels amazing to drive. You feel so free. There's nothing better that cranking up the tunes and opening the window to feel the breeze of the outside. Only thing that sucks is the traffic. Gotta watch out for that, you'll never know when you'll get into an accident.
You've seriously only been in a car once? You're missing out. I've taken the train a couple of times, mostly when my car was in a repair shop and I had to get somewhere. The people who take the train are weird. They look so... blah. So boring, you know? There's nothing worse than the middle class. Middle class people are so annoying. Especially with their children running around all over the place. Those kids need to learn some self-control. Well at least they've grown up. Then they can do pretty much whatever they want.
And I don't see how you only have one friend over there. You're all homeless, so you should have something to talk about. Complain to each other about your lives. Because isn't that all that homeless people do? Complain about their lives and how unfortunate they are? Really, it's annoying. It's not our fault that they're living on the streets, so why whine about it to us?
I really hope you're not one of those people. I don't want to hear you complain about your pathetic life. None of it is my fault, so don't come crying to me. I'm just here so my parents will lay off.

I don't really care if you reply,

Kim Taehyung, September 1, 2016
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Hey,
Sorry, it has taken me a few days to reply. It was my birthday on the 1st so I was celebrating a bit. The lady at the adoption counter gave me some money, so I went to the bakery to buy myself a cupcake. It's been, like 5 years, since I had one. The guy at the register, his name was Seokjin. He didn't sound as if he's from Busan so I asked him why. He said he was from Gwacheon, studying. He saw the rags I had on and asked me what I was doing there. I told him it was my birthday, so he gave me a candle and a box of matches. I clearly remember what he told me.
"Better make that wish worth it."
I'm not exactly sure what he meant by that. I don't even know why he gave me the candle in the first place. So, I just sat down and ate my cupcake. There was no wish. I don't understand. But I kept the candle and matches, since people don't usually give me stuff anyway. I cherish it.
After I finished the cupcake, I took a stroll in the park. I saw little kids running around. Just thought I would point out that they were having fun. That's what you do when you're a little kid. Because once you grow old, you can't exactly run around the park anymore. I'm pretty sure even rich children like to go there and play. I'm guessing you never have.
So anyways...
After the visit to the park, I went to the grocery store. Yes, the grocery store. I think the kitchen staff at the orphanage goes there, but they never take any of us with them. I didn't have a lot of money left, so I settled for a pack of gum. I don't even know why I went there in the first place. Maybe it was because I wanted to be surrounded by the food I know I can't have.
My final destination was Nandos. Now, you might be wondering, why Nandos? Well, first off, I was really hungry. I had only enough for a cheap dinner, and instead of eating the orphan food, I got some Nandos. I can't tell you how amazing it felt to eat that greasy food. Like heaven to my mouth. Much, much better than the food they serve at the shelter. I still kind of taste it.
Oh, and about your parties. They seem cool. I kind of like classical music, like, the blues and stuff. And you said that they have food that you don't even know. I'd like to try some of that. Even if it tastes like shit, I'll eat it (not that I know what shit tastes like, haha). I'm not much of a dancer, but ballroom dancing isn't too hard, is it? Isn't the waltz only three steps or something? Eh, I don't know. Point is, your parties seem cool. I wish I could go to one.
And as I'm reading over your last letter, I'm gonna tell you right now, I'm not a huge complainer. When I tell you these things, I'm not complaining, I'm only sharing these things with you. You might think it's complaining, but to me, it's a whole other thing.
The kids here don't really complain. They have no reason to. It's the rich kids who complain the most. You know why? Because they grew up, expecting to get whatever they want, and when they don't, they complain about it. Us poor kids already have nothing, so we have nothing to complain over.
Besides, I'm a good listener. If a kid needs advice or whatever, I'll help them with it.
So, Kim Taehyung, if there's ever something bothering you, you can tell me, and I'll try and help you as best as I can.
And I'm not a rich kid. So don't expect the best advice.