fantasy novels Chapter 3: When I opened my eyes (2)
Chapter 3: When I opened my eyes (2)
Chapter 3: When I opened my eyes (2)
To hide the weirdness as much as possible, Bo Myung just sat quietly at his desk all day. It seemed like it wasn’t much different than Kang Do Wook’s usual behavior. It was a relief.
There were several children, including Yoon Jin Sung, who seemed close to Kang Do Wook from what he observed during lunchtime. They were noisy and seemed like punks, but they just liked to play more than other kids did, they weren’t completely bad.
Bo Myung checked the time while learning the mathematical formulas he already knew.
‘Five o’clock. It’s almost time for school to end.’
By this time, Bo Myung got the general idea about Kang Do Wook’s school life. His usual attitude towards class was such a mess that the teacher asked what he’s doing paying attention in class for once, simply because he was absentmindedly looking at the blackboard. Yoon Jin Sung also asked if he wasn’t going to sleep, like it was so incredulous.
Friends swarmed to him and cackled without him doing anything, and when he passed by in the hallway, you could easily find one or two girls stealing glances of him.
Even when Kang Do Wook was silent, most of them tried to make a good impression on him or treated him well.
‘I’m very envious of his life.’
It didn’t need to be at Seo Kang Jun’s level. If his life were even just to Kang Do Wook’s level, he would have nothing to envy.
On appearance alone, Kang Do Wook could definitely have become a more popular star. He lacked the effort to make it happen. The celebrity Kang Do Wook had a lot, but didn’t put in any extra effort and had no desire to climb higher. Bo Myung finally started to understand Kang Do Wook a little.
He was enjoying this much popularity without much effort so there was no need to try.
As soon as the bell for the end of class rang, Yoon Jin Sung hurriedly crammed his books into his backpack. School was over after the closing ceremony.
“Hey, Yoon Jin Sung.”
Bo Myung initiated a conversation with Jin Sung for the first time that day. He had no information about Kang Do Wook’s usual routine, so he had to somehow get the information through his friend.
“Yeah? What?”
“What do I do once school’s over?”
“What, do you want to drink again? I can’t today. I have to go to academy. If I skip today too my mom will kill me-.”
“...Then what do I do?”
“What? Wow, this lunatic. Are you asking me what you do after school?
Even Bo Myung thought it was a strange question. Still, there was no other way to know what Kang Do Wook usually did after school. He might also have an academy he had to go to.
“You can go to the PC room. Hyun Chul will probably be there too.”
“PC room?”
Everything Yoon Jin Sung mentioned was meeting up with someone to play or eat. There was no mention of attending academy.
‘Hmmm. When was Kang Do Wook’s debut?’
Bo Myung carefully counted the years.
‘19! Kang Do Wook debuts at 19!’
From this point in time, KK will debut next June. That means Kang Do Wook debuted at 19.
It’s September now, so there was less than a year left until his debut next June. Yet Kang Do Wook’s day didn’t feel like someone about to go into the entertainment industry.
‘How the hell does he end up debuting?!’
***
On the bus back home, Bo Myung checked Kang Do Wook’s call logs and messages thoroughly. Thanks to that, he was able to find out details about the people around Kang Do Wook and his everyday life.
“What the hell ... all he did was play around.”
“As expected. Since this isn’t my body....”
He was embarrassed. Even though it was someone else’s body, he was filled with the thought that he could become a singer. Bo Myung just realized that. It felt like he stole someone else’s body, and somewhat felt like he was being shameless.
Still, he thought that was even more reason to try his best while he was in Kang Do Wook’s body. It wasn’t simply to live out his unfulfilled dream or for revenge.
Buuzzzzz__buzzzz__
That’s when the vibration went off inside his school uniform pants pocket.
Seo Hyun.
It was Kang Do Wook’s older cousin whose name he had seen in the message inbox. A college student at a nearby college, she often bought Kang Do Wook meals and they were pretty close. She was like a real sister to Kang Do Wook who was an only child.
“Is it ok to answer this?’
Bo Myung pondered for a moment. It wasn’t as if he could perfectly imitate Kang Do Wook within a few days.
However, even if he wanted to imitate Kang Do Wook perfectly, he had no source to find out what Kang Do Wook’s eighteen years were like. Even if the other person felt something was a little strange, it was better to face it head on.
“Hello?”
-You picked up right away. Where are you? School’s over right?
“Yes. I’m home.”
Bo Myung spoke in short sentences to make it less obvious that he was a different person. He felt like he would break out in a cold sweat. He was getting nervous again like when he was at school.
-You’re home? That works out great, come out for a second. I have something to say.
“Where?”
-You haven’t eaten dinner right? I’ll head to the fast food place in front of your house. Head out in 10 minutes. My treat!
“Ok.”
-Woah! Why are you being obedient for once? I guess you were craving hamburgers?
He could hear her laughing on the other side of the phone. It was obvious Kang Do Wook was rude to the people around him.
“What is it you have to say?”
-Oh, just come out. I’ll be there in about 30 minutes. Ok?
“Ok.”
Bo Myung deliberately answered bluntly. That was how Kang Do Wook normally was, so she didn’t think anything was strange and hung up.
***
“Do you want to be a celebrity?”
“....a celebrity?”
Seo Hyun brought up the topic as soon as he sat down with their order of hamburger combo.
‘Did he end up debuting because his cousin worked with celebrities? No, it would be impossible to do when she’s still just an ordinary college student.’
She beamed at him, pushing the cola to him and even putting the straw in the cup.
“It was announced that HIT will have auditions in a month. What do you think about participating in it?”
—