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S E O H E E 
That night, we started to gather by the pool for a New Year's Eve party. Chanyeol and Baekhyun were the hosts. I had no intentions of joining their games but they forced me so I had no choice but to play along as well.
The game that we're about to play right now is called 'Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes'.
"Alright, listen up! You're gonna put your hands on either your head, shoulders, knees, or toes." Chanyeol explained the mechanics. "And then when we say cup, you have to get the cup in front of you. The first one to get the cup, wins!"
We started playing and it was going pretty good. I was the first one to get eliminated so I offered to help in giving flower garlands as a consolation prize for the ones who lost. Ultimately, Kyungsoo and Jiro both got to the final round and the atmosphere is very intense. For some reason, Kyungsoo kept sending Jiro death glares - it's really scary. 
"Head!" Baekhyun called out.
"Shoulders!"
"Knees!"
"Toes!"
"Toes!"
"Knees!"

"Cup!" Chanyeol called out and all hell broke loose. Kyungsoo snatched the cup right away, which made the others cheer for him in joy. "Since Kyungsoo won, Seohee will give him the garland with yellow flowers."
I was about to protest but Baekhyun already gave Jiro his garland. 
Kyungsoo smiled at me and showed me the cup in his left hand. "It's a bit crumpled but I won." He said.
"You did well." I told him in a timid voice and awkwardly wore the garland on him.

"Guys! It's almost midnight! Let's start the countdown!" Yixing said with excitement in his voice.

"Five... four... three... two... one! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!" Baekhyun loudly cheered as the fireworks start going off. I stared at the night sky in awe as different colours of explosions start to emerge. The other guys just went off to get food from the table nearby. 
"Happy New Year." I heard Kyungsoo say. I looked back at him only to find him smiling at me once again. How can I move on from what happened between Kyungsoo and I if he shows up like this? I mean, what could he still possibly want from me? He already made it clear that nothing special is going on between the two of us. 
It's true that I did love him before... but that has to change now. Jiro is here now. He's the man that I should choose.
"I'm sorry for everything that I have done." He said. "I know it won't be easy to forgive me but I do hope that you find it in your heart to do so."
Tears started to well up around my eyes. Stop it, Kyungsoo. Stop being so nice!
"I think we should just try to stay out of each other's lives." I replied in a cold tone and walked right past him. 
"Look, Seohee, I just want to bring back everything to how it once was." He explained as he continued to follow me back into the cottage. 
I turned around and faced him with tears streaming down on my face, "Don't you think it's a little too late for that now?! Kyungsoo, you treated me like I'm some kind of a cheap rag doll that you can play with then set aside for a while then take back whenever you please!" I cried. "You used me just so you can forget Jihyun! Do you know how much that broke me?"