*𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟡𝟞

-나는 그들의 것, 그들의 내 꺼야-

"i know i ask this every time it's the first day of school, but are you sure about this?" joshua closed the front door behind him.

every year he does the same thing. he gets too worried over me and starts stressing if i'm going to be okay or if i'm going to get in trouble, or lost, or if someone's going to bother me.

it's like every parent ever when it's their child's first day of school, except magnified to ten.

"yes, shua," i chuckled lightly, "we've been over this a million times."

the summer heat was almost over, this season went by so quickly that i didn't even have a moment to realize it had even begun, but the autumn chill was in the air.

the beginning of september is usually either too hot or the wind is too cold, never letting you settle for a moment.

"just making sure," he pressed his lips together and brought me to his car, opening the door for me in the process.

what she was wearing:

(with a large bag)

i've started wearing more flowy outfits these last few weeks, seeing as they are comfortable and work extremely well with my body type.

certainly not practical for the first day at university, but it works.

🌷

you could feel we were getting close when more and more young people started appearing in the streets, all of them huddled into groups trying to find their way around.

the streets were full of people, just getting close to the group of hundreds made my breathing scatter.

"that's a lot of people," i whispered, holding onto joshua's arm.

"yeah..." he looked just as astounded as i.

"you still wanna go into that alone?" he couldn't look away from the bustling crowd.

"yeah, i'll find my way around," my lips thinned into a line, mentally preparing myself for what was going to happen now.

it was intimidating just how many people there were, and they all seemed to know each other. but, i suppose it will be high school all over again, just finding my way around by myself, it's not like i'm out of practice.

"just so you know, bangchan is going to be following you around," he finally met my eyes.

"bangchan is here," the sudden news of his presence brought a wide smile to my face. he's an old friend and i missed him.

"he isn't admitted to the school but he's going to be around just in case," he nodded.

going on my own was a scary thought, but knowing he was around in the background felt reassuring. this is going to give me a taste of what the world is, but i'm still going to be safe. i'm not just walking across a wire in the middle of the air without a safety net, i'm still going to be okay if i fall.

there's going to be someone there to catch me.

my cheeks hurt from how much i was smiling.

"okay," he let go of my hand, standing in front of me to get my full attention, "are you ready?" he asked again.

"yes," i nodded, putting on a strong face to reassure him.

"i'll see you at home."

🌷

the crowd moved like waves, pulling in and out in groups to each tarp. there were big green tarps with club members trying to recruit new students or returning students to join them.

it was interesting to see how people grouped themselves, people who looked like they had nothing in common seemed to get along wonderfully.

maybe college will be a place where i can actually meet people and make good friendships.

from the distance, you can hear k-pop songs playing loudly, loud enough to hear clearly from a distance, and as i managed to inch closer and closer through the crowd, i was able to see the people dancing.

they moved their body with grace and exact movements, with the occasional clumsiness of one of them.

but what awed me was the precise control over their bodies that some of them had, it reminded me of soonyoung.

when i was young i used to watch him dance the entire night. it was an unusual hobby of his to say the least but it filled me with so much joy to see him dance his heart out.

the song that played loudly was none other than psycho from a group called red velvet. it was from a few short years ago and it was a great song, but it surprised me to see the five girls in the middle of the large crowd dancing to it.

"they're amazing," i whispered, fidgeting with my hands and a girl next to me started speaking, "they truly are," she smiled brighter than i did.

she surprised me with her extremely light hair and dark brown eyes. she is beautiful in a gentle manner.

(a/n i'm watching the crown while writing this and in my head, i have a british accent so my writing also sounds slightly british, sorry i cannot help it)

she was dressed in the same way as i, the same long fabrics covering our bodies to shield ourselves from the cold.

"hello, i'm wendy," she extended her hand to me to shake, and i took it with hesitation. her bright enthusiasm was overwhelming to me. it took me by great surprise.

"i'm areum," i tried to match the brightness of her smile.

i felt like her very smile could bring the light of the day to any room she entered.

"are you new too? i think i'm lost," she leaned in and spoke lower, attempting to hide that she was a rookie. "i am too," i chuckled a little bringing my hand up to cover my smiling lips, "do you have any idea where registration is?" i joined her in her laugh.

"i think we'll need to ask someone," she giggled.

🌷

she took my hand and led me out of the crowd, walking around still holding onto me as she did. we moved through the crowd with ease thanks to her. she moved gracefully and carefully.

"hey, i was actually with a few friends- that's one of them," her phone inside her long coat buzzed loudly and she fished out her phone, letting go of my hand.

"yeri? did you find registration?" she answered her phone and looked around for her. i could vaguely make out what 'yeri' was saying from the other side of the screen.

"she says it's in that building," she leaned in and whispered at me, pointing to a building in the distance.

"okay," i nodded looking in that direction, but i saw someone i didn't think i'd actually see. it was bangchan, looking in my direction. usually, when they say they're at a distance, they don't even seem to be there, so this took me by surprise.

i softly waved at him and he smiled back.

"areum?" wendy took my attention back, "who are you waving at?"

but once i looked back, he was gone.

"i thought i saw someone i knew," i chuckled, scratching the back of my neck awkwardly.

wendy was a nice, bright, girl. the more time i spent with her the more amazing she seemed to me. i was almost jealous of her cheerful disposition.

"okay?" she made an odd smile, "we should go find my friends." she took my hand again with no warning, leading me in the direction of where her friends were.

"what are your friends names?" my mind wondered back to the current situation, again overwhelmed by the amount of people.

"they're joy and yeri," she said, "yeri tends to be very blunt and joy can be shy sometimes," we arrived at the front of the building and walked in, still hand in hand.

"and there's also irene, she's one of the upperclassmen, but we met her when we were in highschool."

"you guys seem to be close," i chuckled nervously, wondering if it was the best decision to follow her considering she already has a tight group of friends and i'll probably have a hard time getting close to them.

"we've been friends for a long time," yeri came up to me and hugged me, "it's lovely to meet you areum."

and just like that, i was enchanted by her as well.

*intense nct music*

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