Heart Strings

Chapter 9

⚠️possible trigger warning⚠️
slight self harm later. ill let you know when.

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A screeching alarm woke Geoun from a wonderful sleep. Waking up early to practice before class was not the move.  Nevertheless, she found herself somehow heading to the bathroom to get ready for the day. She looked in the mirror and shuddered at the sight.

Her hair was sticking out in every direction, drool was still flowing from her mouth and her eyes were still half closed.

She grabbed a comb and sprayed some water on her hair then smoothly wrestled out the tangles so she didn't damage her hair. Then she pulled it up into a bun while she washed her face and brushed her teeth. After smoothing out her hair and being satisfied with her appearance, Geoun headed back to her room to get dressed.

It was the first day of classes so she wanted to make a good impression, but she didn't want to stand out too much. She decided on a short, flowy tan dress with baby pink flowers and added a matching pink knit-cardigan in case any of her classes were cold. She paired the outfit with her favorite pair of shoes, her white converse.

After passing on makeup because of the giant bandage still on her face, Geoun packed her notebooks in her bag, grabbed her violin, and headed to the shuttle. She heard her roommates alarms going off as she closed the door behind her.

She was hoping to see BamBam, Chan, or Yugyeom on her way to class, but remembered she was early so she would probably be the only one.

After the shuttle dropped her off, Geoun scanned into the music building yet again and headed up to her same practice room. She continued her routine of tuning, warming up, then practicing her piece.

Before she knew it, her alarm for class went off so Geoun packed up her stuff, placed her instrument in the locker she had been assigned, and headed downstairs to the lobby to look for her friends before class.

"Geounnie!"

Geoun smiled as BamBam approached her, Yugyeom and Chan not far behind.

"You ready for class?" Yugyeom stopped in front of the shorter girl.

"No," Geoun gave a nervous chuckle. "I just don't know what to expect, you know?"

"Yeah I know what you mean. I heard we have one of the best teachers though! So it shouldn't be too bad," BamBam smiled and patted Geoun's head.

She pouted and fixed her hair, causing the boys to all smile at her cuteness.

"Come on, let's get good seats," Yugyeom grabbed Geoun's wrist and gently pulled her to the room with him. BamBam and a very jealous Chan followed.

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Half of the day had flown by and Geoun finally had time for lunch. She headed to the food court on campus and got a bulgogi plate before heading outside to eat under a tree.

As she watched netflix and ate her food, a sudden presence next to her startled the young girl. With her cheeks full of the delicious beef, Geoun looked up at whoever it was.

"Hey Geoun, didn't mean to scare you," Yugyeom chuckled as he sat next to her. "How's your day been so far?"

Excited to have conversation instead of watching Netflix, Geoun swallowed her food and began telling Yugyeom about her day so far. They only had their first class together in the morning, but their afternoon classes were the same.

Geoun was finally starting to notice all the little things that Lisa and Rose had mentioned the night before. How intently Yugyeom listened to her, how much he smiled, he really seemed to care. But Geoun still didn't feel anything other than a brother-like bond with him.