The Girl
An American Girl
Hoya was the first to wake up as he felt the van come to a halt. He opened his eyes and looked out the back window of the van. He saw their dorm and sighed. Finally…we’re home. He turned to wake up Sunggyeol who was leaning against Myungsoo . Sungjong, Woohyun and Dongwoo were sitting in the seat in front of them. Sunggyu lay across their laps asleep as well. Before Hoya could speak the manager had already called his attention.
“Hoya-ah” The manager’s voice came out tired and sloppy.
“Ne?” He answered back.
“Let them sleep some more. I have something I need to take care of in the dorm first, ok?”
Hoya was looking at his manager, frowning and confused he agreed.
“Good, go back to sleep; I’ll come get you when I’m done.” The manager mumbled to him.
Hoya still had his hand on his seatbelt and was frozen in place. He was tired as well and it was taking him a little while to process what the manager had asked of him. Because he didn’t answer, the manager figured Hoya had already lain back down. He undid the seatbelt of the passenger seat but hadn’t thought about the girl’s head. The seat belt zipped up and smacked her in the mouth while her head hit the window of the door. She awoke immediately and that’s when Hoya saw her…well the back of her head at least. She had sat up straight, holding onto her jaw while the manager tried to reach over and pet her head, trying to make sure she was ok. It seemed as if she had forgotten where she was as she looked at her surroundings; Hoya could see her red hair lit up by the street signs in the darkness. Then her face turned and saw the manager and she calmed down. “Are you alright?” He asked her.
The girl blinked a few times and then blew air from her nose as she smirked. The manager chuckled a little bit and pulled his hand away. She didn’t speak as she watched him get out of the car and come around to the other side; he opened the door for her and she jumped out, landing with an “Umph.”
Hoya was astonished as he watched his manager treat a girl so kindly. He looked like a real father when he acted this way; neither a side Hoya nor the other boys had ever seen. He watched as the manager put his arm around the small girl’s back and led her up the stairs to their dorm. Hoya waited until the lights upstairs flicked on and then he immediately turned to Sungyeol and roughly jostled him about until he woke up. “Ya!” He whispered when Sungyeoul began to blink his dried eyes. “Wake up!” Hoya shook him more.
“Hajima…” Sungyeol began to sit up and stretch in the cramped van. As a habit he began to turn to Myungsoo and wake him up but Hoya stopped his actions. “Bwo??” Sungyeol asked as he turned back to Hoya.
“The manager just took a girl up into our dorms!” Hoya’s eyes were wide.
“Bwo?!” Sungyeol’s voice was louder than expected as the other members began to wake up.
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