Everything changed after I turned nineteen. I wasn't a ward of the state and I couldn't stay at the orphanage any longer.
I'd saved up money from part time jobs and from the stipend I'd gotten after leaving the system.
It was time to find a place of my own with the money I had. I didn't want to go near the places I'd been while growing up in the orphanage. I went further into the city and found a rooftop room at the end of a street instead. They were cheaper.
I dragged my suitcase upstairs. It wasn't too heavy because I'd never had much. I'd gotten furniture from the recycling center to fill the apartment. I only had a few clothes and pairs of shoes to pack out. Arranging the apartment wasn't a hassle at all.
It was exhausting though. I'd only been able to rest after it'd gotten dark outside. It was only February and yet I'd picked up a sweat.
Cold air blew in as I opened the metal door. I went out and leant on the banister, taking in the new view of SongJu.
Now where was the orphanage? I swept my gaze over the river and followed its path to the left. There were so many neon lights in the city that I wasn't able to make out where the orphanage was in the end. I'd have a better chance at spotting it when it was bright outside.
My apartment was really only a room. It was a bit shabby. It didn't get a lot of maintenance either. It was hot as ever in summer and let it cold drafts in winter. But it was mine.
And because it was mine I could do whatever, be whatever I wanted inside it's walls. I had privacy. I could cry and laugh all I wanted with no one around to see me.
I turned back to my apartment. My very own home from this day forward. This place near the sky, above the city and shouted, "let's do well!"
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BTS Map of the Soul - THE NOTES (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)
General FictionTranslations started: 11 August 2019 Translations ended: 23 July 2020 Map of the Soul: Persona and Map of the Soul:7 each contains 4 mini booklets. The mini HYYH booklets were also included in the Love Yourself albums. The Love Yourself albums's min...
