MY TIME (BTS FF)

Two

I found myself walking away with nowhere to go. I just keep on walking, following the empty road where it will lead me. I don't have enough time to take my things in Hyun Ki's house. All I have is my bag that's full of what I needed in school and this uniform that I am wearing.

My feet started to feel the pain. I am walking for an hour and I don't even know where am I going. I found a bus stop and I can sit on the bench there. I hurriedly walk and use the last bit of my energy. When I arrived at the bench, I sigh in relief. I massaged my feet.

This bus stop is where I sent Jung Kook off. I smiled at the memory that crossed my mind. He was so braved, leaving his hometown to achieve his dreams. It made me think, what is my dream? Do I even have one? All my life I just keep thinking of surviving today and thinking about what to do tomorrow to keep myself warm and healthy. I don't actually have a goal like Jung Kook. I admire him more.
Maybe I should start thinking about my goals and go out of my comfort zone. Maybe it really is worth taking the risks.

A bus that says Seoul in its sign arrived. Without second thought, I entered the bus. I'm sitting inside the bus thinking, what would I do at Seoul if I arrived? Should I find Jung Kook and get some help from him? No! I shouldn't bother him since he's just starting.

After 4 hours, I arrived at Seoul. Outside I saw that it's packed of people. There are a lot of foreigners too. I stepped outside the bus and look at the crowd with amusement. I thought Busan was big. Now, this is bigger! I got so excited. I am walking with the people and I just keep on marbling at the views here in Seoul.

"Hello!." Someone greeted me. I looked at him and bow.

"Hello." I said.

"Where are you from?." He asked me. He's actually good looking and based on his uniform, I think he's a High School student like me. I just don't know what grade he's in.

"I'm from Busan." I answered.

"Oh! Wow! I hope we can be friends." He said. I smiled at him. I didn't know that people from Seoul are friendly.

"Yes we can be friends." I excitedly said.

He took his phone out and give me his phone. I looked at him, confused.

"Ah! Can I have your ID?" He said. I looked at the ID I'm wearing and show it to him.

"This?" I asked. I'm totally confused.

"No, kakao ID." He said while smiling.

"I don't know what's that." I said. He looks at me with a shock expression.

"Don't you have a phone?"

"I don't." I answered.

We both stare at each other for a while until he decided to apologized and left. Oh well. Maybe we're still friends and I can just greet him whenever I bump into him. But I forgot to get his name!

I continued walking along the streets and a sign caught my attention! They are hiring waitresses. I went inside the cafe and greeted the woman in the counter. I showed her the sign that I saw outside.

"You're applying?" She seems shocked.

"Yes." I answered her. She looks at me from head to toe.

"How old are you?." She asked. She leaves the counter and face me now.

"I'm 15 years old."

"You're hired." She said.

"Thank you! I'll work hard." I enthusiastically said.

"Can you start now?" She asked me and I answered "Yes."

She gave me a white long sleeves shirt, black slacks and a yellow apron. I went inside the storage room and changed my clothes. I left my bag in the shelf and go out. She started giving instruction and I signed a contract regarding my work here. I read the contract thoroughly and it seems fair enough.

By 9:00 PM, the cafe was packed with a lot of people. Mostly students. There's a group of guys who keeps looking at me. They keep on whispering to each other.

"I think those guys like you." Ms. Song whispered. I got startled.

"I-I don't think so." I stated. "I'm not that pretty." Ms. Song rolled her eyes.

"I hired you because you're pretty! Have some confidence!."

"Really?." I am shocked. I thought she thinks I fit in the job and she see the desperate look in my eyes.

"Yes. You said you're from Busan, right?." She asked me. I nodded. "Why did you come to Seoul?."

"I needed a job and a place where I can stay." I answered.

"You're just a High Schooler and that's your problem?."

"I live alone. I don't wanna be a burden to someone." I stated.

"I thought you have an auntie?." Ms. Song asked.

"She kicked me out." I shyly said.

She keeps cursing my auntie and saying that she will regret her decision one day, that karma will take care of everything.

We closed the cafe. It's already midnight and I'm also tired. I don't feel good to be honest. I started working after how many hours of traveling from Busan to Seoul. We're outside the cafe and I'm just waiting for Ms. Song to locked the doors of the cafe.

"Did you already find a place?." She asked me.

"Not yet." I answered.

"Let's go." She hold my hand and I followed her.

We're walking on a small street that have a lot of good restaurants. She keeps walking until we arrived at a small restaurant that seems to have a home made foods. Ms. Song started ordering foods.

"Let's eat first then, go home." She said. I look at her. "You can stay with me until you finished your High School."

I don't know why but tears escaped my eyes.

"Thank you so much!" I said and give my respect to her.
She pats me in the head.

"But you should pay me." I nodded. "Pay me by studying hard and go to a University after your High School." She said with a smile on her face.

"I will! Promise!." I said while crying.

"Okay. Stop crying now."

While they are serving our food, a group of guys came inside the restaurant and the woman who seems to be the owner welcomed them enthusiastically. They seem to know her.

"Don't stare at the guys! I don't want you to have a boyfriend while studying. They're just distractions." Ms. Song said. "Let's eat."

She started eating and I followed her. The food in this place is so good. I tasted a lot of delicious foods back in Hyun Ki's house and I should say, this place now holds the title for having the most delicious foods.

The group of guys are loud. After they ordered foods, they started talking and laughing. Ms. Song looked at their side.

"Rookies." She murmured. I also looked at the guys. They looked so familiar. My vision started to get blurry. Then I remembered, they are the group that debut as BTS. I saw them in the TV in Hyun Ki's place. Jung Kook is one of them.

Before I got to call Jung Kook, everything started to keep spinning and darkness filled my vision.