song: Sunshine - B1A4   ---   'Taking chances isn't as easy as it sounds most time when you're sure you have nothing to lose, you're more likely to be wrong'   ---     "Heechul-ah!"   He lifted up his head from the worn-out public notice board at the bustop near his place, to the voice of the brightest woman he's ever known waving cheerfully at him, as she always does. He smiled a little at the sight of her, despite his mind being clouded with his concerns and worries.   "Yah, it's rare to see you at this time of the day. What are you looking at?" She landed herself next to him and peered curiously at the board.   "Just...looking for job." He tried to make it sound like there's no big deal about it.   "Yah...me too." Her slender wrist naturally landed on his shoulder as she hovered closer to look at the board he was looking at just some moments ago, totally oblivious of how her casual actions affected him.   "What...? I mean, why would you need to find a job again? You're quitting from the night club job?" He tried not to sound too nervous nor too interested.   "Nope. I decided to stop study first to find as much money as I could for me and my parents. So, now I have time to do two jobs. Or even more...like you."   "What?!" That, was news to him. She's always so carefree that no decision she made seem hard when everything was hard for him. Even this one. How could a girl living in the city alone, studying while trying to make money to pursue her future as well as to help her family who wasn't well off either, be so optimistic, cheerful and carefree about life? Was she brought up with so much love that it's enough to fill her with lifetime energy to fight against the worldly pressure, or was her life back in her hometown much harsher with nothing to eat that it made her able to be grateful towards any and every little blessing and even obstacles that come her way? He wanted to know, but he  never manage to bring himself to ask.   Because it's not like he could make her life better, even if he knew. It'd only let her see how much of an incapable person he is. He would rather she not see him as anybody worth thinking of, like right now.   "Well, study fees are going to increase so much next year. And my little brother is going to start school too. Studying is a headache anyway. I can always continue in the future. Now, I just want to make as much money as possible so my family can all live comfortably."   'You can't stop studying!' He wanted to scream that to her, but the words seemed to have gotten stuck in his throat. 'I can't say it, unless I can afford to take responsibility of my words. Pabo Noeul, I'm sorry.'   "Oh...Heechul-ah..." He stared down at her hand that wasn't rested on his shoulder anymore. She was busy reading message on her mobile phone.   "Heechul-ah, let's go to Red Mall. There's a carnival going on...and there are contests. Who knows, we could try join and we might win something. My friend said there's even cooking contest with first place prize, 200,000 won and even hamper of cooking products. Ya, Heechul, this is your expertise! What are we waiting for? Let's go!"   200,000 won? He would have to work even more than a week to collect that much, and now the possibility of getting that in a day? It sounded just too good to be true.    But on the other hand, how would he be able to win such contest when he couldn't afford to wow the judges with expensive dishes? Unless they provide the ingredients for contestants. Would they? Regardless of the impossibility of that happening, he couldn't let this opportunity slip off his fingers. Last night he had manage to borrow some money from Kwanghee. Not much, but if he had to, he would use that as his wager to get this huge sum. Afterall, life is a gamble, the kind where he had nothing to lose as long as he keep going on. At least that's what he could say of his life.   And just as he suspected, when they went to the notice board insid