Chapter 2 Girl with familiar eyes

SeoJoon's POV

Running my fingers through my hair, I sat on the sofa. We all were exhausted after the successful last day of the concert. After the final greetings, we all left for our homes. While on the ride back home, I saw my Mom hugging a girl in front of a restaurant. I couldn't see her face, as she was standing back facing towards the road, but still, I can tell that she was a young girl. Shortly, after I reached home, my Mom also came home. My Mom asked me, "How was your concert?" I replied, "It was good". Then I told her that I saw her with a girl in front of the restaurant. She didn't reply to anything, so I didn't bother about it. Then I went to my room and after getting freshened up, I slept.

Oh sorry, before I sleep, let me introduce myself. I am Mr. Kim Seo Joon, a K-pop Idol and the leader of the famous boy band "DTM" (Drop the Mic). There are other four members along with me. Basically, I am a rapper in the group and also write and produce songs. The band "DTM" is under the company "Chords King". The "DTM" is the only best thing that happened in my life and all my bandmates are like my family members.

The next day I woke up to the sound of noise, I saw my Mom explaining to the maid, what work she has to do in her absence. She is going back to her hometown. I hugged her from back and kept my head on her shoulder.

"I am sorry, Mom. You came to spend time with me but I didn't get any time." I said in a sleepy voice.

"Awww..... My sleepy baby. It's okay, but don't be a workaholic and take complete rest." She kissed my cheek.

"Why are you going, don't go today. I have some time today." I said.

"Oh..... Is it? Then take a rest in that time. You were continuously working for the last month." She said.

"Is it important to go today?" I asked.

"Yes, your naughty sister is skipping classes too much. And your father is also busy, so he is not able to look after her." She explained.

"It's okay; next time I will come along with your father." She said, looking at my upset face.

Then I went to my room to get freshen up and get ready for work. I had breakfast and left for work. I was in bad mood, I felt like I am not fulfilling the duty of being a good son. I reached the company and saw bandmates. They were laughing at the pictures; we took yesterday at the concert. I joined them. After a while, we started getting ready for the recording of the song. I was upset, and perhaps Jin hyung (Mr. Kim Ye Jin) must have noticed it.

"What happen, SeoJoon?" He came to me and asked. He is the eldest among all of us and also the closest to me, so I told him everything whatever I was feeling. He patted my shoulder and said, "Don't be upset. We all are trying our best to make our parents proud. And I am sure Mr. and Mrs. Joon are proud of you. You are working very hard so that they can enjoy their life happily. So don't be sad." He cheered me up and left for his turn for recording.

The whole day, we all were busy recording the song; the choreography was a little bit complicated, so it was taking longer time than usual to record different scenarios of the song. And the days were going like this, recording songs, choreography practice, press conferences, fan-sign events.

Due to last night's rain, the weather was a bit cold. I was feeling lazy and didn't feel like getting up, but still, I got up and got ready for work. On my way to the company, when the car stopped in traffic, I saw a beggar crying, probably because of hunger. I was thinking about how to help that beggar, and at the same time, I saw a girl who would be similar to my age come and started talking to that beggar. That girl gave her lunchbox to the beggar and left from there. I tried to see the face of the girl, but couldn't as the traffic was released.

Later in the evening, I didn't go back home and stayed with the company. I was working in my studio; I thought to interact with fans via V-live. When I was talking to them, I remembered the morning incident. I told them how one girl helped a beggar and also I requested them to help people who are in need. I interacted with them for around an hour. That night I didn't go back home and was working in the studio till late at night. Then, I slept in the given room of the dorm.

I was getting ready to visit an art gallery on weekend. I called other members to join me, but none of the ones got ready. First, I thought to go by bicycle, but the location is too far so I called the driver, as I don't know how to drive. I reached the art gallery. There, I saw many arts, designs, and paintings and clicked many pictures. After that, I went to the central library of Seoul. The library is too big and it has many floors. I was looking for a book on the fifth floor. As soon as I got the book, I extended my hand to take it. At the same time,e a girl came and she also extended her hand to get the same book. Our hands touched each other, I looked at her and she was looking at me. I was wearing a mask, but still thought she would recognize me, because "DTM" has made its mark all over the world and almost everyone knows all the members of the band. But to the surprise, that girl didn't do anything. She was also wearing a mask, but looking at her eyes, it seemed that she couldn't recognize me. She removed her hand and apologized to me. I observed that, the book we both wanted to have only one copy at that time. She was about to leave, when I said, "You can take this book, I will take another one." I said in Korean. She looked at me with confused eyes, as if she didn't understand what I said. I lifted my brows and was about to say something, but someone called her from behind. She apologized to me and left from there. I took that book and left the library.

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I was wandering in the streets and admiring the beautiful ancient buildings of Palermo city, along with the other members. We came to Italy for a music festival. Although we are famous, still there are some places in the world where we could roam without any guards. We entered the restaurant for the lunch. The staff of the company already booked a private dining room for us. The other members were ordering food.

"Let's order some seafood also. I am craving it." Jay (Mr. Park Jay) said.

"Okay then, I also want to eat crabs. We are going to eat a lot." JongSeok (Mr. Jeon JongSeok, the youngest) teased me.

"But SeoJoon doesn't like seafood. And crabs are his friends. So today he will eat his friends." Yohan hyung (Mr. Min Yohan) said. And everyone started laughing.

I knew they were teasing me. Moreover, I enjoy their laughter because I am the reason behind it. The order came after some time, and we thoroughly relished it. We were waiting for our car while standing outside the restaurant. While I was on the phone, a girl who was entering the restaurant bumped into me. I apologized to her, and she did too. However, as she was entering the restaurant, I noticed that her bracelet had become entangled with my wristwatch. She stopped for a while. She later apologized to me and attempted to take the bracelet off of my watch. Despite her efforts, nothing materialized. So I pulled my hand away a little bit harshly, which broke her bracelet. She looked at me with shocked eyes. She was wearing a mask, so I couldn't see her face, but I could see her eyes. Her eyes were wet. I apologized and left; my car had already arrived and other members were calling me.

"What were you doing with that girl? Do you know her?" Jin hyung enquired.

"No, I'm not familiar with her. Simply stranger. Let it be." I answered.

"What's going on? I heard both of you are discussing girls." Jay chuckled as he said.

"Who is discussing girls? Where are the women?" Like a lost child, JongSeok spoke.

"I'm done with both of you. Let's move on." I was indignant.

While on the ride, I was thinking about that girl and her eyes. The eyes seemed familiar to me, but I was not sure where.