Jisoo's arrival at Madame Park's Academy

Madame Park's Academy
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Kim Jisoo leaned back, the clip-clopping of the horse's hooves almost lulling her to sleep. She thought about pulling back the curtain and looking out again, but she knew she'd only see either fields or forests. Wherever Madame Park's Academy was, it was far from anywhere. Sighing deeply, she tugged down the ends of her sleeves and adjusted her gloves. She closed her eyes and remembered her last conversation with her parents. She'd begged them not to send her away, that she'd be more obedient, but they just kept repeating that Madame Park could give her a better future than they could. But something rang false about the whole thing - they seemed as if they wanted to send her just as little as she wanted to go, but for some reason they had to. So she'd dropped the subject and finished packing her trunk. She'd brought almost all of her clothes, her few books, and a few other things. Soon after, the carriage arrived and she'd kissed her parents good-bye and climbed in. The coachman strapped her trunk to the back, then climbed up to his seat, chirruped to the horses, and she was on her way. They'd stopped briefly for lunch, and a couple of times even more briefly to change horses. Now the sun was setting, and she was wondering if they'd reach Madame Park's Academy that day, or if they'd have to stay overnight at an inn somewhere. An inn! Jisoo had never been to an inn, but she'd read about them. They were exciting, dangerous places, with a gang of thieves meeting in the back room, or maybe a band of smugglers using it as a base of operations, or maybe a company of revolutionary soldiers, preparing for the uprising against the wicked king. Either way, she hoped she'd be safe at an inn. The coachman didn't look like he'd be much help. He was older than her father, smelled of beer, and had barely spoken a dozen words to her since they'd started that morning. She doubted he'd even notice she needed protecting, much less be able to actually do anything. Just then the horses came to a halt. Jisoo leaned to the side and moved the curtain to the side. The large manor house they were stopped in front of couldn't possibly be an inn, so it must be Madame Park's Academy. She could hear the coachman at the back of the coach unfastening her trunk. She unfastened the door and climbed out of the coach, almost tripping over her skirt in the process. The coachman slung her trunk over his shoulder and led her up to the house. He grasped the ornate brass knocker and knocked on the door. After a brief moment, the door was opened by a young woman of about Jisoo's age. She was wearing a grey skirt and coat with a ruffled white blouse, apparently a uniform, and had long, dark blue hair. "Miss Kim Jisoo," the coachman said, "to be enrolled at Madame Park's Academy." And with that, he walked back to the coach, climbed up to his seat, and drove off. Jisoo looked at the blue-haired woman again. "Hello, Miss," she said. "Are you a teacher here?" The blue-haired woman laughed. "No, no - I'm a student just like you. My name is Moonbyul. Let's get your trunk inside and then we can go tell Madame Park that you're here. The term started two weeks ago so you'll have a lot of catching up to do. We'll have to get you some uniforms. I hope Madame Park assigns you to be my roommate - it's so lonely being the only one without a roommate." As she talked, Moonbyul grabbed one handle of Jisoo's trunk. Jisoo grabbed the other and together they managed to wrestle it inside. "You wait right here," Moonbyul said. "I'll go tell Madame Park that you're here." And with that she turned and left, leaving Jisoo alone in the front hall. She used the time to take stock of her surroundings. An umbrella stand by the door held eight umbrellas. There were several couches, a pair of wingback chairs by the fireplace, a card table with four chairs, and the largest globe Jisoo had ever seen. Having always been rather fond of maps, Jisoo stepped forward and examined the globe, which came up to her shoulder and was so big she couldn't reach around it. She noticed seven yellow pins and one gold pin clustered together in the mountains of Korea and a scattering of red, green, and occasional silver pins over the rest of the world, with particular concentrations in the larger cities. Jisoo was snapped out of her reverie by the sound of footsteps. Moonbyul was returning, followed by a striking-looking woman in a black dress. Her black hair hung loose down her back, and her eyes seemed to lock onto Jisoo magneti
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It's been over a year, but the 4th chapter of "Madame Park's Academy" is finally done. Remember: At the time this story is set, Thailand was called Siam, so Lisa is not Thai but Siamese.

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Muraq8 #1
Chapter 68: Yay new book of it live it
Ianamilok
#2
Chapter 67: Awwww, muy bien resuelto!
Aunque espero que por lo menos haya pequeñas historias derivadas de esta... como por ejemplo qué fue lo que pasó con el resto de las alumnas de ambas academias... y qué pasó con la viuda... por favor!
Craazy_hippo
#3
Chapter 64: awsome, so ur still regularly updating, wow!
skylla321 #4
Chapter 6: So, something tells me not to trust Jennie’s relationship with Jisoo. Jennie is so competitive that she might be playing her to stay at #1. Let’s see what is next. . .
skylla321 #5
Chapter 3: I am in chapter 3 (I am slow like Moonbyul). I think that Madame Park has it tough since she has a rowdy bunch but let’s see how she succeeds in teaching them.
nishichan
#6
Chapter 54: Nice chapter author 🤩🤩
skylla321 #7
Chapter 2: Haha! I am a late comer but Madame Park feeds them very well except Rosé with limited desserts. By the way, I wonder how much the tuition is for her secret society schooling. Their parents must be paying a pretty penny.
nishichan
#8
Chapter 61: Thanks for the update author!!
U nake my day 🤩
nishichan
#9
Chapter 17: Awesome chapter
Thanks author
nishichan
#10
Chapter 51: Thanks author u are so talented