Butterfly Effect | Han Taesan

2.

"SHIT I'M GOING TO BE LATE!"

The 20-year-old found herself running around her house the next day rushing to leave for her morning lecture. She silently prayed that whoever decided to have 9am lectures during submission week would step on a lego every morning, miss all the green lights while driving, and that both sides of their pillows are warm every night.

Although it was technically her fault for staying up late last night, it did not help that her little trip to the convenience store for a quick supper left her with a series of thoughts about a certain someone she saw at the ramen aisle.

She spent the night tossing and turning around thinking about the boy, over analysing the way he dressed, and the aura around him. Unbeknownst to her, she was influenced by his style and accessorised her outfit with customised chains made out of her spare necklaces and keychains.

This was something she never did before. Putting in effort for a 9am lecture? She definitely did not have time for that. However, here she was at 8.30am customising her outfit for university.

With little time to spare, she bolted out of her apartment praying that she will make it to class before her lecturer does. Running to catch the school shuttle bus, she made it just in time before the door closed.

Saneul exhaled a sigh of relief knowing she made it for the bus, but something was strange.

"Why is the bus not moving?" she thought.

"Thank you for waiting!"

She looked up and saw a boy running up the stairs. The same boy that kept her mind active and awake last night.

To say she was excited was an understatement. Her heart was beating at an irregular pace and she was practically oozing with curiosity and joy.

Once again, she silently observed him. Today he was dressed in his department's black varsity jacket with some baggy ripped jeans and a black beanie.

"So we go to the same school" she mentally took note of that.

However, it was the little things that caught her attention. She noticed that his varsity jacket had little pins of rock bands on it, signifying his love for bands like ACDC and Nirvana. His jeans had a keychain hanging on the belt loop and his custom black sneakers had yellow smiley faces on it while his headphones were adorned with stickers making them unique with his own vibes.

One look at him and you can tell that he has his own sense of style.

The rest of the bus ride went by smoothly with Saneul secretly taking glances at him as he was lost in his own world of music while reading his lecture notes.

As the bus reached its final destination, the students made a beeline out the small door. With all the pushing and shoving happening, Saneul lost her balance and bumped into the person behind her.

"I'm so sorry!" she said.

Turning around to properly apologise, she finally got a glance at the person she bumped into.

"No worries."

The second flutter - their first interaction.

Saneul was unable to mutter a single word. Given the chaotic situation she was in right now, she quickly squeezed herself off the bus while waiting for him to get off so that she could properly apologise.

When he finally got off the bus she ran up to him, apologising for the crash earlier.

"Hi I'm the girl from before. Sorry for bumping into you." she quickly said while slightly bowing to him.

Suddenly, it was as though she heard the most beautiful of melodies composed together. His voice. He let out a slight laugh while waving his hand in a hurry.

"It's ok really. It wasn't your fault." that beautiful voice said.

Woah- How is it humanly possible to have such a beautiful voice... Oh no... I'm in trouble...