Obsessions: Chapter One
Title: Obsessions
Song: Going Crazy by Song Ji Eun (ft. Bang Yongguk)
Summary: Sometimes, people expect the wrong things of us. And sometimes those expectations can harm us.
Paring: Suzber (Suzy and Amber) / Henber (Henry and Amber
Rating: PG-13
Length: Mini Series
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.
Part I
I always believed that nothing could be worse than that feeling you get when you enter a new school. Nothing could be worse than your stomach twisting into hundreds of knots as you walk up to the imposing building. This gloomy place will be one that will become your prison for the next few years. It will be the prison that you will have to grow accustomed to despite your unwillingness to comply. Unfamiliar faces will become the ones you see and rely on the most. Meanwhile, the authorities that reside in such a building will become the ones who will request things of you that you will have to give in without restraint. There might even be the possibility of growing to love this place.
But that won’t happen right away. Instead, you will have to clench your fists, grit your teeth, and push through the awkwardness of those first few weeks. You will have to ignore that biting feeling of being left out when old friends joke around with each other, leaving everyone out of their own little world. All that you do is a matter of pushing past that disgusting fear formed at the base of your gut in order to make the next few years bearable.
“Is the seat beside you taken?” a girl’s voice awkwardly sounded to my right.
Intrigued to see who dared to become my seat-mate, I turned my attention on the girl. As I took in the girl’s appearance, all I could think of was that she was probably the prettiest girl in the class. Her long, glossy black hair was pulled back by two pink barrettes and her shining black eyes were glued to mine. While she waited, I could see that her school bag was slowly slipping from her thin shoulders as she tried to ease her way to the empty seat beside me. When I made no gesture to reject, the girl’s shining eyes curved up into two perfect crescents as a smile formed on her lips.
It was probably the way she smiled that made me bite my tongue and silently accept. I was a long way from home-or that’s what I believed at the time. I had arrived in Korea from the US not even a month ago, so I was nervous. I was nervous that everyone would that everyone would see how different I was and exclude me. Just the thought of that scared me to the point where I rigidly sat at my new desk with my hands clenched into tight fists. And it was this one girl who made it easier to control that fear. Yet I still wondered why she was sitting next to a stranger.
“Thank you, I was worried that I was going to be forced to sit next to someone that dislikes me,” the girl sighed in relief, letting her bag crash to the floor. Quietly, I nodded in response. This time, I wondered why she would be disliked by others. Was she not-so-nice after all? “Ah, I’m Suzy. Please take care of me this year,” she finally announced with a bow.
“I’m Amber, nice to meet you,” I softly greeted.
“Amber?” she scoffed, catching me off-guard. “Wait, you’re a girl?” she blurted after thinking for a second. Eyes widening, I glanced around the room as people stared our way and whispered amongst themselves. Almost immediately, Suzy sat in the seat that was now hers.
Leaning close, she looked around before whispering, “I thought you were a boy”. And that was how our fated high school years together had started.
A/N: I didn't realize how short this part actually was.