Sick | Mark Tuan

Chapter Six

           

Chapter Six

A Ra's POV

  "What event is this again?" I asked So Hee as we were waiting in line.

  This 'event' that So Hee was dragging me to turned out to be a concert. Since So Hee wanted to be able to sit near the stage, we went to the venue early to que. I hated the idea at first and protested but she promised me that if we went there earlier, she would help me with some of my assignments while we wait in line.

  Since she promised me that, we went out in the morning to work on our assignments at a café near the venue. We went to que for the concert several hours before the registration thing starts. While waiting in line, we sat down on the ground and work on our assignment.

  I prefer to study in a slightly noisy environment but this is on another level. There were so many girls surrounding us, queuing for the concert. Most of them were talking about how they love their oppas and that they cannot wait for their comeback. I don't even know who's concert we were at; from what I hear and saw outside the venue, we were at a GOT7 event and judging by the name, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that there are seven members in the group.

  "Didn't I tell you already?" she asked me and I just shook my head. I've been too focused on our assignments that I forgot to ask her about the details of the event. "Well, it's actually a like a showcase for GOT7's comeback. We're going to be the first few people to watch their comeback stage. Aren't you excited?"

  "Do you want to hear the truth or do you want me to lie?" I replied her while I continued to do my work. "Because truthfully, I'm more excited to finish this assignment then to watch this GOT7's comeback." I truthfully answer her question.

  So Hee just rolled her eyes at me and commented about how I was a workaholic with school work. I guess it's true, I am a workaholic with school work. I must be one, I must work hard, I must keep my grades up. If I don't keep my grades up, my scholarship might be taken away from me. That would be the worst thing that might happen to me. I can't afford to pay for my Uni tuition fees.

  "What are you thinking about until you didn't realise that I've been calling you for the past ten minutes?" So Hee asked me in English after I realised that she was trying to get my attention.

  "Nothing much, just thinking about how much studying I have to do tomorrow," I lied to her.

  She gave me an unsure look before saying, "Ok... Whatever you say Kim A Ra. Come on, they said we can start to enter the venue already."

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  GOT7...GOT7...GOT7...

  That's all I hear right now; even So Hee was joining the chant. There was the occasional random shouting of the member's name. From listening to the fan chants, I found out at least three of the member's name. I think they are Bambam, Jackson and Jinyoung. I couldn't figure out what the other member's name were.

  "A Ra, you might want to cover your eyes when they start performing. There's usually really bright lights during their performances," So Hee said into my ear so that I could hear her over the crowd and fan chants.

  I panicked a little when So Hee said that to me. Ever since I was five I had a fear of super bright lights. I got a little better while growing up. When I first developed this fear, I can't even look at bright screens for too long. Now, I can sort of handle having bright lights around me; as long as they are not super bright and that someone tells me that there would be bright lights.