"We meet again, Taeyeon-ssi." Greeted the Police Director who knew the 18-year-old boy too well who is sitting in front of his desk. He let the other things he did slip because it was just minor and no one complained about it. But now Taeyeon just stole a car side mirror and the owner reported him. "Looks like I can't let this slide anymore. The owner wants you to go to jail for not even stealing his side mirrors but also breaking it when he got them. Do you know that's two crimes Mr. Kim?" He exclaimed.

Taeyeon scoffs. "Come on, it was just-"

"What the heck do you think you're doing with your life? Well, I get that you're living in an orphanage and the nuns can't take care of you well, shouldn't you at least act your age now?" The Director lecture him making him shut his mouth and looked elsewhere. "You are lucky you're still in your teens. But the moment you reached 20, you are definitely going to prison. Unless you apologize to the car owner and he drops this complaint. Or you can just simply pay for it."

"The car was trash though." Mumbles Taeyeon staring at the painting to his right. 'Is that a dolphin or a whale?' He wonders because the painting looks confusing and ugly for him.

"Whether it is or not, you have to apologize. And I have to ask you, community service or Summer Camp?" The Director seriously asks, handing 2 papers to the young black-haired boy. 
 

Checking the papers, Taeyeon cringed when he reads the title of the summer camp "A Week Away Summer Camp? What kind of title is this? No one would ever join this corny summer camp." He chuckled and pushes both papers back to the police director. "I would rather be in community service."
 

Just then, the door opens and a young girl in her teens wearing a white floral dress and native hat appeared along with her mother who wears the same, taking everyone in the room by surprise.

"Is this Kim Taeyeon already?" Ask the woman in her 40's as she pointed at Taeyeon. 
 

"And who the hell are you?" Taeyeon stood up, looking at them with disgust on his face.

The young girl stretched her hand to introduce herself. "Seo Joohyun, the ever so beautiful and talented athlete and the champion of this year's a week away summer camp. Nice to meet you, Taeyeon-ssi. Or should I call you, Oppa?" She giggles and wink at him. 

"Okay." Taeyeon just awkwardly smiles shaking hands with her and quickly pulled his handoff.

"And I'm her mother, Seo Ji Hyun. It's nice to meet you, young man." Mrs. Seo giggles as she introduced herself as well. "You look more handsome than in the pictures." 

"They're Seo Family from Seoul. The organizer of the summer camp. So community service or join the summer camp?" The Director once again Taeyeon. He took the pictures from the desk that shows the places Taeyeon might visit for the community service. Most of them are from remote areas around Busan. 
 

"Oh, If I were you, I will choose Summer Camp. There are a lot of wolves in those areas you know." Suggested Seohyun, trying to impress the young boy by showing pictures of last year's summer camp, where they have different teams competing for the title 'Best Summer Team' through different challenges. "You'll meet a lot of new friends, Oppa." She sweetly added causing Taeyeon to get one of the papers on the desk and showed it to the director.

"I'm going here." He declared firmly.

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A short story inspired by Netflix's A week Away.