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'Here it comes,' I thought as I watched The Boyz's performance

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'Here it comes,' I thought as I watched The Boyz's performance.

kkeuteul allineun han bame shijak
(Yeah forever and never end)
dashi majuhan bomeun eoneu sae

'Chanhee and Sunwoo are done, now Sangyeon.'

I'm not even on stage, and I'm nervous for them. Maybe because I know how hard they've worked on this one project for. Sangyeon came down to the studio every other day so that he can perfect his high note. But the thing is, on stage, you only get one chance.

uril gamssa wa chagabdeon modeun
shigandeureul geochimeopshi bulkge taeweo GAAAA...

'One. Two..' I started to count.

'Keep going.'

'Contract your diaphragm.'

"... Seven- and," I counted out loud as Sangyeon finished off his high note.

...AaAaH

"Yes!" I whisper under my breath out of relief.

I could see Ms.Kim shifting excitedly beside me as she hears the high note. Everybody in the room, actually.

"That was perfect," she complimented. "His practice really paid off," she continued.

"It really did," I agree, sitting back now that the stress of the performance was finished.

jinan shiganeun Saber
taoreuneun Fire
jigeum yeogin Over Kingdom Come

"It's over," I say, letting out a breath I never knew I was holding. "Kingdom's finally over," I rephrase, rubbing my hand into my eyes, tired.

"We survived two survival shows," Ms.Kim says beside me and the both of us let out a soft chuckle.

⊱ ────── {⋅. ♪ .⋅} ────── ⊰

"WHOO!!!" we cheered as the members came into the dressing room after filming.

The camera/blog crew stood in front of everybody else as they were trying to record the members coming in after finishing Kingdom. All the cameras were directed at them, and the resting area. In the middle of the said area, was a cake, decorated similar to their outfits. There was a crown on the top and gold sprinkles around it. On it read, 'Time of Kingdom Come, The Boyz, Where the 11 Princes will rise.'

(Disclaimer: I'm not actually sure what was written on the cake, but i remember it was something like this.)

I lay low at the back as the members flooded in and I meet Sunwoo's eyes. I give him a thumbs up and he lets out a small laugh at my weird antics.

After they close up and say their thanks to the fans for their support, they are finally able to get out of their outfits and wear their normal clothes. Sunwoo the first one out as he changes into a black shirt, with a pair of similar matching pants. He proceeds to wear his rings before displacing his necklace from inside his shirt to outside. That's when I notice, he's wearing our matching necklace. I hold mine in my hand and smile to myself; thank god i'm wearing a mask. Unfortunately, my happiness was cut off when I felt my phone vibrating in my bag. I take it out quickly to see that it was my professor calling me. I'm quick to leave to the quieter corridor outside.

"Hello?" I answer, picking up the phone.

"Miss Park, is it a good time to call?" Prof.Hwang asks on the other side.

"Yeah. Is there any problem, professor?" I ask.

"If you call graduating early a problem, then yes, we do have a problem," the man on the other end shares and I think I stopped working.

Sohee.exe has stopped working.

"Graduating early?" I ask for confirmation.

"Yes. You have enough credits to graduate a whole year early. You and Raeyeon," he continues to say.

Raeyeon too??

"If we are to graduate now, what would happen to our GPA?" I ask.

"Not much. Considering the both of you are at the top of my class with a score of 3.98. The both of you can actually graduate with High Honors," Prof shares and my jaw drops under my mask.

"3.98? My GPA was a 3.85 before..." I say.

"I've graded your recent Kingdom final song. It had a good balance. Your polishing is clean. The progressions are smooth and dramatic. The lyrics are well written, and that high note you gave one of your group members? That was phenomenal. It managed to carry your grade up close to a 4.0. You should be proud of yourself, Miss Park," Prof.Hwang compliments and I thank him, multiple times.

"What if Raeyeon and I stayed for the last year," I asked.

"Most professors would say it's a waste of time, but you could actually bring up your GPA even higher if you'd like,," he says.

'How can you go higher than a 3.98?' I thought to myself in confusion.

"It's been a long day for you. Let me know, the next time I see you in class, whether you'd like to graduate next year, or you would like to continue another year. I'll inform your company about this change too," he says and I answer with a short 'alright'.

After that, the professor hangs up and I sink down to the floor, overwhelmed. I run a hand through my hair, taking in gulps of air as I tried to process the information.

'I can graduate early,' I thought about the statement over and over again.

I didn't even notice when Sunwoo came over to check whether I was okay. I'm not even sure whether I am.

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