"Huh, how weird," Heejin said, staring at the movie that was none other than 'Titantic.'

Grabbing the bag of chips left on the table, Heejin wrapped herself in the many blankets and started comfortably watching the film. Nothing was new to her, she knew exactly what would happen next after every scene.

"Oh, you're finally back. I was gonna ask you-" Jungeun started to say. "No way. Hyunjin brought back a bitch."

Heejin was silent. She had thought Hyunjin lived alone, but seeing Jungeun she was proved wrong.

"I don't believe it. Did she pay you? How much?" Jungeun started asking.

"No," Heejin responded. "You live here? I thought you still lived with Jinsoul?"

A now saddened Jungeun fell face down to the couch and shook her head.

"We broke up a while ago," Jungeun mumbled, hugging the large bagguette pillow that laid on the couch.

"Are you...dating Hyunjin?" Heejin asked.

Silence swept threw them before a loud roar of laughter. Jungeun has fallen to the floor laughing, acting as if it was the funniest joke ever.

"Heejin, your really funny," Jungeun said, wiping away a nonexistent tear from her eye. "Sooyoung lives here too. She's just not home."

Jungeun crawled back onto the couch and sat closer to Heejin.

"Does Jiwoo know your here? Is she here right now?" Jungeun asked as she looked around to see if Jiwoo was anywhere to be found.

"No," Heejin said.

In fact, Heejin didn't know where Jiwoo was, or what she was up too. The last time she'd seen her was when they were still at the library which was already hours again.

Jiwoo walked through the Visual and Performing Arts building since it was a shorter route back to the library. Only stopping once she passed one particular room, the dance studio. Inside was only one student, Sooyoung.

Mesmerized, she watched as Sooyoung flowed all through the room. All of a sudden, the music stopped causing Jiwoo to duck down. Footsteps approached where Jiwoo hid, then a light thump on the window

"You can come in if you want, I don't bite," Sooyoung said from the inside.

A hesitant Jiwoo slowly stood up, not sure whether or not she should go in. Giving in, she walked into the studio and sat hugging her knees.

With the music starting again, Jiwoo watched in compete awe. Everything was flawless. Not caring to check the time, Jiwoo spent over an hour quietly watching.

Switching off the music, Sooyoung sat shoulder to shoulder with Jiwoo.

"Just like old times, right?" Sooyoung asked with sad little laugh.

"Mhm," Jiwoo replied, remembering all the past times.

Back when the two were still together, Jiwoo would spent all her free time sitting in the exact stop watching Sooyoung. She'd skip numerous classes and stay all the way to sundown just to watch. It was Jiwoo who had convinced Sooyoung to go with what she wanted to do and major in dance.

"I miss having someone watching me," Sooyoung admitted. "It's boring being alone."

"Oh," Jiwoo quietly responded. The coming conversation was already tugging at her heart.

"Look I just really need to know, why aren't we still friends?" Sooyoung said, turning to Jiwoo. "

"I don't know," Jiwoo responded.

"What happened to us?" Sooyoung asked. "What happened to us doing dumb shit together? We use to cry, laugh, talk, and just do everything together."

"...Sorry," Jiwoo quietly said.

"You can't just say your sorry. I wanna know what went wrong," Sooyoung said.

"Moving on. Growing up," Jiwoo said as she started to get up. "Look, I should go n-"

Before Jiwoo could even finish her thought, Sooyoung tightly wrapped her arms around Jiwoo's shoulders.

"I miss yo-u" Sooyoung said, her voice starting to break. "I really, really miss you."

"And I really have to go," Jiwoo said, not bothering to hug back. "C'mon let go."

"I-I want you back," Sooyoung said amongst her shaking voice.

The room that was filled with sniffles turned into barely audible cries. The second Jiwoo felt the slight shaking from Sooyoung, who was trying to suppress the cry, she tightly hugged back.

"Don't do that for me. I can't, you know I can't," Jiwoo said, on the absolute verge of tears.

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