"Ticket please."
I rummage mindlessly through the side pocket of my backpack in search for the little slip of paper. I feel a sharp pain on my index finger letting my know that I not only found my ticket but I now have a tiny but painful papercut. I frown slightly and hold out the paper for the conductor. He scans it swiftly, hands it back to me and quietly gestures me to board the train to keep the line of awaiting passengers moving.
I lug my heavy suitcase onto the elevated platform and place it in the suitcase shelving area near the doors. Adjusting my shitty bun, I trud tiredly up the train stairs to my assigned seat. I'm not a morning person. At all. I need coffee and I need it bad. I also need sleep. The sacrifices I make for this world.
It's not long before the train jerks into motion along the tracks. And it's not long before I doze off into a mini slumber without the chance to order my desperately needed coffee from the train's cafe. What a tragedy.
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"Ladies and gentlemen, we will be arriving in Busan in approximately 30 minutes. Thank you for riding with us, and enjoy the rest of your day."
I found it a lot harder to sleep on the train than I would have expected, mainly because I couldn't stop thinking about last night. A part of me was really glad it was over with, but the other half hated how it went down, and for some reason, I felt like Jaeyeon would be texting me all morning. In a way, I'm glad he didn't, but it also hurt a little bit inside because that meant that it was really truly over. To my surprise, I didn't cry at all for the whole train ride. So kudos to me for that I guess. I'd spent the last 2 hours watching the back of the seat in front of me and occasionally, the lady sitting across the isle from me who kept staring at me.
As we near our final stop, I look out the window to my right for the first time and see the morning sky of Seoul painted across the horizon. The buildings gradually become taller until they begin to tower into the clouds above downtown. It's a very calming sight to see after the events of last night, and it's even more calming to think that I'll be living in this gorgeous city for the next four years.
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paper planes | jjk
FanfictionY/N has always planned to go to college in Seoul and live with her best friends Taejun and Sooji ever since they left Busan at the beginning of their senior year. But when their landlord finds out they have exceeded the number of people aloud in one...
