draconian | yang jungwon

1( moving day )1

the car engines sputter as my uber pulls into the driveway. the moving trucks behind the car roll in after us.

once the uber is to a complete stop i let out a sigh, looking out the window and up at the house. 'here we are, home sweet home' i think to myself, clinging onto the seat belt.

i click the seat belt box and it springs back and up into the little slot thing. i push open the car door, grabbing the one suitcase from the car and tugging it out.

closing the door, i hand the uber the money and walk up to the porch as he drives away. i look up at the building in front of me. it isn't much, but it'll feel like home someday...

the moving truck men start carrying boxes into the house and placing them onto the empty floor in the entrance room. "it's so dusty..." i mumble to myself, looking around the empty room.

i look down at the few boxes already in the room and rush back outside to help the moving men. i look around and grab a box, then i go to put it in the room. i was sure to stay out of their way, and while doing that i help them.

after carrying in around six boxes, there are only a few left. i didn't intend to bring a lot, but eomma insisted i bring everything i own so i didn't have to go back to retreat anything.

i turned sixteen around three months ago, where my parents agreed to let me move to south korea. here i'll get a better education and it's said to be a lot safer than america.

don't get me wrong, i'll miss the usa, but it wasn't the best place. the prices were so high, and school shootings were becoming more and more common. people joke about america's school shooting when it really shouldn't, it's really scary.

of course, the one that took it the hardest, was my brother- baek-hyun. when we were little, me and him would always argue all the time and fight over little things. even though he's really annoying and overly protective, i'll miss him the most.

after all the boxes has been succesfully moved into the house, i skim the room for any bugs or anything. just to be sure, i douse the room with bug spray, alas, you never know.

no one has moved into the house for three years, so it's been vacant for so long. but, no need to worry, i'll just fix it..... somehow.

i watch as the moving trucks drive away from the window, the beeping sound ringing in my ears. the driver backs up slowly, before turning onto the road, to the next house.

i turn around to see all the boxes, thinking about what i should unpack first. i take my mattress first and start dragging it to my bedroom, after picking a room to be my bedroom of course.

it was a two bedroom house so i had the choice to make a guest room, but i decided to make it also my study room.

i take some boxes and stack them on top of one another. i then carry them over to the room where my bedroom shall be.

i open the boxes to reveal blankets, pillows, and other things for my bedroom. i start unpacking and making everything look neat. i vaccum and dust everything, and make it feel more comfortable.

after making my room all comfy, i still have time for one more room so i move to the kitchen. eomma packed me some food wrapped in plastic wrap for me to put in the fridge once i got here.

i slid everything into the fridge, and some canned things into the cabinets. i put some of the plastic plates and silverware into the cabinets as well, i mean, you got to stay organized.

i cleaned the counter tops and tried to make it more neat. after cleaning everything, i realized how late it was.

"shit, i have school tomorrow" i exclaim. i grab some instant noodles and follow the instructions. afterwards, i have a nice batch of noodles.

i take out my phone and scroll while eating my noodles. after a few minutes, i throw the paper plate into the trash and dress into my night clothes.

i crawl into my bed and put my phone on the night table, plugging my charger chord into it. i turn off the lights and doze off to sleep.

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hi! i hope everyone has a good day/night and be sure to stay safe. i know covid is pretty much over but other sicknesses still exist.

bye!