• she was never seen as competition
• she grew up with five brothers and a single father
• park sooyoung was not a girl other girls would be jealous of or fear, after all she just: one of the boys
• but she is a girl and is experiencing her first cr...
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"A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller." —Paul Klee
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SOMETIMES the human mind only focuses on what is first seen. Our impressions of others and who they are can be made up in a blink of an eye. It's only natural, to read a person based on what is seen. Throughout our lives we will meet countless of strangers who in a glimpse, we will try to guess their entire life story. The reason their smile may not fully reach their eyes. The reason their shoulders are heavier with a burden unseen. We will guess and think we know, with a simple look, a fraction of a second because we will never be able to talk to that perfect stranger.
If you look closely at the hordes of student coming to school bright and early, one will stand out more than the others. It's not due to a downcast expression or because they are an outcast. No. The reason is much simpler than that. They are smiling, bright and already so early with their smile reaching their eyes. Anyone can see, how truly genuine it is. Aside from their outfit, nothing else but that smile sticks out. With a ponytail and uniform, they fit right in. A slight difference, the constant wearing of Adidas sweatpants underneath their clothing.
That is me. I watched my two older brothers, who left me behind in the morning, and ran up to them. Not an eye was batted as I linked my arms between them. A smile so bright my cheeks would hurt—if I wasn't so used to smiling like this—was plastered on my face. Jinyoung is the first to try and pull away. I make a small noise and pout in his direction.
"She's doing it again. She's using her cuteness against you." Jimin, the one closest in age to me pats my head affectionately.
