I love you Seoul, I hate you Seoul // Suayeon // Dreamcatcher

Chapter 5

Siyeon didn't understand why she had to show up to auditions. She already knew she'd get in, the academy expected her to perform in every production. And after all, she didn't even have to apply to get into HFS, they reached out to her. She honestly thought this was all a waste of her time.

Nevertheless, she asked her fans online which one of her songs she should perform for the audition and everyone had voted for Paradise. This made her smile, remembering how she used to ditch her vocal lessons and run off to write what her heart desired without someone looking over her shoulder.

She heard from the other students that it's basically unheard of for a first year to make it into these productions, so barely any of them bother to audition. However last year there was an exception. A first year dancer apparently got the special treatment and had main roles in every production last year. Siyeon expected to get the same treatment soon. She didn't like the fact that this would probably make her subject to rumours and gossip within the academy though. She always liked to lay low in public, unless she was performing.

When monday morning arrived, she reluctantly got out of bed, opting to wear one of her favourite dark red shirts with black pants. People had always gone out of their way to compliment her fashion taste, even if it leaned more on the darker side. She prided herself for that. She checked herself in the mirror, fixing her lipstick and combing a hand through her hair, before leaving.

When she arrived at the main hall, it was swarming with older students from all three departments. Siyeon looked over the sea of heads to the stage at the opposite end of the room. Various instructors and teachers seemed to be writing down the names of the students who intend to audition.

That's when she saw her. The girl who interrupted her quiet Friday night in. Siyeon will admit now, she might have slightly overreacted. She was just extremely sleep deprived and already in a sour mood after Yooh cancelled their movie marathon to go clubbing with her other friends. She regretted her rude behaviour now, especially when she saw (in this lighting) how pretty the girl really was.

The girl in question was chatting animatedly to one of the instructors, moving her hands around as she spoke. When she laughed loudly, her eyes turned into happy crescents. Siyeon realised she was probably staring a bit too long when Dami appeared by her side, shoving her shoulder with hers. "Whatcha looking at?"

"Nothing." Her eyes darting to the floor.

"Uh huh, sure." Dami smirked knowingly at the blushing taller girl.

Siyeon tried changing the subject, "You didn't tell me you were auditioning today."

"I must have forgot. We are competition now you know." Dami winked.

She was right, two first years getting in was virtually impossible. It made Siyeon feel slightly guilty, knowing that she is probably taking Dami's place.

"Are there any first years here today?" A loud voice echoed throughout the hall. It came from an instructor behind a microphone onstage.

"Guess that's where we should be," Dami said, already on her way across the hall. Siyeon followed, acutely aware of the pretty girl from earlier, staring daggers at her.

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Bora was mad. Why was she here? Yooh said she was a first year. Then, she must be especially daring or just plain stupid. Bora chose to believe the latter.

She felt eyes on her earlier, so she turned her head towards the other end of the hall and spotted her, standing next to a (kinda intimidating) tattooed girl with an unreadable expression. They both looked like bad news.