HOP (WARPED Spin-Off Story feat. NewJeans)

Three

(Seungwon's POV)

"Excuse me. Are you Jang Seungwon?" a man in a black suit asked.

"Yes. What about it?" I asked.

"I'm an employee at Seoul Arts High School," the man replied, handing me his card. "I've seen your performance video regarding Chopin's Nocturne, so I'd like you to become a scholar in our institution."

"My apologies, but I have already decided on what to do after graduating here," I answered while returning the calling card to him. "Thank you so much for the invitation, though."

"Wait! Our school---"

"Is there a problem, Seungwon-ah?" Haerin asked as she went right beside me along with her bodyguards.

"Not really. After all, this gentleman here just invited me to study in his school after I graduate here," I replied. "However, I respectfully declined since I already have a particular goal in mind," I added.

"I-I'll be excusing myself then," the man said, scampering immediately after getting Haerin's intense stare.

"Those kinds of people are really bothersome, so you must shake them off immediately. Otherwise, they'll fly over you just like vultures do whenever they see fresh carcasses," Haerin commented. "By the way, are you busy right now?" she asked.

"Not really, since it's a day off my part-time job today," I answered. "Why ask?"

"Well...it's just like I need some help regarding the piece I'm going to play in our upcoming classical performance," Haerin answered. "Will that be alright?" she asked.

"Okay. Let's go back to school, then," I replied.

"We have a piano in the house, so just come with me," she answered.

"Erm...will that be alright with your management?" I asked while looking at her bodyguards.

"Miss Haerin already got permission from our CEO, so it's alright," one of the bodyguards answered.

"In that case, let's go," I commented.

(Fifteen minutes later...)

"Welcome home, Haerin-ah! How's---looks like we have a guess," a lady that somehow looks like a foreigner commented, smiling after seeing me.

"He's Jang Seungwon, Danielle Unnie, and he's here to teach me about the piano piece that I'm gonna play," Haerin answered as she introduced me.

"I see. By the way, I'm Mo Jihye, though I'm more popularly known as Danielle Marsh," the lady said while shaking my hand. "I'm seventeen years old and currently studying at your school. I'm your sunbae, though."

"I'm Jang Seungwon, a sophomore and Haerin's classmate," I replied. "And I'm nineteen years old."

"Eh?! You're already nineteen?" Danielle commented.

"Yes. It's just that I and my parents got into...an accident, which left me hospitalized three years ago," I explained.

"Omo. I didn't know that story, Seungwon-ah," Haerin commented.

"Well...it's just that nobody asked before. Moreover, all of my batchmates already graduated, and I transferred schools, so...no one knows me," I answered. "Anyway, shall we start studying right away?" I asked.

"Nae. I think we better start early," Haerin replied.

(A few minutes later...)

"Woah. This is really nice," I commented after seeing the piano in their living room. "And you even have a violin here."