I took another look in the mirror and mentally prepared myself for college life. Most people must have already known each other and I was not really the talking type so it will definitely be hard for me to make friends. I walked out of my room and took out my choco balls, I ate them while reading the news. Reading the newspaper was something I took from Dad, he always read it in the morning, even when I was young. I would try to get his attention by disturbing him but eventually end up reading the part he was not reading.
I smiled at my thoughts, I really missed my Dad but I could not reach him through phone calls, I could not even text him. My Mom came out of her room with disheveled hair and looking absolutely tired. She had been working hard for the past few days and I was concerned for her health.
"Mom, are you going to work today?" I asked as she also took my choco balls.
"Yes, we will be finishing this project today, after that, I will be a free bird." She said, munching down her food while I laughed at her choice of words.
Mom asked, "Do you need me to take you to the university?"
"I'm good, I already memorized the way. Plus, I want to look around." I replied I got up and washed the dishes.
"Okay... But ask me anytime if you need a lift." She said and I replied with a light 'uh-huh' and went to the shoe box, I took out my shoes and put them on.
"Mom... I am leaving, take care~" I said and walked out. She said something but I could not hear it. I walked down the streets and think back to the fun times I had in the States in my head. That trip to the beach with Norah and her twin brother, Landon. And that summer camp we had in high school, I almost had my first kiss taken by Landon at that time. He was handsome, tall, and built but I saw him as a brother, I almost had a heart attack when he leaned in for a kiss. I shook my head violently from the unnecessary thoughts. I suddenly remembered that Landon gave me a necklace as a remembrance. Where did I put that? I need to check my dresser for that.
I reached the university and went in. There were so many people and I quickly went to the lecture hall and sat down. I did not really want to talk to anyone. And I was glad no one was paying attention to me. Someone took a seat beside me and I looked to see who it was. It was a boy, he had black hair with a good physique, he looked like a model. I quickly averted my eyes not wanting to get caught looking.
"Hi! Do you speak English?" The boy beside me suddenly asked.
"Uh, yes why?" I asked, confused.
"Oh... Sorry. I'm Huen-" His head bopped forward, and got slapped at the back of his head by a red-headed guy and another black hair guy.
"Do you know we had to search for you everywhere?! Why did you run off?" The red hair guy asked and flicked him on his forehead again.
"Ah... Taehyun that hurts. Beomgyu was so slow I got bored and ran off." The guy from before replied. The other two guys kept on scolding him and hitting him. I guessed they were good friends, I just stayed quiet and listened to them bickering.
"Ah... Wait, I don't even introduce myself properly." The guy beside me said and turned to me again.
"Sorry for that, I am Huening Kai and these two are my friends, Taehyun and Beomgyu." He said, the two guys looked at me and waved which I awkwardly replied to.
"Uh, I'm Alanna Kim, I just moved here," I said, feeling a bit shy talking to them. They suddenly looked at each other with wide eyes.
The black hair one, Beomgyu? I think asked me, "Can you speak Korean?" I just nodded in reply.
Taehyun leaned down and asked in a hushed tone "Uh, then perhaps did you meet Yeonjun at a park last week?" Yeonjun? Last week? Wait. How did they know?
"How did you know?" I asked Taehyun to sit down on the other side of my seat while Beomgyu sat on Heuning Kai's lap. Who were these guys?
"Did he tell you about a group?" Beomgyu asked again.
"He did, are you guys perhaps his group mates?" They all nodded excitedly, well that explained a lot. And that could only mean that they were celebrities too.
"Is it okay to talk to you guys?" I asked, suddenly cautious of my surroundings. I could see some of the people in the hall looking at us.
"It's okay, the university has rules. Nothing will go out." Taehyun replied, why was I not aware of that?
"Anyways Alanna, let's be friends now," Beomgyu said and smiled brightly. Wow, he was really handsome, no, they were all handsome.
"Okay," I replied, our professor came in and started his lecture. Whoa... From the first day? Beomgyu sat beside Heuning Kai and Taehyun remained seated beside me. I spent the whole with them, they invited me to go eat lunch with them and they were actually fun to hang out with. They said they had no schedule for that day except practice and that they would not be able to attend a regular class onwards. I guessed being an idol required that.
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I was resting at our dorm waiting for the other members to arrive. I and Soobin could not attend the first class as we had unfinished shootings. It was the first year of college for our younger members and they were extremely happy they got to attend classes fully on the first day. I heard the door open followed by Beomgyu screaming. They ran in calling for me, Soobin also came out on hearing the members.
"Yeonjun! You won't believe the new friend we made today!" Why would I be interested in their new friend?
Soobin asked them to sit down first and we did, they kept on laughing and looking at me weirdly. Soobin looked at me and I just shrugged, confused too. Taehyun told us how Heuning Kai ran off leaving them and making them search for him everywhere only to find him at the first-year lecture hall.
Huening Kai continued, "Beomgyu was too slow so I ran off. But, Hyung this girl was sitting by herself and she looked like a foreigner too so I decided to sit with her. Then, these two came and hit me, but then, we asked the girl her name and." What was he trying to say? His crush?
Beomgyu cut him off and said, "Her name was Alanna. We asked her if she had met you at a park or not and she said yes, she is the one you always waited for, right?" Wait, she went to the same college as us. And the members had met her too? Why was I suddenly getting excited?
"Are you sure it was her?" I asked and they nodded.
"She ate with us at lunch too, we even became friends with her." Huening Kai said and wiggled his eyebrows at me. That kid seriously...
Soobin told them to go change and said we were eating out that day. They went into their rooms to and I thought about the girl that I could not seem to get out of my mind.
"Do you like her?" Soobin suddenly asked, catching me off guard.
"No, I am just interested, plus, I have something to return to her. That's all." I replied, Soobin just nodded his head and touched his phone. I sighed looking up at the ceiling, I really did hope I was only interested.