"Yeah!! Wake up. We don't work hard and earn money for you to sleep." Mrs.han knocked on the door of their one and only daughter. She again knocked or should I say banged the door furiously. "I am up." Said the girl from inside the room in a dull voice.

JIWOO'S POV

"Welcome to my life's version of hell. It's not entirely hellish, but when it comes to my parents, it's absolutely dreadful. No, they're not my step-parents, but their expectations from me are beyond imaginable. They always want me to top the class, and while I understand it's a common parental expectation, they take it to an extreme level. The punishments I've endured are like hell.

I'm introverted from my birth , much to my parents' dismay; they want me to be the social butterfly like them. With my mother being a renowned dermatologist and my father a famous attorney, they believe their daughter should mirror their success. However, I have a saving grace in my best friends, Su-Yeon and hayun. Now, it's time to get ready, or my mother will kill me."

END OF JIWOO'S POV 

Fifteen minutes later, jiwoo descended the stairs, ready for school. As she reached the bottom step, she heard her parents discussing about her. "We were both at the top of our classes, but look at her. We provide her with everything. I don't know when she will change," they stated. Jiwoo listened emotionless, used to their words.

'Providing everything your child needs doesn't make you a good parent,'she thought inwardly. 'You forgot to give me the one thing I need most: love.' Silently, she continued eating her breakfast until her mother addressed her. "I don't want any complaints from you or any notice of detention. You know what will happen then," her mother warned. Jiwoo simply nodded in response.

"I am done,"she said and got up from her seat. She then took her bag and went to suyeon's house,which was in the next street. She was walking like an emotionless person. Because of her parents she had learned how to not show her emotions. But when the thought of her best friends came to her mind,a small smile displayed on her face.

After 5 minutes, she reached her best friend's house. She rang the door and it was suyeon's mom who opened the door. "Ommo,jiwooyahh!! Come inside,that brat is still sleeping. I will go and wake her up. You come and sit on the couch. Okay dear?" Jiwoo just nodded her head while smiling at the woman.

'I wish I had a mom like her,' jiwoo thought to herself. After 10 minutes suyeon came downstairs panting. "Ha... I am sorry woo,it's just I was up all night doing the assessments. Why they give us soo much work?" Jiwoo just chuckled at her best friend.

Suyeon's mom smacked her head. "Then you should complete the work in time." Suyeon just whined at her mom. "Eat your breakfast first and then go,jiwoo you too eat with her." Mrs.lee suggested.

"No aunty, I just came here after eating my breakfast." Jiwoo said. "Eomma,I am also getting late. I am going. Let's go jiwooyahh!!" Suyeon said while holding an apple in her one hand and the other holding jiwoo's wrist. 

They both went to the bus station running. "Aish! That huyan is not here yet. I will just kill her. She told me to come fast and she is not even here." Suyeon said like a kid. 

"It's hayun not huyan,ms.yeosun." Hayun said coming there while waving at both of them. "My name is suyeon,not yeosun. You have been my best friend since childhood. How can you not say it correct?" "Just like you can't say my name correct." Hayun said with a smirk.

"Guys,the bus is here. How long are you gonna fight with each other?" Jiwoo said looking at them in disbelief. "Sorry woooji,"they both said at the same time and laughed.

"I think I should leave you guys behind. Because the door is closing." Both suyeon and hayun ran and climbed in the bus. "Our savior,our JIWOO." The trio was joking and messing with each other. But to jiwoo,it was that moment which she will remember when she will be sad to cheer her up.

After 15 minutes of bus ride,they reached the school. "Btw, yesterday when I was in the library,I heard that new students are coming from daegu." Suyeon said looking at both of her best friends. 

"You know, you shouldn't do eves dropping." Hayun said teasing her. "Guys, please don't start here. " Jiwoo said looking at both of them with puppy eyes. "Awee!!!! You look sooo cute wooo.!!!" Suyeon and hayun exclaimed.

The trio was on their way to their class. Then a boy bumped into jiwoo because his attention was onto something different. Atleast that's what the trio thought. 

"Sorry,"the boy said in his usual cold voice,not looking at any of them and went from there. "Are you hurt jiwoo?" Hayun asked. "No,it's nothing serious." "What's wrong with him? He is always like this. He also bumped with me 5 times and he is always behaving like there is someone following him. Ian is soo ... Weird." 

"Suyeoniee, you are just overthinking. He is not weird. Maybe there is something bothering him but he can't tell anyone." Jiwoo said looking at the direction Ian went. 

"Are you in love with him?" Suyeon said looking at her in suspicion. "You...." Jiwoo said and started chasing the running suyeon. Hayun chuckled and followed her best friends. 

After their running session,they reached their class and went to their usual seat. So in their class,they had wide benches. So 3 people can sit comfortably.

Soon their homeroom teacher entered with her beautiful smile. The students stood up and bowed to her. "Good morning mrs. Baek ." "Good morning my childs. Please take your seat." She said in her sweet voice. 

The class always liked mrs.baek because she was very sweet to everyone in the school. Even jiwoo the introvert was comfortable in talking with her freely.

"So,class as you all know that new students are coming,then shall we call them inside?" The class responded with yes. "Oh,my darlings,be nice to all of them okay?"

Then she went and came after 5 minutes with 8 boys. The whole class was whispering to themselves. Mrs.baek cleared her throat and the chattering died. "Okay so boys introduce yourselves." She said looking at those boys.

Wait.... It's not gonna revealed in this part. You must know the 7 boys,but who is that 8th one? It's quite unusual right? See you in the next part.and ............

 Dear,@sugararmy07 thank you for always taking soooo much efforts to make my book cover. You are great soul dear.