The Halcyon Stiction 🪐

10 - Interstellar ☆

"Is that her?"

"I think so?"

"It sure looks like her."

She takes a quick glance in the direction of the voices. One, two, three girls.

She then makes a brief eye contact with the said group of girls standing idly at the door. One of them decides to scan her from top to bottom with extreme scrutiny and it honestly made her feel a little self conscious of herself. She takes a quick look at her school uniform and is relieved to find it all neat and tidy.

Words get around real fast in this school in particular, and sometimes its for the littlest things. She would hate to be the talk of town but judging by how everyone is throwing her occasional glances here and there now, perhaps she already is. Nevertheless, she focuses on her task at hand, which is a form, a form to be submitted by the end of this week.

A form that she has taken a long time to dwell upon, not quite knowing what to fill in, despite having several options in mind. She takes a long look at the big bold words on the form once more, hmmm...just what could Kang Haerin be?

She thinks deeply as she looks at what she had written for option number two and number three. Number two, lawyer, and number three, accountant. Sighs, these options seems rather stressful, but it is what her parents have told her they preferred.

However, for some reason, Haerin didn't feel like all of these options were right for her and given her strained relationship with them, she rather not make it worse by listing down something that they would frown upon. Her parents have occasionally mentioned their liking for her to pursue something more medical but well, she still has time to decide right?

Right.

Let's just dwell on this a little bit more, she thinks.

"Okay let me go talk to her."

"No, come on, that's too forward."

"Are you being serious?"

The voices are getting louder now but she still tries to ignore the voices anyways. However, with how loud their voices are becoming, it almost seems like they actually want her to hear them. Of course, she pays them no mind, or rather, she tries to.

But of course, one of the girl finally decides to walk towards her confidently with the other girls following suit rather timidly. As the girls stand there in front of her, with one of the girl having her arms crossed and all, looking rather intimidating despite her short stature, she thinks of how it is rather overwhelming to have not one but three girls surrounding her desk.

This is a little too much for her introvert self but she tries her best to keep her cool.

Breathe, just breathe.

"Kang Haerin, that's you, right?"

"Yes, do I know you?"

"You should stay away from Kim Minji."

The girl says rather loudly, making everyone in the class just stop whatever they were doing and have their attention focused solely on them. But of course, being the introvert she is, Haerin doesn't like the attention so she stands up and suggests that they take this conversation somewhere private. Upon hearing this, the girl in front of her gives her a deep scowl but nonetheless still agrees to her suggestion.

As they now stand near the bleachers, Haerin notices how some of the girls are still observing her almost as if she is a piece of meat, ready to be devoured by a pack of hungry wolves. It feels rather intrusive to say the least, but she tries to not let herself get affected any further.