𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 ‣ jjk

五十八 ; the concert

day 20
8.04 pm
lee haru

the concert

we spend the whole day sleeping in
to regain most of the energy we lost
in the past week

we're now standing in front of the stadium
where the concert is supposedly
going to be held at

"what time is it supposed to be starting?"
i glance up at jeongguk
who is struggling to look around
over the large crowd pushing around us

"according to this, soon
let's find a way to get in"

we manage to make our way through the swarm
of human bodies
and past the entrance without getting recognised
by any of the security guards there

the stadium is packed too
and we take our spot in the middle area
just right to see the most perfect angle of the stage
jeongguk squeezes my hand
telling me not to let go
or i'll get swept away in the crowd
"we don't want you getting lost" he says

i take a deep breath, eyes on the stage
waiting, waiting, waiting
with my heart thumping fast
"i've never been to a concert before"
i admit

jeongguk whirls around to glance at me
and smiles
"it's gonna fun, you'll see
i mean i've never been to one as
part of the audience but
it should be fun"

i'm about to spend my
first time in a live concert with a crush
nice haru real nice

the stage lights start to dim
and slowly the performances begin
the members of red velvet get up on the stage
greet their fans, and perform their songs for the night

i can hear jeongguk joining the fanchants
and he takes my hand
and raises it into the air
he shouts something over the crowd that i cannot really make out
but i think he said something about
"are you enjoying yourself?"

to prove that i am
i chant along with the crowd
very enthusiastically if i might add
but it's a concert
i wouldn't get kicked out right

"bae joohyun!
kang seulgi!
son seunghwan!"

jeongguk laughs uncontrollably
before joining in with me
"park sooyoung!
kim yerim!
peekaboo!"

i feel his intent gaze on me
as he smiles widely
and i turn around to give him
a light punch on the arm
"don't give me that look
i get self conscious"

"what? you're beautiful
you outshine them"
he glances back at the stage
and i get his point
"i bet you're even prettier than joy"

"no! joy is a queen!"

"then you're a goddess"

"shut up"

more songs play on
and by the time red velvet announce
their last song for the night
my throat is soar
and my head is pounding from the amount of hype

"do you miss it?" i ask

jeongguk tears his eyes from the stage
to look at me
"miss what?"

"being on stage"

he stops cheering for awhile
his smile slowly fading away
for a moment
i thought i hit the wrong button
i should've just stayed qui—

"maybe, maybe not"
he replies before i can apologise
i furrow my eyebrows at him

"why not?"

"it's nice, being on stage , performing
having people scream your name and all
sometimes it makes me feel loved
i'll always miss the stage
but, it's all i've ever known"

"what do you mean?"

he smiles again
"sometimes
you get too caught up in things
that you forget to live life the way
every other teenager lives theirs"
he looks back at the stage

"and this, and you
it'll probably be most memorable things
i've ever experienced in my entire life"