Childhood Friends

Chapter 5

Hyunjin and I had to keep arguing with my dad until he let me marry Hyunjin. When nothing worked to change his mind, I began packing up my stuff. I can't live here anymore if my dad can't even accept my fiancé. I am in love with Hyunjin, and if he can't accept that, then I'm leaving.
"Honey, what are you doing?" Dad asked.
"I'm moving out. I'm 18 now, I'll be marrying Hyunjin whether you like it or not." I said.
"I just want the best for you." Dad said.
"And you don't think he's the best for me?" I asked.
"Well, okay. I did some thinking. I know he's a celebrity and all, but from our conversations, I know now that he's respectful and treats you right. I now am allowing Hyunjin to marry you." Dad said.
"Really?!" I asked.
"Yes." Dad said.
"Aww, thanks dad." I said, hugging him.
"Now, have fun in Korea. Okay?" Dad asked, patting my back.
"Will do. I hope you don't mind me dropping out of college." I said.
"Can't you continue online from Korea?" Dad asked.
"That would over complicate things, so I'm just dropping out and will get a job over there." I said.
"It'll be a hard transition." Dad said.
"I know, but I have 7 other guys who'll have my back and support me." I said.
"Alright, Snow White." Dad joked.
"Haha, shut up." I said, joking.

I finished packing up, and now the rest of my bigger belongings need to be packed into boxes and shipped to Seoul. From there, I'll need to figure out where to live. I don't think I'll be allowed to stay at the Stray Kids dorms. While I was packing my stuff away in boxes that my mom had given me, I asked what our game plan should be for moving to Korea.
"Do I rent out my own place and you just stay at the JYP dorms?" I asked.
"You can do that. I can pay your rent for you until you get a job." Hyunjin said.
"Aww, you really don't have to." I said.
"Trust me, you'll need help." Hyunjin said.
"Okay, okay." I said.
As I was packing up my stuff, I was getting a little emotional. I have lived in this house for the past 18 years. To be honest, I don't feel ready to move out, but I know Hyunjin has my back, and the rest of the members of Stray Kids will happily welcome me to their family.

I finished packing bigger things into boxes. With the help of Hyunjin, it was much easier and went by faster. I had a lot of old stuffed animals from Build-A-Bear and asked Hyunjin if I should keep them. They were dirty and smelled, and Hyunjin suggested that I choose one, get it washed, and then wash the other ones, and give the rest to a thrift store. He's right. I shouldn't hold on to all of them. The one I have the closest connection to is my panda stuffed bear. I remember I had to wash it a couple times because it got so nasty. Now, I'll need to throw it in the washer again before packing it away. While that was washing, Hyunjin sit in my now empty room. We took apart my Ikea bedframe and packed it into a box. I took down all my K-pop posters, folding them back up and putting them back into their respective albums. Now, it's a blank slate to be used by my parents. They can do whatever they want with my old room. I'll be moving anyway.

♡Moving to South Korea🇰🇷♡
Today is the big day. I had dropped off all my boxes at the post office, telling them the address where they should be shipped to. For now, they'll all go to the Stray Kids dorms until I find a place to stay for myself. Hyunjin and I are at the airport now, waiting to board our plane that would go to LA, then from LA to Seoul. We finally arrive back in Seoul after a long, long flight. Hyunjin wants to take me to JYP Entertainment because he says that there's "a huge surprise", waiting for me. I strug, having no idea what it could be, but but excited nonetheless.

Hyunjin drives me to JYP Entertainment and once walking in, Stray Kids is holding a banner that reads:
"CONGRATS ON THE ENGAGEMENT. WELCOME TO THE STRAY KIDS FAM." Underneath that, it read the same but in Korean:
"약혼을 축하합니다 스트레이 키즈 패밀리에 오신 걸 환영합니다!!!"
Surrounding Stray Kids were the other artists at JYP Entertainment, some having already disbanded, but are still here: 2PM, Miss A, GOT7, Day6, TWICE, ITZY, NiziU, and the man himself: J.Y Park.
"JYP FAMILY!" I exclaimed.
"Why don't you introduce yourselves." J.Y Park said.
"안녕하세요. 2PM입니다!" 2PM exclaimed.
"Hi, I'm Jun.K" Jun. K said.
"Hey, I'm Nickhun." Nickhun said.
"What's up, I'm Taecyeon." Taecyeon said. Note: Taecyeon is no longer with JYP, but still does activities with 2PM here and there.
"Hi, I'm Wooyoung." Wooyoung said.
"Hi, I'm Junho." Junho said.
"Hi, I'm Chansung." Chansung said.

Following 2PM is Miss A, who have disbanded, but made a visit to the company to visit me. Their introduction is simple, similar to 2PM, where they just say; Hello, we are Miss A. Then, following Miss A is GOT7:
"Come and get it! GOT7입니다!" GOT7 exclaimed.
"Hi, I'm GOT7's leader, JB." JB said.
"Hey, I'm Mark." Mark said.
"Hi, I'm Jackson Wang from China." Jackson said.
"Hi, I'm Jinyoung." Jinyoung said.
"Hi, I'm Youngjae." Youngjae said.
"Hey, what's up, I'm BamBam." BamBam said.
"Hi, I'm Yugyeom." Yugyeom said.

After GOT7, Day6 introduced themselves. Quite similar, just a "Hello, we are Day6."
"Hi, I'm Sungjin." Sungjin said.
"Hey, I'm Jae." Jae said.
"Hi, I'm Young K." Young K said.
"Hi, I'm Wonpil." Wonpil said.
"Hi, I'm Dowoon." Dowoon said.