The Present;

Woobin looks up at the big neon sign of the item shop. He was now an item. In the world he life in there are either those how own or those who be owned. The Company hold by three big family’s was the ruler of this world. Humans were either part of the company or they were items. Woobin’s Parents are both employed at the company as low level worker they didn’t earn much money. He took care of his younger brother and for him he sold himself to the item shop. He wants to send his brother to high school with the money so he would live a better life. He already agreed to the fact that he may never see his brother again. And today was the day to say good bye. He got the massage form the item shop that he was bought and would meet his new Master soon.

An item was a human servant in some way. For the high society it was a status symbol the more high class items you have the more money you earn. The system got established after the company took over the city and since then the neon sign of the item shop was high up over the City. People don’t really remember how the world had been before the system was established and just accepted the fact that it was like this. An items rank was his status if you were good at being an item or were trained to be one in the special schools you would have a higher rang and people would pay more money for you. An item was seen as a poverty of the owner so it was a representation for the family regarding to that mostly only not that rich family’s would buy someone like Woobin without training and no ranking.

Woobin comes home to tell his last goodbye to his family. He was ready to let them go. As he opens the door his mom comes to greed him. “Mom I got sold. “ He says hiding his sadness behind a smile. His mom says nothing just hugging him thin knowing that this was his own decision. He hugs his mom back before going in the main room of the small house to face his younger brother and his father. Without a word he walks over to hug his brother. His mom told them what happened. “No Woobin you can’t leave me. “ His brother whimpers clinching on to his shirt crying. Woobin his hairs softly. “Shhhh everything will get better soon. You will go to university and you will get a good job at the company. “ He whispers kissing his brother’s forehead before turning to his dad. “Take care of them for me. “ He says to him leaning down to give his father a short hug. He hugs his mom and younger brother on last time turning to go.

He is at the item shop to get that information about his new owner. This was so not what he thought about. Apparently he would be the item of the young Master Jong Suk’s item. He was the son and heir of one of the big three families. All Woobin knew about the young man was the rumors and picture if he was in the news. Soon the car to get him to their Main House in the City. Woobin’s eyes were fixed on the big skyscraper in front of him. The whole top five stories were the home of his new Master. For Woobin it was something unbelievable. He never even imaged to be near some building like that but jet here he was ready for his new life in a building like that.

The Lee Family was one of the big three families in the City and Woobin was now standing in the Living room of this family in the middle of a birthday party of the heir of the Family. When He first had come in he had been brought to the item room and then they had cleaned him from head to toe and put him in nice clothe so he could represent the family as an item. He was wearing a whit dress shirt the first two buttons open and black skinny jeans combined with a black jacket. He had looked at himself in the mirror before coming here and for the first time in his life found himself as good looking.