Chapter 2: Freshman orientation

After crying for what felt like eternity, Jisoo who was lying on the floor in a fetal position slowly composed himself. He slowly gathered all the materials that was inside the box previously and gently laid them all back again inside the box. Like a treasure kept from the world. He then placed it where he previously took it from. After sitting for a minute in the same place beside the bed, he faced the dresser and slowly got up.

He took his phone and checked the time. 7:43 AM was glowing on the cracked old screen. Jisoo felt so tired already even though it's still early in the morning. "Classes.." he mumbled to himself, remembering that it was his first day as a freshman in a prestigious school of Korea through scholarship and part time. For some, this might be easy peasy since they have a family to fall on back to. However, luckily or unlucky for the Kim Jisoo of this world, he has none of those. The Kim Jisoo of this world lost his family at the age of 17 with no living relatives close by. Jisoo wasn't sure if he'll feel sorry for the kid who lost his parents at a young age, or feel relieved that because they're gone, they won't have to experience having to live with a son who wasn't theirs.

Kim Jisoo was in no way getting used to this world. He doesn't accept it even for a bit that he might stay here for the rest of his life. No. He will never accept getting stuck in this world. He has a life to go back to. His, friends, his brother, and his parents. He can't just accept to redo his younger years and without them to booth. However, for whatever chance that the original owner of his body might get back into this world, the least he could do was set him up for a great future. Though, socially wise, Jisoo never made friends or meaningful relationships. That was for the original owner to do, but at least he knows that he set him a good environment.

Renting a small 1 room flat above the home of the landlord. With all the things that he might need. Even if it's a low rated one, at least there's no trouble that comes along with it. The landlord was pretty amicable as long as the rent was paid on time. The neighbors weren't nosey with anyone's business. And it provided a roof over his head. He's doing everything he could with his current state of mind and it's doing pretty well unlike his mental state for the past 3 years. Jisoo has done everything he could to get back home. Praying on every church, visiting every temple, consulting shamans here and there, and even getting in touch with physicists that studied alternative reality. But no matter what he did, it was all for naught. Maybe the world has forsaken him.

Kim Jisoo can't dwell on this depressing mental state for much longer, he needed to prepare to go to class. He dressed himself up with regular Tee, washed out pants, black jacket, and a hat. After getting everything that he needed, he put on his wired pods and prepaid to go outside for another agonizing day.

Getting to school was one of the easiest part, however, navigating through the sea of people inside the campus was the worst. After checking his schedule through his phone, he immediately went to the freshman orientation. There were far few people and he decided to go and sit down to the far end nearest the exit door. Some people were just doing their own thing, some were getting acquainted, and others were sleeping on their sit. Jisoo looked at the time. It's already 8:46 AM and orientation starts at 9 AM. He slowly put his head down to the desk in front of him to get some rest. Slowly, people started to pile up inside the classroom. After a while, a TA from the business administration course came in to welcome all the students.

It was your regular freshman year orientation, just like the one he already did when he was 18. After being lost in his own thoughts, Jisoo looked at the podium in front when a group of what seems to be the course committee started to introduce themselves. All the freshmen were buzzing due to the good looks of some of the committee. Which added to Kim Jisoo's already pressisting headache. They announced that there will be a get together later that day and started discussing important things to note on while taking the course. Jisoo did not heed the socializing information as much since he is not planning to join any of them. After a while of discussing things, the orientation ended and Jisoo was one of the first people to immediately go.

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