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heejin's pov.
it was late one evening when i was told the news. i had just gotten home from practice when my parents sat me down in the living room.
"heejin, we're sending you back to south korea," my father started off and my jaw dropped in shock.
"what?! what about my school, my studies, my-", i was harshly cut off by my mom.
"oh just be quiet. we've gone along with your wishes for long enough. you have good grades, you can get into a good university in korea and get a nice job. no more of that singing nonsense," i was blown away by how rude my mom was being. she always supported me, but now i guess my father's words have gotten to her. i closed my eyes for a second, trying to calm myself down. i can't fight them on this anyway.
i let out a deep sigh before speaking, "ok, so when do we leave?"
"not us sweetie, only you are going. we still have business to attend here. you can stay with your brother though."
(...)
that's how i got to where i am now, on a plane back to my home country. apparently heeseung was supposed to pick me up, but i haven't even texted him once since i got the news. the plane landed and i got off as soon as possible. now that i'm here, i might as well enjoy it. my parents already crushed my hopes and dreams, so why not have fun in korea?
i looked around for my brother, and when i finally saw him he was holding a sign with my name on it, decorated cutely. i spotted him first and ran towards him, catching him by surprise as he wrapped his arms around me and lifted me up.
"i missed you heejin," i hugged him tighter as tears threatened to leave my eyes.
"i missed you too," i finally spoke when we pulled away from each other.
"who's that?", confusion struck me when i saw six people behind my brother.
"heejin these are my friends, that's jay, jake, jungwon, sunoo, ni-ki, and sunghoon."
"it's nice to meet you, we didn't know heeseung had a sister until today," the one i knew as jay said and i chuckled. it was the typical heeseung i've always known.
"it's nice to meet you all too. so, is anyone hungry? it's my treat."
"i already like you more than heeseung."
(...)
"-and that's when heejin ran off stage!", the table erupted in laughter, i did as well, even if heeseung was telling them embarrassing stories about me.
"so...why are you back heejin? mom and dad didn't tell me why," the smile left my face almost immediately but i tried to play it off.
"uh well, they stopped paying for my tuition at the academy because they um, don't support my dreams anymore-"
"what?! why didn't you tell me?", i gave a pained smile towards my brother and tried to keep the tears in my eyes. i couldn't cry now, not in front of all of his friends.
"i didn't have time to, they flew me back here a day after telling me!"
everyone was clearly shocked by my outburst so i just stayed silent and poked at my food until we left.
(...)
"we'll get going, yeah? i'll take heejin home since she's probably jet-lagged," my brother put his arm over my shoulder and i scrunched my nose at the physical contact. his friends didn't argue so we all said our goodbyes and parted ways.
the walk home was mostly silent, i think heeseung knew i wasn't in the best mood. when we arrived at the house i sighed at the comfort i felt. although my dream was to be an idol, i did miss the home-cooked meals and good sleeping schedule.
"mom and dad contacted me, they said you'll be attending school tomorrow. your uniforms are in the closet in your room," heeseung was looking down at his phone so i was guessing he was reading the messages from them. i nodded although he couldn't see me and took my suitcase upstairs to my room.
my room looked the same as it has always been, though i was now thinking i should change the decor. i unpacked my stuff and looked at my new uniform. it was a grey skirt with a white button up and grey vest. the blazer was a navy blue and the ribbon was too. the usual korean school uniforms. in america i didn't wear a uniform, so i guess it was time to get used to it. i took my phone out of my pocket and contemplated messaging my friends back in america, but i remembered it was probably very early in the morning for them. instead i decided to take a shower, i still smelled like the plane and it was not the most pleasant. one thing i would not miss about my boarding school was the shared bathrooms. i preferred having the privacy of my own space.
(...)
i felt refreshed after my shower, but i was too lazy to use my blow dryer so i just grabbed an extra towel and entered my room. i peeked at my uniform once again and sighed. i hated being the new student but i didn't have much of a choice, did i?
a knock at my door tore me from my thoughts and i heard the click of the door opening.
"heejin, dinner is ready if you want to eat. and do you want to talk about what happened with mom and dad?", i could tell he was being delicate with me, knowing how touchy the subject was to me.
"i'm not hungry, and i think i'll pass on the talk for tonight. i'm super tired so i think i'll head to bed. goodnight heeseung," luckily he bought my excuse and didn't say anything, just giving me a warm smile before closing my door. i didn't lie about sleeping though, it was already 8pm and the flight wore me out, i laid on my bed and quickly fell asleep.
(...)
note: this is the first chapter! i wrote this faster than i expected so i hope it's ok! i'm not used to writing long chapters, so i hope this is long enough :)
