seventeen imagines ii

jeonghan - sports day

word count : 1,400

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it's sports day at school. all of the classes are competing against each other in their respective grades, meaning that there are a lot of events going on and students practically everywhere. currently, you're running in a race, trying to make sure you don't end up in last place.

"y/n! you got this!" you hear someone yell as you run around the track. you hear a bunch of people cheering you and others on as the competitors runs. you keep running and make it past the finish line, ending in third place.

"yes, y/n! you did so good!" one of your friends says to you as you start to cool off. you put your hands on your knees and take some deep breaths in.

why couldn't they have gotten someone on the track team? i thought we had someone on the team in our class?

someone holds out a water bottle to you. it's already open so you take the plastic bottle and chug a bit of water.

"thanks," you say to the person afterwards, finally standing up straight to see one of your classmates, jeonghan.

"no problem," he says before walking off, instantly joining another group of people.

"y/n!" someone yells and you feel someone throw their arm around your shoulders, "ready for the relay?" they ask.

"huh? i'm not doing the relay," you reply in confusion.

"now you are!"

oh man...

the relay consists of six runners, each taking half a lap of the track. you notice the other runners from your class getting together and talking, so you hurry up and head over to the group.

"y/n, there you are," one of the guys says to you. you don't reply, still tired from the race you were just in. "alright, let's have you go first, and then y/n second..." the guy starts listing where everyone should be.

most of the people in the group make their suggestions for the lineup, while you just wait to hear where you'll be. after a few minutes, someone announces the start of the relay via megaphone. your group makes the final lineup, where you'll still be the second runner.

"y/n, you okay?" one of your friends asks as she walks with you to where you'll start.

"yea, i'll be okay," you reply to her. "can you hold my water?" you ask her.

she nods, "yea, i'll wait for you to be done," she says to you. "take one last sip," she says. you take a sip of water and hand her the bottle. "good luck!" she says before jogging off to the half of the track where you'll end.

soon, the race starts. you watch the first set of runners start running around the first half of the track. your classmate reaches you and easily passes the baton to you as you start running.

as you take your first few steps, you feel pain shoot up to your knee. however, you push yourself despite still being tired from the previous race to keep running. you run around your half of the track, and you make it to the next person. you almost fumble but manage to pass the baton to her. once you stop running, you get off of the track and sit down on the ground, heavily breathing.

"y/n!" your friend appears and hands you your water. you instantly grab it and chug some water. "you okay?" she asks. you nod and continue to watch the race.

run for the events today, they said. it'll be fun, they said.

i'm never doing this again.

as the last set of runners run, everyone yells and cheers for certain people. then, you watch as the person on your team crosses the line first. everyone erupts into cheers, and you smile.