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"Hey." Wooyoung looked over his shoulder and saw San standing by the door, he smiled at San once he snapped out of his daze then sat down beside Wooyoung who gazed back at the rising sun. "How long have you been here?"

"I've been here since yesterday." He replied, shrugging off the look that San gave him.

"Say what?!" San reacted, almost grabbing Wooyoung but instead retracted his hand and kept it at his lap.

"I have no home to go to." Wooyoung told him with honesty, shivering when a wind passed by them.

"Why?" 

"Parents." Wooyoung answered, "I was kicked out."

"Oh." San thought about it for a few seconds before he leaped up on his feet. "This can be the first part of you living." San said excitedly, "Find a job!"

"Find a job...?"

"Yes! Like in some cafe, or just somewhere!"

"I don't think they'll accept a homeless-"

"Wooyoung, you really got to stay positive." San crossed his arms, before he gestured for Wooyoung to stand up. "Come on, stand up. We'll find something."

Wooyoung sighed, standing up on his feet with the help of the fence to balance on his feet. He looked at San who beamed towards him. Wooyoung didn't know why he suddenly feel really warm seeing the other smile at him, he automatically gave him a small smile.

"Let's go! I know a few cafe nearby. I can guide you to that." With that, San disappeared behind the metal door. "Wooyoungie! Come on!" He heard San call for him echoing through the walls inside. Wooyoung lightly stepped towards the door, looking over his shoulder to look at the sun shining brightly at him.

"To live..." Wooyoung whispered, he looked back to see San standing with a pout.

"You're taking so long! Come on!" San huffed which made Wooyoung grin widely at him, pulling himself to follow San who ran down the stairs with a laugh.

"Wait for me!" Wooyoung laughed, chasing after San. "You run too fast!" 

"You're just a slowpoke!" San shouted with a laugh, "Come on, keep up old man!"

"Yah! I think you're older than me!" San turned his body towards Wooyoung, sticking a tongue out while he is walking backwards. "Keep your eyes straight, you might get injured." Wooyoung finally caught up to San. He reached to grab hold of San's arm, San saw it coming and jolted back as if he have been shocked. He almost tripped on his own feet, balancing himself then walked a bit away from Wooyoung.

"I'm fine! See." Wooyoung frowned at his sudden behavior, he shrugged it off. "See that." San pointed to a small shop with a sign in front. Aurora, Wooyoung vaguely remembered the shop. He often pass by it, and not a lot of people visit it. "I don't think any students, well I guess only a few visit this place, if that's what you're worried of." San comforted, seeing the hesitation on Wooyoung's face.

"What if..." 

"Don't think of the what if's Wooyoungie, if you get overwhelmed by the what if's, you'll miss the greatest part of life. It will stop you from reaching anything at all. Just go with it!" Wooyoung took a deep breath, nodding at San.

"Okay... What should I do...?"

"Hi?" A voice broke Wooyoung's question, he turned towards a brown-haired boy peeking outside the shop. "You've been talking by yourself there, do you need something?" He chuckled slightly, standing up to see his full height.

"Oh... Uh..." Wooyoung gulped, glancing at San who mouthed to him 'do it', "I am meaning to ask if... you're in need of another person?"

"Ah, come inside. You're right in time, one of our workers quitted the job and we are desperately in need of another hand." He smiled widely at Wooyoung, "I'm Yunho, what's your name?"

"I'm Jung Wooyoung!" Wooyoung smiled brightly back at him, excited at the job opportunity.

"Please sit down, I'm going to call the manager." Yunho said, guiding Wooyoung towards the window seat. Wooyoung sat down, San followed right after. Yunho left right after he saw Wooyoung sit.

"You're going to get a job, just as quickly!" San clapped, Wooyoung didn't let his smile fade. "You're growing too fast." He faked wiped a tear.

"Shut up." Wooyoung chuckled, "Thank you San." 

"No need. I know people here are going to treat you very well." There is a tone on the way that San said it, Wooyoung couldn't fully decipher but he thought nothing of it.

"Hello, Wooyoung-ssi?" A strawberry-haired male came up to the table, Wooyoung nodded at him.

"That is me."

"Ah, I'm Kim Hongjoong. The very owner of this precious cafe, Aurora." Hongjooong introduced himself, sitting on the opposite side of Wooyoung and San. "I heard that you're willing to work?"

"Ah yes, I'm actually homeless at the moment... I need money to earn and a friend of mine said that this is the best place to start." Wooyoung glanced at San while saying it.

"You're homeless? Oh no, have you not been eating well then? Yunho is going to prepare a meal for you. It's not much nut it's what we can give at the moment."

"You don't have to do such a thing Hongjoong-ssi."

"No, no I insist. May I ask how old are you?"

"I'm 20 years old."

"You're very young to be homeless," Hongjoong frowned. "You can stay at a room here at the cafe, Mingi's the only one using it. He's the same as you."

Yunho returned with a tray in hand, Wooyoung looked at San as to offer but San shook his head. "It's not poisoned, don't worry." Hongjoong joked when he saw Wooyoung hesitate. Wooyoung chuckled at that and took a bite at the sandwich. "I'll accept you, if only that you will stay here until you earn an amount to stay at apartment. I won't be taking anything in your allowance, if you're worried of that. You are fully free to stay."

"I don't want to be a bother..."

"You are definitely not Wooyoung-ssi." Hongjoong quickly interjected, "I am willing to help for those who reach out." Wooyoung put down the sandwich, feeling tears well up in his eyes. How long has it been since he last received kindness.

"Thank you Hongjoong-ssi." He croaked out, "So much..." Hongjoong stood up to pat Wooyoung's head. 

"Call me hyung, you're part of the family now." He said standing up straight, "You can start tomorrow, you can talk to your friend after eating if that makes you feel more better. I want to also thank them for telling you to go here." He waved at Wooyoung before he gone back to the staff's room.

"San-" Wooyoung frowned when he noticed the empty seat beside him. "San...?" 

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