𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 | Hwang Hyunjin

3.8

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Soomin's pov

What now? I feel like such a big burden fell from my shoulders, I don't even know what to do now. I can live a normal life now. Maybe I should do what Hyunjin said and make some friends.

But How do you make friends? When you're not in school or at college, it's kinda hard. I wish Jieun would be here. She would help me. And she was one of my best friends.

Maybe I could try to become friends with my co-workers. They are nice. At least the younger ones, the one in my age.

The older ones can be kinda mean now. Or I can go out. And maybe find someone with the same interests as me. I think that's best for the start. So I decide that I will go shopping now.

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Hyunjin's pov

"It's been some time since you slept so often here", Felix says. "Not going out anymore?"
"It's kinda exhausting", I shrug.

"It's better like this. You were so distant the last few months. I felt like I never got to see you", he pats my back.
I have to laugh.

"It's just because we don't hang out every single second of the day. I still see you more than enough."
"But I miss you", Felix pouts.
"Shut up", I laugh.

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Soomin's pov

"Oh, hey, what a coincidence", Hyunjin says.
"What are you doing here?", I ask him. Why do I keep meeting him? It's a little creepy. Is he really stalking me? I mean he has better stuff to do.
I just was getting my coffee and sat down, when I see him again.

"I was just getting coffee. Why do we keep meeting? It's kinda weird. I hope you aren't stalking me", he says and sits down in front of me, without even asking.

"I'm stalking you? Are you kidding don't you think I have better stuff to do? I thought you were stalking me."

"Then I have no idea why we keep meeting. And, How was you week?", he asks.
"Mh, I don't know, pretty normal. It's always the same. But I met these girls in the mall. They were so nice and I'm supposed to go out with them tomorrow. And I had lunch with one of my coworkers yesterday."

"You see? It's not that hard to have a social life. Who is this person you had lunch with? Are they nice?"
"Yes, she's really sweet and I had a nice talk with her. Big how about you? Aren't you too busy?"

"Nah, it's okay. It's just like before. Nothing much really changed."
I nod.

"Oh, and I Never really congratulated you. You're 21 now. Happy birthday."
"Thank you. Even tho you're a few months late."
I smile.

"Since when do you drink coffee? I always thought you hate coffee", he says.
"Yeah. I did. But I got used to it. And now I like it. It's kinda weird that-"

"Soomin?", I look up and Hyunjin turns around. We both know this voice way too good. I'm so surprised. And Hyunjin also seems shocked. But not really happy.

"Jieun? What are you doing here?", he asks.
Jieun froze for a moment. She seems just as surprised as me. But then she smiles widely and runs towards me.

I stand up and she runs into my arms to give me a big hug. She is so excited. And happy. And so am I. In the beginning, I really hoped I wouldn't meet anyone I know, but now, I am just so happy to see Jieun again.

"I missed you so much, Soomin, you can't even imagine how happy I am to see you right now! I was so worried when you were gone all of the sudden. I thought something happened to you. And then the boys told me this weird das stuff that you lied to us and that you killed someone. But I didn't believe it, you never could do something like that and I-"

"Jieun, you are not supposed to be here", Hyunjin says.
Jieun takes away her arms from me but she grabs my hand and she turns around to Hyunjin.
"What do you mean?", she asks confused.

"Don't tell anyone you saw me here with Soomin."
"What why?", she's still confused.
"Yeah, why?", I also don't know what's going on. I sit back down and Jieun's takes a chair and also sits down at our table next to me and grabs my hand again, not letting go of it.

"I- I didn't tell anyone that I met Soomin and that we made up", he explains.
"You didn't tell?", I ask.

It's not like I have the right to expect something from Hyunjin, I mean I can be happy that he forgave me. But I hoped the others would know and understand.

"Can someone please tell me what's going on I am so confused. I didn't saw Minnie for months and now you're telling me nobody knows?"
"Yeah, nobody knows she's here. We all thought you probably left the country or something, I didn't tell anyone that I already met you again."

"Can you now please explain everything, I am still confused."
"Soomin, you tell her."

And we tell her everything. I tell her how bad my family treated me and that I killed them one night because I couldn't stand it anymore.

And that I ran away and Felix found me and that in the beginning, I just acted nice so that I had somewhere to live and a way to get to a job and I never planned to stay that long.

But that then everyone started growing onto me and that I liked everyone so much and I had such a great time.

And that I fell for Hyunjin, but then he found out my real identity and that I was lying and they didn't belobe me anything and thought I was lying about everything and I had to run away and lived from working in a club and money from men.

And some time ago, I saw Hyunjin again and I moved back here because of this one dude and here, I made up with Hyunjin.

I was kinda scared to tell her,especially the beginning. I was scared she got just as mad as Hyunjin and the others.

But she doesn't say anything. She just looks at me. And then I see how her eyes fill with tears. I don't know how to act. She smiles at me.

"I'm so happy that you are okay. I never knew how hard you had it." She didn't let go of my hand the whole time I told her the story and now she pulls me closer by the hand and hugs me again.
"I missed you", I say. I also feel like I will cry every second.

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Hyunjin's pov

To hear all the story again made me understand Soomin even more. And now I look at these two girls, crying into each other's arms like babies.

I'm kinda jealous of Jieun. She handled everything so good. And she had it so easy to just be happy again.

I feel a little sorry that we had to drag her into everything. And she was the only one who believed Soomin. And she was right the whole time. I mean not a hundred percent but like the most important part of the time.

It's just such a relief to know she didn't lie about her feelings to me. That honestly felt the worse.

I look at the two girls again.
They are so cute.

"Hey Soomin", she looks up.
I go closer and hug her too.

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