𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔 ( 𝗒𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗒𝖺𝗇𝗀 ) ✓

twenty

7:15am
christmas eve

She was walking to class with a heavy heart. It was already a great start to her morning that she wasn't able to spend her birthday with her parents since they were busy.
She woke up to see a note on the kitchen island as it wishes her a 'happy 19th bday' and a present to go along with it that were from her parents. No amounts of presents could make up for their loss and absence. Not to mention that Yangyang wasn't going to come to school today because he wasn't feeling well. It isn't his fault but for once, she just wanted to feel selfish. Selfish because she wanted Yangyang all to herself, and spend the whole day with just him.
I guess the universe wasn't on her side today.

Stopping when she had reached her home room, she stares at the door in confusion. Was she early? Surely that can't be it. Even at this time of day, there would atleast be three to five students already inside the classroom. Guess she was finally on time today.

She opens the door, heading inside as silence filled the air.
She tried to see and make her way through the darkness, trying to find the light switch and attempted to turn it on. Being alone in the dark for too long scared her.

click!
The sound of the light switch being turned out managed to bring some life into the classroom. And who knew that by turning it on, it would also have given her the biggest scare of her life.

"SURPRISE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Her classmates all shouted at once with joyous looks on their faces. She froze there. A hand above her beating heart that was previously scared out of her chest as she stares at everyone in the room. Her eyes falling on a specific someone who stood in front of her, holding a birthday cake.

"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be resting at home?" She questions. Too shocked from the previous revelation as her voice was barely a whisper.
"I wasn't actually sick. I was just following the plan." He replies teasingly. A wide grin (a wide annoying grin) on his face as he looks over at Eunbin and Karina. It was a sign for Cinta to look over at her two friends with her brows furrowed.
"What you can't blame me? I plan the best surprise parties Ok?" Karina said in her defense as she placed both her arms up in the air.
"Enough sulking birthday girl, make a wish and blow out the candle so we could all start the secret santa exchange." Eunbin cheers in enthusiasm as she pushes the girl closer to Yangyang.

The two of them now facing each other.
Screw what Cinta had said earlier before she entered the classroom. The universe was definitely on her side today.
He looks down at her with the most softest and warmest look evident on his face. Smiling sweetly at her as he inches closer to her. Whispering something in her ears so only she was able to hear him.

"Selamat ulang tahun, Putri."

His words making a small rush of blood run to her cheeks. She quickly muttered a thank you before closing her eyes. Clasping her hands as she wishes for something before opening her eyes to blow out the candles.

As soon as she blew out the candles, the class was filled with loud cheers.
"Oops, I think my fingers slipped." Said Yangyang once he had smudged a small portion of frosting on her nose. She looks at him in disbelief before trying to tackle him down.

--- ✩︎︎⭐︎⡱︎ ︎

"Oh my god, someone got me the new pair of headphones that I really wanted what the fuckkk." Karina exclaimed in exhilaration. Her form of excitement was by swearing every curse words she knew existed to mankind. Don't get me wrong, she was grateful for her presents, super duper grateful. She just wouldn't understand why anyone would go out of their way to buy her the LATEST AIRPODS MAX???!
A highschool student buying her expensive stuff like this? God, she should thank and worship the person for being so kind.

"Look through your gift bag, you might find out the senders name that got you those." Cinta told her as Karina quickly hunted down the gift bag. Removing all the tissue paper that was being used until she saw a small card with Shotaro's name in it.
She tried to hold in her sob as she covers her mouth in surprise. The girl quickly standing up as she made her way towards the Japanese boy. Mumbling allot of thank you's in every language as he could only flash her an eyesmile and told her to leave him alone so he could open up his presents. Her appreciation was making him feel a bit overwhelmed.

"I've always liked Shotaro, *sigh he's such a nice kid."
Karina then looking at her two friends with an anticipating look on her face.
"What did the two of you get? Show me a haul of what you've got. The two of you have just been standing there as I unwrap my presents." She said with a pout on her face.
"That's because you give the best reactions." Eunbin replied before she went over to her desk to pick up her gifts.

"Here's a small haul. My secret santa was Soyeon, and she got me all the things to start my own small jewellery business." Eunbin stated as she showed her two friends the things that she received. She was right, she could start her own business with the amount of beads that she got. Eunbin had always been really good at arts and crafts, so it wasn't odd if someone had just given her a supply of materials and she could turn that into something spectacular.

Once Eunbin was done showing them her gifts, her and Karina looked over at Cinta.
"I actually haven't unwrapped mines yet. Do you want to open them with me?" She said as they both nodded their heads eagerly.
"Wait! Let's get Shotaro and Yangyang here with us." Karina stated as she went over to the two guys and dragged them over to where the rest were at.
"Ok, now you could start opening them!" She clasps her hands in excitement, glancing over at Yangyang for a split second with a grin on her face.

heh, sneaky mf. She wanted me to see her react to the gifts I got her. Yangyang said to himself as he waited for Cinta to unwrap his presents. Standing there hesitantly as he waits its for her reaaction. A gasp leaves the girls lips as she pulls out two albums to her chest. Hugging it excitedly as she stares at her friends.

"Red velvet and newjeans album!" She shrieks as they all looked at her with a fond smile on their faces.
"They even got you the Joy version." Karina pointed out as Cinta eyes the album with even more surprise.
"No shit they did. How did they- I never told anyone that my bias was Joy." She asks.
"I think its pretty obvious that you bias her because you listen to Je T'aime and Hello on repeat all the time." Yangyang retorted as her cheeks heated up.

"Why's that piled of present so huge." Shotaro questions as he pointed at her last gift that was wrapped up like a tower.
The girl shrugs before opening it. Her eyes widening as she finds a note attached to the front of the piles of presents.

" happy birthday and early christmas eve, hope you liked my presents. Don't worry I have one more present for you tomorrow hehe! -- Yangyang. "

"You're my secret santa?!" She exclaims as the lad nodded his head with a proud grin on his face.
"Surprised?" He answers as she shook her head.
"I'm more surprised that we got each others name." She chuckles as this time it was his turn to look at her in shock.
"Shut up. No way."
"Of course, I should've known. No one else would buy me expensive designer clothes other than you." He said whilst smiling as he shook his head in disbelief.
"Do you like it though atleast?"
"Like is not the right words to describe how much i love it." He answers.

"Um sorry to break your lovey dovey moment but I'm really confused why Yangyang decided to get you 4 volumes of Manga?" Shotaro asked as he stared at her pile of manga.
"Karina told me that one of Cinta's goal for the new year was to start reading allot more. So I got her 4 volumes of slam dunk." Yangyang replied as he shrugs at the end. Hands inside his pockets.
"I don't think that's what she meant by reading but alright then, whatever floats your boat..." Eunbin mutters. Not wanting to question Yangyang's choice of 'reading'.
"Thank you. I'll make sure to read them." The girl saying her thanks as he stares at her lovingly.
"You're going to love reading it, I swear."