Somewhere in Seoul,

Taeyeon’s POV

I wonder if that’s how you usually feel when you are in love. Feel like nothing really matters to you anymore because you are not alone, because you found that “special” someone. Your soul mate? I’ve never believed in love at first sight or that love is something that lasts forever. I’ve never understood how some people could live for love and die for love. In my mind, you only live for yourself, not for or because of someone else.

That’s how I felt before she came and turned my world upside down. Before her, I didn’t know what love was. I didn’t know that a simple smile, a simple touch could make my heart beat so fast. I didn’t know that a fight, a tear could make my heart ache. All these feelings inside of me, she made me feel them all.

Is she my soul mate? Am I as foolish as the others who live and die for their love?

Hwang Mi Young, what did you do to me?

I looked at the girl who was still hugging me tightly, like she was afraid I would vanish if her hold wasn’t tight enough. I hated myself for leaving her alone, for not being honest with her once again. I kept breaking those promises. Sometimes, I wonder if I deserve all the love she gives me.

“Hey are you sleeping?” I asked her. We were sitting in the backseats of the car, her head on my chest and her arms around me. It wasn’t really comfortable sitting like that but I didn’t want to complain.

Tiffany shook her head. “No” I heard her said softly.

“Where do you want to go?” I asked her.

“I don’t think we can go there…” she replied sadly.

I dared to pull Tiffany away so I could look at her. “Do you want to go to Greece?” It was more of a joke than a serious question. It was obvious we couldn’t go.

She was surprised for a second but then her eyes lighted up. “Can we really?” her voice full of hope asked me.

I felt bad for giving her hope then had to crush it away. “I’m sorry Fany but I have to stay”

She immediately smiled like it was not a big disappointment. “Don’t worry, I was only joking, we still have school after all”

I nodded and kissed her forehead. “So what was the place you wanted to go?”

“The beach, you know where we went on our first date” she smiled. I knew she was thinking of that day, when things were still so simple.

If she really wanted to go then I’d find a way. “We can go there if you want” I said.

“With reporters looking for you? I don’t think we should” Tiffany was being thoughtful again.

“We can try and sneak around” We looked at each other, trying to figure out if we should or shouldn’t do it.

I thought Fany was going to agree when Mr. Henney jumped in. “I’m sorry Miss Taeyeon but Miss Tiffany is right. After what happened earlier, it is better if you don’t show up at a public place, especially a beach”

I exhaled loudly, showing my exasperation. “Where could we go then?”

“I think we should go home Taeng”

The thought of going home gave me headache. I didn’t want to see my parents; I didn’t want to talk about this anymore, at least not today. All I wanted was a break from all this.

“I don’t want to” I told her.

“Your parents are looking for you and besides, we have nowhere to go” she stated sadly.

I suddenly had a very good idea. “I know where we can go”

“Where?” she was getting excited already.

“You’ll see” I kept the secret before pulling myself away from Tiffany so I could tell the driver about our next destination.

As I sat down next to her, Tiffany stared at me with her curious eyes but I kept my mouth shut. Instead, I pulled out my phone and dialed a number. “I think I should call Yuri” I said before pulling the phone to my ear.


Yuri’s Car,

Yuri’s POV

I was driving back home with Jessica by my side. The words that Gyuri said yesterday and earlier were stuck in my head. I tried very hard to dismiss Gyuri as a whole but it was very hard because she was involved in half of my past fights with Jessica. I knew there was a reason as to why she said those things to me, and I admit that I was scared of what it could be.

On the other hand, it didn’t seem like Jessica was really affected by Gyuri’s words and behavior. She was more upset than worried.

“I swear, next time I’ll punch her in the face” Jessica said suddenly.

I couldn’t help but laugh. “Calm down. You are not going to fight with her…even though catfights can be very hot” I joked.

She hit my arm playfully. “I’m sure you will enjoy it very much”

“I’ll be rooting for you of course. I’ll chant and hold balloon or light stick like idol fans”

“You better cheer for me or I’ll switch my target and fight with you instead”

“What kind of fight? I won’t mind wrestling with you” I winked at her.

She rolled her eyes and sighed heavily but I knew she was exaggerating on purpose. “Ah Kwon Yuri, we have to do something with your skin ship obsession. It might be dangerous you know, I mean, dangerous for me”

“What are you talking about? It’s not an obsession, more like a natural reaction when I’m with you” I explained.

It was true as well. I’m not crazy about skinskip with anyone, it’s just with Jessica. I think it has to do with what people call ‘The Honeymoon phase’ or something. When you’re a new couple and can’t get your hand off of each other. Of course, we are not really a new couple but since we kept on breaking up and getting back together, I’m kind of stuck in that phase where all I want is to kiss her.

“Whatever, you still have to control yourself sometimes”

“Excuse-me? Don’t act like you’re not like that Sica. Did you already forget how many times you jumped on me?”

“But I’m always in control compared to you” she boasted.

“That’s because I don’t want to be in control. I can if I want to” I stated with confidence.

“Really Yuri? Really?” she made fun of me.

“Oh yes I can!“

“You mean that if we are all alone in a room, you won’t be trying to kiss me or anything?”

I was starting to realize where that conversation was going but it was too late to back out. “IF I want to then yes I CAN control myself. No problem, don’t underestimate me”

Jessica smiled widely like she just had the best idea ever and turned to look at me with her mischievous eyes. “I have a challenge for you” she said excited.

“Go on” I said immediately, I knew it couldn’t be good but well, it was funny.

Jessica was about to tell me when my phone rang. “Who is it?” I asked Jessica to check for me since I was driving.

“It’s Taeng”

“Can you answer and turn the speaker on please?” I asked her.

“Hey” I heard Taeng’s voice through the phone, she sounded relaxed.

“How are you?” I asked her first, trying my best not to scold her from hiding such a big thing from me.

“Surprisingly good”

“Is Tiffany with you?” Jessica nearly shouted in the car, making me deaf.

“Yes and she is fine, don’t worry” Taeng reassured us.

When she asked us to not worry, I wanted to scold her even more. “Where are you going now?”

“I’m bringing her somewhere now but we will come back home tonight” she told us.

“Drop at my place tonight too, we have to talk” I tried to sound detached like it wasn’t serious but it didn’t work.

“Yuri…”

“I’m serious Taeng”

I heard her sigh over the phone. “I’ll try”

“Take care of Tiffany!” Jessica shouted once again, like she forgot the speaker was on.

“I will. See you guys later then, bye!” Then she hung up.

“Are you angry at her?” Sica immediately asked.

“Of course! How can I not be?” I said frustrated. “I’m her best friend, like since forever, why did she hide it from me?”

”I suppose for the same reason she hide it from Tiffany”

I realized how earlier that day, Tiffany asked me the same question and I actually tried to find an appropriate answer that would reassure her. And now, I was the one being angry and asking for an answer.

“I just hate when she does that, acting all strong and stuff”

“I know you’ll find it weird but somehow, I can understand”

“Do you?”

“Yeah…”

I wanted to ask her to develop but I could tell that Jessica didn’t want to talk more about this. I knew that there was something that bothered, burdened her but I also knew that she wasn’t ready to talk about it yet. Although we were driving in a nice atmosphere at first, the end of the ride to my house was quieter.


Somewhere in Seoul,

Tiffany’s POV

I’ve never realized how much being in a relationship with Taeyeon was like riding on a rollercoaster. Being with her, I can go from being happy, enjoying life by her side like nothing can affect us, to sad, afraid that I’ll never get to see her again.

This has taught me to not expect anything. All I could do while I was with Taeyeon was to enjoy the present moment. I have to cherish and live every moment to its fullest because no one knows what can happen in the future. I feel like, at every moment, she can be taken away from me.

Scary, it is such a scary feeling.

Maybe that’s why I was holding her so tightly in the car. I just got her back and wasn’t ready to let go. “So what did she say?” I asked Taeyeon after she ended her phone conversation with Yuri.

“She is not really happy”

“Can you blame her?”


“I guess not”

“So we are going to see her later?”

“I said we’ll try. By the way, Jessica seemed very worried about you”

Protective Jessica, I wondered if she solved her problem with Yuri earlier today. I didn’t have time to ask them how their little conversation went.

As the car was still driving through the city, I held onto Taeyeon and looked out of the window, letting my mind rested for a moment.

“Are you tired?” Taeyeon instinctively asked me.

I shook my head negatively; my eyes still focus on the streets in front of me. It was getting more and more familiar, the place we were heading to. I kept my suspicion for me until the car finally stopped. Of course I recognized the place, although it has been a while.

My parents’ apartment, the place that hold so many of my memories.

”What…why are we here?” I looked at Taeyeon, confused.

Mr. Henney spoke before Taeng could answer me. “We’ll check the area before you can go in” he said before getting out of the car. My eyes followed Mr. Henney until he walked in the building. There were few other men with him as well.

“Are they securities guards?” I asked Taeng.

“Yes, they will make sure that there are no reporters around”

“Do you think the reporters followed us?”

“Maybe”

My eyes were still focused on the entrance, waiting for Mr. Henney to come out and tell us that it was safe. I didn’t know what we were doing here since I didn’t live here anymore. The apartment was probably occupied anyway. Another family was probably living in it now. Since I moved in with Taeyeon, I did think about this place a few times, wondering what all the stuff in the apartment went since Aunty told me she would take care of it but as time went by, I forgot about it.

“You still haven’t told me what we are doing here” I turned once again to look at her, convinced that she would finally tell me.

But Taeyeon only smiled at me. “Let’s go” she said before opening the door and dragging me outside.

Although the situation wasn’t funny, Taeyeon was laughing while we ran into the building. She was quite excited but I couldn’t figure out why. We found Mr. Henney in front of the elevator, still serious as ever. I don’t think he agreed to us being there, he would have preferred if we went straight back home.

“Call me when you’re leaving” he instructed Taeyeon. “And a few men will be around just in case. Don’t do anything reckless like running outside, will you?”

Taeng rolled her eyes and patted Mr. Henney’s arm. “Don’t worry too much, we’ll be fine. Go and get some rest please” she said before we went into the elevator. But before the door’s closed, Taeng quickly called Mr. Henney. “Thank you”

He didn’t say anything but I definitely did see him smile a little. The more I see him, the more I think of him as Taeng’s big brother. He does much more than his job as a lawyer, he takes care of her and it is obvious that his feelings are genuine.

The elevator finally stopped at the 9th floor. Taeng stepped out first, holding my hand. I was waiting for her to walk first when I realized that she has never been there. So I firmly held her hand and guided her through the hallway.

Being there brought back so many memories. How many times did I take this elevator? How many times did I walk through this hallway? How many times did I stop in front of this door, looking for my keys?

And then, my memories brought me back to that day, one of the darkest days of my life. I remembered every single detail, how the weather was that day, how I felt, how quiet the whole place was, everything. So I stopped right there, in front of the apartment’s door, unable to move.

Taeyeon’s touch brought me back to reality. ”Tiffany? Are you alright?” I didn’t even realize that my whole body was shivering.

“I-I don’t think I can go in Taeyeon” I let myself fell in her arms.

“Hey…look at me” without letting go of me, Taeng turned me around so I was facing her. “I’m here so you don’t have to be afraid anymore. We will go in and you are going to smile because that is where you grew up, where you had your happiest times and I want to see this part of your life. Can you do that for me?” she gently asked me.

When I moved in with Taeyeon, a part of me tried it’s very best to look into the future and forget about the past. I locked all my sad memories away so I could move on. It was hard at first, but as I got closer to Taeyeon and had other problems to handle, I stopped thinking about this place, stopped thinking about the tragedies that I faced in the past. But now that I was standing there, everything was running back at me.

Slowly, I got away from Taeng’s hold and stood firmly on my feet. I inhaled and exhaled deeply before I took one step closer to the door. Taeyeon stood beside me and held me the key that I took immediately.

Without any more hesitation, I unlocked the door that held 17 years of my life.


Kwon’s Residence,

Yuri’s POV

Before we reached my house, I drove past Taeng’s house and saw a lot of cars parked outside of the gate. It seemed like the whole company was there. No wonder Taeng didn’t want to come back now, she knew that after the conference, it would be chaos at her home.

Jessica and I arrived at my place and I was surprised to see that my father was already at home. My parents were sitting in the kitchen, talking, when went in.

My mom looked at us confused when she saw us walked in. “Didn’t you have afternoon class today?” she asked us.

Jessica was staring down at the floor, looking guilty while I smiled embarrassingly. “You see mother” I left Jessica’s side and walked to my mom. “We weren’t feeling well after watching Taeng’s conference. I figured out it was better to come home than stay there”

I looked at my father and he was only nodding. “That’s why I came home earlier as well. Your mother and I are going to her house now. I don’t know in which state her father is but maybe I can calm him down a bit before she comes home” he said.

“Then you can tell them that she might come back tonight. That’s what she told me earlier.”  My father nodded and stood up, getting ready to leave the house with my mom.

“Ah about your sister” my mom said. “She is going to Seohyun’s house after school so maybe you have to go and pick her up if we are not back by then” she instructed me.

I only nodded at her before they walked out of the kitchen, leaving us alone.

“Wow I really thought she was going to scold you” Sica told me.

“That’s why you were looking so afraid? Like she was going to bite you?” I teased her.

“It’s your mom after all. I don’t really want her to think I might be a bad influence on you”

“Excuse-me? You being a bad influence? Really?”

“Why is it so surprising?”

“Huh I don’t know?! Maybe because I’m Kim Taeyeon’s best friend?!” I joked. “Thirsty?” I opened the fridge and took out some drinks.

Jessica took one of the drinks and sat at the table. “I don’t think Taeyeon is a bad influence” she said to me.

“Well, she doesn’t do her homework; she skipped school more than you and I together and she has problem with the cops now. So do you think you can do better?” I asked.

She thought about it for a second before letting it go. “You got a point”

“You don’t have to worry about those things Jessica. My mom thinks you’re the best”

“Does she?”

“She loves you already” I kissed her head, reassuring her. “Come on let’s go to the living room”


Seohyun’s School,

Yoona’s POV

I didn’t know that students at my school would be so interested in Taeng’s life. A lot of them watched that press conference through their phones too. And of course, I didn’t get away from the stares and whispers that half of them threw at me. It really shocked me to see how curious people were even though they didn’t know Taeyeon.

That’s the reason why I wanted to go pick up Seohyun after school. I knew that if people at my school were being noisy and insensitive, people at her school would be worse since she was Taeyeon’s cousin.

I waited for my girlfriend in front of the school and as soon as I saw her, I knew it was a good idea that I came to pick her up. I smiled as she walked up to me. “Hey you” I opened my arms and hugged her. “Tough day huh?”

Seohyun tried to mumble something against my shoulders which made me laughed. “What did you say?”

She made a weird face before dragging me away. “I want to go home” she whined.

“We can take a cab if you want” I suggested.

“Yes let’s do that”

I couldn’t help but smiled at her cuteness. It was rare to see Seohyun being angry and annoyed at something. I actually liked seeing her like this from time to time. It made her less…perfect.

We took the cab to her house and met her sister when we got there. ”Unnie you’re already here?”

Sunny pouted like a cute kid. “I couldn’t stay in school any longer”

“Taeyeon’s conference?” I asked her as the three of us walked toward the house.

“You know what I’ve learned from all this mess? Is that Taeyeon is hella popular among people of our age” Sunny joked.

That’s what I realized too. Students at my school read news about Taeyeon and asked questions, they actually followed the whole thing since Day 1. “People like bad girls it seems” I added.

“Taeyeon is not a bad girl, she is just stubborn and impulsive” Sunny said as we entered the house. “But yeah, that’s probably why people think she is so hot”

“Can we stop talking about Taeyeon unnie being hot, please?” Seohyun asked us with a disgusted face. “She is my cousin”

Her sister rolled her eyes as she corrected her. “I’m not the one thinking she is hot, other people do” Sunny threw her school bag on the floor and let her tired body fell on the couch. “You should be proud that people think your cousin is hot”

“I don’t want to think about Taeyeon unnie like that. It’s weird”

Sunny sighed and turned on the TV. “She is acting all innocent again”

I tried to not laugh but it was too hard, which made Seohyun punched me. “Don’t side up with her” she told me before walking away.

I was going to protest when Sunny spoke to me. “I so admire you Yoona. I really really do”

Since I didn’t know what she was talking about, I stood there and looked at her confused. “I mean, you know, Seohyun is not easy to handle and you’re doing a very good job at taking care of her. Good job!” she complimented me before adding with a laugh. “I’ve always thought that her first love would die of frustration”

It was a nice compliment but I still think she gave me too much credits than I deserved. “Thank you but actually, I think you should admire her too. She’s doing a very good job as well. It’s not easy to take care of me” I winked at her before walking away.

Seohyun was in her room, sitting at her desk, already doing her homework. I don’t think there is any word that can describe just how much I admire this girl. I wish that I could have her determination, her motivation, that thing that make her work so hard for every single thing that she does without never giving up.

Before I met her, I thought that people who take everything so seriously without having fun were boring, and now? I wish I could be more like her.

I walked to her desk and stood behind her, looking over her shoulders. “Do you want some help?” I asked for fun since I was the bad student between the two of us.

She looked up to me and smiled gently. “No offense but its mathematics”

Once again, she didn’t catch the joke. If it was another girl, it would annoy me but with Seohyun, I found it cute and charming. I was also tired of people who laugh or act like they get your joke while they actually don’t. At least, Seohyun always stay true to herself.

I patted the top of her head gently before kissing it. “You’re too cute for words” I said before walking to her bed and laying on it.

Seohyun was so focused on her studies that I didn’t dare to bother her, even though I really wanted her to come and join me. Both of us had a bad day and the least thing I wanted to do was study. So I lain there and watched her instead.

I was watching her for about 20 minutes when my eyes were getting sleepy. Maybe my eyes even closed for a minute or two because out of nowhere, Seohyun was sitting by my side.

“Sorry, did I wake you up?”

“Not at all” I smiled, my hand stroking her cheek gently. “Did you finish your homework?”

She made the cutest face ever, like a kid that just did something wrong. “No” she shook her head.

I smiled at her cuteness and though I wanted to tease her, I just waited for her to talk. “I want to lie down with you. It has been a bad day for both of us and I think we need a little bit of comfort” she said.

“Was it such a bad day?”

“Yes” she nodded before lying down next to me. “Can you hold me in your arms?” she asked me so naturally that I wished it would be like that forever.

There was no response to such a cute and loving question, so all I did was take her in my arms and hold her tightly against me. I think I could have stayed like this forever.

Seohyun was holding and playing with one of my hand as she started speaking. “Do you think we will be like the unnies?” she asked me.

“What do you mean?”

“Are we going to face as much hardship as they are? I know they love each other but it seems like there is always something, someone that stand on their way”

I thought about the question before giving her an honest answer. “I don’t know if our relationship is going to be as complicated as theirs, but what I do know is that…I’m gonna fight for it. I’m gonna fight for you and if there is hardship then we’ll go through it together”

“Can we?”

“Of course! I mean, with your intelligence and my awesomeness, we’ll beat down anything!” I said with confidence which made her laugh.

Seohyun lifted her head up and kissed me tenderly. “I believe you” she said before closing her eyes. I imitated her and closed my eyes too, enjoying our sweet moment together.

I remember how Yuri used to talk about love and relationships. She said that when you’re in love, just by being with the person you love was enough, looking at her smile at you would make you the happiest person alive. I used to laugh at her for being so romantic and cheesy. I used to not believe in those words she said. But now, I’ve become like that.

I’m willing to study hard because it makes Seohyun proud of me. I’m willing to read tons of books because she likes them and we can talk about them together. I’m just willing to do anything to earn that smile.

I can’t believe I became like my sister, hopelessly in love and dreaming of the perfect relationship.


Tiffany’s Apartment,

Taeyeon’s POV

For a moment, I thought it was stupid of me for bringing her here. We’ve never talked about that day…so it was careless of me to assume she was fine enough to come back here. But fortunately, I was able to calm her down and we were able to walk in.

As we entered the apartment, Tiffany suddenly let go of my hand and started walking on her own. I figured out that she needed her own space so I stood behind her and followed her closely.

“How come…how come everything is unchanged?” we were walking toward the living room and Fany was looking at the different pictures hanging on the wall. “It’s like…I was still living here”

“My parents wanted to keep the place untouched, in case you want to come back and live here” I explained.

“But about the rent?”

“You don’t have to worry about those things Fany”

She looked at me but said nothing. I knew there was something on her mind but I didn’t want to insist. It wasn’t the right time.

Tiffany continued to look around, like she was visiting this place for the first time. The little tour went on for about 30 minutes. I was dying to know how she was feeling, what she was thinking but I was too afraid to ask her. I didn’t want to push her, I was afraid she would break down and cry. And I hated seeing her cry.

“It’s weird…” I suddenly heard her say. “only my room is empty”

“Are you angry with me?”

“Why should I?”

“For not telling you about this”

“It was for the better”

It was a rare time when I didn’t know what to say. I was suddenly, out of words. It was such a weird situation but I was happy that the conversation was not about me anymore. Since the scandal broke out, it was all about me. Every conversation, every worry, everything was about me. And once again, I was too selfish to make sure that she was fine.

“Do you want to look at my baby pictures?” She suddenly asked me. “Let’s go to the living room” she dragged me there and forced me to sit on the couch.

She was so enthusiastic that it made me smile and stopped worrying about her. Tiffany ran around and when she finally sat down, she had like 5-6 photo albums with her.

”Wow that’s a lot”

”Mommy loved taking pictures and I was her favorite model” she said proudly.

I smiled and kissed her head. “I love you” I blurted out.

“What’s that for?” she asked shocked, obviously surprised by my words.

I kissed her again before picking up an album. “I feel like being nice today, that’s all”

Tiffany laughed and hit my arm before sitting a little closer to me as we looked at the pictures together.

“Wasn’t I cute? I was way too cute I think” she kept on praising herself.

How was I supposed to respond to this? Little Fany was as cute as Big Fany. And I was enjoying every moment there with her.

Every moment…until Fany suddenly freaked out at something and took the photo album out of my hands. “W-what are you doing?” I asked her.

For an unknown reason, Tiffany started blushing. “Just wait, you can’t look at this one” she said, closing the album and putting it away.

“Why not?”

“Because you can’t!”

“Is it a picture of an ex-boyfriend or something?” I asked. “Because yeah, I’m jealous but I’m not going to track him down and push him under a car” I laughed.

Tiffany made a face before picking up another album. “No it’s not” she said, and I actually trusted her.

She continued to flip the pages but didn’t let me see with her. “What are you doing now?”

“I’m making sure that you can look at those pictures without any incident”

“What are you talking about?”

”Stop talking!” she ordered me. “Ok you can look at this one” she handed the album to me before picking up another one and checking through it too.

Since I didn’t know why she was acting all crazy, I couldn’t let it go. Tiffany was so focused on doing whatever she was doing that she wasn’t paying attention to me. So I did the only thing I could do. I stole the photo album that she took away earlier.

“YA KIM TAE YEON!” Fany tried to take it back and we were kind of wresting on the sofa. Of course, I won in the end. “Give it back to me Taeyeon!!!!”

I was sitting on top of Tiffany and now that I’m thinking about it, it wasn’t really appropriate…especially since we were alone in that apartment and that…well, we haven’t seen each other for days now.

“OH OH OH” I shouted. I was flipping through the photo album and found what Tiffany was trying to hide.

“DON’T LOOK AT IT!!!! DON’T!!!” she shouted at me, but it was way too late.

I saw it. And I laughed. Then I blushed.

I was looking at Tiffany. Naked Tiffany. Naked picture. It was only baby picture but still…naked Tiffany.

“Oh gosh…that’s so embarrassing” Tiffany said as I quickly got off of her.

I sat on the couch and gave her the album back. “Don’t be embarrassed” I said to her. “You are very cute on that pic” I tried hard to show my embarrassment too.

Tiffany hide her face in her hands and mumbled something. It was just too cute. “What did you say?” I asked her.

“I don’t care. When we get home you have to show me a naked picture of you too” she said.

At this moment, we both looked at each other and I found myself blushing like crazy. Tiffany did too. “Soooo what about looking at other pictures???” I quickly changed the subject.

We stayed in the apartment looking at her photo albums for more than an hour. I didn’t know that looking at pictures could be so enjoyable. I definitely didn’t regret bringing her back there. It was exactly what I needed after this conference. A moment where I stopped thinking about what was going to happen to me and where I could just enjoy being with the one I love.


Kwon’s Residence,

Yuri’s POV

Jessica and I were still in the living room when my parents came back. By looking at their faces, I knew things were chaotic in the other house.

”So how did it go?” I asked them.

“Where is Taeyeon right now?” my father asked me back.

“I don’t know” I replied.

“Maybe you should call her and tell her to come back quickly” he said.

“Are they really angry?” I asked again.

“Her mother no but her father…” my mom sighed as she said this. “Did your sister call?” she changed the subject, I knew she was upset.

“No she didn’t” I felt that my parents weren’t in a good mood and thought it was better to not stay there. “We’re going to do our homework” I quickly said before grabbing Jessica and leaving the room.

Once we reached my room, I let out a breath of relief. Jessica though, was just confused. “Why did we have to run away?” she asked me.

“They’re unhappy and I don’t want to be there when my mom starts talking about Taeng’s parents”

“She doesn’t like them?”

“They’re friends but there are things that she doesn’t approve” I simply said. “I guess we can’t understand since we’re not parents”

“You should call Taeyeon then and tell her to come back”

I took out my phone and texted her instead. “I will text her, it’s safer. I’ll probably scold her if I talk to her again”

“Whatever”

“By the way Jessica…” I remembered something. “We didn’t finish our conversation earlier”

“Which one?” she asked.

“You said you got an idea earlier…you know, when we were talking about being in control and all” I tried to help her remember.

Jessica sat on my bed and acted like she was searching her memory. “I don’t know what you’re talking about”

“What? Come on!! I want to know!!!” I was dying of curiosity.

“I don’t remember” she said again, but I didn’t believe her so I jumped on the bed and started tickling her.

“Stop Yuri-ah!!!!” she screamed, her dolphin voice nearly made me deaf.

“Tell me then, quick tell me!!!” I was now on top on her and she just had no chance of winning this time.

“Ok ok okokokok I remember” she finally surrounded.

“AH! I WON!” I exclaimed happily. “I won against you!!”

Sica rolled her eyes and hit me on the stomach. “You’re so childish”

I stuck out my tongue at her. “But I still won!”

“Ok so can you get off of me please?” she said annoyed.

I forgot that I was still on top of her. “No, you still haven’t told me”

“Get off me first” she complained again.

“What are you going to do if I stay there huh?” I challenged her, it was getting more interesting.

“Don’t play with me Kwon Yuri, I’m gonna kick your ass” she threatened me which I found totally hot.

“No but seriously Sica, what are you going to do if I for example, kiss you now?” I said before kissing her and she didn’t protest.

“Yuri stop. What if your parents come in?” she broke the kiss and tried to free herself again.

“They won’t come in, don’t worry” I said before kissing her again.

“See?” Jessica broke our kiss again. “That’s what I was talking about earlier”

“What?”

“You can’t control yourself Kwon Yuri”

“Of course I can!”

“Oh really? I just told you to stop and look at us now” she replied back.

I figured out our position was kind of inappropriate but I still didn’t move an inch. “That’s not my fault, that’s yours. You refused to tell me about the secret thing”

“It’s not a secret, I was just saying how I can control myself way better than you” she explained.

“No you’re not” I objected.

“Wanna bet?”

“I’m going to win Jessica” I acted all confident when in reality, I was shaking inside.

“No kissing, no more kissing” she blurted out with a big smile.

“What?”

Seriously, WHAT? Did she really talk about no kissing? Like no kisses?

“The one who kisses the other first loses, that’s my challenge”

“What’s the prize?”

“Hmm…if you win, I’ll grant you a wish”

“A wish? Anything? No restriction?”

She thought for a moment, probably thinking about the consequences of her future answer. “Ok anything you want” she finally said. “BUT of course, if YOU lose then I get a wish as well”

“HAHA it’s not going to happen. I’m gonna show you how much control I have.” Though I said that with conviction, I had none of it.

She rolled her eyes, not believing me. “It starts…” Sica grabbed my arms and pulled me down, so my face was close, so close to her face that by moving my lips, I could kiss her. “It starts now”

This was going to be interesting…very interesting.


Kim’s Residence,

Tiffany’s POV

It was very late when we got home. We weren’t supposed to stay for that long at the apartment but we got carried away. For hours, both of us forgot about the situation outside and were able to enjoy some peaceful moment together.

“Your parents are not asleep yet” I noticed that the lights were still on. “Is it going to be okay?”

Taeyeon stopped in front of the door and thought for a moment. “Hmm if we bump into my father…just go to bed first, okay?”

“I can stay with you. I want to stay with you”

Taeyeon sighed. “Tiffany, most of my conversation with my father…”

“I’m staying Taeyeon” I insisted.

Though she didn’t say anything, her expression confirmed me that she gave up. When we stepped into the house, both of us stopped breathing. We didn’t want her parents to see us, we wanted to make it to the room without being seen. It was stupid but that’s what we were really trying to do.

But unfortunately, it was unsuccessful.

“KIM TAE YEON” her father’s voice echoed through the whole house.

We didn’t even make it to the stairs.

“Go to bed” Taeyeon whispered to me, her head down.

I turned around and saw her father standing there, waiting for Taeyeon to look at him. He was looking angry, very angry. I couldn’t let her face his anger alone. I didn’t want to. “Taeyeon I…”

“GO” she nearly shouted at me.

Her shout should have hurt me, but when I looked into her eyes, I understood. She was afraid.  She was really afraid and she didn’t want me to see her like that. I took another look at her father before running up the stairs as fast as I could.

I had to accept certain things, like, there would be situations where I have no choice but let Taeyeon handle her problems on her own. Of course, I wish I can always be by her side, no matter the situation, but I think I have come to accept that sometimes, those things are out of my control.


Kwon’s Residence,

Yuri’s POV

It was the middle of the night when my phone rang and woke me up. I swore I was going to kill the stupid idiot who dared to bother me when I was sleeping, especially because a few hours ago, I did the stupidest thing by accepting my girlfriend’s challenge.

It took me forever to fall asleep next to Jessica. I was trying so hard not to kiss her that I just couldn’t fall asleep. And when I finally joined dreamland, someone took me out of it. Damn.

I didn’t even bother checking the caller’s number. “WHAT?” I kind of shouted and whispered at the same time.

There was a silence for a few seconds before I finally heard someone speaking. “I have a surprise for you tomorrow. Hope you enjoy it” then it hung up.

I didn’t recognize the voice but I had a feeling that I knew who it was.