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Chapter 5

Your classes this semester weren't as hard as you had worried they would be. Luckily despite them all being in Korea you didn't take any of your classes entirely in Korean, except for the course that helped you understand the local language. When you were at school you were surrounded by a ton of people that were your age and were all from other countries as well. There were only fifteen of you guys, but you all got along pretty well.

Unluckily for you, they had all heard about your run in with Seventeen, because they were pretty much all Kpop fans. They too were all wondering what you had done to deserve that attention from the boys.

What is Vernon like? Why did they comment on your post? Are you two really dating?

There was so much you wanted to say. So much you wanted to ask but so much that you couldn't. Instead, you nervously smiled and responded that you supposed you were just lucky.

That had to be it. You must just be really lucky.

"We need to get some groceries," Caitlin murmured as she looked through her phone. You glanced at her.

"We should swing by the store then," you replied, putting your notebook into your backpack.

It had been about a week and a half since you last saw Jihoon. Your classes were a ten-minute walk away from Seventeen's dorm. Your apartment was in the direction of Seventeen's dorm from your classes. The grocery store you were going to was twenty minutes away from Seventeen's dorm.

You hated it. You hated how you kept track of everywhere you went based on these measurements now.

You wanted to go by every day. You wondered if you did if one day you would see Jihoon there.

They were promoting their album. They were busy but you were selfish, you wanted to see him again. You wished you could see him again, you had so many questions you still needed to ask.

"Can we get a lot of snacks?" You asked. "Our budget is pretty good, right? I swear, recently all I want to do is eat."

Julia laughed.

"Oh, we've noticed. I'm sure we can afford some... You're getting a job soon right?"

You nodded.

You had applied for a job at a convenience store. It wasn't that you needed to work while you were here. You were all well off and had saved a lot of money up for this trip but without having to work every week... Well, you were getting antsy. You had too much free time on your hands.

You really liked to be busy. Even though you generally got too busy and became very stressed you found that in the end, you were happiest when you had a lot on your plate. It made you feel productive when maybe somedays you weren't really.

You had of course gotten the job. You started in a week, and you were excited to get back into customer service. You missed the customer interactions. You missed getting paid. You missed having coworkers. You missed doing more than just sitting around your room all day.

"You know, maybe while we are there we'll see some idols," you joked, a large smile crossing your face. "Jeon Jungkook oppa, where are you?"

Caitlin's face reddened and she smacked your shoulder.

"Shut up, you're one to talk Mrs. Lee Jihoon," she cooed back. You rolled your eyes.

"Don't be ridiculous, if anything he's just humoring a fan."

Even as you wrote off the situation a large smile was spread across your face. You couldn't help but notice that recently you had been feeling a lot happier. Maybe it was because you were finally getting over your anxieties here in Korea. Maybe it was because you had blocked your dad who had been giving you so much anxiety in the first place. Making you feel bad for striving for the opportunity to study abroad. Maybe it was just that you were finally away from all of those people who made you feel especially worthless all the time. You had been told countless times that you couldn't come to Korea. It would be too hard for you. You wouldn't be able to afford it. You wouldn't survive so far from your parents.