Fluttering Heart (Discontinued)

Chapter 13

(FLASHBACK cont.-still part of the letter)

(A few days later)

 Yeri's POV

      I walked into the large auditorium. A giant stage ran along the front while hundreds of cushioned seats dotted the rest of the room. Students around me were all running up to their friends to find seats in the massive area. Some held handmade posters with giant block letters displaying their support of the girl group, Kara. Somehow the college had gotten the popular group to come sing for the students in a private concert in order to raise money for some charity. JungKook and I had gotten our tickets together, but I came to the concert by myself. JungKook and I hadn't talked since our fight. I wasn't even sure if he was coming. It was really depressing without him around, but I wasn't going to give in and talk to him first. It was silly, but I was too stubborn to give up my pride.

     As I reached the front seats I started to regret coming. I wasn't the biggest Kara fan, and coming to the concert by myself really made me feel pitiful. I had asked Joy if she was going, but she told me that she had to volunteer backstage to help make sure the concert was a success.

     I sighed as I plopped down in my seat. On one side of me a couple sat together being lovey-dovey while on the other side there was an empty seat. The empty seat was supposed to be JungKook's, but I guess he really wasn't going to show up. I couldn't control the scowl on my face as I stared off into space. I was about to get up and leave when suddenly the curtains opened. Loud cheering erupted from everyone in their seats. When I looked at the stage, what I saw made my mouth gape open, and I decided that it might be worth staying.

Joy's POV

     "Is everything okay with the background track?" I asked as I walked passed the students in charge of the music. They nodded in confirmation, and I checked off 'music' on my checklist. I was almost done making sure everything was ready for the concert, but I couldn't see the girl group anywhere. I saw my dad talking to Taeyeon unnie. They seemed stressed about something. Taeyeon unnie was pulling at her hair and shaking her head while my dad looked like he was sweating waterfalls. Quickly I strolled over to them to see what was wrong.

     "Hey dad. Is everything okay?" I queried. They both looked at me shocked and told me to keep my voice down. A bad feeling started to develop, and my brows furrowed in confusion.

     "We have a big problem. Kara isn't even here yet," Taeyeon unnie whispered to me. I looked at her shocked with my mouth hanging open. Everyone backstage was just told fifteen minutes ago that they had arrived and that they were sitting in a private room.

     "What do you mean they're not here yet?" My dad motioned us to move somewhere more private when I asked this. We shuffled into one of the makeup rooms.

     "They called us saying that they would be late, but we still haven't heard from them yet. We tried to continue contacting them, but we can't get a hold of them again," Dad explained. Taeyeon unnie started rubbing her temples and closed her eyes.

     "But they're still coming right? We could just wait," I suggested. My father shook his head and sighed. That's when I realized that the cheers coming from the auditorium were getting louder and more impatient. The students were starting to get rowdy.

     "We already gave the money to the charity, so we can't give refunds to the students if we cancel this." When my dad mentioned canceling the concert I knew I had to think fast. However, it wasn't the loud cheers that made me want to fix the situation. It was the fact that I knew JungKook liked Kara. He seemed so cute and excited when he had gone on talking about finally being able to see them in person. Also, I could tell how worried dad was, and I felt bad that he was in such a dilemma.