Augustine

New Home of Seoul

"Yeodongsaeng~" My eldest brother called into my room multiple times the next morning before I got up. "Yes, Oppa? I replied and he sighed "get ready to leave, we are going to the airport in about an hour," he said in a slightly irritated voice. I nodded my head and watched him walk out of the room. I got up to use the bathroom and change my clothes. I put on a pair of Adidas black sweatpants and a yellow shirt that had a small black rose on the front of it, over my heart. I slipped into my hightops and brushed through my tangled hair. I would leave it down today since I truly had no one to impress. I did light makeup that made me not look like a train wreck but it also didn't make me look like I was really putting an effort to look like a model. I wasn't going to put on makeup but since I had a big ass bruise on my cheek I kinda had too. After I did a once-over of my room I grabbed my carry-on bag which was a backpack that had my makeup in it, my clothes from the night before and my computer, headphones and sheet music. While on the plane I would probably be writing music, unless I was sitting with my father or mother, they kept telling me that I needed to get ahold of my life and put my grades in front of my life, that I needed to stop throwing time away and get a job and get a career that would get me through life. They constantly told me I would never make it as a rapper.

My mother told me I should be a translator for businesses since I was fluent in English, French, Japanese, and Koren but that never interested me, it felt like that would be way too much to handle. Knowing myself I would somehow blow up the planet because I mixed up "Your wife is beautiful" and "Your wife looks like a whore."

"Chae are you ready?"

My thoughts were disturbed by my mother calling me, I grabbed my stuff and ran down the stairs and to the truck. Getting in the back I put my seatbelt on and stayed silent. My brothers talked to each other while my mother hummed to the radio that played while we drove to the airport. 

~Several Hours Later~

We pulled up to the new house, it was rather large and was obviously meant for an expensive family like mine. We lived just out of the city, between downtown and the neighborhood that I now was to call my home, was a shady part of Seoul, an area that people usually didn't walk around alone at after the street lights came on. 

I grabbed my bag and slowly got out of the car. My father led us into the house, my mother following him, then my two brothers and lastly me. I closed the door behind me and gazed at how large this house was. "wow" I muttered in astonishment, this by far was the largest home I lived in, which is why it was the last house my father was going to be living in. He told us he wasn't going to be moving anymore and that this was our new home. A maid led my brothers and me up the stairs and showed us our rooms. My room was the last in the hall, it was a large room with grey walls and dark wooden floors. It had a walk-in closet and a bathroom with a large bathtub and a stand-up shower. My stuff had already been put in my room for me to arrange. "Do you like it?" my mother walked into my room and watched me as I walked around "yes eomma, it is very beautiful." I smiled brightly and hugged her. 

My mother was a woman I could forgive for anything. If she killed my goldfish I would still love her, I would forgive her right away no matter what. Her face was soft and showed remorse and happiness no matter what she was doing. She also had light brown hair and dark eyes but other than that my mother and I could be mistaken for sisters. She wasn't a very tall lady, only standing about 5'4, only a few inches taller than I was. Today her long hair was curled and pushed back with a clip, a dark dress hugged her hips and her smile was always on her face. "Chae, my love, can you sit down and talk with me quick?" she asked and of course I did. "Chae, I have some news about your schooling. We live out of district for you to go to the richer school that would be safer than the school downtown that we are sending you too, however" she paused "at least you don't have to wear a uniform, you can express yourself in any way that is appropriate." she gave me a warm smile and I couldn't help but giggle "eomma, I love you so much"I shook my head and smiled. "will Sungji be going to school with me?" I asked referring to my brother who was only a year older than me and in the grade above me. Sungji and I got along well even though we have nothing in common other than our love for french toast. 

"Yes he will be, however, I wouldn't bank on him being around you a lot at school, he is a grade ahead of you, remember that" she smiled and stood up "ill leave you to unpack" she kissed my forehead and walked out of my room closing the door behind her. 

I played some soft music and set up my room, I put my clothes away in my closet and put my bathroom products in my bathroom. By supper time I had my room pretty much put together and ready to go. 

"Chae! Sungji! Jeon!"

My father called the three kids down to the kitchen to eat. That was the biggest rule if you were going to eat you had to eat with the family downstairs at the table, if you aren't eating then you can stay in your room. We gathered around the table and began to eat. "Sungji, Chae you two need to be up and ready to go to school by 7:30. I will drop you off when I go to work, Mr. Yoon will pick you two up afterschool unless told otherwise. Do not trust anyone down there" he said in the harsh tone of his. I nodded softly not speaking to that man. I ate my food and cleaned up after myself. "Hey Chae? Will you take care of my plates please?" Sungji asked and I nodded 

"Chae whats the point in having a maid if you do the dishes?" Jeon, the eldest of the siblings growled as I turned the water on to wash my dish "My apologies" I said simply and placed the bowls in my hand down in the sink and walked back up to my room. After wasting a few hours I found myself falling asleep.