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The irksome blaring sound coming from the alarm clock kicked over to penetrate and to disrupt Sullyoon’s wonderful sleep. With that Sullyoon quickly searched for the alarm clock, smacking it to shut up as she got up from her bed. Once she was somewhat awake she tidied up and arranged all the pink velvet like pillows before heading towards the bathroom.
The dazzling sun isn't awake and yet Sullyoon is already spending the first thirty minutes of her day washing up and preparing for school.
Minutes after, Sullyoon grabbed her toothbrush to finish up inside the bathroom and got dressed in a crop top and skin tight black ripped jeans. With her bag in hand, Sullyoon walked out of her room, like most days Sullyoon would eat but her parents are out of town only coming home on holidays and she's to lazy to cook for herself.
Instead her friend would normally, gate-crash at her home and join her to the walk to school sometimes with food but most times not. Speaking of, the gate is opened, signaling someone barged into her place. A shrill scream greeting roared, hearing the reckless footsteps as well.
"Good morning, Sullyoon! I have no breakfast this morning!"
"Morning, Haewon. You're a bit late this morning, I missed my human alarm clock." Since Haewon always drags her ass out of bed earlier than Sullyoon every single morning, she tends to wake Sullyoon's ass up most of the time.
“I forgot to set up my alarm. But! Thankfully, my roommate's alarm clock woke me up!" Haewon said as she walked towards Sullyoon and didn't hesitate to hug her. Haewon is in the 12th grade same as Sullyoon but she’s older by a year actually because she joined school later as a child. Haewon is like an older sister to Sullyoon even though she already has one its nice to have another one around. Maybe that’s why they get along so well.
“Okay! Let's go now before we're late!" Said a very enthusiastic Haewon. There is no doubt Haewon is absolutely like a jolly kid who constantly runs on coffee everyday to fuel up her hyperactive entire well-being, but at the same time she can be so calm and collected that she actually seems like a general.
When Sullyoon met her for the very first time, it was the day in the previous school year, the same school year Haewon transferred into the same university as hers from a different highschool. Sullyoon found her in the student's center stage, having her own mini concert, singing her lungs out to some Twice songs and everyone was fascinated by her that day even Sullyoon.
After getting praised, Haewon ushered to the sole person that caught her attention which happened to be Sullyoon and asked her to buy snacks with her since she got exhausted from her concert. Sullyoon, per usual, didn't reject her request and eventually became great friends after that.
"Come on Sleepy head! I wanna go study and learn new things and discover" Sullyoon shakes her head, she doesn't know how to staple someone's mouth in person so what she does is do it inside her head. Going to university means seeing her long-time crush around. Perhaps not in almost every class, but at least they are in the same university breathing and sharing same air. Although, technically speaking everyone breathes the same air.
"Have you decided already which club you are going to join in for your last year residency?"
Haewon questions, after clinging her arm onto Sullyoon's as they walk on the pavement, under the sun and cloudy sky.
"You know I won't leave student council for anything, right?”
The elder pouts, she lowkey wished Sullyoon would consider joining other clubs like the club she was planning to join in.
"Not even Glee Club? I thought you loved singing." She even tugs the youngers arms to convince her a little more and change her decision.
"Like what I've said last year to the seniors, I'd take my place as the president of student council. I won't let them down." Sullyoon smiles to herself, remembering what her seniors told her, how they all believed her to achieve massive things for her last year in high school.
She was almost the president for last year, however, it has been a mandatory that seniors must take place of the ever highest position in the student council regulations.
"You already made up your mind. Fine. Go and leave me alone in Glee Club. I'm okay."
"Don't be so dramatic, we’re still under the same university. You're such a big baby, Haewon." Sullyoon chuckles, seeing Haewon fold her arms and cross her eyebrows, she looked like a teenager who had gotten their phone taken away.
"Yah! I'm older than you show me some respect!” Haewon said folding her arms and pouting.
Sullyoon burst out laughing at Haewons current display. Haewon then watched her in silent embarrassment after realizing she just proved sullyoon's point.
"Hurry up, I thought you wanted to learn new things? Or do you want me to leave you since you're so mature?” Sullyoon said snickering as she wanders her eyes around, hoping she could see the alluring, and so charismatic Dancer in the midst of students pacing their way to their classes. Seeing Jinni this morning could brighten up her day and boost her motivation for school.
"Yah! Wait for me! I thought we were friends!"
"We are. But you're really slow maybe because you're so short and your legs can't carry you fast enough." Sullyoon stated while focusing her orbs to the busy crowd.
"It's not my fault you were born a giant! And you're not much taller than me!"
"You know that just reminded me of the one mamamoo song. No matter how much you deny I'm still taller, shortie."
Finally, the person she was looking for since then showed up in the scene. She is in her casual clothes, an over-sized white hoodie, skinny jeans and lastly, a renowned pair of black adidas. Along with her Adidas duffle bag on her shoulder, Jinni is cornered by a bunch of students who are trying to befriend her perhaps become more.
“Where are you looking, do you like someone?” Haewon said with a slight smirk on her face.
"W-what?" Stuttering, Sullyoon blinks twice and brings her attention back to a smirking Haewon eyeing her. She awkwardly grins.
"I said, who were you staring at? You didn't listen to me. It must be something important or someone important."
Haewon then tries to find the precise location where Sullyoon had her eyes fixed, but before it lands to the spot where Jinni is all smiley and socializing with other random students, Sullyoon grasps Haewon by the wrist and trudges inside their building, scared how Haewon might find out about her secret crush for quite some time.
"It's getting late, I'll see you later when I have my break. Don't be stupid, okay? Bye!" She abruptly leaves the elder without telling anything about what just occurred with her zoning out earlier. She just couldn't voice out it to anybody. Sullyoon believes that when she begins to express it to anybody, there is a high possibility it would be said to another person or worse, it could be a wide spread discussion to everyone.
It is better to keep it to herself, like a little secret that will always be kept and secured from everybody. At least, no one knows she drools over the popular Dance star in their school. High school can be a bitch, not everyone is your friend, some people are just plain too nice but can stab your back anytime they want or chance they get. She likes it to be hidden as much as possible.
A girl liking a girl could be a real talk about to her batch. For instance, she isn't out, but she accepts it to herself, well, not to her parents, though, whats important is she knows her real self. Some couldn’t and don't even know who or what they like, As for Sullyoon, she is aware, but it Isn't unalloyed for everybody. It's not also like everyone must know, just the relevant ones.
Few minutes left before her World History class would start, Sullyoon adjudicates for the front row chair instead of the last rows of seats. To be exact, she perches on the near aisle, where professor or teachers are pacing back and forth to halter and prevent students from prohibited cheating during written tests which she never does because she is Sullyoon she can surely get As without the help of others.
The room is slowly being filled with noises, a mixed of pleasant and repellent tangential background music, boys are allocated to do the
earsplitting booming of the speakers, as for the girls, they create endless chitchats about whatever, mainly who are the guys that they find cute or totally hot and would most likely date.
And for Sullyoon, she is very much contended daydreaming about Jinni, thinking about how her hair stands out from the crowd in a shade of light pink, or how when she smiles it could outshine the sun. Sullyoon unknowingly smiled at the thought.
"Seol Yoona?" A sudden voice cleared Sullyoon's notion, she uncurls her sitting posture, flashing an unprepared gleam to her fellow student with
Short blonde hair and a book within her arm. The pretty girl has an oversized flannel on cropped shirt, she seems like a very relaxed easy going person.
"Hi?" Sullyoon greets as a reply.
"I was wondering if I could sit here beside you. I hope it'll be fine with you." Said the blonde-haired girl.
"of course, you can." Sullyoon feels at ease at her company, she doesn’t know why even though she hasn't introduced her name yet Sullyoon thinks she is a cool girl.
Although, the girl seems to be foreign a sort of exchange student, Sullyoon couldn't seem to remember her if she perceived the girl in the first days of the school year, the mid quarter of the first semester has only started and Sullyoon knew all the students she encountered with in every classes they have. But this certain girl, she couldn't recognize when or where she came
from. Maybe, she was a new one.
Sullyoon is currently having a thought, whether she would entertain the latter about where she sprung and why did she know her own name.
"Thank you so much for letting me sit with you, I’m Lily Jin Morrow by the way, but people call me Lily."
"That's a unique name. I'm Yoona but people call me Sullyoon, I know you already know I just wanted to formally say it." Sullyoon said amazed by the sound of the blonde haired girls voice it sounds so clear and angelic not to mention the strong Australian accent.
"I also hope you don't find me weird Since I already knew your name. I heard students saying it everywhere. You must be famous.”
Well, Sullyoon is widely commended in the high school department. She is a very consistent achiever, and everyone adored her, her doll like features captured everyone's attention, every person wouldn't have a second thought of not eyeing her. She's a well-rounded student.
"Oh, no, I usually participate in large school events I think that's the only reason they all know me." Being a member of the student council since seventh grade, that already gave Sullyoon a remarkable ability of gaining every Single one's utter trust and respect.
"I see. This school is quite huge. I guess you can accompany me for a while, yeah? Sudden adjustments are hard, I'm a late transferee.”
"Sure. You can tag along when we have our break. Don't get shy to approach the people here, they might look intimidating but I can assure you, they are all friendly."
After that, their World Class teacher popped into the room. An hour full of languorous and self-loathing are being held at the first subject. For
Sullyoon not to get bored, she does jot down notes, and highlight some significant information.
For their next class, it was Creative Writing, Lily's favorite. Coming from a foreign country like Australia, she's way too familiarized in constructing English written output, sure Sullyoon is no different considering she studied hard, however she is still not as fluent. After they went separate ways since they had different classes for third subject, Lily had Physics and Sullyoon took Biology.
Break time. Of course, Sullyoon has memorized the paths and rooms of the university, she heads to senior's Physics class to fetch Lily.
Realizing that she neglected Haewon, Sullyoon's doe eyes grew wide as she turned around to lope
downstairs. It just so happens that the really charming Dancer is having a far eye contact with her. Sullyoon swallows hastily, hands turn cold, and she begins to have cluttered thinking. She doesn’t want to presume but Jinni's really straying towards her spot, Jinni gleams.
Breathing Out, Sullyoon composes her messy ass.
"Morning.” the junior student politely acknowledges her frozen presence.
"Hey, morning.” Surprisingly, Sullyoon achieves to maintain their eye contact, this is a quite abrupt moment between her and her crush. The last time they had a casual conversation is probably the time of the annual ceremony for everyone in the quadrangle, they only ever chat about school matters, that was all. And the main reason why Jinni knows her is because she's included in the mother club which is the student council. So, facing your crush at this morning sends a combustion to Sullyoon's position. she couldn't think properly.
"Kyujin wanted me to give you this student's file for the key officers of student council."
Right, kyujin, a sophomore student and an active member/key officer of student council. she is the best friend of Jinni and a former member of
Groove and Glam's club. Jinni is just doing her job for her best friend. See, they only talk about school related things, that's all. Sullyoon looks down and clasps on the folder.
"Thanks. Please, remind her about the meeting tomorrow at the students center"
"Will do." Jinni purses her lips and spins around to catch up with her friends who anticipated for her to finish up their chitchat.
At least, Jinni spoke to her for this day. It is something that doesn't happen all the time.
"Hey, Sullyoon." Lily calls her, but giving the full absorption to the person who just left a bit ago.
"Shall we go to the cafeteria now?"
"Yes." Sullyoon is feeling conscious how Lily is being all smiles.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Lily smiles even more when Sullyoon interrupted her rambling thought about a certain person. Sullyoon nearly concluded Lily was going to be irritated at her invasion of whatever she was thinking.
"So, what's her name?" Having a mini heart attack, Sullyoon almost choked on
her own saliva, that was very straightforward and Sullyoon wasn't initially trained for that stuff. She's shocked.
"Uh.."
"I get it if you don't want to say the name-“
"Yunjin. She's choi Yunjin but she goes by Jinni.” Sullyoon responds in a way her awkwardness wouldn't be shown.
“Are you guys friends or something?” Lily couldn't contain the curiousness in her interrogation as she queries the things she wants to unveil about their relationship.
Lily is fishing out for answers just like a detective on an important case. Right, Lily is on to her. "We just speak regarding school. We’re not really on the same level, I don't really get to speak with her" Sullyoon clarifies to Lily, somehow shes a bit scared of lily finding out her secret.
"What do you mean you’re not on the same level? Isn’t she a junior we could see her so frequently."
“She just hangs around a different crowd than I do. She has dance practice everyday in the performing arts Center after all her classes, its basically a massive dance studio with seats so people can hang and spectate."
The confused look lily had is finally fixed into a smirk. "Say why don't we watch one of those practices later" lily says with a bit if teasing in her voice.
"You will accompany me, yeah? I'll buy us snacks
while watching" Sullyoon just nods her head towards the uncertain agreement, she doesn’t want to come out a rude. After all, Lily is only a very new student, that makes it way understandable as to why she would want company and she’s never one turn down free food.
They reached the semi-crowded cafeteria, luckily, it isn't full jam pack, some students prefer to eat outside of the university, just like what Jinni and Kyujin do as well with their whole group, they choose to be out rather than suffering from the same old cafeteria's menu that taste unpleasantly.
"How's your day so far? Made new friends?" As for Sullyoon, she doesn't have to be in the hunger games mode in order to get food, she does have her snacks she makes during evenings or Haewon to steal a bite from. They scouted for a neat place to stay in peacefully.
"Actually, none. Which is surprising because I have so much Australian swag" Lily states, while exsadurating her hand movement.
"it's only your first day, they’ll come around to you. Besides, I'm happy to be your company." Said Sullyoon as she let out the brightest smile.
"So, what's up with you and jinni? Don't worry I'm very open minded."
Sullyoon pauses for a moment, she reminisced how she developed her growing feelings for Jinni knowing that the latter is a few months younger than her. She doesn't exactly or couldn’t comprehend nor explain when and how, she just knew liking Jinni is one of the best things to happen to her as her 'crush' actually does help to get her motivated when she needed. She thinks Jinni is healthy for her.
"Nothing is up with me and jinni we're just acquaintances."
"Come on there has to be something there. I saw how you looked at her." Lily dramatically says, fixing her hair as she puts her phone on the table and brings out her sealed food from Australia.
In the midst of munching their food, a girl leaps into their table, and makes a frown. "Yah! You forgot about me! How could you do this to me? Am I not worthy enough, Sullyoon!”
Lily and Sullyoon simultaneously raise their chin to sight the brown haired with the abhorrent delivery of words. Haewon appears slightly angry.
"Lily, this is Haewon. She might be annoying sometimes, sorry for that."
"Hello, Haewon. I'm Lily Jin Morrow, feel free to call me Lily. Please, I never meant to steal Sullyoon from you."
The 2nd eldest sensed the heat forming in her cheeks, she just embarrassed herself to the unknown foreign pretty student in front of
her and Sullyoon heeds it as well, unfortunately.
"I-uh, I-it was only a joke.." She scratches the back part of her head, and Sullyoon instructs her to perch by her side to have her meal already. Haewon obeys but bows down her head in embarrassment. That wasn't an incredible first
impression. She wished to disappear.
“It's okay. You seem funny, maybe, you can accompany me too along with Sullyoon? only if-"
"I want that its cool to be friends with pretty girls." Lily stops from chewing her sliced apples from the lunch box, Haewon really thought she had said something wrong.
“You think I'm pretty?.” To say the least Lily was a blushing mess.
“Why are you so red?” Sullyoon teased.
"Quiet sullyoon. And yes I think you're really cute! By the way are you thinking of joining a club?” Haewon asked with excitement laced in her voice.
“well I’m pretty good at singing. Is there any club that involves that?”
"Oh! Glee Club needs you! it's a club for all versatile and aspiring singers like me!" She doesn't discern her loud mouth is entirely soaring inside the cafeteria, Haewon settles down after noticing what she has done.
“Sullyoon, tomorrow will be the first day for the students to pick their chosen club, right?”
“Yes, don’t make a mess just like last year”
“Yah! I don’t wanna remember it. So, Lily, do you want to join Glee Club with me?"
Lily was already making and finalizing her decision since Haewon brought it up, but she was also wavering on some things not sure if her heart could handle being around haewon.
“Haewon, maybe, you put to much pressure on her.”
"How about you, Sullyoon? Which club are you joining?" Lily connects her gaze to Sullyoon's, and waits. Being with haewon would be great but she doesn't want to embarrass herself and shes already comfortable with Sullyoon. Being with her would deprecate her troubled mind.
"Youth Forum. It's the student council one. I kinda suck at singing, I don't really have a talent."
"No! You're so good at communicating with other students! Everyone couldn't do that. Plus you’re an amazing singer, and dancer you put yourself down to much." Haewon butts in, a little bit of a raise in her tone is recognized.
She admires how Sullyoon could be so efficient in expressing her words very well to people. She has this natural aura, and doesn't really have to exert any force to be a good speaker. And perhaps, Its one of the factors the previous senior key officers voted for her to manage the
rousing mother organization. It doesn't necessarily mean she is the so called extrovert, Sullyoon isn't completely an outgoing person, she knows to speak good.
"Speaking isn't a talent."
"I can't do that, people can be annoying. I'll probably go to the Glee Club.”
"Haewon, you heard it? Don't be a full blown nuisance to Lily." Reminding the brown-haired girl, Lily and Sullyoon burst out laughing as they see the brown-haired girl cross her arms in annoyance with a slight pink tint on her cheeks with the thought of hanging out with lily alone.
Lily may be doubting in her mind, but this could be a chance to get closer to haewon, she's in good hands. Now thinking of crushes she couldn't wait to gather more information on sullyoon's feelings as they will watch yunjins practice later this afternoon.
Taking a look at the time Sullyoon widens her eyes, nearly forgetting the usual drill to be accomplished every Monday and Friday of the week, she never misses the time just to do this special thing for about three straight years already. Yes, that's right, for the three long years, there is one and only person she delights in silent. Actually, it is still going on for how long only God knows.
"Haewon, Lily, I have to do something first but I’ll be back quickly. You can wait for me or not." Sullyoon scurries up, arranging her stuff, bidding temporary hurried goodbye to both the girls.
“I’ll wait for you just like how I always do!”
"Alright!"
Sullyoon plasters a beam on her face before she scouts away and runs to the locker room. A small piece of paper was tightly secured in her right hand, a letter which she never ever forgets to deliver this cherished hand-written Letter sneakily inside Jinni's locker place.
There's a pure and dark tranquility within the area, nobody is even around, not even the utilities who maintain the cleanliness of the school every time they could do their job. And, it's a good thing for Sullyoon, of course.
Sliding the back of her leather shoes, Sullyoon steps in the rayless and serenity of the locker room. She's faced with nothing but with the same old feeling of churning inside her stomach. Just the thought of Jinni reading her hand-
made letters is already magical.
Slipping it horizontally, the pink piece of paper slowly falls down inside, and Sullyoon is quickly heading outside of the area before anyone captures her and makes a careless act she wished she would never encounter. She glances back at Jinni's locker and smiles.
"Until I get tired writing for you."