Trapped Together — Chapter 23

...A MED STUDENT?

WHY WOULD A MED STUDENT BE IN THE MUSIC BUILDING...?

O-OH, NO. PROFESSOR...!

YOU SEE, THE THING IS...

SINCE NOAH ISN'T A FULL-TIME PROFESSOR, HE MIGHT NOT CARE,

BUT I CAN'T LET HIM TELL MY ADVISOR ABOUT THIS...

WHAT SHOULD I SAY?

I'll get in trouble for bringing a friend from another major to class.

THAT HE... GOT LOST TOO?

...THAT IS SO COOL!

?!

YOU'RE AUDITING MUSIC CLASSES IN SECRET, RIGHT?

YOUR PASSION FOR MUSIC MUST BE INCREDIBLE.

THAT'S TRULY AMAZING!

YOU'RE BRILLIANT, YET YOU HAVE SUCH AN ARTISTIC SOUL...

YOU'RE SO COOL...

THE... THE RADIANCE!

R-ROWOON LOOKS...

TOTALLY FLUSTERED.

HE'S WEAK AGAINST KIND PEOPLE, ISN'T HE?

UM, PROFESSOR.

ISN'T HIS PASSION IMPRESSIVE?

SO PLEASE, KEEP IT A SECRET FROM THE OTHER PROFESSORS.

AH, YES, OF COURSE. We can't let him get caught, right?

A SECRET...

We can't let him get caught, right?

-I THINK,

I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE, AGREEING TO DO THE MASTER CLASS.

WHAT?

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED YET.

YEAH.

BUT...

I THINK I MADE A FRIEND.

EXPERIENCING SCHOOL LIFE WITH PEOPLE MY OWN AGE...

I THINK I'M STARTING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE.

...SHE KEEPS CALLING ME "PROFESSOR," THOUGH.

WOULD IT BE TOO MUCH TO ASK HER TO JUST CALL ME BY MY NAME?

OBVIOUSLY.

YOU DIDN'T GO THERE AS A STUDENT.

IT'S NOT LIKE UNIVERSITIES HAVEN'T BEEN BEGGING FOR YOU FOR AGES.

YOU NEVER SEEMED INTERESTED IN TEACHING ANYONE,

SO I WONDERED WHAT GOT INTO YOU WHEN YOU SUDDENLY TOOK THIS OFFER...

WERE YOU JUST LONELY?

ANYWAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE CAMPUS UNTIL THE MASTER CLASS STARTS, RIGHT?

YOUR BREAK IS OVER NOW.

Time to study the score.

THE AGENCY WAS FREAKING OUT BECAUSE YOUR SCHEDULE IS PACKED

WITH ALL THOSE CONCERTOS AND RECITALS, AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY...

AH.

THERE'S ONE LAST THING...

I WANT TO SEE THIS.

...WHAT IS THIS?

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL BE FUN.

SERIOUSLY...

YOU'RE SUCH A KID.

-GOT IT?

DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN.

IF YOU'RE CURIOUS ABOUT THE PIANO, JUST ASK ME TO TEACH YOU.

I TOLD YOU I'D HELP.

UNDERSTAND?

THEN TEACH ME ONE-ON-ONE THIS WEEKEND.

CURRENTLY DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT TO SAY THAT.

ROWOON?

YO-!

IF IT ISN'T THE #1 TALENT OF THE PIANO DEPARTMENT~

HUH?!

N-NO, I'M NOT!

Don't say-such dangerous things..!

DON'T BE HUMBLE.

I SAW YOUR PERFORMANCE.

YOU WERE INSANELY GOOD.

I ALMOST FELL FOR YOU.

TH-THANKS...

?

...ANYWAY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?

HUH?

I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING...

THEN COME WATCH MY BAND'S SHOW.

I'LL GIVE YOU FREE TICKETS.

IT'S A HALLOWEEN SHOW, SO IT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL.

OH, THANKS...

TWO TICKETS?

THEY SAY THE BODY CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAUSES OF A RACING HEART.

WHETHER YOUR HEART IS POUNDING

FROM FEAR, SURPRISE, LOUD MUSIC, OR BECAUSE YOU LIKE SOMEONE...

IT GETS ALL MIXED UP.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

JUST SAYING. Consider it an apology for barking up the wrong tree.

Consider it an apology for barking up the wrong tree.

IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO BRING ON SATURDAY, BRING 'EM ALONG.

I'M OUT.

OKAY!

BYE!

UM...

IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT, THE CONC...

SURE.

THAT WAS FAST...

WHOA...

THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE.

SO THIS IS HOW THE APPLIED MUSIC BANDS PERFORM.

ROWOON IS...

OH SEONYUL.

ARE YOU OKAY?

HUH? OH... ROWOON.

ARE YOU SCARED OF GHOSTS?

N-NO. I WAS JUST A LITTLE SURPRISED.

I DIDN’T KNOW THE AUDIENCE WOULD BE IN COSTUME TOO.

!!!!!!

...ARE YOU OKAY?

ROWOON'S TRAUMA...

EVEN FAKE MAKEUP TRIGGERS IT.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?

SHOULD WE LEAVE?

...IT'S FINE.

I WAS JUST STARTLED. ONCE I REALIZE IT'S FAKE, I'M OKAY.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO ASKED ME TO COME.

Don't look over there.

THIS IS NOTHING.

...ALRIGHT.

BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME IF IT GETS TOO HARD.

AH.

LAST TIME, I FELT BETTER WHEN YOU HELD MY HAND.

DOES THIS HELP A LITTLE?

THE SHOW WILL BEGIN SHORTLY.

THE SHOW WILL BEGIN SHORTLY.

!

I CAN FEEL ROWOON'S HEARTBEAT...

IT'S SO FAST. IS HE REALLY OKAY?

Is he not scared?

SHOULD I... SAY SOMETHING?