The alarm ringing echoed in my empty room, startling me. I swung for the alarm to make it shut up, so that my parents and sister don’t wake. THUD! And with that I fell to the floor.

“Awwwawawaw!!!” I whimpered in a whispering tone.

“Oh, come on! REALLY?! Why do I never get used to this alarm!?”

Typical school day starts at 8am and it doesn’t take me too long to get ready (usually 30 minutes is enough) but i still insists on waking up at 6am, just so i can leave ASAP and get some work done in the library before class starts.  But sometimes, this waking up early comes in handy…

Like for example today. I could feel the smell of sweat and perfume mixed in the air, strangling her.

“Wow what a surprise smarty Hayi, you forgot to wash your uniform again!... I swear it takes special skills perfected over a long period of time to be as special as me”

I picked up my jacket and shirt by the end of the shoulders, keeping it a maximum length away from my nose and took it to the bathroom in my room. The smell was tragic… This is a matter of life or death. And as much as I hate life sometimes, I don’t want to die.

The sink was now filled with warm water, I dropped the jacket and the shirt into the water and added some hand washing gel since I was rushing too much to get some detergent.

After I finished rubbing the life out of my shirt and jacket, I placed them on the window sill, letting them hang down outside of my window. Grabbing my shoes from under the small wooden table, I placed each pair on each piece of clothing so they don’t fall.

Good thing it was sunny today.

“Aish!!! Annoying!” he couldn’t help but feel a little frustrated. Don’t blame him, I always do this. Old habits die hard I guess?

“Hyung! Sunggyu hyung! I’m ready!! Go ahead I’ll catch-up” I shouted from afar while tying my shoes.

And with that he started walking, but slowly because he didn’t want me the get tired. Hehe, thinks I don’t know he does this. Pretending to be mad.

I’m guessing Sunggyu heard my heavy running footsteps behind him, mixed with some panting as well. Sunggyu smiled to himself, he can’t help it obviously! I’m too cute. I could have just said “wait” and walked normally to him, but then again I hate making people wait.

The two of us always go to school much earlier than everyone else, just because that’s how we can survive if that’s what you like to call it. If we arrive at school with everyone else, there will be mayhem! Maybe a few cat fights between girls too.

Oh yeah! Forgot to mention that Sunggyu and I are only the two brothers every girl wants to be with and every guy wants to be friends with (so they can get some girls too hehe). I mean… How can you not love the Kim brothers? We are handsome, kind (well Sunggyu kind off?) and popular.

Silly me, also forgot to mention that we’re a part of a well-known and quite popular KPOP group called no other than INFINITE. There are five other members, my bros I like to call, who are also very popular amongst students. But us being brothers makes girls go crazy for us because of our relationship I guess. We are the whole package really. Okay okay…. I’ll shut up.

S,o as you probably figured it out by now, going to school early is the sensible choice for us if they want to live.

“Hyung, im really sorry. I know I’m late every morning. I just can’t get myself to wake up on time. Sorry”, I said.

Sunggyu, “Yah, stupid. When did you become so polite and considerate of your hyung?” saying while chuckling. “And how can you not wake up when I come and scream in your ear 10 times?! By any chance… Are you deaf? Do you need hearing aid? Shall I start calling you “grandpa” from now on?” by now he is laughing his head off.

“wahhh… so mean to your younger brother. After all the things I’ve done for you!”, I said. Knowing what his reaction would be. Hehe.

Sunggyu, “What?!!! Sorry did you just say “all” of the things? Go on, list just 5 things you’ve done then” on the brink of actually rolling on the floor laughing now.

 “Well there was that time when…. No no, the the other day when…. Oh yeah! Remember when I was 6 and you were 7? I let you borrow my favourite hat”

“YAH!!!! Do you not feel shame bringing that up?! Ahahaha! How long ago was that? I can’t even remember! That’s how long ago it was” Sunggyu said, whilst laughing at my childish answer.

“Well I don’t care!!! I have bigger eyes than you anyway!!” and with that I started running whilst laughing. Knowing that Sunggyu will almost instantly chase me to death. I always say this whenever I’m in an argument with Sunggyu. It’s all that I can hold against him really. I knows that my brother is better than me at everything. Even his small eyes! They grow on you over time.

And it didn’t take that long for Sunggyu to grab me from behind and put me in a headlock.

“What did you say? Did you say something about my eyes?” Sunggyu threatened me teasingly.

“Owowowowowow! Yes, I said oh wow how they shine bright like pearls!”

Sunggyu wasn’t satisfied with the answer so he tightened his grip, “sorry what did you say?”

“Arghh oww! I said you could land an airplane on it because they’re so big!” I cried whilst pretending to be hurt.

Sunggyu let me go, “That’s what I thought… I might be hearing things”. Then walked away chuckling.

I caught up again. As I was walking, I couldn’t help but see a girls yellow school uniform same as mine hanging out of a window. As they got closer I saw the pair of shoes, holding them in place.

“Sunggyu hyung, I might try this you know?” I said, whilst pointing at the clothes.

Sunggyu was confused as to what I was talking about, so he followed where Myungsoo was pointing. Squinting to see what I was talking about, as soon as he realised what I meant he thumped me. “You get so much sleep and yet you still want more?”.

“But it’s so exhausting putting the uniform down for washing and then collecting them again! If I do this I can have a shower whilst it’s drying… Am I smart or am I smart?” I winked at hyung.

“You didn’t give the other option stupid, you are lazy not smart ahah!”

I looked at the time and realised it’s 6:35, 10 minutes until the bus comes! I grabbed my uniform from the window sill, not frankly caring if it’s dry or not (but luckily it was). Wearing them in probably a record breaking time! I roughly dried my hair by patting it with my towel and then quickly put it in a side braid which ended just below my shoulders. The water dripping from it from time to time made the uniform wet again, even if it did dry… why did I bother drying it.

I Shoved my books into my bag, quickly ran out of my room and down the stairs. Oblivious that she had scraped her knee on the side of my door, and the fact that it was now bleeding.

I ran to the door but realized it was locked. Rushing into the kitchen, I grabbed the key from the worn out wooden dining table; unlocked the door and quickly ran to the bus stop. It’s a good thing the bus stop is just opposite my house.

I saw the bus approaching the bus stop which had the two all so familiar Kim brothers standing at it. I ran even faster to make it before the bus left.

I reached the bus stop seconds before the bus made it. I let out a sigh of relief and tried to catch my breath, so that I didn’t sound like I was dying on the quiet bus.

-Beep- (Sunggyus’ bus card)

-Beep- (Myungsoos’ bus card)

-Beep Beep Beep- (my bus card).

Damn it, I need to put money on my card again. I swear, 90% of the money I get from my part time job is going to my bus card. Why is it they so expensive!