Chapter 9 - I’ll Have To Make Some Money (2/2)
“I’m so sorry about this, Woojin”
Woojin gave an ah
“It’s ok Have a safe trip”‘
“Yes I’ll be back soon”
After hisback
“She’s always busy Sooah is always alone ”
Woojin’s eyes turned round when he saw her crying figure
“No Big brother is here now”
“Cheh, I’ve never seen you, so how can you bebrother?”
“Huh huh I’ brother Don’t you reed your diapers”
“Sooah don’t wee any more!”
Woojin tried to appease the gru Sooah, so he played with her He had assumed his mother would return around dinner ti
Woojin was used to sleeping out in the open when he was at the Planet Alphen When he opened the refrigerator, there were several ingredients leftover fro trip
Woojin sietable fried rice with Sooah His mother returned around 9 o’clock
“I’m sorry Mother is late What did you eat for dinner? We’ll have to buy you a hand phone tomorrow”
His mother couldn’t contact Woojin, so she must have felt frustrated
They laid down their bedding in the small one room, and he didn’t even have space to roll over Sooah had already fallen asleep in histo sleep
“I’lad you are back”
His mother had already said those words multiple times as she laid down her tired body Woojin couldn’t sleep that night, and he stayed up with his eyes wide open
‘This isn’t it’
Woojin felt a suffocating feeling as if he was buried within a fallen building
The nexteveryone woke up in a flurry Sooah had to attend preschool, and his o to work
“Woojin-ah Go to the borough office, and get your SSN reissued After I get off work, we’ll go shop for a hand phone Don’t go anywhere If you are hungry then ry, comi Restaurant located in front of the mart”
“Yes Don’t worry about me I’ll see you later”
When everyone left, Woojin was alone, so his mood dampened
He had a lot of things to do
He had to cancel thepersons report, then he had to be reissued a SSN at the borough office
He was suraduated He didn’t want to be uneet a job
‘I have to make some money’
He felt pity for his busy mother, and Sooah who had to spend everyday by herself He was the man of the house now He had to become the pillar of this household
‘I have to make a lot of money’
He’ll have to study again Moreover, he’ll have to iht of a way to make a lot of money
It felt like destiny
No, it felt like a devil’s claing him in
‘Roused’
Woojin looked at the three crumpled bills of 10,000 won, and he came to a decision He opened the box with his carefully stored clothes He wore his own clothes, then he exited the house
He had received his SSN, and he had cancelled his mission persons report He opened an account in his name at the bank, then he went into a phone store to purchase a hand phone
“This is our hottest item, dear customer It is very sturdy, so it is a model used by many famous Roused”
At the phone salesman’s recommendation, he purchased the hand phone He entered in his e
‘There is a little brother that I know living close to our house I’ll stay there for now, and I’ll prepare for the school qualification examination'(TLN:basically a Korea GED)
His e He had to talk with her for a very long tie her fears She knew their financial situation wouldn’t allow hireed to his proposal
“Whew I feel bad about it, but I’ll make it up later”
Jaemin’s house wasn’t very far off from Woojin’s house It was a distance he could walk to He had decided it was the ideal place to stay until he bought a bigger house
Woojin unfurled the folded paper, then he input Jae back tone rang Soon, a person picked up the phone
[hello This is the Dongjin Agency’s Park-hweeso]
He heard a husky voice He checked to see if hethe numbers However, it matched the phone number on the paper
[hello If you made a call, then please speak]
“Is this Jaemin?”
[No]
Click-
Acco an annoyed voice, the phone call was terue as he looked at his phone
“Ha What is this? Did he trick me?”
Woojin pressed firmly on his temple