so bad : stayc

[2] it's a normal day

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The sound of fans resonated throughout the apartment, and the glaring sunlight poured in through the full-length windows. The wind chime that was hung at the door was tinkling softly. Six girls were sitting together, talking while drinking their iced tea and coffee.

The sound of the doorbell's melodic chime interrupted the six girls' conversation. They looked at each other, but from all six's surprised looks, they concluded that no one expected visitors.

Isa went to the door and grasped the doorknob but hesitated and went to the security system. She pressed the "Speak" button.

"Who's there?" She asked.

"Hello, Isa. I need to talk to you and the girls," a man's voice replied. She froze when he called her by her name but proceeded to open the door. A man in a suit was standing there. He had greying hair and wore black shades. Isa gave one glance at him before letting him in. She walked to the girls, who were now playing Scrabble. "He needs to talk to us," she said. The man nodded and started speaking. "Hello, girls. I am here to invite you to join my Intelligence agency."

"Are you kidding? You are not going to burst into our house and tell us to join your agency when we are supposed to have experience or something," Yeeun said, crossing her arms. The man chuckled.

"Remember the letter you received back in Tokyo? That was from me."

Yeeun's jaw dropped.

"I can send you for training. Everyone has some sort of experience or has met the criteria, so you should be one, anyway." He passed them a slip of paper. "Training starts tomorrow, and a mission is already pending for you six to accept. Here's the address, and see you tomorrow." The man clasped his hands and turned around. Isa stood up, wanting to send him out, but he refused. "Oh, there's no need to," he said and went out of the house, the door locking automatically after he closed it.

They looked at each other for a full minute.

"What if this is a scam?" Seeun questioned, breaking the silence. Sieun shrugged.

"No harm checking it out. He knew our names," Yoon said. They nodded.

They stepped into a wet market. The market was bustling with people, and the girls could hear the sounds of sellers shouting offers and buyers bargaining. There was a repetitive shouting of "fresh salmons!" somewhere.

The suited man was standing beside a metal pillar. He signalled the girls to follow him. They went through a line of stalls and stopped at a rusted, locked door. The man took out a pass and swiped at the reader. The reader beeped, and the door opened to an elevator.

They took the elevator, and as the elevator went up, the sights of a wet market slowly disappeared, and tall buildings were seen. The elevator opened, and with quick steps, they walked across a linkway to a building, tall and mighty. The man swiped his card against another reader, and the glass door slid aside to reveal rooms and private spaces with agents training, enjoying food, and lounging. The girls' jaws dropped. "Let me introduce y'all to the agency."

"Tap, tap, tap." Footsteps were heard. Everyone in the corridor gawked as the six girls walked to their classroom. They entered the class and closed the door, and greeted their classmates cordially.

"Sumin-ah, you know that you all look scary to those who don't know you, right?" Miya commented, watching them put their bags on their respective chairs. "It's their problem, I guess."

Their teacher, Mr Im, walked in and placed his laptop bag on the teacher's table, signalling the start of class. Isa took out her iPad and started the note-taking application.

When they stepped into the class after a lunch break, they saw Miya holding two boxes of lemon cake for the students to enjoy. She sliced a cake and placed it on the teacher's table before she cut the rest for the students. Isa went towards the windows, took the clay dish under a potted plant and emptied the water. She took the watering can and filled it. She placed the clay dish below the pot before watering the Dieffenbachia plant. Hongjoong went to her and watched her water it.

"Gotta water the plant so that it can grow tall and healthy," Isa hummed to herself. She glanced at Hongjoong before turning back and smirking. She turned to him and poured the remaining drops of water onto his dull, red hair. His eyes widened, and Isa ran away from him, Hongjoong chasing her from behind.

"OI, HOW DARE YOU MAKE FUN OF MY HEIGHT!" He screamed, chasing her. After a round of Tom and Jerry, they made peace with each other. Isa walked back to the plant, and looked at the scenery outside the window, enjoying the view.

"Are you from Disney?"

Oh, heck no, Isa thought. Not again.

"Because you look like princesses."

Isa turned around to see Doyoung, Miya, Anne and Seoryoung.

"Doyoung, not again," the class sighed.

"Why are you such a flirt," Isa said, shaking her head.

"I was born to?" Doyoung replied, showing her a cheeky smile.

"Ugh, go and finish your cake!" Junghwan said, walking towards the five students and shoving Doyoung's plate at the latter.