SHOOTING STARS, h. rindou

01

CHAPTER ONE
love at first strum

"I hate school! I hate my program! I hate my life! I can't do this anymore!" Your bestfriend, Hayami Hitoka, cried out of frustration when you're both now doing your last project that will be needed to pass tomorrow morning.

"How dare you hate your program, firsts of all firsts, you chose this path, so you'll gonna take this destiny even if it's suffocating you or makes you happy. Besides, we're both have the same program and I'm not mourning about it." You said in a cool tone, even though you know that you have those big ass eye bags just to finish every single projects, research papers for every subject.

You don't want to be a disappointment to your family, knowing that they're one of the companies with biggest net worth in music industry. So, you don't want to be late in any kinds of circumstances. As what your father said, "Being late is not an excuse, if you could've tried hard to be first then you'll be the first."

"Because you're intelligent, smart, and everything great, Y/N!" You sighed and just stopped typing in your laptop, you stared at nowhere and tilted your head towards the direction of your friend as she frowned at her projects facing her, unfinished.

"I'm not intelligent, not all of us are born intelligent. We just need to work hard for it to be one. It's about trying hard."

"Damn girl, how did you made this so far and I haven't even noticed you cried for once!" She exclaimed, unbelievably watching you almost finishing your research papers. "You still even look good with those horrible eye bags."

"Did you saw me fail once?" her bestfriend shaked her head in gesturing her answer as 'no', "Then, I have no reasons to cry. I would rather die than fail."

"Take it easy girl! Phew, gosh this lady.. Anyways, wanna hang out at the new open bar this night?" She asked, made you look in her position as she wiggled her eyebrows up and down, wearing that mocking smirk on her lips.

"No."

"Whyyy?! Just this once! We need to chill first!" She said while she shaked you, non-stop, making your head spin in dizziness, "Hey- stop! Okay, okay, okay! I'll go with you!" You forcefully said and got away from her grasps.

"Shaking you is only the solution! Okay, (Bar's Name) at 6 PM! I'll pick you up, okay? Don't even try to lock your gates or I'll climb up to your room's balcony!" She threatened you making you roll your eyes at her as she laughed in triumph.

"I'm finished, I'm going home. Bye!" She said as you smiled at her, watched her figure disappear in your vision.

You almost finished your papers, after adding some finishing touches at it. You fixed your papers and closed your laptop. You're still sitting still outside the café you and your bestfriend went to study. So you got up, ordered yourself a coffee and opened your guitar case.

The afternoon wind is chilly with a cloudy atmosphere, made you wanna strum some melodies out of your guitar. You sipped some coffee from your cup and put it down as you got your guitar and starting to strum.

lowkey
(NIKI)

"Wonder what I'll do when the cops come through..

And the whiskey's run out

'Cause I've been lookin' at you since half past two

Wanna take this downtown?