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The whole class period made Hyewon very tired. She expects herself to be very energetic and joyful for her first day, but drowsiness bewilders her in unforeseen ways.

Hyewon is usually excited about exploring unfamiliar places- a place such as her new school.

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Yet right now is an exception. She doesn't know the reason why, but she seemed to be very drained of energy as of the moment. When lunch break came, she was troubled with finding the school cafeteria.

Her eyes were closing by itself, and as she went on her small journey to find the cafeteria, she also got a small journey to fight the sleepiness.

I still have two hours of class later. Hyewon grunted at the thought of two more hours of fighting with her own eyelids.

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She took a deep breath and finally found a sign leading to the cafeteria. she groggily followed it and soon reached her destination. It was not what she expected.

The so-called 'school cafeteria' and the cafeteria she knew are very different. This particular cafeteria was basically a food court, filled with fast food chains and food stalls.

Hyewon quickly found a place suitable to her taste and bought food. She sat alone on one of the empty tables, eating her food quietly as her eyes roamed around.

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Hyewon overheard some people talking.

Ah, I should ask Mrs.Kim for study groups later. Hyewon thought. There was no way she would survive transferring to a school with an advanced system without the help of others.

Not to even mention how she basically missed half of the year in her new school.

She soon finished her meal and immediately cleaned everything, leaving the cafeteria to go back to her classroom. Little did hyewon know, a pair of eyes have been looking at her for a while now.

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Jake queried his friend, forcing him out of his trance.

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Sunghoon asked Jake. Obviously, his mind was somewhere else.

Heeseung suddenly told with a casual voice, continuing to eat his ramen while the others teased Sunghoon.

Jay playfully sighed, exaggeratedly rubbing his palms on his forehead.

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Jungwon teased, poking Sunghoon's sides continuously even though the latter struggled getting tickled.

Sunghoon scandalizes, boldly denying his members' accusations. He then glared at Heeseung, who only chuckled when he saw the deathly daggers that were sent his way.

Ni-ki joined the banter.

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Sunghoon defensively denied, frowning as he frustratedly bite into his kimbap.

Everyone was disappointed, but not surprised. Sunghoon has always been this way, after all.

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Jay rolled his eyes as he ate his food, drinking all of his soda in one gulp.

Sunghoon scoffs before rolling his eyes.

Sunghoon said which made all of his friends sigh, mentally facepalming before they all continued to eat.

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Sunoo whispered to Heeseung who just chuckled at the younger's statement.

Jake, who heard Sunoo, snickers back at the two.

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Jake queried, leaning in to the older as he waited for his answer.

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School is a huge energy drainer, and Shin Hyewon is aware of that fact. Hyewon has already come back to her building. Without much trouble, she reached the faculty room, where she waited for Mrs.Kim with a groggy face.

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And after what it seems like an hour of agonizing waiting, Mrs.Kim finally showed up. As soon as Hyewon saw her, the girl immediately replace her blank face with a gleeful one.

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Mrs.Kim smiles as she guides Hyewon inside. The two sat on Mrs.Kim's own office corner.

Hyewon politely asked.

Mrs.Kim thought for a little while as she fumbled with the monitor in front of her. Mrs.Kim looked veru busy as of the moment.

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Mrs.Kim reassured, now guiding Hyewon out of the faculty.

Hyewon bowed before leaving off to her class.

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When she finally got to class, only a few of her classmates were there. The next class is still 30 minutes away, and Hyewon couldn't think of anything to kill time but to actually rest for a while.

She leaned her head towards her arms which were resting against the table... And as she was dozing off, she suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder.

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Hyewon looked up, only to see her classmate earlier who welcomed her with whispers and questions.

Her female classmate sat by the vacant seat beside her.

Kim Soojin She introduced herself.

Hyewon flashed a warm smile. Soojin asks..

Judging from her vibes, Hyewon thinks of Soojin as a very curious person, so it was no surprise that she would ask about things so quickly.

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parentsHyewon shrugged, looking up at the window as she waited for Soojin's response.

Soojin continues.

Hyewon silently said. She forced a small smile. Soojin also noticed the sudden change in Hyewon's aura.

Did she say something wrong? Did she come off as sensitive or rude? She wanted to say something again but before they could continue the small chatter, the subject teacher came and started the class.

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After that particular interaction, Hyewon felt uneasy. she was so deep in thoughts that before she realized that she was dozing off, class already ended.

Hyewon heard. And just kike a light switch, she quickly shook her disruptive thoughts as she packed her things.

Soojin tried to apologize, but she was cut off by the kindest smile she had ever seen.

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Hyewon shortly assured before she picked her bag up and left.

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She was on her way home, walking towards the main gate when her name was suddenly called.

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There, in the distance, she saw Mrs.Kim. Hyewon walked back to her and asked her why she was calling for her.

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Mrs.Kim stated.

Mrs.Kim then continued.

Silence occured.

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