Chapter 9

"my parents want me to study, too...
in case i can't achieve my goals in soccer, and it didn't work out for me...
i won't be a garbage and useless for them...
that's what they've told me..."
joongki said

"is that it?"
chaewon said doubting

"i have to do good on our exam this time...
so they'll shut about me not studying...
so that i can play well without them bothering me..."
joongki explained

"but my team doesn't believe me..."
he added

"maybe because they're not used to it..."
chaewon said...

"and i noticed you don't go to your weekday practices, too.."
chaewon added

"i'll just go on saturdays and sundays...keuromyeon twaetjanha..."
(that's enough)
he said

"keuredo...." (but still...)

"chaewon ah ampegoppa? mwol mogeollae? sajulkka?"
(are you not hungry? what do you want to eat? shall i treat you?)
he interrupted

"joongki...nol wihaeseo ireongoya..."
(it's for your sake that i'm like this)
chaewon said

"i don't want to ruin you and your team"
she added

"nottemune aniya..."
(it's not because of you...)

"then what? is it because of joohwan sunbae?"
she asked

joongki sighed heavily and said

"oneurun geuman haja..."
(let's stop for today...)

"jibe ka...(go home) it's getting dark...wiyomhae...
(it's dangerous)"
he said

joongki left her alone...

while chaewon was still standing there full of worries...

~the next day~

"ye deura! " who's excited for winter vacation?!"
their adviser asked gathering their attention

"ah matta...chaewon ah where are you going on winter vacation?"
geunyeong asked

"maybe going somewhere with my family? or staying at home..."
chaewon said

"chukketta... compared to me! alba!!!! alba~~~ jaeagiya!!!"
(just part time jobs...the worst!!)
geunyeong complained

"aigoo...what's lucky about her? joongki neun ottokku?"
(what about joongki?)
hyojoo asked...

"yah keurottamyeon... shimshimhada yah..."
(if that's it... it's boring...)
she added

"urin....odi jeom kalka?!"
(should we go somewhere?)
geunyeong asked them

"joeun sengagine...." (good idea)
hyojoo said

"ton....opjanha...." (we have no money...)
chaewon said

"keureso...we have to get and earn money..."
geunyeong said...

"how about a daily part time job?"
hyojoo said...

"one shot alba...ottae?"
she added

"wan shat? mwoya sul masho? iri keugo ya?
(what's that? are we going to drink alcohol? it's that our job?)
but we're still underage..."
geunyeong innocently asked

"yah...aigoo i-teungshin ah..."
hyojoo calmed herself...

"geunyeong ah keu 'one shot' aniya...
it means we can get our salary right after we finished working..."
chaewon explained

"ahhh mian...yongeo mothae...."
(i can't speak english)
geunyeong said while scratching her head

"jemiketta...." (it must be fun)
chaewon said...
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2013:

joongki is deeply in his sleep until his phone rang...

he opened his left eye leaving his other still closed and
he stretched his arms and struggled to pick his phone on the cabinet near his bed...

"joongki yah!!!! good morning!!
no... palli jumbi haeyadwae!! (you have to get ready soon)"

"ah hyung!!!!" he whined punching his pillow and laying down again...

"no seolma ajik do..?!. (are you still?!)
yahh ireona!!! get up!!"

joongki checked the clock in front of him hanging on the wall...

"HYUNG!!!! its's still 6:00 am!!!
are you trying to kill me?!"
joongki complained...

"i know 50% of your happiness is sleeping
but today is not an ordinary day joongki ah!"
his manager explained

"hyung....you say that everyday..."
joongki said

"ameutteun... get up already!! i'll be there for 30 minutes OK?!"

-beep beep beep-

"this rude guy...how can he hang up on his own manager?
it's worse than messing up with a drunk man when it comes to sleeping..."
he said

~inter-phone ringing~

"joongki ah!!! song joong ki!!"

"mwoya? he said he’ll come in 30 minutes!! aishh..."
he said and opened the door without looking
at the monitor of his interphone...

"song joongki!! joeun achim!!!" (good morning)
it was kwangsoo and jaejoong

"mwoya ni deul?" (what's with you two?)
he asked them

"yahhh joongki KOK WA...(you have to go) to our high school reunion
aratchi..(you got it?) you can't say no!"
kwangsoo said

"did you come here just to tell that?"
joongki asked them

"we're a part of the committee so we’re heading to the venue first,
and it happened to be the same direction to your house
so we stopped here for a moment to remind you"
jaejoong explained