Lucky?

"Billboard #1 singer, are you sleepy?"

Taehyung to Jungkook

Being a student, Kim Taehyung needs to work his *** off.

He goes to online class while connecting to his neighbor wifi, dumps the neighborhood's trashes for money, waiter at a restaurant and clean cars for extra money.

All these money? To his jar.

He made a big jar not long ago for his school purposes. Having the money being exposed right in front of your eyes is not good for him or else he'll end up buying something.

He gets to eat when he's neighbor's gives him food or he doesn't eat at all. It's nothing new for him.

He already mastered of living with this kind of lifestyle. He also mastered being calm and collected.

"Taehyung, you can go home now." The manager said. His eyes not leaving the paper in his hands.

"Yes. Thank you." The only thing he said. He can clean cars now, with an extra time he got, he'll probably clean up to 50 cars.

"Wait, Taehyung." He looked over the side. Seeing Mark there. "Here's the money. Thank you for helping me on my homework."

He nodded and took the money. "I'm going now."

Without even letting the other talk, he walks outside.

It was 3 in the afternoon, and he still have 4 hours to clean cars. He was suppose to be going out at 4 or sometimes 5, but today was a lucky day he guessed.

"Who am I kidding? When did I have a lucky day?" He chuckled dryly. "You aren't an idiot, Taehyung. Stop thinking you're lucky."

He took his only bag. The zipper was giving up, holes at the bottom and ripped front.

"I need to buy things." He mumbled. The clothes he's wearing is the only one and the the other clothes in the bag is what he uses for online class.

He's teachers would ask, "Why do you wear the same shirt everytime?" And he would just reply that he loves this clothes

Love? He definitely does since he doesn't have any clothes.

Maybe he'll trying asking those guys on the gas station where he clean cars, to look for small clothes.

"Oh wow. Taehyung, you're quite early" One of his co-workers said.

"Got off from my shift quite early." He set his bag in his usual spot. A small area, with water, soap and a chair is.

"Are you going to collect water from the bathroom now? Need any help?" The cashier of the gas station asked him.

"No need, ma'am. I can handle this." He took the two buckets in his hands. He have three drums to full with.

"Nonsense, boys go help him. Use those three other buckets on each bathroom. So you can fill up the drums fast."

The woman went inside her stall and the other boys helped him.

"Where's the hose?" One of them said.

"I'll go find it." The other one said, letting the water fall to the drum. When he finished, he went to the back where their things are.

"Finished." A satisfied smiled broke to one of the gas boys. "That's a bit fast."

"What can I say, I'm excited for my date tomorrow." The other one chuckled, stretching his arms.

"Wow, someone really wants to date you?" Taehyung teased him. Hiding his smirk in his mask.

"You-" The man puffed. "I've been courting her for ye-"

"TAEHYUNG!!!" One of the gas boys shouted from the back. It was running towards them.

"Anything wrong?" He asked.

"The dog bit your hose. Look at this!" He showed him the hose. Big and small open are seen.

"****..." He mumbled. So he'll clean the cars with a bucket?

"Who bit that?" The cashier went out of her stall.

"It was the dog. I'm sorry Taehyung." JB one of the boys said.

"I guess, I have to buy a new one..." He said. Trying to smile. "I'll use a bucket for now."

"No." They all looked at the cashier, who went back to the stall to get something. "Here's a new hose. It was meant to be for your pay day, but I guess you can have it now."

"Thank you." He took the hose. Smiling at the women, even though his smile is hidden in the mask.

His time went well. He actually cleaned more than a hundred. The road seem busy so a lot of people keeps going to the gas station.

"Is there a festival?" He asked himself. Then he remembered.

"Oh. I remember. Deka Academy is asking for new students." He shrugged. "I still don't know why there was almost a thousand of people wanting to try but only six made it."

He remembers clearly how everyone going outside was crying. Then he heard that only 6 people got in.

"It's just a school, why are they rushing?" He asked again when he saw people running inside.

Then a car suddenly stopped by his side. He looked at the car confused, but proceeds walking.

"Wait!" He snapped his head to the door of the car. There was this woman sticking her head out to the window.

"Anything you need, ma'am?" He asked politely.

"Would you like a ride?" She asked him.

"Oh shit." He mumbled. "No thank you. My house is not that far." He was about to walk when the woman talked again.

"I'm not going to harm you or anything. I just want ask you something." The woman said. "And I'm too old for doing such things to you."

He pressed his lips to a thin line. He can't just trust people so easily.

"Sorry but it's oka-" The woman cut him off.

"It's about Deka Academy." He looks at her confused. "Please ride with us."

Without thinking he went inside the car.

"Sorry. It must be weird that I suddenly talked to you want wished you to go in the car." The woman apologized.

"I'm Song Hyekyo, one of the council of Deka Academy." She introduced herself. Smiling a little at the young boy.

"Oh."

"I would like to ask if you could enroll at Deka?" Hyekyo said straight to the point.

"One of the council, Lee Min Ho, found you interesting. We also looked for your information and found none." He looked at her in the eyes. "Are you asking me how did I do it?"

"Partly yes, but if you don't want to say it's it's okay." He nodded his head.

"So, I hope you could join. The Academy is open till 8. You can talk to the guard and show them this." He hands him a card. "They'll lead you to us."

He stepped out of the car, watching it going away.

He looked at the card in his hands.

The card has had black background with golden glitters and the words are in color gold too.

'Special Passage for the Person who has this.

This serve as the card for him/her to enter and go out of the school.'

On the back, the signitures of the five council were found.

"Song Hyekyo, Song Joongki, Lee Min Ho, Park Hyunsik, Park Seo Joon." He read out the names out load while going inside his house.

His house only has one floor. There are no kitchen nor sofa. Three chairs on the side, three boxes on other side, and a table in front of the chairs.

He would like a tv, but he prefer not to. He won't even watch since he's out most of the time.

He cleaned himself. He can't use his other clothes since it's for tomorrow. He only has five underwear.

"****, I have to clean." He looked over his place. He took the broom and started cleaning.

"What time is it?" He looked at his phone after cleaning. "7:35"

'The Academy is open till 8'

Be remembered the woman. Should he go? Or stay here, and think about how to save money for his upcoming online classes?

He let out a shaky breath. He can't choose. The offer of the woman is tempting.

"I don't know." He let his hands roam in his hair.

'Should I go?'

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"I don't think he's coming any sooner." Min Ho said to her. Hyekyo was pacing back and fourth

"But he has a potential. To solve the case." She said, finally sitting down on a sofa.

"That case has been open for how many years? Four years?" Hyunsik said. "There is no way we could even solve that case."

But Hyekyo won't budge. She thinks that boy could be a big help.

"We can't even see his face." Hyunsik talked, sitting straight. "His records, it's like he didn't even exist here."

"I'm so bothered by the fact that we can't see any record of him." Joongki spoke with a monotone.

"It's not that we haven't seen this before, there are two cases already." Seo Joon said. Shrugging off.

"You mean that Jungkook guy?" Hyunsik asked him. "He's one of the best students, together with his group mates."

"If Taehyung joins, I'll put him in the same team with that Jungkook." Min Ho said.

"They have a good combination. I wonder if they make a song together?" Joongki said.

"They aren't musicians. What the hell are you saying?" Hyunsik raised an eyebrow to him.

"I heard Jungkook talk before. Having a nice voice is such a blessing. And Taehyung, his co workers said he has a deep voice. It would be so beautiful." Joongki smiled.

"Don't even think of them making a song." Min Ho smirked.

"I was just wondering, okay?" Joongki said.  Hyekyo is still looking at the the big glass where they can see the entrance.

"He's not coming." Hyunsik said. Telling it to her already.

"Wait." Hyekyo stood up. Frozen.

"What? Anything wrong?" Joongki asked.

"Look, it's him!!" They all looked at the glass. There was a guard with Taehyung. Walking pass the gates.

"Wow he made it on time." Seo Joon looked at his watch. "It's 7:53."

"We'll put him in the same team as Jeon Jungkook."

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