The doorbell was ringing repeatedly expressing the person's impatience behind the door.
Ashley knew who was it from just the sound of the doorbell.

"Have some patience dude!" Ashley opened the door to let Maya in.

"Ok Ok....don't freak out!" Maya rushed in, "everything is alright, don't freak out."

"Why would I freak out?" Ashley frowned, "you are freaking out."

"That was for me." Maya thumped on the couch.

"What happened?" Ashley sat in front of her.

"I am going to die!" Maya laid back on the couch, "No, I should die."

"Are you gonna tell anything if you are done talking nonsense?" Ashley was impatient already.

Maya again sat back and raised her left hand, a puzzled expression written all over her face.

"What?" Ashley was dumb at the moment.

"Look at my finger you dumbo!" Maya shouted irritatedly.

There was a ring on her finger.

"Oh my! Don't tell me..." Ashley was freaking out this time.

"Yeah. Troye proposed me." Maya let out a deep sigh.
"And don't know why I said yes!!"

"Oh god!!!! I can't believe this!!!" Ashley was jumping in excitement.

"What do you mean you can't believe this? I can't believe it first!" Maya again laid back on the couch.

"I can't believe that YOU said yes. Troye is a nice guy, I do not doubt him!" Ashley chuckled.

"I thought you were my friend, Pip. Why are you getting into his side?" Maya rolled her eyes.

"Never knew there were two teams! And of course, its because you are the trouble maker in this relationship."

"Are you sure you not a double agent planted by him secretly?" Maya groaned.

Ashley laughed and sat beside Maya.
"I am so happy for you, M. You two would make the best couples out there."

"I don't know, Pip," Maya sighed and hid her face pulling a cushion over her face.
"I am always a hot mess. Why would he choose me?"

"That man loves you, M. You know that. And you said yes cause you love him more than you admit. "

"I was a terrible girlfriend who broke up with him every month on a regular basis.
You forgot to shave? Break up. You told me to take a job I like? Break up. You asked me how am I doing? Why are you so cheesy? it makes me cringe. Ok, let's break up!" Maya was rubbing her temple frustratingly.
"Now I can't imagine that I can't get a divorce every single month."

Ashley broke down into laughter.
"You know, that alone makes this whole relationship unbearably cute?"

Maya just pouted in response.
"What if it doesn't work out? What if it fails measurably? Oh my god! I should say no. There's still time for it."

" I'll kick you out right now if you do that," Ashley warned her. "You can come to a whole uncertain battlefield to fix me with someone, travel thousands of miles just for a hunch, push me into a relationship I have no idea how to handle, yet you are too dense to make your one work out."

"I am terrified, Pip," Maya confessed.

"Aren't we all? Just let it go. Everything will be fine. Believe me for once," Ashley held her hand.

And the next moment Maya screamed in pain from the punch Ashley planted on her stomach, "it hurt!"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"You were busy. And you think I'll break the news over the phone? In your dreams!" Maya again rolled her eyes.

Ashley laid down on Maya's lap. Maya gently stroked her hair, "How is Tae? How is everything going?"

"Good," Ashley mumbled in her lap silently.

"It's been a while I've talked to him. What do you think, if I invite him to the wedding, will he come?"

"Probably not," Ashley smiled, "he is busy every day, you know it better than me."

"You are busy too. How do you manage to keep it going? And the long-distance is still on the count."

"I don't know," smiled Ashley, "You've pushed me into this you Slytherine!"

"I am glad I did," winked Maya.
"But seriously, how do you keep it working?"

"We talk. Whenever he is free, or I am free. It's tough to manage the same time though."

"I am very happy for you, you know that, right?" Maya continued stroking her hair.

"What would I do without you, M?" Ashley mumbled.

"But why the long face, Pip?"

"It's been months."

"You miss him?" Smiled Maya.

Ashley let out a little hum.

"Why don't you two meet up? Somewhere?"

"He's just busy with his upcoming world tour. And I already took huge huge vacations resulting in crazy busy schedules you know," Ashley pouted.

"If I had the power just!" Sighed Maya.

"I have something to show you too, M."

"What is that?"

Ashley got up and went to her room. She came back with an envelope in her hand.
She gave that envelop to Maya. Just at a glance, anyone could say that It was an airmail. Maya flipped the envelope just too wide her eyes in a big, surprised one.
There was the most famous emblem on it.

"Oh my goodness gracious me!"

"Yeah, they accepted my application. I can join from the beginning of next year," Ashley smiled weakly.

"Why am I even surprised?" Maya hugged Ashley tightly. "I knew you could get it. Did you tell him the good news?"

"Not yet," Ashley sighed again.
"I am confused, M. Surprisingly now I don't feel like going there."

" Goodness, Pip! Its Harvard we are talking about!" Maya exclaimed in frustration.

Ashley applied for her doctoral degree to different top universities around the globe months ago. And now responses were coming. Her profile and background were outstanding to easily give her acceptance letter.

The acceptance letter from Harvard medical school was the last one, and undoubtedly the best one in the world.

"I know," Ashley smiled sadly. "But I really don't feel like going anywhere now. They said they had already filled up the student limitation for the P.hd program, I can try for the MD-P.hd program."

"But you already have an MD, no...MS. Whatever, those are equal." Maya frowned.

"Yeah," Ashley sighed again.

"Whats all these rukus? Spill already."

"I don't know. Four years in the states? I don't want to be that apart from Tae for this long," Mumbled Ashley unsurely.

"Oh...that's the case!?" chuckled Maya. " But you two are apart anyway."

"Yeah. We can meet up there more than we can now, but seriously..." Ashley covered her face in frustration.

"I can give you a piece of the dumbest advice I can find right now," Maya raised a brow amusingly.

"What?"

" Follow your heart."

"God! you are pathetic!" Ashley threw a cushion at Maya.

"I was thinking about one solution though," Ashley sighed slightly.

"Pray tell!" Maya raised one brow.

Ashley searched something up on her phone. And showed the result to her.
Maya quickly frowned at the sight and a smile slowly crept up at her face.

"Are you sure, Pip?"

"Degree is up to me, not the institution. And this one is really good too," Ashley pouted.

"But your dream was Harvard dude!"

"I never had dreams. It was just the obvious choice," Ashley protested.

"Take time to think about it Pip. What if you regret it later?"

"One thing I am sure about this choice is, I'll never regret it," smiled Ashley.

"Come here." Maya opened her arms.
Ashley quietly sneaked in between.

" Are you sure about it?"

"I don't know. But I know I want it," Ashley said softly.

"Then it's probably the best decision you have ever made," Maya wrapped her arms around Ashley.

"I wish it is," Ashley murmured too.

"Hey Ash," Taehyung waved at Ashley over the phone.

"How are you?"

"Packing." smiled Taehyung.

"I know you had finished your first concert. Where is the next one?" Ashley asked.

"Next one is in LA. We have nine concerts in the states. What are you doing?" smiled Taehyung through the phone.

"Nothing. Watching you here and there," Ashley chuckled, " You know, you just took away my every bit of free time?"

"What are you watching? Don't say..."

"Run? No," smiled Ashley. "I am saving it for later. Just your live performances."

"Found anything interesting?"

"Everything. I have to ask, what happens to you on the stage? Do get possessed? "

"Huh?" Taehyung laughed, "Why?"

" You are way too much of a different person like you have a switch or something," Ashley spoke in an amusing expression, "It's... " Ashley suddenly stopped, grinning at her own thoughts.

"It's what?"

" Its sexy." answered Ashley painted in all red.

"Oops! " Taehyung chuckled,
"someone is flustered."

"You better behave yourself this time mister." Ashley warned him, "If not, you are gonna be the death of me. "

" Oh...then brace yourself this time!"
Taehyung winked at her, "I am gonna make sure that it's gonna be the talk of the world."

"You better keep those to yourself," frowned Ashley. "When are you returning to Korea?"

"The tour is gonna last for a while. Five to six months. But you know, not continuously. We will be going back and forth in between," Taehyung sighed, "traveling is the worst."

"Promise me one thing. Take care of yourself."

"I will," Smiled Taehyung.
"God! I miss you so much."

"I miss you too," Ashley sulked, "I'll be there when you come for the concert in Sydney. I can manage one day."

"Can't wait to see you there. I'll remember that you are up there somewhere," Taehyung smiled suggestively.

"Don't you dare do something ridiculous," Ashley widened her eyes.

" We will see about that," Taehyung smiled mischievously. "I need to pack. I'll call you after I land."

"Take care," Ashley waved him goodbye.