Over The Seas [Kim Sunwoo The Boyz]

Chapter Fifty-One

My eyes finally open from a long night of slumber. I hear my alarm clock going off sitting on my nightstand next to me.
8:00AM...I should get ready for school.

I stretch my arms as I get out of bed and go to the bathroom to do my morning routine.
I walk back and see that the time has changed to 8:15. I change into my outfit for the day, blend myself a green smoothie using Areum's special recipe, and grab my school bag as I head out the door of my shared apartment. Areum had already left earlier for her morning class.

I walk to the nearest bus stop and wait for the next bus to arrive. Once it does, I rush in to grab a seat before anyone else does (the bus is always full in the mornings).
I look out the window as we go through the city. The sky is bright blue with little to no clouds. There is little breeze swaying the trees but not enough to salvage us from the summer heat.

The bus arrives at my stop and I get off with a few other people. I only have a couple of minutes before my class starts so I begin to speed walk. Out of my three and a half years spent in college, I haven't been late to any of my classes.

I reach my classroom and sit down in my usual spot near the middle of the room. I open my textbooks and notebook and wait for the professor to start class.

After many hours of spending time in my classes, I walk out of the Fine Arts department building and walk to the cafeteria for lunch. Many people like the school food so there are a decent amount of people at the cafeteria during this time.
I grab my food and see that Jonghoon has already found a table for us to sit at. Since Areum and Sewoon get out of class a bit later, one of us comes early to save a table.
I sit down next to him and greet him.
"How were your classes this morning?" He asked.
"The same as usual. Just trying to get by." I reply comfortably. I asked the same.
"Well, I'm certainly busy. We got assigned a project in my photography class on 'Natural and Artificial Photographic Light Sources'."
"Oh, I remember that assignment! It's the one where you have to find and use at least five different lighting techniques. It's really not that difficult, you just have to be creative with it." I say as I take a bite of my food. I noticed a hint of distress in his look. "Do you need some help?"
"A nice jump start would be nice." He said sheepishly.
"Alright, we'll just meet at the same spot at the library at the usual time?" He nodded in agreement.

I see Areum and Sewoon walking in. They quickly get their food and sit down across from us.
"I'm glad to finally get some food in me; I never thought my classes would end." Areum complains as she stuffs food in her mouth.
"Make sure to chew your food." Sewoon tells her out of habit.
"For someone who studies nutrition and health, you really know how to keep yourself full." Jonghoon say jokingly.
"Exactly, I know what good things to put into my mouth." She mumbled with food in her mouth.

Even though it's been four years now, my friendship with Areum and Sewoon hasn't changed. Since we go to the same university, our friendship has been growing stronger than ever. Besides, the fact that 2/3 of it involves hand holding and kissing help.

I look over at them and see Sewoon wiping the sauce from Areum's lips with a napkin so tenderly. As happy as I am for them, I can admit being around them still gets weird after three years of their relationship.

Midway into our lunch, we continue talking about our classes.
"So, how's your digital photography classes going?" Sewoon asks me. I let out a sharp sigh.
"They are going well for the most part. They're allowing us to work with models now so I'm kinda looking forward to that."
When choosing what I wanted to study for, I was afraid I made the wrong choice. A lot of it seemed like it didn't align with my strengths but after a few years of working at it, becoming a model photographer is was I decided to pursue.