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General POV
Waking up after a two hour nap in the late afternoon in her new apartment in the middle of a bustling town is basically a fever dream to Chaewon.
Especially without her helicopter parents, her "overachiever" older siblings, and the snooping hoes that Chaewon thought were her friends, she felt a different kind of free.
The free that she would've wanted to feel by the time she became an adult...
As Chaewon freshened up and sprayed on her beloved Jo Malone London English Pear & Freesia Hair Mist, an incoming call blasted through the bathroom with Chaewon scrambling to answer the call while applying her blush and highlighter, in which her blush application skills are her worst qualities....
Chaewon's POV
Yeji....you know my self-care day is NOT the appropriate time to call me up!
RINGTONE CONTINUES
Even though I love talking to Yeji and my other friends, it is annoying to hear "Pretty Girl" by KARA (her actual ringtone) blasting five times today.....
RINGTONE CONTINUES
~Walk confidently anywhere you go~
General POV
Chaewon grunted in annoyance and abruptly answered Yeji's call, which later changed into FaceTime mode.
"Ah!" Chaewon gasped as she saw Yeji walking in the evening near a familiar area. "Yeji, what's up? And what are you doing near Jisung's house?"
Yeji answered peppily, "I am meeting Jisung at his place so Hyunjin can take us to Santa Monica Pier. Did you forget that we will be meeting today?"
When that was brought up, Chaewon was done applying her baby pink blush and gasped at how cakey she looked. She then stuttered, "I did hear and talked about it with everybody saying that it would occur this Saturday, but I didn't know it would be moved on this cold Wednesday evening!"
"Kim Chaewon," Yeji giggled with her wavy hair blowing with the wind as she tried to collect herself. "We're adults, of course, we can plan things as spontaneous as we wish! What's with the stiff and worrisome front?"
Chaewon responded in a mock serious tone, "First of all, I do not want you to try using TikTok catchphrases on me to prove that I live under a rock....secondly, I.....I am not used to being out in this world without feeling as if a creep wants to ruin our good time."
"Girl, don't even think another second on these weirdos...you're 25 and living on your own with your schedule and lifestyle! You know yourself well and I want you to let loose a little...." Yeji replied in a supportive manner as she continued doing hand gestures as she spoke. "I just want you to feel as if this life is a reward that you have set up and earned."
As Chaewon heard those words, she dabbed off her over-applied blush and then proceeded to apply the rest of her makeup reflecting on what Yeji said to her.
Yeji continued to speak to her and once there was lull, Chaewon finally gave in, thanked Yeji for the advice, and then asked her bestie for the best outfit for the rendezvous.
Chaewon's POV
"Should I wear my black halter dress that I have been holding off since I bought it last summer? Or should I wear a yellow blouse and denim mini skirt for a "breaking free" look? Which outfit will go well with my red and black Air Jordans, as well as for flipping the bird to my sheltered life?" I asked as I chuckled.
Yeji chose the latter outfit for me since she believed that I would need to start off small, but with a major bang.
Well, whatever tf that means to her anyways, I thought as I hung up for the meantime and started to change into my cUrAtEd fit.