★ | #19 | monday
"did something happen?"

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"feelings are so fragile."

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MONDAY mornings couldn't be worse as her head pounded, lack of sleep evident within the dark circles beneath her half-lidded eyes as she laid her head on her desk, dark brown hair sprawled out over her shoulders.

“Ms. Seong, my classroom is not a nap room.” Her teacher called out, teaching stick banging against the chalkboard as she jumped up in surprise at the noise, bowing her head in embarrassment.

Her gaze shifted to her right, catching the concerned face of Lee Heeseung, who mouthed an “are you okay?”, as she nodded quietly, in a daze as she attempted to bring herself out of her train of thought and sleepiness to focus on the lesson.

Shortly after class was dismissed, the screeching of chairs filled the room as students pushed themselves out of their seats, packing up their things before finding themselves wandering off into the crowded hallway.

All whilst, Seong Haewon’s movements seemed to be a bit drowsy. Slow and lazy as she packed up her school books into her backpack, fingers reaching up to gently push her bangs out of her eyes.

All whilst Lee Heeseung was up and ready — his backpack swung over his shoulder as he stood with his lips pressed into a thin line.

“Haewon,” Heeseung called out, catching her attention as she paused momentarily, looking up to meet his gaze before looking back down as she resumed what she was doing, zipping her bag up.

“Did you get any sleep at all last night?” He huffed, brows furrowed tightly as his lips were tucked into a frown.

Haewon grumbled quietly under her breath as she shook her head, slipping her arms through the straps of her backpack as she straightened her posture out.

“No, not really.” She admitted truthfully, adjusting her blazer before she carried herself to walk slowly beside him, trailing behind what was left of their classmates as they entered the busy school halls.

“Did something happen?”

“Argued with my dad when I got home last night. He was waiting for me in the living room, I guess.” She replied in a sigh, as Heeseung hummed and nodded slowly as he processed her words in his head.

“About?” He inquired, narrowing his gaze as the girl scoffed, rolling her eyes.

“Dumb shit.” She stated firmly, biting down on her bottom lip.

“He started ranting about how I was disrespectful to him, and how I don't talk to him and whatnot. So, I told him we could talk and I asked him about why he's always home late despite getting off of work at six.” The girl explained briefly, holding onto the straps of her backpack.

The boy hummed; a sign he was listening as he pressed his palm against her back, guiding her through the crowded halls.

“He got mad and deflected it onto me. He called me a slut because I'm with you all the time.” She said, as Heeseung's eyes widened slightly in surprise.

“Wait, what? Seriously?” Heeseung breathed out, brows furrowed slightly as a frown tugged at his lips. “What an asshole.” He mumbled, shaking his head.

“Mm,” Haewon hummed in response, finally stepping off to the side as she put in the code to her locker, opening it as Heeseung leaned up against the one beside hers, a scoff falling from his lips.

“My mom was upset with me that I argued with him. She hardly said a word to me this morning.” Haewon told him, shoving books she no longer needed into her locker.

“Are you alright, though?” Heeseung placed his hand on her shoulder, squeezing it softly as she hummed and closed her locker, turning to the side to face him.

“I’m good. I'm just annoyed, that's all.” The girl replied, plastering a smile onto her lips as he huffed out a quiet laugh.

“Tired, too.” He added half-teasingly, earning a small grumble from the girl.

“Thank you for letting me know. I had no idea.” Haewon retorted sarcastically, waving it off with her hand. The boy snickered, releasing a heavy sigh.

“Cheer up. I'll buy you juice from the vending machine during lunchtime.” Heeseung promised, holding out his pinky.

Haewon smiled lightly, staring at his pinky before taking a deep breath and locking hers with his.

“Alright, alright. You need to go. You still have to stop by your locker before class.” Haewon reminded, crossing her arms over her chest.

The boy clicked her tongue, brushing his fingers through his hair. “Yeah, yeah, okay. I'll see you later. Don't get into too much trouble, please.” He said, brushing past her as he patted her shoulder gently.

Haewon huffed, turning her head to follow him as she scrunched her nose up lightly, watching as he waved goodbye before focusing on the path ahead of him.

On her way to her own class, Haewon sported a neutral expression, eyes empty as she kept her lips pressed into a thin line, feet carrying into the classroom as she walked down the aisle of desks until getting to her own.

The girl made eye contact with none other than Kim Miyoung, who smiled to herself before turning to whisper to her friends, soft giggles filling the quiet of the classroom as they waited for the lecture to begin.

Haewon cursed underneath her breath, rolling her eyes and she sighed and shook her head, shrugging her backpack off her shoulders as she seated herself comfortably at her desk, beginning to lay out her things.

She tapped her pencil against the page of her notebook lightly, deep in thought as she stared off at the wall until snapped out of her daze as her teacher entered the room, greeting everyone professionally as he took his place at his own desk in front of the chalkboard.

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As class came to an end, the girl packed up her things quickly, backpack set on top of her desk as she attempted to fit all of her books inside at once.

Only, when a certain someone brushed past her; arm held out to intentionally knock the bag off of the desk, sending it on the floor as her books and papers spilled out of it.

“What the hell, Miyoung?” Haewon snapped, brows furrowed tightly as she stared at the girl who wore a coy expression, lips tugged into a forced pout.

“Oops. My goodness, Seong Haewon. It was just a simple mistake. Don't be such a bitch.” Miyoung sighed exasperatedly, tilting her head off to the side.

“You sit two rows behind me and in different sections. God, if you're going to go out of your way to make my life miserable, at least don't be a shitty liar.” Haewon scoffed, shaking her head as she walked around her desk, leaning down to pick up her bag, only for a foot to nudge it further from her reach.

“I don't think the teachers would be too happy if they heard that you're speaking so vulgarly. It'd be a shame if I told them.” Miyoung cooed threateningly, as Haewon narrowed her eyes.

“You're cussing too, Miyoung.” She sighed out, blinking as she remained unfazed.

“It's my word against yours. And remind me, who has more violations?” Miyoung frowned, as Haewon stared at her quietly, clenching her jaw.

“Exactly.” Miyoung hummed, an innocent smile painting her glossy lips as she pressed her foot further against Haewon's back, possibly crushing whatever it had inside before spinning on her heels and walking away.

Haewon scoffed, running a hand over her face as she leaned down and grabbed her bag, hands reaching out to shove whatever had fallen out of it back inside.

Although the school day had barely even started, she couldn't wait for dismissal. Haewon took a deep breath, attempting to clear her mind as she counted down the hours until school would end.

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★﹐authors corner ．﹗﹑ 1.3k words
guys i watched the enhypen concert in anaheim on a random tiktok live that came up on my fyp and i'm so sad bc i should've been there fr 💔

anyway this chapter is absolutely terrible so i apologize for making you all wait for whatever kind of mess this is 🤡

praying i'll be able to make the next chapter somewhat decent but i doubt it because i already know what the outcome of the next chapter is in my head lololol

guys i promise things will start to happen soon !! i have an entertaining (?) chapter coming up and i'm looking forward to writing 🙈‼️

also i love how i'm ranting to pretty much nobody rn because by the time this chapter is out, this note will probably be old </3

but regardless, thank you all so much for reading 🫶

i love youuuu mwahmwahmwah
april 25th, 2024 — 12:42am.
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