𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐝𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 ░ ᵗʰᵉ ²⁴ᵗʰ ᴺᶜᵀ ᵐᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ✔

𝐬𝐢𝐱

Perhaps one of the saddest morning of my life has came.

"Thank you for taking care of me ahjjuma", I told her, bowing.I told her about my soon debut.Sadly, I have to say goodbye to them.

I'll miss all those home-cooked meals, those mom-like bondings we had.In a short period of time, I felt like I was with someone just like my mom.She took great care of me.Although me and ahjjusi didn't really became as close as his wife.I'm still grateful for them.

I saw her eyes beginning to go watery.She hugged me. "I'm proud that I took care of such wonderful child", it felt exactly like how my last night back at home was like. 

"Thank you for letting me carry your surname ahjjuma", she nodded, her smile still visible.

"I promise to make you and ahjjusi proud when I perform", her tears fell.She held my hand, trying to compose herself. "Always believe in yourself my Hyunjae, no matter what they say"

I looked towards Sungchan, he smiled at me, though his eyes says otherwise. "Promise me we'll see each other again", he said.I hesitantly nod. "Take care of yourself arasso?", he added.I hugged him for a short while.

I felt like crying.I hugged ahjjuma again.I heard the van honking outside, it's time for me to go. "I'll call you when I can ahjjuma, thank you for everything.", and with that, I wiped my tears and carried my luggage, heading to the van.

The driver went out, carried my luggage and took it to the back.I opened the door and I saw Jaehyun and Taeyong at the back, waving at me.I sat beside Chacha, and closed the door.

"Good morning Hyunjae", I heard Taeyong-oppa say, I nodded at him before greeting him back. I turned my head to the window beside me.Looking at the house one last time, before the van moved and it was soon out of sight.

I stayed silent the whole time.I have nothing to say after all.I'm also anxious about our soon life as artists.I know how sasaengs work.

"You'll be going to your dorm for now, get settled then by 9:30am, you will be picked up from there, going to SM Entertainment to sign your contracts.", the woman from the passenger seat said.She turned to look at us from the rear view mirror.She smiled.

"I'm Sora, I'll be your manager", we all just nodded.The van soon come to a stop.Signalling that we have arrived to our destination.It looks like some compound, seeing how there's two more dorms other than the one whose easily seen.

We all got out, taking our luggages and followed Sora-ssi. "We call this place the NCT Block but you can call it any way you'd like.There are about four residential dorms in this mini village.Some of the details won't be dropped till a few months.I'll lead you to your dorm", she said opening the huge gate.

I looked around, passing by the first dorm.A three-storey dorm, with modernized yet simple design.Cool.