Kwon Seojin
"Seojin, breakfast's ready!" Umma called from downstairs
"Coming!"
I got my backpack and went across the hallway to where Joonhee and Kyungwoo were. I knocked and came in. Just as expected, they were sleeping soundlessly together. If they weren't related, they would've made a great couple...What kind of sister am I? I shrugged and started to wake them up.
"Joonhee~ Kyungwoo~ Wake up" I shook their bodies. When they still didn't wake up, I shook them harder. Alright, I'll do this the right way. "WAKE UP CHILDREN!" I grabbed a pillow and started hitting both of them hard with it. Their eyes shot open. "Okay! We're up!" Kyungwoo threw his hands up in the air. Jonhee scratched her head. "Unni~ Why'd you wake us up?" Are you kidding? "It's our first day of school. Now wash up and come downstairs for breakfast, okay?" They nodded in response. I went out of their room, closed the door and headed downstairs to the kitchen.
"Good morning, dad~" I said and gave him a light peck on the cheek. He glanced up from his newspaper and smiled. "Good morning, sweetheart. You excited for school?" I walked to the fridge to get some orange juice and poured a cup for all of us. I finally sat down and mom gave me a great plate of food. I kissed her cheek. "Thanks mom!" I clasped my hands. She chuckled. "Anything for you dear~" I started eating and Joonhee came downstairs, followed by Kyungwoo. With a full mouth, I asked her what time it was. "Joonhee, what time is it?" She looked down at her watch and flinched. "7:50."
Oh shoot. I got up, bid my parents goodbye and called Kyungwoo to come down. "Kyungwoo! Come down, we're gonna be late!" He came down a second later with his hair all spiked up. "Bye!" We called to our parents as we walked outside. "Ya, what's up with the hair?" I asked. His cheeks flushed. "It's for Yoon Jinri..." Jinri? "Jinri the-" Before I could say anything, I remembered I was talking to an 11 year old. "What is it noona?" His eyes pleaded. "Nothing."
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I got there by 7:59. Just a minute early~
Like it was 4 years ago, Joonhee and Kyungwoo's school was a few blocks away from mine.
I go to Performing Arts Acadamy while they go to it's sister middle school.
I walked fast to bulding 3, the performing hall and met with Eunae outside.
"Seojin-ah!" she flapped her arms around and rushed over to me. She hugged me and jumped up and down.
"Why are you so jumpy today?" I asked teasingly. This was so unlike her.
She blushed a light pink and came close to whisper in my ear. "I'm dating someone~"
"Bwo?!" My eyes widened
"SHHH!" She glanced down to check her watch and gasped. She grabbed my wrist and tugged me inside.
"Where are we going?!" I yelled and she put a finger to her lips. "Shhh, it's starting!"
"What's starting?" I asked in a whisper. We went into the auditorium for some assembly.
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"Welcome to Seoul Performing Arts Acadamy!" The principal annnounced.
The audience clapped and wooped.
"It's a brand new year guys, so don't screw this up"
"We won't!" some guy from the audiece blurted out.
"As for the graduating class, you guys are lucky this year. We will have multiple field trips,workshops, and a performance towards the end of the year."
They audience broke into their applause while I just sat there.
"Now, let me introduce our staff. You may know and not know some of them."
Teachers went up to the podium and bowed. One teacher who was fashionable caught my eye. She sure was pretty. A bunch of guys near our area started whispering about her.
"Isn't she lovely? She's a goddess! Go for it bro!" They said. I gagged, as if they'd see you desperate losers.
The principal was speaking again.
"Now, let's give it up for the performance you've been waiting for, Lee Junghwan!"
Girls broke my eardrums by screaming straight into my ear. They pulled out their 'I love you, oppar!!!!!1111" signs. Oh my God, is he like the kingka of this school? Because if he is, I've never seen him.
Then, a thought occured to me.
“Lee Junghwan, Lee Junghwan” I tried to recall where I've heard that name. It must be from some book I read. Hmm.
The screams got louder as a figure walked onto the stage. My heart started beating really fast for some reason. He looked like an animated character from where I was sitting. So did the guy standing next to him. They resembled a squirrel and a fox.
The guy with the guitar started to play a chord while this Junghwan kid started singing.
I had to admit, he had a great voice.
Eunae squinted her eyes and squirmed in her seat. “Seojin! Look, it’s my boyfriend! Jinyoungie oppa!” I put a hand over her mouth and her words came out all muffled.
Junghwan’s eyes glimmered in the spotlight. He suddenly looked in my direction, and I just couldn’t look away. Our eyes locked. His mouth crept into a wide smile. Surprisingly, I smiled back knowing it was for me. Then, I caught myself and looked away. What was happening to me? Was I letting this kid hypnotize me? Aish, Kwon Seojin, you can’t let that happen!
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Lee Junghwan
It’s her! I think it is. Or was it just a mirage?
I was singing to the crowd, looking at random faces until I saw her. My heart fluttered when she smiled back at me, but faded when she looked away. When Jinyoung hyung stopped playing, I stopped singing. We both bowed and headed backstage and to the hallway. I grabbed my glasses from my backpack and saw better. I think it’s pretty stupid how the girls here don’t know Lee Junghwan and Sandeul are the same person.
Jinyoung hyung gave his guitar to the musical director and bowed. I felt so weightless.
“Ya, close your mouth will you? Flies will get in.” He snapped my jaws shut.
“Hyung~ I think I saw her.
“The girl you’ve been dreaming about 4 years ago?”
I nodded.
He heaved a sigh.
“Oh Sandeul, maybe you’re just seeing things again.”
“No hyung, I swear, I saw her!”
Jinyoung put his arm around me and walked to class before the bell rang. “Of course you did”
