"Am I not able to open or do I not want to open? Like a chained and locked door"
Monday April 1, 20XX
6:30 A.M
Yeri woke up to the sound of chopping and slamming noises happening in the kitchen. As Yeri got up to investigate, he saw Elaine making some sort of meat bun pastry. "You awake because you know you've got your first day today, I'm doing you a favor and making breakfast today." she said as she put the bun on a plate and placed it on the table along side other dishes. Before going to the table Yeri grabbed his school uniform and put it on, it was black and blue with a square badge logo with a maze design in the middle. Yeri walked over to the table looking at the dishes confused on why there was so much, "Uhh.. not to be rude but this looks more like dinner than breakfast-", "Just shut up and eat it alright... jeez kids these days". Yeri looked at Elaine confused and thought she sounded like an old lady despite being 32, but he decided to comply with a "thanks for the food I guess.." and began to eat, it was way better than expected. Elaine sat down joining him but would talk through bites of eggs and veggies, "So you're gonna be taking the bus down West Olympic Blvd and then a second bus down 연세로5다길 (Yonsei 5 Dagil)", Yeri looked slightly annoyed due to the fact that he still didn't understand Korean, "Yeah I think I'll just use the maps app...". Elaine laughed at what Yeri said before saying "Maybe I'll teach you some Korean it may help with directions". Elaine got up after finishing more than half of the food, grabbed her apron and headed downstairs. Yeri looked at the remaining food realizing the reason she made so much was for herself. After eating as much as he could, he then grabbed his school bag with the Miroh logo on it and headed downstairs to the door. He saw Elaine already behind the counter getting ready as he waved goodbye before heading out the door. Right before he could go outside a man in a red suit and glasses walked in with his bag, Yeri bumped into his shoulder on the way in, "Ah, sorry about that kid," the man quickly headed to the counter. Yeri looked at the man slightly annoyed before noticing his long black dreads and multiple rings one even with a red symbol on it. Yeri quickly turned back around heading out the door, the red suites man glanced at Yeri before asking Elaine "Who was that kid?, I'm a regular here and I've never seen him, hehe did wanna of your blind dates lead to a love child." Elaine brushed off that comment before saying "Yeah you know just for that your order's gonna cost an extra 5 dollars, Ekon,". The man laughed "Come on you know I'm kidding, he's must just be a part-timer then". "Alright well what will you be having then, also you're gonna attract attention if you keep dressing like this to go to a pastry shop".
Yeri began walking down West Olympic to his bus stop, after the bus finally arrived he got on and headed down to Yonsei 5 Dangil. The bus wasn't very crowded he found out due to how early he left, he looked up and saw the news was broadcasting about another murder like he had heard before, this time it was woman who had bled out in an alley due to bizarre puncture wound, "If you witness any of these strange cases in action please reported it to your local police station", said the broadcast. Yeri ignored this believing it was none of his business, "I think it'd be better to not concern myself with that, I'll just run away." He put in his earphones and played a Blue Velvet song to block out the news, Yeri began to semi- recite the lyrics and skipping words he didn't understand "Sunny side up.. something something something..Woohoo, ooh la la." Suddenly after a while a loud voice through the speaker said, "Next stop Yonsei 5 Dangil, Next stop Yonsei 5 Dangil." Yeri pulled out his earphones before stepping off the bus and heading to the Yonsei bus. Luckily he could figure out which stop it was even without knowing Korean due to the bus driver telling him. Yeri waited for that bus while taking time to look around at the new city he was in, before he could check for the bus a girl with short black hair with yellow moon shaped pins wearing a similar uniform to him said, "The bus is arriving in 4 minutes can you sit down....". Yeri glanced over at the girl who was on her phone with a serious expression before giving a fake smile, "Oh thank you, oh your uniform you must be a student at Miroh High school right, hehe". The girl didn't respond ignoring him, Yeri sat back down on the bench to wait for the bus, as soon as it arrived the girl cut in front of Yeri and quickly took the only seat left on the bus,Yeri got annoyed as he stood on the crowded bus as he stared angrily at the black haired girl, "the audacity of this bit-" before he could finish that statement the girl glanced at him and he looked away. Yeri put in his earphones to try to put his mind away from what just happen, this time a song from May Kids, "Listen to this victory song, May Kids ah!". The bus finally arrived at school and Yeri quickly got off not before being shoulder hit by the girl, "Next time turn your make sure no one can hear your May Kids, and my name isn't bitch it's Misun". She said before quickly walking into school, Yeri looked surprised by her comment as he took out his earphones and checked noticing you couldn't hear the song without the earphones as he looked at Misun confused.
Yeri began to walk into school noticing people had heard the conversation that he had with Misun. "He called her a bitch, that's wild bro!" said two guys. Suddenly a tall student approached Yeri, he had the uniform on but the jacket was open revealing a t-shirt with the words Bad Dracula on it. Yeri looked at his shirt slightly cringing at the words but quickly looked back up at him, he had short nappy hair and "Hey, dude I saw you got dragged by Misun," the student said smiling, "Umm.. I didn't get dragged and who are you." Yeri looked annoyed at what he said, "Oh come on it was just a joke and my name's Enu, what about you?" Enu continued to smile, Yeri looked at him and could tell he would be annoying but responded "My name's Yeri I guess," "Yeri huh.." Enu looked as if he was trying to solve the secret to world peace as he scanned him. Yeri looked confusingly at him as he was scanned. "I've never see you before are you first year or something",Enu said confused "I'm a second-year.." Yeri replied nervously. "Oh ok! Then I've got it" he said as he snapped, "You're a transfer student! Am I right or am I right!", Yeri laughed a little at Enu's sudden excitement before looking around and noticing some students glancing at them, " Ok ok you're right just please lower your voice." Enu saw Yeri's sudden laugh and grinned before putting his arm around him and walking forward. "You know what dude now that you've already got a nasty rumor about insulting the popular girl, how about you stick with me," he said offering a fist bump. Yeri could tell by how Enu acted he was being genuine so Yeri smiled a little and returned the fist bump, "Alright dude...". "Yes, friends with the transfer student I bet I'll get all the girls looking at like," he began gesturing and making faces "Oh Enu~ you're so kind you wanna go hangout later~". Yeri laughed as they walked into school but Enu looked slightly smirked a little annoyed, "Dude, I'm being serious I bet girls will be at my desk when they know I'm friends with you." Enu led Yeri to the Facility Office before walking off. "See ya in class dude! I'm not going in that office they're gonna ask me to button my jacket, and you're looking for a tall guy named Mr. Delvin he's your homeroom teacher!", he suddenly ran and disappeared out of Yeri's view. "What a strang guy, he is pretty entertaining though."
Yeri opened the Facility office door walked in and almost immediately a tall man stood up, "Ah right Yeri Kyle, you got here on time, well class is about to start, well my name's Mr. Delvin...". Yeri looked at the man, he had a short goatee and had a track suit on with the school logo on it, he had bags under his eyes and short nappy hair. "Umm hello sir so do I have thing I need to sign or-", "Just wait at your classroom door alright. I gotta do introduce you, all your paperworks been done." Yeri looked slightly surprised by how he was cut off but decided to ignore it since it was a teacher as he headed to the classroom and waited. Delvin walked past him and into the classroom, "Alright class before we begin this we have a transfer student, please come in." Delvin said this so unenthusiastically that no one reacted except Enu who already knew who it was. Yeri stepped into the classroom and stood at the board, "Alright, please introduce yourself and make it quick.." Yeri tried to ignore how Delvin was acting and introduced himself, "Hello my name is Yeri Kyle it's nice to meet you all-" suddenly Yeri froze, it wasn't that he was nervous about being scanned by curious students it was that he just noticed Misun was also in the class, she was sitting in the back a seat apart from Enu. "Well Yeri just go pick a seat, and Mr. Geum please don't make a scene." Delvin sighed noticing Enu waving at him with a big dumb smile on his face, Yeri went to sit next to Enu glancing at Misun before sitting down. "Hey dude glad you made it to class," Enu turned to Yeri with the dumb smile stilling his face, "Why didn't you tell me that she was here...," Yeri whispered slightly irritated. Suddenly Enu's smile went from dumb to nervous as he avoided Yeri's eyes, "Oh uhhh, well I mean, you know it's a new day people forget things."
Yeri sighed as he looked over at Misun who was deep into a book called "The Park in the Night: Puzzle Moon, "So what's her deal", "Well she's probably the most loved girl at our school and on top of that she's good at math and sports, she's mostly popular among the guys for her looks and the girls flock towards her for either homework help or they admire her." Yeri looked surprised by Enu's words while staring wide eyed at Misun, Misun looked back at Yeri annoyed, "Is there like something you need Yeji or are you just gonna stare like an idiot." Yeri had had enough of Misun's comments, "First of all hot topic addict, it's Yeri and seriously what's your problem with me?!" Suddenly the classroom was completely silent everyone was looking back at Yeri and Misun was shocked by Yeri's words, Enu broke the silence, "Damn Yeri clap back don't let her disrespect you like that king!". Yeri nervously looked forward noticing there was a bit of malice that could be felt through the air as he was stared down by most of the students. Before they could yell at him, Delvin yelled, "Alright settle down class, you two think you could deal with that later or something, or do you like going to the office." Everyone faced forward as the teacher gave his lecture, "Dude way to take the queen down a peg, mad props.", Yeri glanced at Enu and sighed, "this was wouldn't have happened if you had told me we had the same class".
Misun and Yeri didn't interact for the rest of the school day.
5:30 pm
Yeri and Enu after-school began to head home, "So where do you live dude I gotta take my buddy home," "It's ok you don't have to go that far with me," Enu smiled "Nope tell me, I'm gonna keep following you," Yeri smiles and rolled his eyes, "Fine I'll let you take me home." Enu looked quite happy about that, "Yes! Alright take the lead, and by the way I'm not doing this for the girls," Yeri looked surprised by his words. "There's been a lot of strange murders happening lately so I don't want my new friend to be a victim." Yeri looked at Enu realizing what he said, before he could reply, "Ah, we're at your bus stop, well see ya tomorrow man," "See ya." Yeti smiled before getting on the bus, as Yeri walked to the back of the bus he saw the one person he didn't want to run into it was Misun, she was on her phone listening to music, "Sunny Side up Malcheoreom swipjin antae, Seodureudan kkaejil geol Woohoo, ooh-la-, Ah!?" . Suddenly she noticed Yeri and looked as if she saw cockroach, Yeri looked confusingly at Misun thinking about it what he heard was correct but quickly brushed it off as him being tired. Misun looked away embarrassed and scared that Yeri might've heard what she was singing. Yeri went and sat in the seat across from her still feeling petty about how she treated him. It was a quiet bus ride because now all Yeri could think about was whether or not he heard Misun sing Sunny Side up, all Misun could think of was whether Yeri heard her singing.
After an awkward bus ride, Yeri eventually made it to the shop where he saw Elaine baking behind the counter, He made his way inside "I'm back", "Oh welcome back by the way what's this I hear about you getting into a fight with a girl", "Oop-, well it wasn't really a fight she just insulted me and well I responded and that was all hehe...". Yeri nervously went up stairs and put his bag down, Elaine could be heard taking order downstairs, Yeri sighed before going to fridge and seeing grabbing an ice cream, Yeri sat down on the couch and scrolled through his phone. He began playing his music this time it was Joker by Dalshabet, after eating Yeri decided to attempt to make dinner, he decided to make burgers since it was one of the few things he remembered how to make. Elaine occasionally came up to see and would ask for one, eventually after Yeri and Elaine had a small argument over why she kept trying to eat his dinner Elaine closed the shop and headed home. Yeri are his burgers now irritated as he suddenly got a text from an unknown number, "Hey dude it's me Enu! Don't ask how I got your number, ok so I might have gotten it when you dozed off in class, don't kill me. So what's up?" Yeri was slightly shocked by how he got it but decided it would we be better to ignore it, he was gonna have to give it to Enu eventually anyways. Yeri texted back, "Nothing, eating dinner wbu?". Seconds after Yeri sent his text Enu responded, "Oh, cool I'm watching a movie." Yeri sighed before getting up to take a shower and laying in bed. "Dude if that's how you get girls numbers you better chill out,", "It's not! You just happened to be dozing off so I took my chances.." Before Yeri could respond he heard a loud boom, he looked out of his window seeing a large glowing light. "What the hell is that, what's going on!? Yeri quickly went downstairs and outside to investigate, this is the turning point....
"Am I not able to open or do I not want to open? Like a chained and locked door"
To be continued in Chapter 3: Absolute