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"...i've always been a flicker of the firstborn – the second-best... maybe that's why i've been a bit possessive of what I owned and earnt..."
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— Lisa sat on one of the bean bag chairs in her dorm, she placed the paper bag on the coffee table, and looked inside to take out the food.
The food was placed inside a paper lunch box, beside it was a paper cup that was filled with ice tea. A pair of spoon and fork was placed on top of the lunch box along with some tissues.
Lisa clapped her palms together and bowed her head, Thank you for the meal! She silently prayed.
Lisa opened the box to see a one-piece roasted chicken with a cup of rice, she happily stabbed the chicken with her fork and took a bite.
Lisa continues to eat her food while humming in delight, hmm maybe I should read the handbook – she thought.
Lisa placed her utensils down and stood up from her seat to grab the book on the study desk, after retrieving the item she went back to the bean bag chair.
Let's see what interesting things I'd read from here, Lisa shoved a spoonful of rice in her mouth.
Lisa flipped the pages of the book to skim the contents inside,
"History of the school... Mission and Vision... Core Values... Hmm..." Lisa mutters and took another bite from her chicken.
"Ah, Rules and Regulations." Lisa stopped flipping the pages once she saw those words in bold letters.
Lisa took a sip from her ice tea then read out loud, "All students in the University are required to wear proper and complete uniform's mandated by the school. The only exceptions are wash days, which will be held every Wednesday – and weekends, which are Saturday's or Sunday classes–" Lisa stopped reading.
"What the hell?! Sunday classes?!" Lisa groans in annoyance, "God I hope I don't have one– wait, I didn't receive a schedule for my classes."
Lisa furrows her eyebrows, "Maybe I'll get it on that orientation or General Assembly." she continues reading.
"Students of different courses or fields of study are identified by their neckties." Lisa blinked, "This sounds so Hogwarts-y but I'm not complaining."
"Red ties are from the Health Science Fields, Blue ties are from the Engineering Fields, Yellow ties – oh that's mine – are from the Humanities Fields, Green ties are from the Business Fields, Orange ties are from the Education Fields and lastly, Purple ties are from the Social Science Fields." Lisa laughs in amusement,
"Hogwarts but in Korea – oh, Jennie had a red tie and Jisoo was green, so that was their courses – here I thought it was just style." Lisa grins.
"Tardiness for three consecutive times is considered as absent. Three absences from a single subject will be considered as a drop – now that can't be good." Lisa frowned, "This feels like high school, I thought college professors don't note down absences but I guess since this is a high ranking school – the University would be very strict." she shrugs.
"The main campus will close at exactly 9 pm. No one is allowed to enter or stay inside at the designated time unless given permission by the higher authority....." Lisa continues to read while eating in between.
"....Boys are not allowed to enter the Girl's dormitory, same with the Girls not allowed to enter the Boy's dormitory. Anyone caught doing so will be properly penalized. Boy Dormitory is named Zeus while Girls Dormitory is named Hera...." Lisa pauses, "Is the owner of this school a book geek?"
Lisa leans back to the chair, "Each floor of the dormitory has a certain course assigned to them, depending on how the head of the house – also known as the landlady or landlord, chooses to arrange it. For example, first floors are assigned to Health Sciences field – only students from this course will be assigned a room on that floor."
"This school is so dramatic, I think im getting a headache–" Lisa massages her temple but continues to read the handbook.
Once Lisa was satisfied that her questions were answered, she stopped reading and closed the book shut – at the same time, she was already finished eating.
Lisa placed the book on top of the coffee table and started cleaning her mess, she put the used utensils and stuff inside the brown paper bag – then she threw it on a garbage can near the small hallway in her room.
"What time is it..." Lisa took her phone and looked for her charger since she was already on Low Battery.
"Didn't notice it was already 10, guess I'll have to clean myself up and go to sleep – maybe I'll buy my school supplies tomorrow." Lisa plugged her charger into the socket and charged her phone.
Lisa then took some fresh new clothes, her towel, and a toothbrush inside her bathroom.
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"No Jennie," Jisoo states with a firm tone while staring warily at her younger sibling.
Jennie didn't like to be said 'No', she burst out in anger, "But why?! You could easily move me to–"
Jisoo cut her off, "I can but I won't. If you want to make arrangements then do it on your own," she sneered, "Go ask Chaerin to give you an extra space on that floor but from what I know – there is none."
"Fine! I don't need your help!" Jennie turns around to stomp her way out of their living room and upstairs to her room.
"Why do you want to move to the dorms anyway?! The last time mother coaxed you to stay there, you rejected it because according to you – it was 'too small' or it didn't fit your standards! Now you want to stay there?! What's wrong with you!" Jisoo shouts out, her head was turning darker and angrier from her sister's actions.
The maids present in the Kim's manor cowered in the walls, afraid to interject between the two siblings in fear that they'd be the ones targeted by their mistress's temper.
"Mind your own business." Jennie turns around again to stare darkly at her sister.
"Really? And you even asked me for help earlier." Jisoo retaliates, her eyes narrow dangerously.
"Don't tell me it's because of that new student Ruby Jane," Jisoo asked, she tilts her head and stares Jennie dead in the eyes.
Jennie doesn't answer and remained silent.
"Seriously?" Jisoo scoffs, "You'd move to Hera just because of that girl? Are you stupid?"
"I know you, Jennie," Jisoo frowned, "You'd get bored and throw that girl away like any other people you showed interest to."
"I won't do that to Lisa!" Jennie steps forward and curls her hands into a fist.
"Scary–" Jisoo mocks,
"Well, I don't care anymore. Why am I even stressing myself out? That's your life, if you choose to do this thing you're doing – then, by all means, continue it. Just don't drag me into your mess. I hate getting my hands dirty and doing favors if it doesn't even benefit me. Your title as my sister doesn't sway me one bit." she flips her raven locks and left the room without much of a glance to Jennie.
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"Well hello there neighbor!"
Lisa mildly jumped on her spot and almost dropped her keys in fright.
Lisa turned her head to stare with wide eyes – behind her was a blonde girl with chubby cheeks and height almost identical to hers.
"Woah forgive me! I didn't mean to fright you." the girl made her hands into a praying motion and looked at Lisa apologetically.
Lisa slowly shook her head, "Um, no it's fine. I just didn't expect someone to sneak up on me like that.... Or I was just unaware of my surroundings." she mumbled the last parts.
"Still, I'm really sorry for popping up on you. I just wanted to greet you." the girl frantically waved her hands around and her lips form into a little pout that made her cheeks rounder.
Cute...
Lisa shook her head from that thought, "Oh– well, hi. I'm Lisa, Lisa Manoban." she extends her right hand for a handshake.
The girl's eyes light up in glee, she takes Lisa's hand to shake, "Hello Lisa! I'm Park Chaeyoung but you can call me Rosé. I room just beside yours." she points at the room beside Lisa, room number 28.
Lisa smiled, "It's nice to meet you... Rosé." she slowly pronounced the name hoping it came outright.
"Likewise." Rosé grinned, a tiny dimple appeared on one of her cheeks.
"I don't know if this is too Ummm direct but I really wanted to be your friend..." Rosé shyly asks, but her tone was sincere.
"You see, I'm kind of new here and I have no one to interact with, so I really wanted to make some friends and lucky me I found you!" Rosé grins but then she blushed and frantically flailed her hands around,
"But that doesn't mean I don't want to befriend you if I haven't seen you first! You're my neighbor, that would be very awkward! But really I want to be your friend– but I mean, you have the freedom to reject me...." Rosé deflated in sadness.
"Though, that wouldn't make me sad or anything!" Rosé bounced back and looked at Lisa in determination, "But I'll try my best to actually befriend you!"
Lisa looks at Rosé in bemusement, "You talk too much." she said.
Rosé stopped talking and gaped at the girl's bluntness.
"You could have just said you wanted to be my friend. No need for explanations." Lisa chuckles.
"Oh...." Rosé's voice lowered in volume due to her embarrassment.
"Hmm... Well, I'm going out to the plaza to buy some supplies and eat breakfast." Lisa tilts her head, "Do you want to come with me?" she gives Rosé a friendly smile.
Rosé's eyes light up like a Christmas tree, "You don't mind? I won't disturb you or make you uncomfortable?" she pursed her lips and shuffled her feet.
Lisa shrugs and puts her keys in her jeans pocket, "Nope." she shakes her head.
"I don't mind the company, since I'm also new here – it would be nice to have a new friend." Lisa grinned and looked at Rosé in amusement.
"That's great! I guess I'll also eat and go buy my own stuff while we're at it." Rosé moved to Lisa's side.
"But wait, let me lock my door first." Rosé ran to her door and opened it to lock it from the inside.
"Done." Rosé ran back to Lisa.
"Okay, let's go?" Lisa gestures her hands and points her thumb awkwardly in the direction of the elevator.
Rosé nods her head in excitement and they start walking.
"I take it you're from the 'Humanities' department?" Lisa asked while her fingers air quoted, trying to break the silence enveloping the two as they walked.
"Oh, so you read the handbook?" Rosé laughed, "This school has such a weird tradition." she shakes her head.
Lisa nods in agreement, "True – it kind of gave me the Hogwarts vibe because of the ties and colors." she chuckles.
"Yah! And to answer your question, I'm a student taking up Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Music." Rosé turns to look at Lisa.
Lisa's eyes widened in surprise, "Really? We have the same course then! But I major in photography." she grins.
Rosé's mouth forms an 'O' – "So that's why you're bringing that camera, I thought you just wanted to take pictures as a hobby or something." she points at the camera strapped around Lisa's neck.
Lisa looked down on her Canon camera and looks back at Rosé, "Yep, I love taking pictures of anything that catches my eye – that's why I mostly bring my camera with me. I kind of get that a lot, where people say photography is just my hobby. Not a lot of people would think of making this as their profession."
Rosé nods in understanding, "I'm sorry for saying it's just your hobby. I relate to you in that aspect, I love to sing and create my own music but some people think it's a waste of time and money. My family thinks I should have chosen a more productive course like business or law." her voice turns bitter and dark.
"I'm sorry to hear that..." Lisa awkwardly tried to comfort the other blonde by patting her shoulder.
Comforting people is not my strong suit agh...
Rosé shrugs and a sweet smile blooms on her lips again, "Nah it's cool, water under the bridge. No point in mulling over it now. I'm already here, living my dreams and choosing the course I love and want."
Lisa nods her head in agreement, "Yes yes. That's the spirit, fighting." she fist bumps.
"Fighting!" Rosé follows suit, her fist collides with Lisa's.
Both of them burst out in laughter from their silliness.
"Damn it feels like I connect to you on a spiritual level." Rosé jokes and pointed to her then to Lisa.
Lisa cringed, "Yuck, that sounds weird."
Rosé gently slaps her shoulder, "Hey! How dare you say that as if connecting with me would be disgusting."
"Connecting with you? That sounds so weird." Lisa wheezed in laughter.
"Stop calling it weird. I'm just saying that we may be soul mates you know." Rosé whined.
"Are you flirting with me?" Lisa looks at the girl in suspicion.
Now it was Rosé's turn to cringe, "Oh hell no mate, I'm not flirting with yah – disgusting."
Both of them burst out in laughter again, their loud voices reverberated around the empty hallway.
Lisa and Rosé were holding their stomach from the pain of laughing too much.
"I don't know why I'm laughing but – I'm just laughing." Lisa wheezed out, her cheeks were red.
"Same same." Rosé wiped a stray tear from her eye.
"I guess this just means I found my new bestfriend~" Rosé merrily said in a sing-song voice.
Lisa rolls her eyes and snorted, they already arrived at the elevator with doors wide open.
Lisa entered first, followed by Rosé and she pressed the ground floor button.
The two continue to talk, trying to get to know each other while laughing in between from jokes thrown by the pair.
As the elevator stopped at the ground floor, both of them exited and walked down the hall to the reception area.
Lisa waved goodbye at Sandara who was by the desk, the woman says her good morning sir and waves goodbye – telling the two of them to take care.
Rosé and Lisa finally left the building in high spirits, they continue to converse as they travel to the plaza's direction.
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Dark feline eyes followed the two girls leaving the building on one of the windows in Hera's dormitory.
Her eyes were burning in unadulterated rage,
"I hate it when someone comes in first that isn't me." she lowly hissed and turns around to throw away the paper bag she was holding.
It's contents spilled on the floor, the two hot cups of coffee made a disgusting black puddle of mess in the white tiled floor – the rice scattered around along with some sunny side eggs and bacon.
She turns on her heel to leave the area, her dark and frightening aura continued to envelop her.
She stops in her tracks and turns her head around to glare at the mess on the floor.
Her eyes narrow into slits, and her lips break out into a malicious smirk.
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