"Our souls were like magnets drawn together by some unexplainable pull."
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We're getting closer one step at a time.
-Aurora (오로라)
2016. 05. 12.
What an awkward class I had today at school.
Our teacher in music class told us we needed a partner for this project. The moment she mentioned something about partners my eyes immediately looked at San to see my best friend already looking at me. I waved my hand as he waved back at me. We already knew what we wanted and what we meant by that simple gesture.
"파트너 얘기가 나와서 말인데, 미리 선택했으니 이전 파트너와는 같이 있으리라 기대하지 마세요 [Speaking of partners, I had preselected them so don't expect to be with your previous partner]," the excitement from the students' faces died down when we heard what came out from our teacher's mouth.
Thinking of it, our wave earlier towards each other turned out to be a goodbye from us being partners.
"날 탓할 순 없어 항상 같은 파트너를 가지고 있다는 걸 알아챘어 그래서 이번에 내가 네 파트너를 선택한 거야 [You can't blame me. I have noticed you guys always have the same partners that's why I stepped in and chose the partners this time]," she stopped for a moment before dropping another bomb.
"그리고... 당신이 옆에 앉아 있는 사람이 될 거예요 [And... it's going to be the person you are seating beside with]."
With that revelation, some became happy and some protested.
"선생님 (Seonsaengnim), 우리는 정말로 우리의 파트너를 선택할 수 없나요? [can we really not choose our partners?]" San asked, almost begging as if he never heard our teacher.
"이 프로젝트는 6월 말까지 매주 목요일과 금요일에 발표합니다. 다음 주부터 시작하므로 첫 공연 전까지 파트너들과 연습할 수 있는 시간이 일주일 남았습니다 [This project, you will present it every Thursday and Friday until the end of June. We'll begin next week so you still have a week to practice with your partners before your first performance]."
"왜요? 왜 안돼요? (Waeyo? Wae andwaeyo?)" San complained, sulking in his seat pouting.
"난 이미 결정을 내렸어 [I've already made up my mind] 안돼 (Andwae)," shaking her head at him before proceeding to tell the rest of the details.
"제발, 선생님 (Jebal, seonsaengnim)," he pleaded once again to change our teacher's mind about the partner arrangement but he failed to do so.
"안돼 (Andwae). 우리가 들으니까 안 된다고 했어 [We heard her, she said no]," Seonghwa replied to San.
"알았어 형 (Arasseo hyung)," he mumbled, finally accepting the reality.
Our teacher continued telling us the rest of the details of the project and answered all of our questions.
For our project, every partner will perform a song in front of the class starting next week - whether it's a song cover or original composition. All in all, we will prepare six songs. One song is to be performed every week, either Thursday or Friday. It could be pop, jazz ballad, country, and such. It depends on the genre we want. Every performance will serve as our activity and combining the six performances, it will be our project. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
"더 이상 질문 없으세요? [No more questions?]"
I checked the time on my watch, to see we still have 15 minutes before the class ends. I was hoping someone would raise their hands to ask questions but no one did.
"그럼, 지금 파트너들과 대화하고 성과를 계획할 수 있는 남은 시간을 드리겠습니다 [Well then, I'll give you the remaining minutes to let you talk to your partners now and plan for your performance]."
I sat still not wanting to make the first conversation and waited for him to talk to me. Let me tell you, it was a wrong move of mine.
After like a minute, neither of us was talking. I looked around and saw everybody planning their things out with their partners. Remembering we need to do six performances, that was when I decided to take my courage and opened my mouth. We are stuck with each other until then, we can't be like that and stay like that.
What was I even doing that time? Not talking, really? I am one of the noisiest in our class. But... I am only noisy when I know the person that well. You know what I mean?
"Ah..." I started, hearing him say the same word at the same time. I looked at him surprised and saw him looking at me having the same reaction plastered on his face as me. I felt my cheeks flushed while we both let out a chuckle as we couldn't handle the situation.
It was awkward. I had never experienced an awkward situation like that before.
"왜 이렇게 어색하죠? [Why are we so awkward?]" I laughed.
What are you saying? You were the one that made the situation awkward.
"그럼... 우리가 주로 듣는 노래부터 얘기하죠 [So... let's start by telling each other what songs we mostly listen to]," I turned to my seatmate Seonghwa once we finally calmed down.
He nodded before he began talking. "나는 Ed Sheeran을 가장 많이 들어, 그의 노래들이 멋지다고 생각해 [I listen to Ed Sheeran the most, I find his songs awesome]."
"저는 아침에는 밝고 명랑한 노래를 듣고 오후나 저녁에는 주로 시골, 차분하고 느린 노래를 듣습니다. 기타의 소리는...입니다. 너무 침착해요 [Well for me, I listen to bright and cheerful songs in the morning, and in the afternoon or evening, I mostly listen to country, calm and slow songs. The sound of the guitar is... so calming]," I felt his eyes staring at me as I was telling him what I listen to. "The lyrics in slow songs, they just..."
"Hit different," he said, finishing my sentence and speaking out what was exactly running in my mind.
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