Cabin 1
Cupid's Cabin: The OriginI sighed as I went out of the sixth building I applied to, dragging my suitcase aimlessly to where my feet takes me.
"We'll give you a call" was short for I'm sorry but you didn't make it but we can't tell you in your face cause you might bawl your eyes out and it'll cause a scene and we might need to take you even if you're not qualified out of pity.
I tiredly slumped on the bench at the park and leaned back, covering my eyes with my arm, protecting it from the hatsh rays of the sun
"What do we do now?" I hear a lady crying.
"We will be going back to the province so we can have our house rented out." The guy answered and my ears perked up. I don't have any place to stay here and I know apartments arr expensive here. I tried looking for rooftop rooms at least but it's all taken and some are overpriced. The couple sounds like they need money, I do too but maybe they can let me rent their place at a cheaper price
"Uhm, excuse me?" I inched closer to them and they both turned to me.
"Ah, sorry, I can't help but overhear your conversation... you have a place I can rent?" Their faces lit up and nodded vigorously.
"Yes, we do! It's outside the centre but not too far. Just enough for your privacy." They smiled and I nodded
"May I know how much the rent is?" They looked at each other and leaned in to me
"You can te us how much you have. We can compromise." I bit my lips.
"I don't know..." I have atleast a million in my savings but... I didn't want to use it all. As if hearing my thoughts, theady spoke
"A million won will do. Good for three months." My eyes widened and I quickly did the math. Places outside the centre usually range from 400,000 - 600,000 ₩.
"If you're hesitant, we can show you right now and you can decide then." Looks can be deceiving, so I was cautious.
"Ok. I'll go check it out." They lead me to their old car that the engine sputters, afraid that it will all fall out in a second.
"Sorry we don't have a decent ride, but this car's been with us for a very long time, we can't seem to let it go." I faked a smiled and
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