𝖠𝗅𝗀𝗈𝗉𝗁𝗈𝖻𝗂𝖺 (𝖯𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖩𝗂𝗌𝗎𝗇𝗀)

𝕋𝕨𝕠

Iseul pack all of her stuff but before zipping her bag, she grabs Jisung's. "What? What are you doing?" Jisung watch her move. She ignores the man opening his bag. "What are you doing?" Jisung snatched his bag. "My stuffs, give me" She said. "I return it already" The man wears his bag. "No, my notes. Give me" She said. "Let me borrow it, I'll just photocopy it and send it back to you"

"Hey, you live like this?"

"Yes" And the man exit the classroom. "Iseul, let's go have-" She did not let Jaemin finish running after Jisung. "dinner...later" Jaemin ends by himself. He scratch his head leaving the class. Iseul run after the man who unlock his bike. Gripping on the man's bag, she glares at Jisung. "What?" The man gives her a short look. "Don't what me. Give me the notes" She snaps. "No" Jisung cycle back to his home. She just watch the man leave in frustration.

Returning back home, Jisung hold in his laugh remembering Iseul's face. He look down on the folder on his hand smiling a little. "Jisung? You're back?" His Mom exit the kitchen. "Oh,yes. I went to buy something. Sorry, I did not get to join you for dinner" He smiles. "It's alright. You were smiling just now, is my baby now have his own baby?"

"Mom, stop it" He said, embarrass. "Fine, I'll stop. Then, get dress and eat. I have stuffs to do outside" He nods going to the second floor on his room. Entering his room, he shut the door behind him placing the notes- that's not his -on the table. He throw his empty bag on his bed before stripping his blazer.

He pull his button shirt up changing into white shirt. Sitting down on the chair, he open the notes. He don't even do notes. What hits him to annoy Iseul and suddenly? "Her writing is so...pretty" He mumbles flipping the pages until three papers fell down. His brows rise up before picking up the papers on the floor. "To Mark"

Suddenly, his mood drop. "You like him...so much" He mumbles holding the concert tickets until it crumples. "Oh. Fuck" He mumbles realizing what he did. He straighten the paper before placing a heavy book on top to help straighten it more.

Just as he's about to get out to eat, his phone rings. He immediately run to get his phone. "What?" He answer Iseul's call. "I'm outside, can you at least give me the tickets?" Iseul respond. "I..I found nothing, what ticket?" He hesitates. "Stop lying. I'm coming in your room"

The door to his room burst open revealing Iseul still in her uniform. "Did you rush here?" He sat on the table crossing his arm. "Yes, give me" Iseul answers. "Here?" He lift the crumple ticket. "Hey, did you ruined it?" Iseul rush forward to him. The woman lift her hand to get it from him but he stands up lifting it up. "Give me" Iseul step on his foot. "Come on, same old habit? It won't work anymore"

"What the hell is wrong with you? Give it here" Iseul jump on her foot trying to reach the tickets. "Why didn't you invite me to come? You bought two" He asks. "It's not for you, it's for Mark" Iseul replied. "Mark won't go with you" He said. "How much did you spent with this?" He adds. "It doesn't matter, give it to me"

"Hey, are you serious? You like Mark?" He put down his arm handing the ticket back to Iseul. "Yes" Iseul answers. "Why?" He ask. "Should there be a reason?" The woman ask back. "Yes" He nods. "He's perfect, from the bottom to the top"

"Wow. What did I just hear?"

"If we're gonna talk about visual between the two of you, well, you both have it but to my eyes, you're not really that handsome" Iseul adds. "So you admit I'm handsome?" He grin. "Yes but not that handsome" Iseul turn her heels leaving his room. He chuckles following the woman. "Iseul!"

"Let me come to the concert, I want to come" He teases. "Buy yourself a ticket" Iseul said continuing to walk in the huge living room. "Except it's out of sold" Iseul adds sticking out her tongue. "You're so cold! Mark won't even go with you! It's a fact"

"And if he does?"

"And if he doesn't?" He returns. "Hey, do you know something about Mark that I don't?" Iseul asks. "No, but it's clear he don't like you" He shakes his head. "Then, I'll stop" Iseul simply answer. "Just that? How about the concert? Let me go" He press his chest. "Here! Eat it to death!" the woman throw the ticket to him. "Come on. Don't be mad! I'm just kidding" He trail after the woman.

"Here. Good luck" He smiles at Iseul giving the ticket back. "Thanks" Iseul enter their family car. "Bye. We've been seeing each other for our whole life, I think we should end it now" The car drive away. He chuckles watching the car fade away.

The next day, Jisung enter the room looking around. He grip on his blazer walking to his seat. "Where's Iseul?" He ask Renjun who was absent yesterday. "I don't know" Renjun answered, uninterested. "Hey, Jisung! Come!" Haechan drag him out. "What?"

"Nothing" Haechan laughs. He look at the man with disgust returning to the class. "Why are you people so gloomy in the morning?" Haechan shouts following him inside. "Jisung, Renjun, Jaemin and even Iseul. What the hell is happening?" Haechan adds. "Iseul?" Both him and Jaemin said in unison. "What happened to her?" He clears his throat shifting his gaze away from Jaemin. "Mark said he will think about her feelings"

"Our Cho Iseul is finally having her boyfriend!" Haechan run towards Renjun throwing himself to the older man. "Boyfriend?" Both Jisung and Jaemin mumbles without any of them hearing each other.

Jisung shifted his eye back to Iseul who was scribbling nonsense on her notebook. His grip on his pen tighten, he could feel his veins popping. "Iseul" He nudge the woman. "What?" Iseul answer, throwing off the smile she has seconds ago. "How did it go? With Mark, I mean"

"It went well and it's none of your business"

All 7 youth enter the cafeteria, the 6 men's presence standing out. Iseul ignores the look rushing to get her food. Jisung follow after lining behind the woman. "Thank you" He bows as well following Iseul to the table. He sat in front of the woman while Iseul dig in a rush. "Did you hunger yourself that much?" He ask putting his side dish on Iseul's plate. "Yes, thanks" Iseul answers chewing her food.

"Iseul" He calls looking around. "How did things go with-!" He halts as Haechan's loud voice interrupted them. "Why did you not wait for us?" Haechan loudly said sitting beside them. "So noisy" Renjun snaps, as always. The table that was once so noisy went quiet. "Jisung, Iseul, Jaemin, Renjun and Chenle" Haechan listed. "Everyone is so weird today and won't talk. Jeno is no fun and Chenle won't even let out a laugh, what the hell is happening?"

"I failed the law qualification exam" Renjun began. "My Mom want me to take finance" Chenle follow up. "I'm not gloomy" Jisung said playing with his food. "Nothing in particular" Jaemin shakes his head. "How about you, woman?" Haechan turn to Iseul. "Nothing" She lies. "Is this the consequences of being friends with all introverts? How about me? The extrovert!"

"Hey, freshmen. Here are your keys" The student president hand them keys. "For what?" Haechan is the first to ask. "The dormitory are ready. You all can move by tonight or as soon as possible. 4 each room" And the president left. "Dormitory?" Jeno question playing with the keys.

"Isn't the last time they build a dormitory, it collapse? Now I won't be able to sleep" Haechan sighs. "They won't let us sleep in if it's not safe. I need to go, I'll move tonight" Jaemin said leaving. "Me too! Wait for me!" Jeno run after his friend. "How about you?" Haechan ask. "I need to move tonight, my Mom won't shut up. See you" Renjun left as well. "Bye" Chenle left too. "How could you go on without worrying about it collapsing?!"

"Are you moving tonight?" Jisung ask Iseul as they walk home together. "I don't know" She sighs. "How about you?" She adds. "I'm roommate with Jaemin, Haechan and Renjun. It won't be peaceful." Jisung sighs. "You're lucky. I don't even know any of my roommate" She chuckles. "How is that lucky? Next door is Jeno, Chenle and some unidentified dude they're friends with"

"You'll be fine"