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It definitely was starting to shift to Spring,
the cherry blossoms have started to flourish in the backyard,
a lot of people are hanging outdoors now,
everything seems so chill and everyone is just wandering around.
Spring.
It sure is a wonderful season.
I saw a lot of students hanging around by the basketball court, since most of the cherry blossoms have finally bloomed. A lot of girls flocked the court to take pictures and eat their lunch, there were also some boys playing for the meantime, and pretty much most of the students were just walking around, enjoying the view of the pink petals.
I passed time looking at the window, seeing how people have been vibrant lately, the chatters were also audible even from my floor.
A lot of laughters,
A lot of cheers,
Happiness was overflowing.
As soon as I got in the mood, I felt like playing a song for once. I stood up from my chair and Hamin also shifted his sitting position to look at me, "hyung where are you going?"
When I saw him finally fixed his seat, facing me, I replied "hmm, I'll just be in the music room. I suddenly had an urge to play the piano."
"Ah hyung, let me join you!" he immediately stood up from his seat and slightly jumped, as if a toddler was asking to play with them.
I chuckled a little and tiptoed a bit to ruffle his hair, "Sure, why not."
When some of my friends heard us that we were going to the music room, some of them stood up and joined us as well. Along the hallway, I was also greeted with some hoobae I knew and some of Hamin's friends. After having a small talk with them, they also joined the group in accompanying us in the music room. When we finally entered the music room, me and Hamin went straight to the instruments, I took the piano while Hamin went for the bass. One of my friends took the guitar, and Hamin's friend went for the drums. The other people who went with us tried to find some seats and got settled easily.
Even if this is just for fun, having an audience even this small, it can still make me feel shy and nervous.
I lightly tapped some keys to regain my knowledge in the notes, took a breathe, and informed the other members about the song we will be playing.
After I told them the song and got them agree, I went back to the piano and took a deep breathe once more.
"Everyone, we will be playing 'You Were Beautiful' by DAY6." after I introduced the song, the audience clapped and cheered.
It felt like a Spring song to me. Reminiscing about a special person, those unforgettable moments, everything felt like they were in the right place, right time. I imagined the scenario as like waking up, one Spring morning, being haunted by the beautiful memories, the mystic feeling of wanting to be back at that exact moment, and keeping a hold of that fragment that was once a dream, now turned a nightmare.
It's as if it was a familiar feeling to me, despite not having a 'special person' around. I was once captivated with music, a deep passion with singing, yet back then I've been dwindling in thoughts of letting go. It was like I was drifted apart from who I used to be. Unfortunate things have struck me, and this made me push back my love for music.
But now I'm with Hamin, everything felt like rose-tinted to me again. I began loving music again. I wanted to learn more about music, and to sing and perform more on stage.
And this is a serenade to my old self, of how I never wanted to play music again.
You are playing again,
Han Noah.
'You were beautiful'
Indeed.
You were, and will ever be.
After we sang our cover, the room was filled with silence for a minute, then finally claps and cheers ensued inside the room. All of them stood up from their seats, and they started to flock towards us.
"Noah-oppa! That was really beautiful!"
"Ya, Noah-ssi, you really sing well."
"That was so cool Hamin!"
"Do more cover with Noah-hyung, Hamin-ssi."
A wave of compliments flooded us, and it made me felt shy and warmed my heart. I gave them a big smile and thanked everyone who stopped by the music room to listen to our session.
And before we knew it, lunch time has come to an end. The other two packed up and placed the guitar and drumsticks back on the storage room. Once they were done cleaning up, they went back towards me and Hamin.
"Hyung, when are we going to play again?" one of them gleamed their eyes.
"Noah-ssi, we should do a proper cover you know. Just tell me whenever you are free." my friend tapped my shoulder.
"Y-yeah. I guess we could do it some time next month." I chuckled a bit.
After me and Hamin cleaned up, we started to walk back towards our respective classrooms. On the way back, Hamin opened up something, "hyungs, what are your plans for college?"
That question made me stopped in my walk. I paused for a while and looked at my friend.
"Oh? Probably I'll take up Business. I'm not really sure yet." he scratched his head and laughed a little.
"Is that so." Hamin stared at him, then shifted his gaze towards me, "Noah-hyung, are you pursuing Music?"
Here I am again.
I feel like I'm frozen again.
I personally don't know if I'm going to tackle this path,
or take a different path.
I'm...confused...
"Noah-hyung, you're going to take Music, no matter what."
"HUH!? wha-"
I suddenly jumped from my bed, and took me a while to regain my consciousness.
Oh.
It was another one of those huh.
Lately I've been getting nightmares about these things, like a regret that kept on haunting me, an old flame who kept on coming back. And here I am, thinking, asking, when will it finally leave me alone? When will I have my peace? How long will I carry this 'baggage'?
While I'm in the process of waking myself up, I slowly got up my bed, ruffled my hair and looked at the window.
Pink flower petals.
Spring.
It's that time of the year again. The season where the youthful soul is once again revived, new birth of self, and a fresh new morning of beginnings. I can't help but smile at the fluttering petals gracing the wind. I could also hear some children's laughter and cheerful family downstairs.
It really is a refreshing season.
After I finally got some of my senses back, I walked towards the kitchen to fix myself a coffee first. While I was in the middle of brewing my coffee, I suddenly heard my cellphone ring on the table. When I inserted the portafilter on the machine, I pressed the extract button and waited for it to drip to my mug. Once it started to brew, I went towards the table and picked up the call.
It's Hamin. . .
"Hello Hamin? Why are you calling this early? Something wrong?"
"ah hyung, good morning. Sorry for calling suddenly, but manager-nim seems to have like a quick meeting later. I was wondering if you got the chat since you haven't replied on it."
"Oh, is that so? My bad, my bad. Yes, I'll be attending later." I rested my phone on my shoulder, and went back to my coffee and added it with some sugar.
"yeah, I was kind of worried why you didn't reply on that one yet."
"I'm sorry my little bro." I lightly teased him and heard him groaned on the phone. Teasing him is so fun, kind of becoming like my past time nowadays.
"hyung-"
"ah, speaking of, we are going to have a Spring comeback in about 8 months, I think manager-nim was having a hard time in designing our concept for this comeback."
"Is that so?" I kind of zoned out for a little bit while stirring my coffee.
"Hmm, how about something about 'journey'. Or like 'navigation'. Like PLLIs would be like the 'stars' who guide us along this journey in Terra."
For a minute, Hamin didn't say a word. I got shy if my idea was 'too much' or what.
"Hamin-"
"Noah-hyung! You're a genius!"
"Eh?"
"I would vote for this concept later in the meeting. I love it!"
"E-eh? Thanks?" so cute, he really is like a little brother who looks up to you.
"All right, I'll try to bring this up to manager-nim. Don't be late on the meeting hyung!"
"Yes, of course." it felt like I was scolded by a noona.
"Alright hyung, see you later. Byeee."
And Hamin immediately hang up. After I exited the phone log, I placed my phone on the table again and picked up my mug. I went towards the window and enjoyed the vibrant view. I saw some children playing on the nearby park, some families strolling by, and some couples stopping underneath the cherry blossom trees to take some pictures.
I got wallowed up in the scenery and hummed a song while looking outside.
"Butterfly~"
"Like a butterfly~"