"How's your final year going?", Our principal asked us in the auditorium.
Everyone groaned while he laughed.
"Same reaction every year... It's too hard, right? Do you guys know about the trip that takes place every year to the final year students?", he asked us.
A mix of no's and yess'es came out as response to his question.
"Our school has a tradition to make a trip with final year students for their relief. It happens at mid semester holidays, so not many students were aware of it. The motto of this trip is to make some memories with your friends before you move out of the school and for a distraction from your hardwork. There is no exception to anyone of you, unless the objection is from your parents. It's on the weekend. Guide for the trip will be mailed to you today. LET'S ENJOY! ", he cheered followed by our classmates' cheerings.
"Will you guys be there?", Joon asked us.
"I have to be. My parents want me to have some fun, because work is all I have done in my vacation", Jikyo spoke.
"My parents will be okay with my decision about going or not going to the trip", I shrugged.
"What about you?", I asked Namjoon.
"I don't know. I should ask them", he spoke, "will you guys go?"
Both of us nodded.
"Then I will persuade my parents to let me go", he spoke with a smile.
"If you need any help, ask me", I told him and he nodded.
Skip to the time of vacation trip..
"Are these all?", Jin carried the last bag to the parking area of buses.
Jin and Namjoon took the charge of carrying Kyo's luggage along with their luggage.
"Alright guys... Gather around me quickly", our travel instructor, Mr. Shin.
We gathered around quickly, leaving our luggage behind.
"So the first thing is, we want you to pair up with 5 members as a group. Go and decide your groups quickly", all the students are ganging into 5 membered groups.
"Let us stick together and see if anyone joins us", Joon spoke and we nodded.
"Let's see.. You! You two girls.. Why are you standing alone? Come forward", two girls walked towards him.
"Join them", he pointed at us.
They walked towards us.
"Ugh.. Why should it have to be someone like them?", one mumbled under her breath.
"What do you mean someone like us?", Kyo asked them.
"Someone who attracts attention", she spoke.
"As if we asked for attention", she scoffed. I feel the tension in the air between them.
"Alright. Now let's decide the team leaders",he called for each team and asked them if any one are willing to volunteer to be the leader.
"Last team. Who is willing to volunteer as a leader?", he asked us.
"Namjoon!", I raised his hand and he looked shocked.
"Do you have any problem with it?", Kyo asked them.
"Well.. You guys outnumber us, so it's reasonable if you guys decide about it", the other girl who remained all the time spoke with a shy smile.
"Alright. Kim Namjoon",he wrote his name down.
"Now... The group must always move together when you are outside. You must report if you want to go out when you are in hotel rooms. Leader will take care of the headcount whenever we go out. Two boys or two girls will get a room. We will decide your room mates. Don't worry, we will try our best to make your close friends as your room mates. For now, we move in two buses. First five batches on first bus, and second five batches on second bus", he ended his speech.
We got on the second bus after stuffing our luggage in the back of the bus.
We occupied the seats on the first rows.
I took the seat beside Kyo and Namjoon took the window seat behind us.
We travelled by listening to music and eating snacks.
We reached our hotel in the evening.
"Okay... Here is the list. I'll read it aloud. You must come with your roommate and take the keys", Mr. Shin shouted.
He started reading names.
"Oh Nari and Park Jikyo, room number 344, Kim Hyejin and Min Hari ,room number 345 and lastly, Kim Namjoon and Kim Seokjin, room number 346", he ended the rooms.
Oh Nari? Leader of that popular three beauties?
Jikyo's pov:
Nari and I moved into our room.
"Jikyo, right?", she asked me. I nodded.
"I've heard a lot of things about you", she smiled at me.
"Like?", I asked her. She shrugged.
"Many stupid things. But I found something interesting about you. That you are a champion in boxing. Is that right?", she asked me. I nodded again.
"Wow", she gave me a thumbs up. There's a long silence between us.
"I'll come to the point. I will stay with my friends most of the time, so feel free to stay with your male friends. Seokjin and Namjoon, right?", she spoke.
"Yes. But how do you know all about us?", I asked her.
She sighed. "Gossips, Jikyo. I hate them, but I can't help but overhear them. I can't magically become deaf because every teenager around me gathers near me and started gossiping. You are lucky. You look unapproachable and can escape from that nonsense".
"Do I look unapproachable?", I felt sad at her comment.
"Don't you know that? I thought you knew", she smiled at me.
I know that, but it still hurts. I want to be a normal approachable girl.
"Jikyo, I don't find you unapproachable. Look now, I'm speaking to you comfortably, right? I think that you are just shy. But the two guys around you. They look intimidating. They look like your body guards", I laughed at her words.
"I'm going out to my friends' room. See you later", she waved and walked away.
I worked out a bit and washed up.
"Kyo! Let's have dinner!", Jin opened the door with a bang.
"You!", Namjoon smacked Jin's head.
"Knock before entering a girl's room", he spoke.
"Girl? Where is a girl here?", Jin laughed sounding like a wind wiper.
Tch, this boy.