Porridge

The Promise

Two years ago.

It was a hot afternoon when dad came home with a grin on his face.

"Son! Someone bought your house already! Look! I got the money on my hands!"

"Woahhhh! Do you know who bought it?"

"Well, I sold it online and there's no much details about the buyer. Aigoo! That's not important! What's more important is that we have money now!"

"What are we gonna do with that money?"

"Alright! Take this! Use this money and find a job tomorrow!"

"Dad! You want me to work?!"

"Yeah! Is something wrong?!"

"No ... nothing ..."

Night came. Dad spent most of his money with beer and meat. I am worried that dad might consume most of the money he earned in pointless expenses. Work. Tomorrow I need to find work. Maybe in a salon or maybe in a childcare center? Oh my gosh! I suddenly became excited when I thought of the jobs waiting for me.

The next day, I was busy walking there and walking over there. The heat made me sweat really hard. The face towel I brought was very drenched. I applied at different salons in Seoul and childcare centers. But everyone just ignored me since I don't have any papers with me and experience with work. Dad will be really angry at me when I get home and I got nothing from walking all day! I spent more time, trying to find a job.

It was 7pm. I still got nothing. I was walking down the streets when I passed by a porridge shop. I heard loud voices from the inside. The people were happy. I went to the shop's direction. I saw a guy with eyeliner on his eyes, serving the customers cheerfully. When he stopped working, I approached him soon.

"Hi ... my name is Luhan. Can I apply for a job?"

"Another pretty boy like me!!!! OMG!!! Come, come inside!"

The cheerful kid dragged me inside a room where an old granny was watching television.

"Grannyyyyy! Someone wants to apply for a job!!!"

The kid left me and went back to his work. The granny told me to sit and we talked. She asked me some questions regarding my background and my cheerfulness level. After a few minutes of talking with her, she gave me a "yes".

"Alright. You will start working as a waiter tomorrow."

A smile was on my face. I went out of the room and the cheerful kid from before was busy wiping the tables. He stopped what he was doing when he saw me. He walked to me immediately.

"Hey!! So how is it?"

"I'll start tomorrow!"

"Yeyyyyy! By the way, my name is Baekhyun!"

"Bacon?"

"No! It's BAEK-HYUN!"

"Ohhhhh!!! BAEK-HYUN?!!!"

"Nae! What's your name?"

"Luhan! I am Luhan!"

"You are so pretty!"

"And also you!!!"

With that conversation, we erupted into laughters. I helped him wiped the remaining dirty tables before I left the porridge shop. I took the bus as soon as one arrived. Few minutes passed and I arrived at our shabby apartment. Dad was lying on the floor ... drunk. I fixed the kitchen utensils he used and placed them back at the kitchen. I showered first before I went to my room. Before I went to sleep, I took a glance at a photo on my phone. A photo of me and Sehun.

"Sehun ... please ... come back now."

 

 

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Chapter 4 is here :) Sorry if it's too short :( Please comment and subscribe! Thanks for reading! :D

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Sun-shine
#1
YAAAAAY ~~~~ sequel T^T . Thank you , author . I thought that they will never meet again TT
dorkiekookie
#2
Chapter 15: I love this fanfic so much! <3
beobeo_bubbletea #3
I love this fic very much >v< Can I translate this story to vietnamese :))) please
I really want to share this fic to my friends <3