4 years later...

"I like you, Rena. Will you go out with me?"

I momentarily choked on my soda. I never imagined that the only guy friend I had would confess to me. I didn't want to lose him just like that.

You idiot, why are you confessing to me? I groaned internally.

"I'm sorry, Minho. I don't see you that way."

He forced a small smile and looked down at his hands below the table.

"I see."

Well, this is awkward...

"We can still be friends?" I smiled softly.

He looked up at me and nodded. "Of course. No hard feelings."

I nodded before looking at my watch.

"Well, I gotta get going now. I have class now," I said before finishing my soda and grabbing my bag to leave. I couldn't sit still in such a tense atmosphere.

"Yeah... Bye, Rena."

Seeing his sad face, I couldn't help but feel bad. But what can I do? Dating someone was useless... It only breaks your heart in the end.

I ran up out of the cafeteria and climbed up the stairs to the fourth floor to enter my classroom. It was quite empty since I came here more than ten minutes early.

I decided to keep writing on my journal for one of my homework. The teacher asked us to write a short story about heartbreak. I was more than experienced in that area.

Visiting the memories of my high school, I couldn't help but stop my pen when Taehyung's face flashed before my eyes.

Ever since I heard that he left the country, I have been missing him every single day.

I was hung up on him because he didn't explain anything to me... He just left me.

I was worried that something might had happened to him, and often wondered why he left.

Years had passed already and I should let him go and live my own life without thinking about him just like how he wanted, but somehow... I would always start missing him all of a sudden, as if on reflex.

I always wondered what he's doing at the moment.

"Alright class, sit down!"

I snapped out of my thoughts and looked around the classroom to see that it was full already.

I shouldn't daze off like that...

"Today we'll be continuing from the previous lesson. Now where did we stop?" The teacher fumbled with his book. "Ah yes, we were talking about great discoveries."

He crossed his arms and continued talking.

"You know you can leave your name in history and even win Nobel prize if you come up with new theories that apply to our life, right?"

Everyone was silent and the teacher sighed.

"Do you even know what Nobel prize is?"

We all burst out laughing at that.

"I presume you all only heard of 'Facebook prize'," he clicked his tongue. "Kids these days."

I don't even use Facebook...

"Anyway, on with our topic."

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I almost fell asleep during that class. Luckily, I can go home now. I just couldn't wait to wrap myself in my soft, warm futon and turn in early today. I was exhausted.

Ring. Ring.

I walked out of the school building before picking up the call.

"Hello?"

"Look to your right."

I turned my head to see Jimin smiling at me while holding his phone against his ear. I put mine away and walked up to him.

"What are you doing here?"

"Evelyn wanted me to bring you to the cat cafe she was in." He started walking and I followed him from behind.

"Cat cafe?" I scrunched my nose. "But I don't really like cats that much..."

He stopped on his tracks and turned around to look at me in disbelief.

"You what?! How could you not like those sweet adorable creatures?" He clicked his tongue in disapproval. "You just lost my respect for you."

I scoffed. "I don't really need your respect, boy."

He pouted before sighing and taking my hand to continue walking.

"Come on. My girlfriend is waiting for us."

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"Rena!"

Lyn called for us when we entered the cafe. She had a calico cat on her laps, petting its head gently.

I took my seat in front of her while Jimin sat next to her before petting the cat as well. He suddenly kissed its small mouth and I cringed at that.

"Why are you judging, Rena?" Lyn asked me.

I sighed before grabbing the menu. "I mean, I can't handle seeing people kissing babies and animals on their lips and you know that... Why did you bring me here again?"

"The Virgo jumped out." She chuckled. "I just wanted to spend some time together. You've been so busy with your studies lately."

I laughed under my breath. "Just as you said, the Virgo jumped out. We're seniors now and we should be giving it our all since it's our last year."

She hummed and handed the cat to Jimin before placing her elbows on the table to prop her head, looking at me intently.

"You know how people keep themselves busy to distract themselves from something else?"

I frowned.

"What are you trying to say?"

She took a deep breath and rubbed her forehead. "What I'm trying to say is, are you still hung up on Taehyung?" She whispered softly.

Jimin stopped playing with the cat and looked up at me.

"Of course not," I quickly denied it. "I already forgot about him years ago."

She only stared at me without saying anything.

"Taehyung?" Jimin spoke up.

Lyn stopped our staring battle to look at him. "Ah... He's her ex boyfriend."

"Waitress!" I called.

Why wasn't anyone coming to get our orders?

"I see," he mused, suddenly becoming serious. "How long have you been dating?"

Please shut up.

"I'd rather not talk about it, Jimin," I sighed. "Don't bring that up ever again, okay? I won't see him again anyway."

He licked his lips before nodding slowly.

"I recommend the cheesecake, Rena," Lyn chimed, trying to lighten up the sour mood.

"Sure. I really need some sweet things in my life..."

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A/N: Chim Chim is here 🥰