“Da Wan! Get back here! Where do you think you’re going?”
“Mom! I told you already that I am going to Seoul and become a celebrity. If I stay in Ulleungdo all my life, I will not be able to marry my love Yoo Ni Na. I’m leaving now.”
Despite the older woman in her forties trying to stop the boy in his late teenage years, she failed to do so as the man coldly took his backpack and got out of the house.
“Don’t chase after me, and don’t worry about me. I’ll come back when I am already an A-rank celebrity!”
“Da Wan! Da Wan! Geez, that boy runs out without even hearing what I want to say. I just want to tell him that he wear his shirt inside out. *sigh* that boy is just like you when you’re young, honey. I hope his dream can come true.”
The boy with the inside-out shirt doesn’t hesitate as he takes giant steps towards the pier. He entered the boat with the ticket that he had bought days ago.
“*sigh* I don’t want to leave my mother all alone. However, if I don’t leave this place, I will grow old and die without accomplishing anything. Not to mention, my love Yoo Ni Na is a global superstar that has become a worldwide sensation. At least, I should become an A-rank celebrity if I want to marry her. My love, wait for me. I’m coming for you.”
Only the raging wave accompanied the boy as he took the journey towards the capital. Four hours on the boat continued with eight hours on the bus. A half-day later, the countryside boy arrived at the bustling city.
“I know that I’ll make it big as a celebrity. Just looking at my name, Im Da Wan, it is already destined for success. Even my friend said that my name could be read as ‘I’m the one’ in English. It is already destined from birth that I’ll be famous. Now, I should go to Eun Woo’s place. Where is the address again?”
Even though it was the first time Da Wan visited his friend’s place, due to the modernization, transportation is something easy to access, and without any trouble, he reached the apartment.
“Is this really Eun Woo’s place? This looked like a rich real-estate district.”
Located in Gangnam-gu, Da Wan didn’t know about it, but it is one of the most expensive areas in the country to live in. Even before Da Wan manages to find Eun Woo’s place, he is being stopped by the security.
“I’m sorry, people without importance couldn’t come inside.”
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The security just needs one glance to know that Da Wan’s clothes don’t belong to someone who lived in the area.
“Ah, my name is Im Da Wan, and I’m here to meet my friend. He’s Eun Woo from tower H, apartment number 3001.”
“Please let me check it for a bit.”
Not long after, the security returned. But this time, a handsome young man accompanied him.
“Eun Woo!”
“Da Wan!”
The two boys ran and hugged each other. It was clear that the two of them were close to each other.
“Da Wan, when did you arrive in Seoul?”
“I just arrived earlier.”
“How’s your mother? Ah, let’s not talk here and get inside.”
As expected of a luxurious apartment, Eun Woo tapped his access card in order to get into the lobby and activate the elevator. Heading towards the top level, only now Da Wan realized that the floor they were heading was the topmost of the building.
When they arrived, there was only one door located on the floor, the apartment that Eun Woo living was the penthouse. Eun Woo opened the door with his fingerprint, and Da Wan was amazed when he saw the furniture inside.
“Eun Woo, your place is so amazing. It looked like the rich’s kid place from the TV.”
“Ah, I don’t know about it since it belongs to my parents.”
“This place must be expensive. I remember that you used to live next door. One day, your family decided to move, and here we are. You living in a nice place like this, did your family win a lottery?”
“No, they just bought bulk stocks of S company back in the days, and the price rose up. Enough talking about me. How are you doing? I am surprised to hear you saying that you want to come to Seoul on the phone. Did you get your mother’s permission?”
“How come that old hag agree to it? Of course, I run away on my own. I just packed my bag and took the boat. Continuing with a bus, and here I am.”
“Da Wan! How can you run away from home?”
“I am not running away, though. I am here to chase my dream. Running away and chasing my dream are two different things.”
“So, what is your dream?”
“I want to become a celebrity. Famous throughout the world and marry my love Yoo Ni Na.”
Hearing that, Eun Woo, who is full of smiles earlier, is now silent.
“Eun Woo, Eun Woo, what’s wrong? Is there something wrong?”
“Ah, sorry. That was just a surprise. I thought you wanted to become a chef or something like that since your mother opened a seafood shop.”
“How can I marry my love if I inherit my mother’s shop? My love is an A-rank celebrity.”
Eun Woo then looked at Da Wan’s face and nodded.
“Indeed, you could make it big.”
“I know it! You would support my decision. After all, you’re the one telling me that my name can be read as I’m the one in English.”
“By the way, what will you do now? Have you make a plan?”
“Erm, I told you earlier that I just took my bag and left on a whim. I don’t have any plan at all.”
“Then, where will you stay? Do you have any relatives here in Seoul?”
“No. I think I’ll sleep in a bus station or something like that.”
“How about you stay here with me? I don’t even mind if you stayed here for months. My parents are abroad and have barely come back.”
“Really? Can I do that?”
“Yes, there’s a lot of room here. Just pick any that you like.”
“Great! You really helped me out. I was planning to find a part-time in order to get enough money to rent a place. With you helping me, I am more confident in reaching my dream.”