Selfie King | h.hj

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Hwang Hyunjin closes the door behind him and I'm finally alone and able to work on my music. I continue writing down works and sentences that fit the beat of the song. I get up and walk around the studio humming and thinking of words before I get frustrated. I sit back down at the computer and log off of my account so no one can access it. I get up and push the chair in and grab my back pack and put it over both of my shoulders. I walk out of the studio and flip the light switch on my way out. I pull out my phone and headphones from my skirt pocket and put my headphones in and turn on a soft ballad. I walk through the hallways of the school until I get to the stairs. I walk down them and I finally arrive at the front door. I walk down the front stair case and down to the side walk. I make my way over to the bike rack and unlock my bike and get on. I ride down the street and make a left. The ballad is blasting in my ears as I go down the street. Before I know it I've listened to an entire album of ballads and I'm finally back to my apartment.

I say my apartment because I live alone.

SOPA is obviously in Seoul. I'm from Busan which has an 8 hour travel time. When I got accepted my parents said that for the time I attend as long ad I have a 3.0 GPA they will rent me out an apartment, but if it drops to even a 2.9, I have to return home. Thats one of the reasons I'm so focused on my grades. If I don't do good here, I won't be able to move on, to be better, to be a real producer. I lock my bike up at the bike rack in front of the apartment building. I pull out my card and scan it and I hear the door click and unlock. I grab the handle and pull it and walk into the lobby of the building. I go over to the elevator and click the up button, after a moment of waiting it dings and I board the elevator and hit the button labeled 4. I wait a moment for the elevator to arrive at my floor, once it does I walk out and walk a few steps over to my door. I insert the key and walk in. I take off my shoes and slip on a pair of slippers before I step any further inside.

Once I walk in I throw my backpack on the couch and go to the kitchen. I open the fridge and quickly glance over it. I notice there isn't anything to my liking inside of it. I close the door to the fridge and walk over to the drawer that contains all of the take out menu's I've collected inside of it. I pull out one for a Chinese place thats only a couple of blocks away. I look through the menu and pick out what I'm going to order. I grab my phone and unlock it.

2832 Instagram notifications?!

I open Instagram and see that I have gained followers, my posts have been mass liked and commented on. I see that I was tagged in one photo.

"Hwang Hyunjin I swear to god." I mumble to myself.

I click on the post that I was tagged in and see that Hwang Hyunjin took a selfie when he was in my studio.

"Thank you Eunha-ie for letting me borrow your phone charger~! Everyone say thank you to Eunha or else I would've missed my post time~!" I read the caption and almost vomited. He must've tagged me and updated the caption after he got the name of my account and my actual name. I sign and close the Instagram app.

I'll deal with him after I eat.

I open up the phone and put in the number for the Chinese place. I quickly order the food and hang up. I take out the amount the food will cost and leave it on the counter for easy access.

They said it'll take 20 minutes to get here so, I'll deal with Hwang Hyunjin now.

I open up the Instagram and go to DM Hwang Hyunjin.

"Hwang Hyunjin, why did you tag me in that post."

"Eunha~ calm down. I said consider it a thank you gift from me to you."

Why did he answer so quick?

"I said I don't care about social media presence. You should've asked me first..."

"Well I can't take it down. I never delete posts!" I sigh at his reply.

"Look, just don't do it again. God knows I'll be bombarded at school tomorrow by girls asking me how I got to be in one of the famous Hwang Hyunjin's selfies. Even though it is just the back of my head."

"If they do that, let me know. I'll talk to them."

"I can handle myself thank you very much Hwang Hyunjin." I close my phone and throw it onto the couch. I walk around the apartment and tug at my hair.

"Did he not hear me when I said I don't care about social media!" I say loudly to myself. "Of course he wouldn't listen, he's an idiot." I walk up the stairs and take of my school uniform and put on sweatpants and a t-shirt. I brush out my hair, it got all tangled from the wind when I was on the way home. I hear the doorbell ring. I rush down the stairs and grab the money I had left on the counter. I open the door and bow to the man with the bag of food.

"Thank you!" I say cheerfully and hand him the money. He bows to me and he begins to walk away. I close the door and lock it. I set the food down on the counter and open it and begin eating. I see my phone go off on the couch with a notification.

Just ignore it Eunha. If you ignore it, it'll go away.