ℂ𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕃𝕒𝕜𝕖 ➼ 𝐄𝐍- 𝐎𝐓𝟕

5.Unexpected Consequences

Jieun and Yeongja were standing in the bustling corridor of Crown Lake Academy, surrounded by the chatter and laughter of their fellow students.

They had been arguing for a while now, their disagreement over room arrangements and personal preferences getting more and more heated with every passing moment.

Jieun's frustration was palpable as she gestured towards their shared dormitory and exclaimed, "You never consider anyone else's feelings! You broke my bird!! Do you even know how precious it was?! It's always about what you want!"

Yeongja countered with an enigmatic smirk, playfully tossing the entire bucket of popcorn towards Jieun. "Oh, come on! Your choices are so boring and uninspiring. I'm just trying to add some life!"

The popcorn flew through the air, landing on Jieun's clothes and the floor, aggravating her even more.

Reacting impulsively, Jieun grabbed a nearby saucer and aimed it at Yeongja in frustration.

However, Yeongja was quick to dodge the saucer, causing it to veer off unexpectedly and accidentally hit Miss. Choi, who was passing by caught the edge of the saucer in her eye.

Miss. Choi winced in surprise and discomfort, holding a hand to her eye. Both Jieun and Yeongja froze in place, exchanging wide-eyed and enigmatic glances, unsure of what to do next.

Miss. Kwon, the headmistress, who happened to be nearby, witnessed the unfortunate incident and intervened with a concerned furrow in her brow. "Jieun! Yeongja! My office, now!" she called out.

The girls followed the headmistress to her office, their hearts heavy with regret and worry over the unintentional harm caused to Miss. Choi.

They were waiting outside Miss. Kwon's office when, Yeongja stated irritably, "I don't even know why I'm here."

Jieun replied sarcastically, "Oh, please! You started it. I don't even know what's wrong with you?! You obviously have something against me. You even smashed my bird!"

Yeongja snarked in response, "I didn't smash your stupid bird!" "IT'S NOT STUPID!!" Jieun raised her voice at Yeongja.

Miss. Kwon then called them into her cabin. Inside the headmistress's office, the atmosphere was tense.

Jieun and Yeongja attempted to explain, their words filled with remorse and apologies for the unexpected turn of events. "Is Miss. Choi okay?" Jieun asked, feeling worried for Miss. Choi.

"Yes, Miss. Choi is fine. But what's not fine is your behaviour. As punishment, Saturday Detention at 6 AM. You may go, Miss. Min Yeongja, now."

Yeongja left feeling relieved "As for you, Miss. Hyun not a good sign getting in trouble your first weekend. You haven't made yourself invaluable in any way. Consider this as a warning. And I typically don't warn people more than once. Crown Lake isn't as easy as you think, try your best to survive or they might eliminate you!" Miss. Kwon warned Jieun, and she left. Jieun was feeling stressed right now.

Heeseung was quietly enjoying the drama unfolding in front of him, he was watching intently and a mischievous smirk appeared on his lips.

"Poor you, Jieun. I hope you survive until the end. Hah! How could you even get into trouble within a week?! It'll be hard for you to survive this place, and I'll make sure to do it!" He says to himself and leaves the spot.

Jieun went back to her classes and she was almost zoning out in all her classes. But someone's eyes caught Jieun's stressful behaviour.

Sunoo was wondering, "What must be bothering her this much that she's zoning out in almost all of the classes?" He thought to himself and reminded himself to ask her problem after the class was over.