Seulgi yawned loudly as the bell ra

Seulgi yawned loudly as the bell rang, and placed her head on her cool desk.

“Didn’t sleep much?” Irene asked, gathering her things.

“No…I stayed up watching a drama…” Seulgi yawned again.

“Seriously, you need to stop thinking that things in dramas are real, Seulgi-ah,” Irene shook her head and clipped her backpack shut.

“It is real!! And one day I’ll find the prince that will save me from this dull life!” Seulgi slammed her hands down on her desk and shot up, startling a girl that had fallen asleep on the desk next to Irene’s.

Wendy pulled her head up and stared blankly forward, her face red on one side. Irene and Seulgi giggled as they watched their new friend’s confused look.

“Is it over?” Wendy blindly tried to find her backpack, and Irene picked it up for her.

“Haha, yes, school is over. Why are you so tired?” she helped Wendy clean her things.

“I was busy all night,” Wendy yawned and bowed again slowly, thanking Irene.

“With what?” Seulgi opened the classroom door, and the three of them head down the hallway together.

“Just some personal things…” Wendy quickly slapped herself awake.

It had been about a week now, since Irene and Seulgi befriended Wendy. From that moment in front of their classroom, they hadn’t had an incident like it since. Irene was much more relaxed now, after getting to know Wendy.

“Where do you live Wendy? Want us to walk you home?” Seulgi asked, glaring at the boys eyeing them.

Wendy didn’t respond as she also stared intently towards a familiar boy, Jung-Min. He was leaning against the wall with his friends, occasionally looking over at them.

“Wendy?” Seulgi waved her hand in front of her face, waking her from a trance.

“Hmm? Oh, uh, it’s okay, I’ll be fine. I’ll see you guys tomorrow!” Wendy said, running off in the opposite direction.

“I guess she lives away from us,” Seulgi shrugged and walked down the street with Irene.

Irene decided to stay over at Seulgi’s for a while that night to study. It was a nice, warm home, filled with family pictures and smells of delicious food. Irene excitedly went up the stairs as she heard a home-cooked meal being prepared in the kitchen. She went into Seulgi’s room and dropped her backpack down on the bed.

“You room looks clean for once,” Irene said, looking around the room. Seulgi was a messy person by nature, but her room looked tidy, as rows of stuffed animals lined across her bed.

“The great advantages of having a mother!” Seulgi immediately slapped her mouth shut for her slip up.

She looked at Irene, who was silent.

“I-I didn’t mean…that…” Seulgi was almost on the verge of crying as Irene quickly hugged her.

“It’s okay Seul-ah, I know what you mean,” Irene pulled away and flicked Seulgi’s nose, causing her to twitch.

Seulgi sighed in relief as they went back downstairs.

A glorious meal was already set on the dining table, awaiting their arrival. Irene drooled at all the delicious food while Seulgi sat down and grabbed her chopsticks, ready to dig in.

“No!” Seulgi’s mother slapped her hand, “Irene gets to eat first.”

Seulgi rubbed her pink hand as Irene laughed, sitting down.

It always felt like a second home to Irene whenever she was over. Seulgi’s mother always took great care of her, and went out of her way to prepare big meals anytime she could. They both knew about Irene’s situation, and adopted her in like she was already part of their family.

“It’s so good, Mrs. Kang!!” Irene squealed in joy as she took a bite of the beef.

“You need to come over for dinner more often Irene. My mom never makes meat for me like this,” Seulgi mumbled with her mouth full as her mother slapped her on the back.

“That’s because you never appreciate it!” She quickly smiled lovingly towards Irene, who was snickering.

“Ah Umma! I almost choked!” Seulgi coughed.

Her mother ignored her as she sat down at the end of the table, next to Seulgi, handing Irene some more food.

“Eat a lot, okay Irene?”

“Yes, Mrs. Kang,” Irene smiled back at her as she took another delicious bite.


After dinner, the two of them went back upstairs to study.

“Uuugghhhh…I don’t get iiiiittt~,” Seulgi whined as she turned on her laptop, ready to binge watch dramas again. Irene slammed it shut.

“Seulgi! You promised!” Irene said, diligently reading the material.

“I’m sorry Irene. I must leave you behind.” Seulgi said dramatically, hugging her teddy bear.

Irene groaned, “Seriously, this is why you are failing.”

“I’m an artist! I create things…out of nothing…!” She waved her arms in the air.

“How about you learn about the things that already exist,” Irene mocked, opening her book up again.

Seulgi sighed in defeat as she flipped through the pages.

“I should study with Wendy instead,” Seulgi commented, glaring at the back of Irene’s head.

“Go ahead. No one’s stopping you,” Irene ignored her.

“I wonder if Wendy’s into dramas also…” Seulgi imagined the shy Wendy fan-girling over a hot guy on TV.

“Why don’t