black swan || hyunjin

twelve

"Time to wake up!"

I slowly open my eyelids, revealing an insanely attractive man towering over me, shaking my body to wake me up. He looks down at me as I sluggishly rise out of bed, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes.

"Come on Aera, we have places to be." Heeseung demands, leaving the room before jokingly adding, "You better be ready in at least 10 minutes or else I'll chuck you out the window."

I let out a loud groan, picking up the scattered clothes on the floor from yesterday, and quickly chucking them on. I grab my phone off the bedside table and check if I have any notifications.

I have missed 14 calls from my mother, and a bunch of unread messages from Hyunjin. Feeling famous, I reply back to Hyunjin's texts.

Hyunjin: aera

Hyunjin: dont leave me on opened

Hyunjin: aeraaaaaa

Aera: morning hyunjin!

I chuckle mischeviously as I write out that text, completely ignoring all the previous messages he sent. As I walk out of Heeseung's bedroom, I look down at my phone that is now buzzing in my hand. Hyunjin is calling me.

Heeseung, who's sitting on the sofa, looks over at me, alerted by the buzzing. I go over and seat myself next to the man, before answering the phone.

Aera: Hi Hyunjin! Why are you calling me, is something up?

I giggle a little as I say that.

Hyunjin: Where the fuck are you? I've been yelled at by my parents because they think I've hurt you or something like that!!

Heeseung looks at me, furrowing his eyebrows in confusion. I put the phone on speaker, allowing him to hear Hyunjin's concerned tone of voice.

Aera: I'm just at a friend's house. No need to worry about me, I'll be home soon.

Hyunjin: As soon as you get home, I'm coming over. I've been worried sick for you!

As Heeseung hears these words, he looks at me with a frown. He snatches the phone from my grasp, before speaking into the microphone. I watch, my mouth open in shock as he demands down the phone.

Heeseung: Look man, I don't know who the hell you are, but you need to stop talking to my girlfriend like that. She doesn't like you back, bro, so you can fuck off and find a new girl to bother. Understood?

I snatch the phone back, staring at Heeseung in shock. Hyunjin stays silent for a second, before ending the call abruptly. 

To add on to that, mine and Heeseung's plans to go out together get cancelled, as my mum calls me again, commanding me to come home right now, otherwise she will install a tracking app on my phone so she can watch my every step, making sure I don't sneak around with guys again.

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I end up walking home by myself. I can't believe Heeseung tried to order my friend around like that, I'm so embarrassed. And now I'm dreading going home to my mother, who's for sure  going to ground me.

I take a deep breath as I walk up to my front door, accepting my fate. Hesitating, I knock on the door, waiting for my mum to let me in. Unluckily enough, she rushes over to the door almost instantly, opening it and grabbing me by the arm, dragging me inside.

"I've heard from Seoyun, and she has told me that you've been over at a boys house. Is that true?" My mum asked, her eyes glaring beadily at me, looking me up and down. Hyunjin had snitched on me to his mum, who's obviously gone and told mine.