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Seokhoon's Place, Shimwoo Tower

Seokhoon was in his room, finishing up his last bit of unpacking, when he heard a knock on his door

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Seokhoon was in his room, finishing up his last bit of unpacking, when he heard a knock on his door. After he called for the person to come in, in walked Seokkyung.  Oppa, can I come in?

Yeah of course Seokkyung, what's up. Is everything alright?

Yeah oppa everything is fine. I thought we should, you know, like catch up, since we couldn't really do that around dinner.

Sure what do you wanna talk about?

Can you tell me about Juillard and New York? Seokhoon smiled at the questions, Seokkyung really has changed. In the past, most of her questions always revolved around her and her circumstances, the very fact that she was willing to ask about her brother, was a huge step forward. Seokhoon shared with his experience at Juilliard, their friends, studies and some mishaps that happened. They ended up talking till about 2am in the morning, it was only when Seokkyung saw her brother yawning did they stop.

Thanks Oppa! It was really lovely to hear what you have been going through in the past year. I feel like now we are all caught up. Seokkyung was about to exit the room when she heard Seokhoon call her name, she looked back. Next time, how about you share about your 1 year. I would love to hear about it...

Seokkyung smiled and then exited the room. Seokhoon got ready for bed and he contemplated calling Rona just before he slept but when he looked again the time, there was a high chance that Rona was already asleep. Unwillingly he got into his big comfortable bed, to Seokhoon the bed was nice but it felt really empty. He and Rona had been sharing a bed for more than 6 months, and suddenly now the bed felt too big for him. He sighed and tried to force himself to go to bed.

The Next Day

Seokhoon got up at about 9am, he set an alarm the night before because he wanted his body to adjust to the time zone as soon as possible. He washed up and wore a comfortable t-shirt and sweatpants and walked to the dining room. With sleep in his eyes, he walked sleepily until he noticed that there were more than 2 people sitting at the dining table. Mari, Jenny, Rona and Yoonhee were here for breakfast.

Seeing Rona he immediately woke up he walked over to his mother and said good morning, he greeted the rest of the people around the table and walked over to sit beside Rona. Morning baby. He whispered into her ears, Rona shivered and smiled good morning. He placed a quick kiss on her cheeks before taking his seat.

So early in the morning and yet so loving. Jenny teased, as the mothers all smiled at the sight of the lovely couple. Seokhoon just ignored Jenny's tease and focused on his breakfast. Jenny was sharing about her experience of her part-time work, she was also now volunteering at an orphanage two times a week. This will really give me an exposure to children from different financial backgrounds. I don't want to just benefit those who are rich and privileged, I really want to also look out for those who feel like they don't have a voice.

That sounds really admirable. Rona was so impressed by Jenny she had changed so much. using her experience of being not just the bully but the bullied. She can relate to both sides and hopes that eventually she can help make the education and school system a much safer place for all. Do you want to come over to my place? I can show you some of the material that we watch at Shimwoo Art Centre. I only have classes later on in the afternoon, so we can catch up as well. I think you two would be really interested since we do deal with a lot of music as well.

Rona and Seokhoon agreed, so after breakfast and bidding their mothers goodbye, they headed over to Jenny's place. Mari and Yoonhee now work together at Yunis Beauty, Suryeon headed just downstairs to Shimwoo & Co, while Seokkyung headed to her part time job (she is now working at a department store: the Shimwoo mall).

Jenny's Place, Shimwoo Tower

Jenny's place was really sophisticated, she lived just one floor below Suryeon and Yoonhee's place. Their interior design was bright and airy, the overall colour scheme of the entire house was white. The modern design really flowed through the entire house. Jenny invited them into her room, they sat on the reading chairs that Jenny had while she went to get them some drinks. The bedroom design was really sweet, girly and yet mature, the flower wallpaper really was the highlight of the entire room.

 The bedroom design was really sweet, girly and yet mature, the flower wallpaper really was the highlight of the entire room

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As Rona explored Jenny's bookshelves, she noticed Jenny's reading was rather serious. A lot of her books were related to her future studies and also music and art education. Jenny is really serious about her future, right?

Yeah you can't imagine 1 year ago that this is what Jenny would pursue.

Indeed, but I think it's such a perfect fit for her. Jenny returned with some juices for Seokhoon and Rona. The three spent the rest of the morning catching up and sharing what they had gone through for the whole year.

Oh you two should visit Minhyeok while you have the chance. When you see him, he won't look like the same Minhyeok anymore.

Has he changed that much?

Totally, Seokhoon. Gone away with the Mama boy Minhyeok. He is totally independent and really mature now. Jenny let out a soft smile as she recalled all her times with Minhyeok, Seokhoon and Rona both caught that smile. Are things going well between you two?

What what? No no, nothing like that.

Are you sure? I am pretty sure if I spent that much time with someone there will be some good feelings there. Especially, since I did recall you having a crush on Minhyeok.

Ah... Jenny was embarrassed but she couldn't refute that because it was true. She never really stopped to examine their relationship as of right now. Rona was right, they did spend almost every day together working, they worked really well together. Jenny also really loved the fact that Minhyeok had changed so much, he was more caring, more mature and really passionate about his dreams. The attitude really affected Jenny as well, it pushed her to work harder and really focus on her dreams. I don't know, we do work well together and we get along perfectly fine. But I feel right now you know we both have our own dreams to pursue and I feel that comes first. Like you two, if it is meant to be then it would eventually happen right?

With that left aside, the three spend the rest of the day looking through the various teaching materials Jenny had used in her teaching at Shimwoo Art Centre and the orphanages. Rona was really impressed by Jenny's dedication and hard work, she really studied the programme extensively and made notes of the participants and her students. Rona just knew that Jenny not only made a good teacher but she really cared for her students. Eventually Rona and Seokhoon left Jenny's place, she had afternoon classes, so they didn't want to disturb her as she got ready for classes. Since their parents were working and so were their friends, they decided to go out on a date around Seoul.

Note: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! I hope you all have a wonderful day of celebration, laughter and presents. Even during this moments where things are still very much uncertain, may you find joy in the small things :D

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