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[2 days later/Wednesday]

Yina harshly tugs on her own wrist, trying to free it from Hyunjae's grip.

"Let me go !"
"Did you lose your mind ?!"

The pupils inside the practice room stopped talking, watching the couple arguing. Haknyeon gets up real quick to stop them, but Jacob pulls him to sit down while shaking his head.

"Did I lose my mind ? Did YOU lose your mind ? What do you think you were doing earlier ?" Yina bravely asks with teary eyes.

She couldn't believe what she saw earlier.

"Are you seriously going to do this now ? I was helping her !"

Yina scoffs, looking up to the ceiling as she runs her fingers through her hair strands.

"You were the one who said you don't want to see her again, didn't you ? And what now ? Helping her ? I stand outside your lecture hall for good 30 minutes only to find you giggling with your damn ex in front of a fucking vending machine."

Gasps could be heard across the room, the boys and Hwayoung had no idea of Eunkyung.

"You dated before ?" Hwayoung asks, pointing at Hyunjae.

"Ah, they don't know... I guess I'm sorry for telling them your secret. We're done. I should've known you still have feelings for her." the girl takes her belongings and storms out of the room, leaving a loud bang.

That's it.

"Noona !"

Chanhee runs out after her, and he managed to side-eyed the raging Hyunjae before he closed the door.

"What was that supposed to mean, Hyunjae ?" Sangyeon asks after a few minutes of silence. The younger guy removes his cap and groans.

"I don't really want to hear your story now. You better make up to her because I obviously like her too much now." his sister warns him before she goes out to find Chanhee and Yina.

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"Noona, wait." Chanhee catches Yina's wrist before she walks down the stairs. The girl turns around, face being all red as she's already crying.

"Let this go, Chanhee."
"Come here."

The younger guy pulls her with him towards the hallway, taking the stairs to go to the rooftop garden.

He removes his cap and puts it on her head, now both of them sitting down on the cement and throwing their gazes to the grass.

"At least use that to cover your face." he lowers the cap as other students pass by.

Yina couldn't help but to sob without any sound, and Chanhee remains quiet. Others might think that they're strangers due to the distance, but as someone who has a relation with her family, Chanhee knows her more than Hyunjae does.

"I knew about it."
"What ?"
"Things you said back there."
"Oh."

Once again, the silence creeps between them.

"Should I just give up ?" Yina asks, turning her head to look at Chanhee.

"Why would you ?"
"Because he still likes her..?"

Chanhee uses his index finger to push Yina's shoulders lightly. That managed to make her chuckles though.

"How about you give yourself a little bit more time ?"

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