When I Grow Up (Seventeen Jeonghan x CLC Seunghee)

Two: When I Talk To You

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Early the next morning, Seunghee is still adjusting with living alone. It's her first time getting ready and preparing everything. From cooking her breakfast to putting everything in laundry. It's a bit of hassle but she will get used to it, she knows.

After a while, she's ready to go. She opens her door and meets a few people hand carrying stuffs to next door.

"Someone's moving in?" she thinks out loud. "Oh well."

She moves on going to school. She's thrilled about today's class. They will start performing solo infront of class. She looks forward to his performance of course. She's really excited.

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Upon entering the school campus, she's welcomed by her ever loyal suitor Jun.

"Noona!" he shouts.

Seunghee just ignores him as he walks by beside her.

"Are you playing today? Can I take a peek in your class?" he asks enthusiastically.

"Do what you want Jun. I'm focused for today," she replies.

"Yes! I can't wait to see you later. Fighting noona!" Jun exalts.

"Thanks," she says dispiritedly.

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By 2pm, she walks directly to her room, that one class she shares with him. She feels lightweight, like floating above the clouds just thinking about seeing him again. She will never get tired of this feeling. The more it prolongs, the more it gets stronger. And she doesn't care if it stays like this. As long as he doesn't close his door on her. She still feels there's a chance for them. Her optimism just doesn't run dry when it comes to him. She's pretty hopeless and she just thuds her head on the wall everytime she realizes this.

But somehow, that day is an exception. She walks in the room and a lone person is already there, sitting on his seat at the third of the first row. All her luck must be pouring down on her by now. She has never been in a situation like this for nine years. Is she dreaming? Is this real? Is this really happening? She almost forgets to take succeeding steps upon seeing him. Her heartbeat races, her hands get cold and her face feel like burning. But what she's also expert doing is concealing her true feelings when facing him.

She averts her eyes from him but what she hears next totally gives her a shock.

"Hi Seunghee-shi. Good luck on your performance today," Jeonghan says with a smile on her face.

She quickly turns to him and smiles, "Well, good luck to you too, Jeonghan-shi."

She proceeds to her seat not minding him again. Jeonghan is about to say something again when a group of their classmates walk in noisily. He closes his mouth and reserves it.

Seunghee is relieved. It was brief but in that moment, she felt like her whole being was being pulled out of her body. She almost lost her composure. She almost flung to him and bared her true self infront of him. But she restrained herself. This kind of situation doesn't come easy for her. She can pray her earnest, wish her fullest and do her hardest, but nothing can make him talk to her like how he did a while ago. Yes, they've been in common conversations with a few schoolmates before but to talk him like that in an instant she never expects, it was a miracle. It was something she will treasure all her life. She will carve it in her memory.

Then Areum arrives to a daydreaming Seunghee.

"What happened to you?" Areum spots the sparkle in her eyes as she takes her seat.