80 Panicking....Panicking....

"WHAT??!!!" Mia literally screamed as soon as Jun gave her the news.

Without saying a word he just nodded his head vigorously.

"Ah!" Mia gasped as she held her face in her palms. "That is great!!!"

A huge, excited smile spread all over her face. "Your auditions are next week!"

"Yeahhh….." Jun slipped his hand through his hair, letting it go back and then holding his neck, he said, "My auditions are next week!"

He started walking to and fro in the little bit free space which was left in front of his bed.

"My Auditions….Are….Next week….!" He repeated the same line again. "What? What do I do now? I….I need to choose a song….Yeah a song….and…..and….then I need to practice it…..I need to practice…..Yeah….Yeah….."

At every word his pace of walking increased. He was really panicked by hearing this news.

Noticing it at the next instant, Mia came in the middle, breaking his pace, she stopped him by holding both of his shoulders and then she looked up at him.

Right into his eyes which were now settled on her.

"Jun!" She said with a firm voice. "Everything is fine! You don't have to panic this much. You can do this. I know. We all know. So just calm down and take a deep breath…."

At Mia's every word, Jun started calming down. He took a deep breath and let it out from his mouth just like she told him to do.

"Right! That's right!....There we go….Everything is fine…." Mia said as she patted twice on his back.

"We okay now?" She asked.

He just nodded.

"Okay then….First….Let's clean your room…." She said as she started collecting the remaining papers. "Clean and neat environments are said to be motivating! So more the clean your room is, more you will feel at ease…."

Agreeing to her words right away, Jun also started collecting his clothes.

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Keeping the last book in the book shelf Mia turned back to look at Jun, who had just put his guitar in its place. "Done!" She smiled at him.

"It does feel better, doesn't it?" She asked.

"Hmm."

Mia looked up at the clock. "Oh! It's almost dinner time now. Let's go down. And then after the dinner we'll sit together to decide the song, okay?"

"Okay."

Mia turned back and walked towards the door, as she was about to step out,

"Mia!" Jun called her name.

She turned her head towards him.

"…You….were here to tell me something….right?" Jun asked as he remembered that Mia had something important to say.

"Oh!!!" Mia turned back and came towards him. "I totally forgot to tell you that!"

"What is it?"

"Everyone is coming here on Sunday….for studies…"

She said casually but a big frown appeared on Jun's forehead.

"Everyone? As in…"

"Everyone means So Hee, April, Ye Rin, Hana and probably Ray too. Cause we haven't asked him yet. Or maybe So Hee has….she was really excited….I donno….But he'll also come…"

As Mia was talking all this, Jun just folded his hands and stared at her.

When she stopped talking and looked at him "What?" She asked being confused.

"Why are you looking at me like that? What did I do now?" She asked innocently.

"Mia!" Jun said.

"Y-Yes!" She stood stiff as she got his serious tone.

"You called them here, right?"

"Y-Yes. I did."

"Here means at YOUR house, right?"

"Yea-h. Whose house is this then? Why are you asking me such silly questions with those terrifying expressions of yours…." She pouted.

Jun took a deep breath. "This is your house. And who else is living here with you?"

"What kind of a stupid question is this? Hehe…" She laughed goofily.

But Jun's expressions didn't change. He kept glaring at her without even blinking his eyes.

She stopped laughing and answered the question. "You, Me, Jina, Mom and Dad…"

Jun leaned forward towards her face, lifting one of his eyebrows as if asking her, 'And that means…?'

She blinked her eyes innocently as she didn't get what he wanted to tell her.

'This girl is UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!' Jun slapped his own forehead with his palm.

"What???.....Just tell me what I did….Don't be so scary…" She pouted.

Sighing loudly to himself, he took off his hand from his face and looked at her.

She was just standing there, trying her best to think and understand what he is saying. Her expressions were really amusing and funny but yet naïve.

Looking at the look on her face, Jun couldn't help but smile. 'What do I do with this girl.....' He thought to himself.

And then as he opened his mouth to tell her and get her out of her confusion,

"Aaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!" Mia shouted loudly and held her head in both of her hands.

Jun jumped in his place in surprise by hearing her shout.

"How can I not get this????" Mia started talking.

"I live here.

But YOU live here too!!!

Shoot!!!

We live together and no one at the school knows about it!

And if they'd come here on Sunday, they'd definitely know about it!

And then it will be spread all over the school in no time…..Everyone would know about it…..The rumors will be born…..and then…..then….."

Now the person who was walking to and fro in the room was, Mia.

While, Jun was standing in the corner, trying to think of something.

"What would they think of me?...We both know that there is nothing between us to worry about….But would they understand?.....I mean….What if they get any wrong ideas….What if Ray…." The last words, she whispered to herself.

In the thought of Ray she forcefully turned back and bumped into Jun, who was standing just behind her.

That bump brought her back from her thoughts.

She looked up at Jun. Her face was clouded with worries.

Now, Jun was the one who put his hands on her shoulders.

"Don't worry. It's not that hard. No one will know that I live here if we stay a little bit careful." He said with a firm and assuring voice.

"….Really?" She asked.

Jun just nodded once before smiling at her slightly.

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