A Change of Light

Chapter Two ☪

The day dragged on. It felt like forever before we were dismissed for the day. My two friends ran toward me with their admirers trailing behind them. 

"Nari! We're going to have dinner at Pierre Gagnaire à Séoul!! Do you want to go with us?" Jinah asked me as she bounced slightly on her feet. Pierre Gagnaire à Séoul is one of the best restaurants here in Seoul. They have a strict dress code though. I frowned at the thought. In these outfits we wouldn't even be allowed near it. 

"Of course!" I said. I jumped slightly as my voice came out louder then expected. "But.. How are we going to get in? Our clothes would get us kicked out before even going near the building." I can't come home now my mom would kill me if she saw that I wasn't at my extra classes. Before I could say anything else Jinah and I were dragged away by Hyemin into a car that was waiting for her. 

"I got us the rest of the day off from our extra math and history class, but we have to come back for the extra classes  like English. I also bought a ton of clothes yesterday! We'll just go to my house and get ready." Hyemin said as she grabbed her book bag from the floor and shuffled through the papers in search for her phone. This happened often. Hyemin would book some crazy reservation at some luxury restaurant and drag us along with her. She was the richest out of us all so she thought that It was her place to bring us out even though we clearly had enough money. We sat in silence with the occasional laugh by Hyemin as she sat on her phone texting people. About 20 minutes later we arrived at her house. The driver got out first and opened the door for me as the two door men for her house ran to open the door for her. 

"Come on guys!" She yelled as we walked into the house. Her parents were almost never home. Her dad was too caught up in his business with meetings, deals, and etc. Her mom on the other hand was too caught up in her housewife friends. Always going to expensive brunches, shopping, parties, etc. They were never home only late at night and that was to sleep. Hyemin never really cared if her parents were home or not they barely acknowledged each other's presence. We stepped into her house only to be greeted by her mom. She wasn't usually home at this time, but what was she doing here? We all glanced over the her direction to see her walking toward Hyemin. Her heels clicking against the tile floor they have. Mrs. Kim didn't even take a glance over at Jinah and I as we stood there in confusion. She walked over the Hyemin and hugged her and whispered something into her ear. We were all equally in shock because we have never seen Hyemin's parents show her any affection. Hyemin pushed her mom off and ran up the stairs. 

"Oh hi girls!" Mrs. Kim said as she turned around and strutted back to the yard where her friends were probably sitting and enjoying their over priced food. I pulled Jinah toward the stairs not saying anything. We rushed up the stairs to Hyemin's room to find that she had a fake smile plastered on her face. 

"Come on guys Let's go to my closet." She said walking over to the large room she called her "closet". I looked around the luxurious room. Hyemin already pulled out a ton of her new clothes. Jinah sat on the armchair that rested in the corner of the room next to a small end table with a few fashion magazines on it. 

"Okay guys. I already paired some of the outfits up. I'm fine if you guys  choose to wear something else." Hyemin said staring at her clothes in admiration. "Oh Nari! You left some of you clothes here from the last time you stayed over." she added. 

I instantly remembered my favorite sweater that I was never able to find. 

"Thank you! I thought I lost it forever!!" I yelled. 

"Guys! There are so many options to wear ugh!" Jinah yelled in fake distress. "What should I wear?!?!?" She added running around the room. Hyemin broke out into a laughing fit and so did I. This was a moment that I would always treasure. It took us at least 5 minutes to get over our laughing fit. I wiped the tears from my eyes and got up. Hyemin and Jinah got up too right after I did.