manuke↪nct dream

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the sunlight entered her window as the girl in the bed was fast asleep. her dark hair seemed shades lighter as the light danced. the spirals of dust that had accumulated in her room spun in the light of the sun.

it was silent, peaceful and quiet.

until the shrill scream that reflected in the room.

"KANG SOYI GET YOUR LAZY ASS OFF THE BED BEFORE YOU GET LATE FOR SCHOOL"

the girl grunted softly, before curling into a tighter ball under the blankets.

within seconds, the next screech tuned in. by then, the girl knew she would be doomed if she ignored her mother again. the power of three finds itself everywhere.

kang soyi slowly crawled out of the sweet, sweet comfort of the warm bed, her first coherent thought being "i wish to be a caterpillar in my next life". her cold feet soon found the fuzzy slippers under her bed.

while the thought had motivated her to continue sleeping, soyi knew she couldn't escape the oncoming lecture from her mother. So, she pushed herself out of bed.

soyi walked towards the bathroom and turned on the lights, almost blinding herself after sleeping for so long. the blue marble flooring seemed to detest her even more today, as the light bounced off the floor and found its way to her eyes. she groggily grabbed her tooth brush and went on with the mundane task of brushing and washing her face, mumbling continuously to herself

"gosh, what a pain..." and tediously brushed out the infinite knots in her hair.

"but i'll get to see sejun too,'' she thought to herself, unaware of the soft, fond smile that found itself on her face.

she started thinking about her boyfriend, her wonderful, incredible, kind and loving boyfriend, before she realized that she was being weird thinking about him so early in the morning.

slapping herself in the cheeks, she stared back at the brown eyes in the mirror before whispering " get a hold of yourself, kang soyi!".

the bathroom door creaked open. her mom's face popped out, with a mean scowl on her face.

"i woke you up to get ready for school, not to look at yourself in the mirror like a celebrity"

soyi looked back, abashed. muttering a soft "sorry" she continued her daily routine before getting out of the bathroom. after dabbing on some light makeup, she waltzed out of the bathroom to put on her clothes in a day-dreamy manner. in time, she had her uniform and bag on her back.

soyi walked downstairs, the smile still pasted on her face. her mom looked at her and tutted.

"you'll be late for school. gaon and mira have been waiting for you"

those words that seemed normal shook soyi out of her trance.

gaon and mira are outside her house. gaon and soyi are outside her house. those idiots are outside her house? didn't she tell them not to wait for her?

soyi, with a pissed look on her face, ran out the door with a quick " bye mum" before meeting her dumb friends.

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soyi regretted her decision almost instantly.

mira had been peering over at the door from the bushes like she was in a spy movie, with her hands clasped together like it was a gun.

gaon, on the other hand, was blowing a bubble while making a boomerang of mira.

both of them snapped to attention when they heard the door open.