tugged her sweater closer to her body. today was a chilly day. she walked out of her house, her hands shoved inside the pockets of her sweater (the girl accidentally left her car by a nearby convenience store. she was drunk and her friend had to pick her up. yes wheein has a friend).

wheein thought about getting contacts, but the thought of putting something up her eye disgusted her.

she quickly moved her glasses on her nose. "im definitely ordering contacts," wheein mumbled to herself (she's told herself to buy contacts dozens of times, she's just never went through with the plan).

"jung wheein!" a familiar voice called out to her. wheein looked to the voice. god—get me out of here wheein thought as her eyes met with yongsuns. "come over here!" wheein couldn't face yongsun again. she shook her head.

(im not gonna repeat all of that :))

wheein's heart was running hundreds of miles. what was that girl doing to her. her face felt warm and she no longer felt the cold biting at her skin. she looked at the dreadful house. sometimes wheein wishes that she never met yongsun, but without yongsun—no she won't think about her. the inner turmoil made her heart sink.

wheein shook her head.

yeah, her relationship with others isn't the best (because wheein's too socially awkward to make a conversation) but why hyejin of all people. why did she not show her hwasa?

her phone rung. "wheein come home, i made some food," she drooled at the thought of her grandma's food. "okay. i'll be home in a few," "alright," her grandmother's weak voice came over the phone.

here's the thing—her father left her at a young age, which to this day wheein doesn't know why. wheein's mother sends her grandmother money to take care of her, but she can't take a hour or two to visit her only daughter.

wheein always feels alone.

the only person she has in this dreadful world was her grandmother. and yongsun. wheein wanted nothing more to run straight up to yongsun and get what they had back in ninth grade. but, yongsun wouldn't want her back.

"wheein i—" the boy's arm around yongsun's waist fell. "no don't tell me," wheein dryly chuckled. "you were gonna sleep with him if i didn't walk in on you, weren't you?" wheein crossed her arms.

"of course not! i just—," "i'm leaving," wheein ran out of the hallway. she shouldn't have tried to be with yongsun.

the girl felt water prick at her eyes. not again. wheein thought she was over this, accepted the fact she wasn't enough for yongsun. the girl sighed as she saw the small convenience store that always reminded her of home.

she remembered when she brought up the idea of moving away to her grandmother. she couldn't handle the fact she was only a street away from the person she thought loved her.

at the time, it felt like the world was crumbling around her, like there was no one to come and save her from this mess.

god—wheein couldn't even look her in the eye, couldn't even speak her name without having all the feelings well inside of her.

but, when she saw yongsun at lunch she felt like the girl could read all her thought. every single one.

wheein poked the girl's back, not knowing the girl she loved was right in front of her. "hwasa. we are tutoring later, yes?" wheein caught yongsun's eyes. the anger built up inside of her. hyejin didn't notice. "i'm busy during my free period. would you rather now or tomo—" wheein wanted to scream. "we can do it now," all she could do was nod and wait.

the thought scared wheein.

"are you that excited to see me?" yongsun smirked at the smaller. "shut up unnie. you don't know what you're talking about," a blush sat on the girl's cheeks. yongsun intertwined their fingers. "wheein, i don't think you understand how much i care for you," she rubbed small circles on wheein's thumb.

"i might have a hunch,"

wheein shouldn't have trusted yongsun.

~

"yah! yong what was that about?" byul annoyed the older. "it was nothing!," byul just rolled her eyes. "you can tell us things, y'now. you don't have to bottle it up," hyejin popped a grape into her mouth. "fine. i have a past with....wheein," she gulped.

hyejin looked towards yongsun.

"what do you mean?" byul pried. "we were childhood friends. i told you, then things happened and we don't talk anymore," hyejin felt some sort of feeling of hurt inside of her. "okay whatever you say unnie," byul shrugged and placed a grape inside of yong's mouth.

"you should eat more," yong blushed. "aw, you're so cute," yong smacked byul in the arm. "and you're greasy," hyejin rolled her eyes.

they've been like this for a hour.

hyejin remembered her small deal with wheein. she opened her phone, and pressed the girl's contact.

wheein im third-wheeling :(

you promised to pick me up!!!!

sorry. busy

YOU CAN'T JUST DO THAT TO ME

i just did

hyejin rolled her eyes with a smile on her face.

that's too mean :(

fine, are you still at the house?

yuppp, i'll be waiting

i seriously am gonna leave you out there

no you won't. you like me too much :p

"guys i gotta go," byul just looked at her. "okay bye," byul just waved her off. "i don't even get a proper, sad goodbye?" yongsun rolled her eyes. "bye hyejin~ love you," byul stared at yongsun. "you never say that to me," yongsun stared back. "because you never ask," byul smiled. "tell me~"

"no," "yah!—," hyejin walked out of the house. they really are the cutest couple in the world.

~

hyejin saw a black car turn in on the house. "are you getting in or what?" the window rolled down, revealing wheein.

"of course!" hyejin got into the car. she's freezing, hyejin had stayed outside for a while and the weather was very cold. wheein stared at hyejin. "what?" she looked back at wheein. wheein had turned on the heater. "could've told me you were cold," a small smile flashed onto hyejin's face.

"why would i tell you if i knew you'd already know?" wheein just rolled her eyes and backed out. "where's your house?" "i don't want to go home," wheein tilted her head. "then where am i dropping you off?" hyejin chuckled.

"you haven't pieced it together yet?" wheein shook her head. "your house, silly," wheein blushed and looked over at hyejin. "no," hyejin pouted. "come on wheenie," "no," "we aren't gonna do that wheenie, unless you want too," hyejin smirked.

"my god fine! also don't call me that," wheein groaned out. "you love it," wheein just rolled her eyes. "we're here," hyejin's mouth dropped. the house was drop dead gorgeous. "i dunno what we're gonna do," hyejin just smiled. "watch romance movies until we cringe?" wheein just shrugged. "not into romance movies," "would you rather make out in your room all day?" wheein glared at hyejin.

"no! geez hyejin why are you always thinking about that?" "maybe it's because i'm with you," hyejin opened the car door before wheein can chuck her somewhere.

"let's go!" wheein had smiled and walked towards her door. hyejin is a child wheein thought. she jammed the key in the door and unlocked it. "wheein!" wheein and hyejin walked into the house. "grandma," wheein's warm voice enchanted hyejin. it sounded so loving.

"whose this?" wheein's grandmother looked at hyejin. "a friend of mine," the grandmother smiled. "oh wheein, the food's cold!" she scolded the younger. "sorry," wheein cheekily smiled. "where did you go?" she asked.

"don't worry about it grandma," she just gave wheein a look and smiled at hyejin. "you're welcome to have dinner with us. i always make extra," the smile brought half-moons to her eyes. "of course ma'am," hyejin respectfully bowed. "ah, don't call me that. you make me sound older than i already am," a smile caught hyejin's mouth.

"thank you for the food," hyejin happily said.

~

"wheein your grandmother can make the best food in korea!" wheein chuckled. "i know right?" she grabbed her laptop and put on netflix. "what do you want to watch?"

unconsciously the two had huddled up close together, their skins were touching, not even air can get between them. "no don't turn off the alarm!" hyejin's brows furrowed. "how i wish to be in jojo's shoes," hyejin sighed.

"really?" wheein voiced her thought out loud. "yeah but instead of guys there'd be cute girls," wheein just shook her head. "wheein, can i ask you something?" "of course,"

wheein looked over. the space between them was so close, if one of them accidentally leaned a tiny bit in, their lips would've touched. wheein cleared her throat and scooted a bit away from hyejin so there was space. "you don't have to answer, okay?" wheein dumbly nodded.

"i know that something happened between you and yongsun," wheein's breath stopped.

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