My Idol, My Love

Start of Third Year

MARA

As you know already, I am in my third year at my university. For this year, I have planned on the things I want to focus on. Today is the start of my goals. I want to finish university without any regrets. I may fail when it comes to exams but I will always see failures as my lessons. 

 It is Monday, 6:30 in the morning, getting ready for school. I'm wearing a pink pastel-colored, short sleeves blouse paired with my white jeans. For my shoes, I paired my outfit with my favorite transparent, pointed, high stilettos. "Mara! Breakfast is ready!" shouted my mom. My class starts at 8:30 AM but I need to be in class at least at 8:15 AM so that I can settle properly. "Ok mom, I'm coming" I replied back. I grab my essential medium, white backpack from Kate Spade with all the things I need for school. Then I ran downstairs to eat breakfast. Mellie and Milo oppa have started eating. "Good morning, sweetheart," greeted my father. "Good morning, appa!" I replied back with a big smile on my face and sat beside Milo oppa. "Can you please pass the eggs and bacon," I said and Milo oppa gave it to me and got the right amount of serving for myself. "Good morning, sweetheart," mom said then placed my black coffee on the table then kissed my head. "Good morning, eomma!" I greeted back. "Are you all excited for your first day of class?" said father while reading the newspaper. Milo oppa, Mellie, and I looked at each other, then at our father with a huge grin on our faces. We stayed quiet for a moment, then our father put down the newspaper and looked at us, and said, "What?!" The three of us laugh and Mellie said, "Appa, Milo oppa is now a licensed architect. He's done with school. remember?" Then father laughs, then replied, "I'm sorry son. I thought I still have three children studying." Then we all laugh. "It's ok appa. I know you are still not used to it for the past three years," then we all laugh again. "So Mara and Mellie, are you ready?" father asked again. Mellie and I said in unison, "Yes appa!" Both of us are excited. This year will be Mellie's last year as a high school student, while it will be my year to experience real work. "Good! Just have fun. If you get failures during exams or projects or in anything, just make sure you turn them into lessons. Don't regret what you did. Have the best life you can do," father advises us. I replied, "Yes, appa. I'm planning to have my OJT as a songwriting producer in Helium Company. Well, I hope I get the job." Father replied with a big smile on his face, "That's nice! I might see you then in the building." And then, I remembered, LeeLim Corporation and Helium Company joined forces for LeeLim Corporation home appliances' campaign. But I didn't ask questions because it's time for us to leave. "Chan sunbaenim will drive you to school," father said. Mellie's school and mine are just two blocks away. "I'll drive them to school," Milo oppa replied. "So that you can go to work early, appa," he continued. "Oh, okay. careful in driving," father said. "I will, appa," Milo oppa replied with a smile on his face. "But Chan sunbaenim will pick us up, right?" Mellie asked. "Yes, he will just pick you up. Just text him what time he'll pick you up," father said. "Okay, appa," Mellie replied back. We all washed our dishes after eating then prepared ourselves to go to school. "Okay, are you all ready?" Milo oppa said. "Ready!" Melli and I said in unison.

 It is 7:30 AM already, Mellie and I joined Milo oppa because he would like to drive us to school. Mellie sat at the back seat of the car while I sat at the front passenger seat. "I want to ask you, girls, for something," Milo oppa said while driving. "Hmm. What's that?" I asked while I am scrolling down on my Twitter account. "Anything," said Mellie. "Well, I know I'm still young like I'm 23 years old, but do you think appa and eomma will let me get married?" Milo oppa asked. I suddenly stopped scrolling on my phone and gave him a surprised look. Then I looked at Mellie with a surprised look too. "Well, I don't like to interfere with your love life but if the main reason for you to get married is to leave the house then that is a problem. But if your reason is that you can't live without Nikki unnie then, what's the problem then?" I said with a sad tone. "Well, I have been thinking it so hard. And what you said were the main reasons why I want to get married," Milo oppa replied with a sad tone too. "Oppa," said Mellie, "I don't really know what is love in your age but I think Mara unnie has a point," she continued. "You really need to think about it, oppa," I said. "Our parents' rules are actually simple. We are not even forced to work at the corporation. So what bothers you?" I continued. "I don't know if this childish or immaturity, but I hear people telling me that I'm a little boy who can't live on my own. I may be rich but I still live with my parents." Milo oppa said with a frustrated tone. "Oh," I replied. Something I was caught off guard. I didn't know that's how my oppa feels. "I think you should tell eomma and appa about what you feel, oppa," Mellie said. I didn't know what to say to him to feel at ease a little. Then he parks the car in front of Mellie's school, "Just think about what I said oppa," Mellie said and she went out then gave us a goodbye wave. I still don't know what to say to him. But he asked me for advice aside from Mellie's advice. "Well, oppa I think Mellie is right. You should talk to eomma and appa about it. I'm sure both of them will give you the best advice that you can get," I said while looking at him. I just saw him tighten his grip on the steering wheel and stepped on the gas. I also saw how he clench his jaw and feel the frustration and anger in the car. Then he parks the car outside my school, "Oppa, I really don't know what you are feeling right now, but I hope you get some clear answers from eomma and appa," as I said those words, I gave him a kiss on the cheeks and went out of the car. Then he stepped on the gas and drives away.

*DING* (A text message from Stella)

STELLA PARK: Where are you, sis?

ME: Walking towards the classroom. You?

STELLA PARK: I'm in the classroom. Be brave when you enter the room. Bye. Mwah ^*^

ME: Ok. Why should I be brave?

 And I didn't get any reply from her. And now, I'm wondering why should I be brave? By the way, you must be asking me who is Stella Park? Well, she is my best friend since I don't know. We've met in elementary school. We were both in the same classroom, I think that was in the third grade. We were seatmates. Since then we were inseparable. 

 What does Stella mean that I should be brave? Is there someone in our class that I hate? Well, I only know Park Minnie or known as Minnie. I hate her because she acts like the most popular girl in school but she's not. I'm not even popular. Everyone in our school is from well-known families but never bragged about their families' background. But Minnie thinks she is the most popular girl. She even likes the boyband that I like. I mean why can't she follow those boys, I mean make them her inspiration in life. BoyzTown would always say to their fans that be kind and be humble, follow your dreams. But in her case, she thinks she follows them but not really. She even brags about the merchandise stuffs that she bought about BoyzTown but no one cares. Stella and I hated her since the first day of our first year. She's the same year as ours, which kinda sucks. Anyways, here I go on the first day of my third year.

 As I walk inside my new classroom, I saw Stella with some other friends. She saw me as I entered and gave me a wave of hello. I waved back and ran straight to her. "I miss you so much!" Stella said. "Me too," I replied back while we are hugging. "How was winter vacation?" I asked. "It was fun but Sarah and I wanted to go to Japan but our parents surprised us with tickets going to China. But still, we had fun," she replied with a giggling tone. "How about you?" she continued while we released from the hug and walk towards our seats. "As you know, we always celebrate Christmas in the Philippines," I replied with a happy tone. Suddenly, I heard someone, "Look who is here. The daughter of LeeLim Corporation," Minnie said with a sarcastic tone. Ugh! This girl really gets on my nerves. "Hi, Minnie! How was your vacation?" I said with my kind tone. She just walked away with a smirk on her face. "What was that?" I asked Stella. "You know her. She will always find ways to annoy us." Stella said.

 "Okay, class! Please take your seat," a handsome man in his early  40s entered our class. "I am Mr. Kim Seunghun or just call me, Mr. S!" he continued as he writes his name on the board. The whole class suddenly became quiet like not even a whistle or a pen's clicking sound couldn't be heard. He said, "Okay, that is much better. So I'll start checking your attendance so that I'll know your faces and names." And we replied in unison, "Yes, Mr. S!" The whole class just kept their mouth shut. He is a terror. Then he said with a deep scary voice, "Lee Mara?" Then I said in a stuttering tone, "Pre-pre-present, Mr. S," Then he walks in my direction and sat at my table then said, "Aren't you the daughter of Mr. Lee Jowon, the CEO and owner of LeeLim Corporation? Because you look like your father." I am in my chair and looking so nervous while looking at him, " Uhm, yes Mr. S. I am his daughter." And the question that I rarely hear but hate at the same time pops up from his mouth, "Good thing you didn't take up marketing?" And I just replied to him with a smile on my face, "Well Mr. S, my father didn't like forcing his children to take up marketing just because he owns a marketing business. He doesn't want his children to suffer from something they don't like. He is happy when he sees his children enjoy what they like." And with that, he looked at me and said, "Keep it up, Ms. Lee" He went back t his table and continued checking our attendance.

 It took one hour and thirty minutes for Mr. S's class. We actually enjoyed his class. He looks terror but as we got to know him, he is a gentle person. We have ten minutes break before the next class. "Look girls, it's the daughter of LeeLim Corporation. HAHAHA!" Minnie said while walking past us together with her trio girlfriends. And they all laugh. "Ugh! I hate her. What did I do to make her hate me?" I said to Stella while we are getting up to go to the restroom. "She envies you because everyone knows who you are and you are beautiful," she replied back. "Why me? I am not the only one who is a daughter of a corporation, nor I am not famous." I said with a frustrated tone. And we went to the restroom and went back to the room immediately.

 The whole day of my first day of school went by so fast. Minnie kept on annoying me and Stella. I wish we will not be together during OJT season. I texted Chan sunbaenim to pick me up at four in the afternoon because that is the end of my last class. Stella wanted to hang out with me but I got drained because of Minnie's annoyance and told her we can go out tomorrow.