Law of Attraction | Nishimura

02

[Ayana]

I exhaled a large amount of breath after I stepped outside Incheon Airport. This is it, Aya! You will finally accomplish your dreams. Ate (eonni) Shen held my hand and we finally rode the bus that the agency hired for us. There are only five trainees from the Philippines and I feel glad that at least I have someone to accompany me through this journey. I am the youngest among the five after all.

"Kinakabahan ako, ate Shen," (I'm nervous, Shen eonni,) I said holding her hands tightly.

"Bakit ka kinakabahan? You can speak their language fluently. I'm sure marami kang magiging kaibigan," (Why are you nervous? You can speak their language fluently. I'm sure you will have a lot of friends,) she chuckled which made me relieved a little bit.

After an hour of travelling, we arrived at the training center just behind HYBE main building. And I must say that this is so huge!

I'm also an ARMY, MOA, and ENGENE, so it is really a dream come true! Am I going to see them? Ah, I'm so excited to meet them! If I see my biases; Park Jimin, Choi Yeonjun, and Ni-Ki, or even the other members, I will definitely lose my consciousness.

"Ayana, we're here. Are you okay?" Shen eonni tapped my shoulder. I just nodded my head and we finally got off the bus.

I heard from the Korean trainees outside that ENHYPEN is here. Are they really here? Gosh.

"Your Nishimura is waiting inside," Shen eonni whispered and chuckled afterwards.

"Shut up, eonni. Someone might hear you," I said.

The big door opened for us. The nervousness inside me can't find its place. I feel like throwing up out of excitement. We all entered and the first one that caught my eyes was the boy with faint brown hair seated at the far side of the ground. Nishimura Riki.

I saw how his eyes wandered around the whole area and seemed like spotting someone from the trainees. As he roamed his eyes through our direction, I quickly averted my gaze on the stage in front. Phew. That was close. I might faint in front of everyone if I had eye to eye contact with him!

"You okay? Nakita mo ba yung tingin ni Nishimura kanina? Parang may hinahanap sa mga trainee, grabe makapasada ng tingin," (You okay? Did you see Nishimura's gaze earlier? Seems like he's finding someone among the trainees, his gaze is too much,) She slapped my shoulder lightly.

Who is he spotting though?

Ah, Ayana stop being nosy: definitely failed!

The whole ceremony ended and it's time for us now to go to our dorm. Shen eonni wanted to grab some water before leaving so I asked the staff for permission first and they let us.

"Why do I need to come with you? You can grab your water just yourself, eonni," I whined. I want to rest on the bus!

"Wag ka na tampororot, Ayana. Mahal naman kita kaya ikukuha rin kita ng tubig mo," (Stop huffing, Ayana. I love you, that's why I am getting you water too,) she laughed.

The staff said earlier that we will go to the same high school and tomorrow is our first day so I really need to rest. I want to ace every subject this year. And I'm excited too, it's been my dream to study here in Korea and wear their cool uniforms. You know, our country is one of the hottest countries around the world so we're not capable of wearing blazers.

And with that, I want my first day of school as a trainee to be precious and memorable!

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: : There's a lot of Tagalog phrases in this chapter because Filipino is their Nationality. But I put an English translation for those who can't understand Tagalog.

: : And the further chapters will be Ayana's PoV only. I might put Ni-Ki's PoV at the end of the story.

- aesa