Is this a dream?
“Oh, wake up!!” Seohyun was yelling at her older sister
“Wake up!!! Mom and dad want to tell you something important, it's urgent," Seohyun said, throwing the pillow over Tiffany's head.
“Seo.. Seohyun it’s still early days, don’t wake me up,” Tiffany said in a hoarse voice.
“But unnie, it's urgent!! Mom and Dad are waiting for you!” Seohyun screamed as she hit Tiffany again.
Tiffany woke up because she did not want her parents to wait for her, especially when they wanted to tell her something important.
"Let's go!!" Seohyun said as she walked out of her sister's room.
Tiffany's POV
It's still early days, and I'm still sleepy... but what did Seohyun mean? Mom and Dad... an urgent matter? I think I have to find out what's going on.
End of Tiffany's POV
Tiffany came out of her room and found her mom, dad and Seohyun talking in a low voice. Her father was holding two newspapers in his hand, while her mother and sister were whispering... and she looked on her family's happy faces.
"Good morning, what's going on?" Tiffany said, "What do you want to tell me, Dad?"
after silence
“Tiffany!!! You won the prize!! You will now be able to return to Korea!!” Her father jumped for joy.
"Shinsha?" Tiffany said she can't believe the news yet.. so she looked at her mom and Seohyun and they smiled at her confirming the news.
"Look here, Tiffany, read this," her father said, handing her the newspaper.
CONGRATULATION Ms. HWANG MiYeong FOR WINNING ONE TICKET TO KOREA
AND A 1 YEAR WHOLE RENT AT SEOUL CONDOMINUM
After she read the news, tears began to roll down her cheeks.
"Unni, is there something wrong with you?" I asked Seohyun
Tiffany broke down in tears.
"Tiffany, aren't you happy?" her mother asked her.
“Mom, Dad, Seohyun, I only won one ticket, not 4. I thought I would win four so we can all go together,” Tiffany said, breaking even more into tears.
“Aigoo, it’s okay, at least you won right? Now you will have the opportunity to see the beauty of Korea. Don't worry, we'll be fine here," her mother said, trying to comfort her.
“Your mother is right! You don't have to worry about us, plus we'll keep in touch and we promise we'll work even harder so we can catch up with you,” her father added.
“This is your chance, my dear, so don’t waste it,” her mother said, patting her head.
“I will take care of my mom and dad.. and we’ll be fine,” Seohyun said while hugging her sister.
"Okay. Promise me you'll be fine," Tiffany said, wiping away her tears.
“we promise”
*a knock on the door*
“I’m going to open,” Seohyun volunteered, then came back with a message in hand, “It’s a message for you, unni.”
Tiffany took the letter and opened it.
Ms. Hwang MiYeong
Good Day! This is the GEKO company saying CONGRATULATIONS for winning the raffle draw.
You won 1 ticket to Korea and 1 year free rent at Seoul Condominium.
We just want to say that your departure will be tomorrow at San Francisco International Airport at exactly 1 PM.
Don't forget your stab tomorrow and have a Safe trip!
Warm regards,
GECKO
“Do you have to leave so quickly tomorrow?!!!” All her family cried together.
“Ahhh??!”
Tiffany's POV
Unfortunately, it is time for me to leave my family. Thinking about this stresses me out, it hurts me so much, but I have to obey them, because no matter how hard I try to convince them that I don't want to go, they keep urging me, saying: “This is your chance, my dear, don’t waste it.” Well, in fact, I was born in Korea and But when I was five years old and Seohyun was in her first year, my father's organization moved him to the branch in
San Francisco
And since the salary was good, we decided to go together so that we would not be separated from each other. Now it's been 16 years since I left my country and I don't know what it looks like now. I recently completed my studies in
San Francisco State University
I was supposed to start looking for a good job, but now I won the raffle prize..aaaish, why did I win this prize anyway?? And why one ticket and not four?!!
We have now arrived at the airport and we are waiting for the announcement of my plane
“Flight 125, enter gate 24. I repeat, Flight 125 enter gate 24”
I took the frequency of the information announcer.
I stood and turned to my family, a tear rolled down my cheek. I was about to cry and suddenly they all hugged me.
“Take care of yourself dear..don’t forget to sleep and eat well, Arasu!! We will miss you.” My mother said, her voice sounding sad
“The bracelet that we gave you will symbolize us, so whenever you miss us, all you have to do is look at it and you will remember us, so take good care of it.. and as your mother said, take care of yourself well.. and know that I am proud of you and I will always be proud of you.” My father said He hugs me tightly.
That golden bracelet was a gift from my family for my graduation and they saved some money so they could buy it.. It has star shapes and I love it so much
After they stopped hugging me, I looked at my sister Seohyun and smiled at her and then started walking away from them.
“Unni, have a safe trip and don’t forget to get up early.. and.. and.. I will miss you.” Seohyun was screaming behind me. I laughed at her words, for these words somehow made me happy.. Then I turned to them for the last time from afar and pointed to them with my hand saying farewell to them.. I tried to force myself to smile at them, to reassure them that I was fine even if I was not sure of that, but All I could do was smile faintly.
I entered Gate No. 24 and showed my passport, I couldn't stop myself from turning back, but when I turned they had left.
From today, my life will be a different life..a life in which I depend on myself..a life away from my family…..and a life I do not know where it will take me…
End of Tiffany's POV
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Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!!!
Two idols have now arrived at Incheon Seoul Airport from Europe. They're the most popular guys here in Korea, kids of the richest families here... They're Choi Siwon and Kim Hyun Joong. The flash of journalists' cameras and fans' voices were waiting to greet them as soon as they entered the lower courtyard of the airport...
The journalists were asking them a lot of questions but the idols weren't answering as their faces were tired from the long trip.
"How was the weather in Europe?" asked a reporter.
"How was the party in Paris?" Another journalist asked.
The reporters were constantly asking questions, hoping to get a scoop from the idols. However, they did not get any answer to a single question.
While the fans were screaming their names.
“Saranghae Siwon Oppa!!!”
“Wow.. Hyun Joong oppa, you are so handsome.”
They were screaming hysterically, and some fans were carrying banners with phrases such as:
“Siun Oppa Marry Me!!!”
“I want to be with you forever Hyun Joong oppa!!!”
Hyun Joong and Siwon were walking fast with their heads bowed.. Their bodyguards were keeping journalists and fans away and opening the way for them so that they could pass smoothly.
They got out of the airport and sat on one of the seats, waiting for the car that would pick them up.
“What a tiring day,” Hyun Joong said as he extended his hands to the sky. He was wearing a black shirt and skinny jeans and a white hat and scarf. Sitting next to Siwon, knowing that his friend was just as tired as him, he tapped his shoulders and said, "Are you okay?" But Siwon did not answer him.
Siwon was wearing a brown hat as well as white jeans and his favorite white shirt
Armani.
Siwon stood at the edge of the road waiting for the car. He couldn't bear to wait any longer, as he had signs of fatigue on his face, and he was feeling dizzy and a pain in the head.
Their manager, who was taking care of things inside the airport with reporters and fans, came up to them: “Aahhhh, how hard it is to get rid of these fans and journalists… they’re getting on my nerves.” Suddenly, the car that was going to transport them appeared and he continued ordering them, “Sion, Hyun Joong, come on!!”
Tiffany's POV
It has arrived!! So this is Seoul? Hmmm. I got off the plane feeling tired, although all I did during the flight was sleep, I still feel sleepy now. I inhaled the fresh air of Seoul, it feels different from San Francisco air, maybe because I'm not used to it...but here I am, my country..the country where I was born.
I went down to get my luggage and remembered that I had taken a map of Seoul with me from my house because I am not good at finding the place.. “Where should I go now…” Seoul Condominium
...I searched the map, “Hey.. I hope I can find it easily now.” She sighed heavily, then smiled and took off.
“Oh, oh!!!!!”
“We love you Oppa!!!”
As soon as I went out to the lower courtyard of the airport, I heard the voices of girls screaming, I was curious to know what was happening so I tried to look but I couldn't, there were many people gathered all I could see were many girls carrying banners and journalists. “What is all this chaos?!” I decided to leave and headed for the exit. Suddenly I felt dizzy and had a headache, so I decided to buy something to help me overcome this pain. “I think a cup of coffee would be the right choice.”
End of Tiffany's POV
SiWon's POV
Damn!! I can't stand it anymore, I will pass out at any moment if I don't go back to my apartment now to sleep. My eyesight has become blurry and my eyes will close at any moment due to fatigue. But damn I can't sleep here in the car, a thousand times better to stay awake than to watch me sleep.. I hate that someone sees me sleeping.
"Xiwon, you're not looking well, are you feeling something?" My manager asked me if I got in the car and I looked at him out of the corner of my eye without answering.
“Okay okay.. you go up too Hyun Joong.” He answered lowering his head and called my friend.
Hyun Joong looks better compared to me.. what a boy.
Once we were all in the car, I couldn't hold myself together by telling the driver to "drive fast" as I looked in the mirror opposite the driver.
"Are you fine?" Hyun Joong who was sitting next to me asked in a worried tone.
“I said I was fine,” I answered rudely, then turned my back to him and leaned my head against the window, but suddenly…… I needed to go to the bathroom.
“Hyung!!” I called from behind to the business manager who was snoring loudly, I should have woken him up at once, I don't care if he'd get angry but I'm really in a hurry to get into the bathroom. “Hyung” I called again, this time in a louder voice. I turned to Hyun Joong and I still avoided him.
“Hyung!!” He really started to get on my nerves, so I turned to the driver telling him to stop the car "Stop the car now!!!"
“Hey, why do you want me to stop the car? I thought you wanted to arrive as soon as possible…………………………………….”
Before he could finish his words, I opened the car door and started running towards the airport, where the bathrooms are cleaner.
"I am waiting!!!" Hyun Joong also got out of the car and started running after me, "Wait, I'll come with you!!!" He was screaming as he ran after me. As soon as he caught up with me, I told him, “I have to go into the rest house.” His laughter rose, “Hahahahahahahahaha.” I smiled at him with care, ignoring his childish movements, and I ran again as fast as I could.
"Hey, I'm just kidding."
End of SiWon's POV
Tiffany's POV
A glass of hot chocolate, soothing the nerves... I drank little by little while looking for the way out... Ah, I'm really stupid about finding the place. The coffee made me feel better, although I still had a headache, but now I'm better.. Hot chocolate.. very tasty..
End of Tiffany's POV
SiWon's POV
I put a mask on my face so that no one could recognize me. I quietly entered the airport again and, fortunately, no one recognized me. Oh but.. Hyun Joong...
He turned around to find that he too was wearing a mask.. I told him to hurry up.. We reached the men's rest house and as soon as we finished, we ran again for fear that one of the fans would recognize us.. Who knows..
Suddenly…………………
"I-I-I’m so S-S-Soooooorry”
The girl apologized and then took a handkerchief from her bag and started wiping my shirt with it.
The girl only apologized between the one who bumped into me and dropped her coffee on my favorite shirt?!!..and also for God's sake