"What are you doing here, Yeji?"

Jimin breathes out the name and it tastes like poison with the way it leaves her lips. It's no wonder why she's lasted so long without uttering the damn thing in what feels like years.

Yeji gives her that same old charming smile – so brilliant and perfect and yet capable of deceiving everyone around. It once had Jimin fooled too, but she finds that she's immune to its ways by now. If anything, it only makes her angrier.

"Well hello to you too," Yeji replies.

The sound of her voice makes Jimin's jaw tense.

There's this nonchalance that reminds her of how Yeji often lived in her own world, so unaffected by her actions and their repercussions. It reminds Jimin of all the times she watched Yeji breeze through the hallways of their old high school seemingly without any remorse for how much it hurt to witness it all from the closet she kept them in. It was all under the guise that living in the shadows was temporary and Yeji would make it all worth it in the end.

God, what a load of bullshit! Just thinking about how patient Jimin used to be, how selfless and understanding she was towards Yeji, that person is long gone. Now that she's older and wiser and the love goggles have been ripped off, she won't be letting Yeji get the better of her – not again.

"You're really not going to say anything?" Yeji asks, her smile dimming into something Jimin doesn't recognize.

But her tone, it's that same casual airiness that drives Jimin insane – that makes her think all the hurt she has been harboring has been meaningless, that their past is meaningless, that the way Yeji ended things is meaningless.

"I have imagined this moment so many times over the years," Jimin tells her. Her voice is unwavering and her tone could cut glass, but inside – she feels like she might shatter at any second. "I thought about what I might say if I ever got the chance to see you again."

Jimin watches Yeji deflate, but there's a look of determination on her face that matches her own. She stares back stoically, her infamous smile completely wiped away.

"And?" Yeji prompts. "What did you – "

Jimin's hand stings the moment it meets Yeji's cheek. It wasn't something Jimin planned on doing, but God it felt good. She can feel her entire body rattling as the slap reverberates through her. She can feel other customers' eyes on them and for a moment it's like the entire café goes silent, but she doesn't care. She's used to people staring.

There's this lump in her throat though that's impossible to swallow back and her eyes start to feel frustratingly glassy as realizes what she's just done, but Jimin keeps staring – begging for Yeji to react.

Yeji licks her lips as she straightens up again. There's a flash of anger but it dissipates the moment she meets Jimin's gaze. There's a deep breath before she softens even more.

"Ow," She says.

"I was never good with my words," Jimin replies.

Yeji nods, "I know."

"Neither were you."

Yeji cracks a small smile, "Yeah. I know that too."

Seeing that smile again makes Jimin's brows furrow. Does she think this is a joke?

Yeji notices and asks, "What? You thinking about slapping me again?"

Jimin clenches her teeth, willing her inner Karina to settle down.

"I haven't decided yet," She says instead before turning away. "God, I can't believe this! Talk about small fucking world."

Yeji crosses her arms and leans next to Jimin, "To be fair, I didn't think I'd run into you this early. You were never a morning person."

Jimin turns a glare on her, "Don't do that. Don't act like you still know me. You don't."

Yeji nods dejectedly, "You're right. I'm just going to order and go."

As Yeji starts to turn her back on her again, Jimin's suddenly triggered.

"No," Jimin stops her. "You've always been the one who decides everything – not this time."

Yeji watches her with pursed lips and that familiar crinkle in her brow. Jimin's familiar with the look; she's analyzing her. But then Yeji softens much like she did before.

"Okay," Yeji relents with a nod. "How about we order first and then we sit?"

Jimin doesn't say anything, just leads the way to the line.

─

They're sitting in a secluded corner of the café and neither of them have spoken since they slid into the booth. Jimin busies herself with ripping open sugar packets and dumping them into her coffee. Yeji holds onto her cup with both hands, switching from glancing out the window to watching Jimin.

"I see you still put way too much sugar in your coffee," Yeji notes with an airy chuckle.

Jimin scowls as she crumbles up the empty packets and begins to stir the sugar until it dissolves. She keeps her eye on Yeji, just trying to figure her out, but first thing's first—

"Why are you here?"

"Same as you," Yeji answers and nods to Jimin's cup. "I needed a coffee."

Jimin rolls her eyes, "You know what I mean. Why are you here in Lima?"

"You think you're the only one that comes home for the summer?" Yeji questions defensively.

"I don't know," Jimin's tone is thick with sarcasm. "You couldn't wait to get out of here. No way you'd come back on your own. Harvard life not all that it's cracked up to be?"

Yeji bites her cheek before relaxing again.

"I'm here to meet my niece for the first time," Yeji says with a newfound softness. "Yeju had a baby a couple months ago but I couldn't get away with missing class so here I am."

Jimin's shoulders droop a little, "Oh."

Yeji nods as they accidentally sip their drinks at the same time.

The silence is heavy as Jimin stares into her cup. She doesn't know what she expected Yeji's reason to be, maybe something a lot more angst-driven? Maybe she returned because some wealthy relative died and she's swooping in like this dark horse to claim her share of the inheritance? Maybe she flunked out of Harvard and the only option she had left was to return to her hometown? Maybe she's somehow related to Bruce and she's actually here for the wedding?

Out of all reasons Jimin conjured up, the real one is the most surprising.

"I thought you and Yeju stopped talking after she graduated?" Jimin wonders aloud after glancing up at Yeji. She remembers that specific memory because Yeji had been so angry that her big sis would just leave her in the midst of their parents' divorce – guess running away is hereditary for Yeji's family.

"We reconnected," Yeji mentions vaguely. "Turns out leaving Lima is a part of everyone's healing process."

Jimin scoffs at the theory, "Can't relate."

"No? You had me fooled with that slap earlier," Yeji jokes lightly. Jimin's frown deepens as she goes back to staring into her coffee.

It's like Jimin's trying to figure out how to be the right amount of angry with the right amount of curious. Once upon a time, Yeji was her best friend so pretending that she isn't at least a little bit curious about her life now is difficult even if she has the lingering urge to slap her again.

"Why are you here?" Yeji asks.

"Yunjin's getting married," Jimin tells her. "She asked me to be a bridesmaid."

"Really?" Yeji's brows rise as she sits with that information. "I didn't see that coming. I thought she loved the single life? Maybe a little too much."

Jimin tightens her jaw at the way Yeji judges Yunjin. Sure, it's something they used to do all the time together but Yeji lost the privilege of teasing her cousin a long time ago.

"Yeah well, a lot has changed since you fucked off," Jimin says harshly.

Yeji purses her lips again at the sound of Jimin's tone as they glare at one another.

"Are you going to be petty this entire time or are we doing to handle this like adults?" Yeji questions with a bit more bite to her tone. "I get the initial aggression but come on – I'm sure you have a lot to get off your chest."

Jimin's brows rise at how straight forward Yeji is with her. It's something that she isn't used to and now she's a little stumped at how to reply.

"I don't know," Jimin says dismissively. "Are you going to get up and walk away if you hear something you don't like?"

Yeji cracks another small grin as she shakes her head, "Like you said – a lot has changed."

Again, Jimin's thrown for a loop. It's not how she expected Yeji to react. If anything, she figured she'd stomp off like she used to but no – she stays.

Jimin considers keeping her guard up, but she also hears Minjeong's voice in her head talking about having hope and people changing. That's not strictly reserved for romantic relationships, sometimes it applies to platonic ones too.

And maybe, thinking about what kind of advice Minjeong would give her makes Jimin feel a little less defensive. Minjeong always sees the good in people even when they're not so deserving of it, but somehow all the faith she puts into others finds its way back to her.

Maybe running into Yeji is something like that to Jimin? Maybe this is the universe's way of finally giving her a break, giving her some closure that she has been unknowingly yearning for all this time?

Who is she to turn her back now that she's so close? Who knows when she could get a chance like this again?

"You know," Jimin pauses to take a settling breath. "You really did a number on me."

Yeji tightens her hold on the cup in her hands as she stares down into it with this contemplative look on her face. It takes her a moment, but nods solemnly and Jimin takes that as her sign to continue.

"Jaemin too," Jimin adds.

Yeji's brows wrinkle at the name, "You...you still talk to him?"

"Yeah. We're actually pretty close now. Shared trauma and all," Jimin explains. "We're roommates."

"Oh," Yeji looks momentarily stunned before she's trying to soften the shock. "How is he?"

"He's good, got himself a big football scholarship to Columbia."

"New York," Yeji notes and looks up at Jimin skeptically, "Is that the school you go to as well?"

Jimim nods, "It wasn't my first choice, but you know all about that."

There's a flash of guilt in chestnut eyes but Yeji masks it with another smile, "It's still a great school."

"But it's not Harvard," Jimin replies. She begins to rattle again as the nerve is struck. She readjusts her brave face and continues, "It's fine. I still made it out of here no thanks to you. Isn't it funny how that worked out? We made all those plans together back then. Remember the promises you made me about being together once we got to somewhere new? Remember how you said it would be you and me?"

Jimin can feel herself dipping back into her comfort zone of petty aggression but she can't help herself now that the truth has started to come out. Yeji doesn't make a move to interrupt though, she just sits there and takes it.

"God, I ate that shit up," Jimin laughs bitterly at the memories. "I was so goddamn oblivious to what you were doing."

"Jimin, I'm– "

Jimin shakes her head and interrupts, "You know that I've kept a long list of the fucked up things you've done to me, to Jaemin, to us? It's a pretty long list, I guess to account for the years we spent together that you so easily threw away, but you know what tops it?"

"I have a couple ideas," Yeji comments as she lifts her chin despite the guilty look in her eyes. It's like she's preparing to get slapped again, but Jimin doesn't move a muscle.

Jimin bites her bottom lip as she feels the lump in her throat return. Her eyes feel glassy again too and she has to look away in order to will the tears from falling. She can't cry in front of Yeji, she doesn't deserve any more of her tears.

"You didn't even say goodbye," Jimin admits when she's ready.

The words already make her feel ten times lighter, but she knows that's only the tip of the iceberg. She's surprised to see Yeji's eyes going glassy too and she blinks furiously to keep the tears back.

"I gave you the benefit of the doubt at every turn. I made endless excuses for you. I even tried rationalizing what you did with the Harvard scholarship because I knew you were going through it," Jimin explains. "I tried to be so understanding but not once did you ever show me that kind of decency in return – you just left and you didn't look back."

Yeji watches her with sad eyes as she swipes at a tear, but they don't do a thing for Jimin. If anything, it makes her speak even more honestly.

"You weren't just some high school crush to me," Jimin adds. "We've known each other since we were kids. You were my best friend. You were the first girl I ever loved and I would've done anything for you."

Yeji finally breaks her silence with a watery, "I'm so sorry."

It's the first time Jimin's heard Yeji admit that she had done any wrong, but it doesn't feel as satisfying as she thought. In fact, it makes her angry.

"Like your apology means shit to me now? Please," Jimin brushes her off harshly despite a single tear escaping. She glares as she wipes it away before Yeji can see it. "Tell me, did you feel any regret? Did you feel any kind of remorse or were you completely content on leaving me behind so you could go off and become someone new all on your own?"

Yeji's lips part and tremble around a reply, but it doesn't come nearly as fast as Jimin wants it to.

"Tell me," Jimin urges. "Did you even care about what would happen to me after you left?"

"I thought about it every day," Yeji replies. "Every. Single. Day."

Jimin stiffens as she sinks back into the booth.

"You know I wasn't okay back then," Yeji explains. "I had been spiraling for years – anyone with eyes could see that and yet no one ever intervened."

Jimin scoffs as she crosses her arms, "Oh, so I guess I was no one then?"

Yeji shakes her head at the snarky tone, "Jimin, you had your own things to work out. You couldn't help me no matter how hard you tried. We were two messed up kids back then, we needed more than each other."

Jimin softens but her glare stays in place.

"Maybe so," she replies. "But it would've been nice if you told me that instead of running off on your own."

"I had to get away as fast as I could or else," Yeji's trembles around a reply again. Keeping her eyes locked on Jimin's becomes too much as she darts away, "Or else I don't know how long I would've lasted here. I thought that once I got to Cambridge this miraculous change would happen because I'd be so far away from Lima. I thought that if I was out of reach then I'd be better."

Jimin takes in Yeji's explanation with a kind of patience and understanding that she's only started to relearn from Minjeong. The way she talks about her past, it makes Jimin think there was a lot more going on than she knew about.

"And did it work?" She asks genuinely.

Yeji lets out a tired sigh through her sad smile, "No. It turns out running from your issues isn't enough. You actually have to work on yourself in order to get better."

Jimin snorts at the irony. Who knew she and Yeji might still have something in common after all this time. She also can't help but think about her own habit of running when things get complicated.

"Yeah, so I've heard," Jimin replies. "I'm still trying to figure it out."

"I started seeing a therapist," Yeji says. "It really helped me, maybe seeing one will help you too?"

Jimin shakes her head and laughs, "I don't need a shrink. I'm not on your level of crazy."

Yeji rolls her eyes at the comment although she can't help but smirk.

"Seeing a therapist is a lot more normalized than you'd think," She tells her. "It's nice to have someone to talk to, someone unbiased. Of course, I was very hesitant at first too until someone persuaded me."

Jimin lifts a brow, "A medical professional?"

"My girlfriend, actually," Yeji quips. "She's been going to a therapist since she was young, her dads are all about that. She convinced me to give it a try."

Jimin only stares blankly at the girl before her – the girl that was so deep in the closet the last time they spoke that she could pass as a local in Narnia. But now? Safe to say, Jimin wasn't expecting that bombshell.

"You're...," Jimin stammers unsure of what to point out first: the girlfriend, the two dads, both of them somehow being a part of Yeji's life now. She settles on the biggest surprise of all.

"You're out?"

Yeji smiles and this time it's real, "It took some time, but yeah. I'm out."

It's like the words knock the wind out of her. Yeji must notice as she continues to explain.

"I was at least a little right about it being easier to be myself once I got away from Lima," She jokes in attempt to keep the conversation light. "Really, I think I just needed to be around more people like us. People who didn't see us as some abomination or this sin against nature. "

Those last comments make Jimin wonder, "Does your family know?"

Yeji bites her lip as she nods, "I told them last Christmas."

Jimin nods, waiting for the shoe to drop.

"It surprisingly went really well," Yeji adds. "I think that has a lot to do with Dad not being in the picture much anymore. He's not around to call us sinners which is surprisingly quite liberating."

Jimin vaguely remembers Yeji's dad and his extremely religious ways. She particularly remembers how on edge everyone seemed to be when he was around, even her.

"Mom and Yeju adore Ryujin though," Yeji says around a smitten smile. "They've talked a few times over Facetime."

Jimin blinks in complete disbelief, "Wow."

"Yeah, sometimes I can't believe it either," Yeji replies with a shake of her head as she averts her gaze to her cup again. She swirls the remnants and sighs, "It's crazy what can happen in the span of a year."

"Seriously," Jimin answers. She's had a pretty busy one herself, but it doesn't seem like much compared to the drastic changes Yeji's been making.

Minutes later, Jimin's still letting it all sink in when Yeji speaks up again.

"You know," She says softly. "What I did to you, leaving you behind like that, it was the most selfish thing I have ever done."

Jimin swallows thickly and listens.

"I've carried that guilt with me for so long. There were nights that I nearly called you but I couldn't think of what I could possibly say that would make what I did okay. I figured I'd just embarrass myself for trying."

Jimin nods, "Some kind of explanation would've been better than silence, but I also don't think I would've listened anyway."

"What about now?" Yeji asks hesitantly.

Jimin bites her lip and thinks hard about that. The wounds are still there but it's the scars she has trouble with. Nevertheless, she's in a lot better place than she was a year ago and she figures that's probably thanks to Minjeong. There's still underlining hesitance though.

"I don't know," She answers truthfully. "What you did, you hurt me...bad."

"I know," Yeji replies.

"But that's just it, I don't think you do," Jimin says. "I don't think you understand just how deep you cut me. I don't think you get the gravity of it all. You weren't the only one who struggled with things back then."

There's no malice in her tone, she just wants Yeji to truly understand that while she's been finding herself, Jimin has turned into someone she barely recognizes. She wants Yeji to understand what it's like to feel stagnant while it seems like the world around her continues to evolve.

"You changed everything about me," Jimin continues. "I've wasted these past couple of years being angry at the entire world because of you. I've kept everyone who has ever tried caring about me at arm's length. I can't let anyone get close enough because I have no idea how long they'll stick around. And while deep down I'm glad that you've finally found yourself and you've done all this progressing, I'm right where you left me."

Yeji's face fills with anguish, "Jimin, I didn't mean to hurt you like this."

"But you did and I have been struggling all this time to figure out how to move on from it," Jimin replies.

She thinks about missed opportunities and all the relationships she's had that could've been something if she wasn't so closed off. She can't help but think about Minjeong too and how frustrating it is to want something so badly but at the same time be so afraid to pursue it in fear of it all turning to shit.

"Even now," Jimin goes on. "I have this amazing girl who is so beautiful, kind, and patient. The craziest part is that she apparently loves me. Isn't that something? This girl, she could get anyone she wants but she chose to love me but because of your carelessness, I'm having such a hard time trusting her. I can't get out of my own way because I have you in the back of my mind telling me I'll just get heartbroken again if I try. I'm terrified of love and it is all because of you."

"I'm sorry, Jimin," Yeji reaches across the table for Jimin's hand and holds on tightly. "I know they're just words and they probably don't mean anything to you but if I could I would undo everything I did back then. I mean that, because love – it's not this terrifying thing. If anyone's taught me that, it's you."

Jimin frowns, "Me?"

"Well yeah," Yeji answers as she pulls away. There's a softness in her eyes that Jimin vaguely remembers as she speaks, "With you, that was the first time I ever felt truly loved. You came out because you thought it would help me. You're kind and you're selfless and I didn't know how to appreciate that back then."

Once again, Jimin's taken aback. Aside from Minjeong, she isn't used to someone else calling her such wonderful things.

"You have such a big heart, Jimin, and I'm so sorry that I was the one to break it," Yeji adds. "I know there's nothing that'll fix that now and I know I can't reverse the pain I caused you but you can't miss out on another opportunity to love someone new because of me. You can't."

Jimin relaxes as her frown deepens, "How do I do that though?"

Yeji shrugs, "Well for starters, embrace how you feel."

Jimin immediately scoffs at the cliché, but Yeji only chuckles. "I know it sounds lame but it's true."

"Your shrink tell you that?" Jimin jokes.

"Maybe," Yeji quips. "But so did everyone else, especially Ryujin."

Jimin eases up and stays quiet as she listens.

"While you were stewing in your anger – I was stewing in guilt," Yeji explains. "I didn't think I deserved happiness because of what I did to you, but Ryujin taught me something different. I don't have to punish myself for the rest of my life for mistakes I made when I was a fucked up kid. Not to say that I've brushed them off completely, but I'm learning from them. You have to carry your past with you, learn to live with it, rather than let it control everything you do."

Jimin really listens to what Yeji says and it makes sense. She's probably heard variations of her advice from Jaemin and Minjeong and scorned ex- flings but they've never resonated with her until now. Maybe it's because the source of all her pain might also be the source of how she heals?

"I don't know what you need from me to help you move on," Yeji shrugs. "I know apologies only go so far and I doubt our relationship will ever be the same, if you even want that from me."

Jimin shrugs, unsure of what she wants from this too. She never thought she'd see the day Yeji would be sitting in front of her like this at the Lima Bean of all places and she's addressing all the things that went wrong. But now what? Where do they go from here?

"What I can give you though is reassurance," Yeji offers. "I can tell you that despite what I put you through and how afraid and unsure you've been because of it that you still deserve a happy ending even if it's not with me. Actually, especially if it's not with me."

Jimin feels as though the wind just got knocked out of her but like – in a good way. Her feelings for Yeji faded a long time ago and all that's left was contempt, but hearing that kind of assurance, a happy future with anyone else but her – that's freeing.

"Damn Yeji," Jimin mumbles. "I guess seeing a shrink really does pay off."

Yeji rolls her eyes although she smirks, "Still cracking jokes at the worst times? I'm not even surprised."

Jimin chuckles lightly at that, "You know, I probably haven't said your name in about a year. You're like Voldemort to Jaemin and I, just with a better nose job."

Yeji gives her a confused look, "Thanks?"

"But underneath all the pettiness and hurt," Jimin goes on. "I always wondered how you were and if you were doing okay. It seems like you really are."

Yeji softens as she nods, "I am. I actively try not to be a selfish bitch anymore, surprisingly very hard, but I'm getting there."

The underlining sarcasm makes the lingering tension in Jimin's shoulders dissolve before Yeji's tone goes back to being a little more serious.

"I want that for you too though," Yeji explains. "Not the selfish bitch part, but the part where you're okay. I've never been the best at showing it but I care about you, even now, and I meant what I said about this girl."

"Minjeong," Jimin corrects with a grin. "Her name is Minjeong."

Yeji mimics the grin, "Minjeong. If there's a little part of you that wants to go for it, just listen. You don't want to add any more regret to your list if you pass up on taking the chance with her. Minjeong would be lucky to be loved by you. I hope you know that."

Jimin chuckles as she nods, "I think I'm warming up to the idea."

"Good," Yeji smirks. "You and I, we've always been so alike. Maybe that's one of the reasons why it didn't work out? It's crazy that even without talking all this time, we've been on similar journeys."

"Yeah," Jimin nods again. "You've done a better job of handling your shit though."

"Maybe," Yeji shrugs. "But there's nothing stopping you now from handling yours."

"True," Jimin replies. When she smiles, it's genuine and there's this satisfying emptiness in her chest – a place that used to harbor so much anger, and now? Maybe it's just the right size for Minjeong.

"Well, I should go," Yeji says as she starts to slide out of the booth. "I'd say tell Yunjin I said congrats but she's been sitting outside eating popcorn this entire time."

"What?!" Jimin gasps as she snaps her attention to the window.

Sure enough, Yunjin's sitting on the hood of the car with their driver and they share a box of popcorn between them while sipping on smoothies.

Where the hell did they even get popcorn this early in the morning?

"It was nice seeing you, Jimin," Yeji tells her as she lingers by their table. Jimin slides out too and for a second, she forgot what it was like to share such a close space with the girl.

"You too," She replies. "Thanks for the chat."

"Anytime," Yeji says. "Maybe we'll run into each other again sometime. You can meet Ryujin and maybe I can meet Minjeong."

Jimin chuckles, "What? Like a double date or something?"

Yeji shrugs, "I don't know, maybe? Is that weird?"

Jimin pauses to think about it before smirking, "Maybe a little."

"You're right," Yeji blushes. "Too much."

"But hey," Jimin stops her. "If Minjeong and I ever run into you and Ryujin then I wouldn't say no to a drink."

Yeji chuckles, "That sounds better."

"I think so too," Jimin smiles. "Well, I guess this is see you around."

"See you around, Jimin."

This time when Yeji walks away, Jimin doesn't have a bad thing to say. There are no ill wills or hard feelings. If anything, she only wishes her well.

─

"Enjoy the show?" Jimin asks as she makes her way over to Yunjin. The driver scrambles off of the hood of the car as Jimin approaches, but Yunjin takes her time – sliding off of the car leisurely.

"Chill, it's not like I could hear what you guys were saying," Yunjin waves off. "No subtitles."

Jimin crosses her arms and glares, "I can't believe you just bailed like that."

"Are you kidding me? I love drama as much as the next girl but your thing with Yeji? No thanks," Yunjin shakes her head. "I'm Team Minjeong all the way."

"Team what?" Jimin furrows her brows. "That's not a thing."

"Sure it is," Yunjin shrugs. "I'm definitely not Team Yeji. You know I've always thought something was up with her. She's just got this crazy girl vibe about her."

"Yeah, I'm well are of your feelings towards her," Jimin replies. "But me and Minjeong, we're not going anywhere. Well, hopefully."

Yunjin frowns, "What do you mean hopefully?"

Jimin hadn't realized the slip-up but she's able to smooth it over easily now that she's got her head on somewhat straight.

"It's a long story, but oddly enough I think that little conversation with Yeji helped clear up a lot of things," Jimin explains before narrowing her eyes on Yunjin. "Things that I won't be sharing with you."

"Damn," Yunjin starts to smirk. "You know I'm a great listener."

"You've also got a big mouth," Jimin jokes.

"Rude," Yunjin huffs. "You know I was this close to calling for back up. I saw you slap Yeji and thought shit this is juicy, but I was also a little worried. When Yeji's around, you don't think straight and not in the I'm so gay I don't think straight way. Well, I guess that still applies but you know what I mean."

Jimin softens, "I know. I think I'm okay now though. At least, I will be."

"That's good," Yunjin answers. "So I can call off the hit then?"

Jimin's eyes widen, "Don't joke. You know everyone already thinks you're the daughter of a mob boss."

"Maybe I am," Yunjin winks as she takes out her phone. "I was actually close to calling Minjeong, but I didn't know what she'd do in that situation so I changed my mind."

"Well I'm glad you didn't make the call," Jimin chuckles. "What happened back there, that was something that I needed to go through with alone – you know, personal growth and shit."

"Right," Yunjin nods already seemingly bored with the conversation. "Well now that's over, can we get back to shopping? We've lost like an hour and we still need to finish up in time for wedding rehearsals."

Jimin whirls on Yunjin as the girl heads for the car. "Wait, that's today too?"

"Uh yeah, did you not read your itinerary?"

Jimin tries to remember the list but she also remembers that Minjeong had been very distracting that day too. With everything going on, it must've slipped her mind.

"Don't worry," Yunjin smirks. "I'll drop you off beforehand so you can leave with Minjeong. I know you can't spend more than a few hours without staring longingly at each other."

Jimin only rolls her eyes as they get back in the car.

"Plus you'll need your dress because that's part of the rehearsal too."

"Who does a dress rehearsal for a wedding? Isn't that bad luck or something?"

"Oh, I'm not going to be wearing mine. It's only everyone else. I want to make sure it's a vibe."

Jimin just groans as she rests her head against the window – it's going to be another long day.

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