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Chapter 9

He had thought that the tour would be awkward as he had never been good with strangers - but perhaps due to the nature of their job, Sooyoung was a great conversationalist, and Miyoung was extremely chatty and friendly. He found himself enjoying his time with them - especially with Junghyun who was quickly warming up to him, and he learnt more about Jihyun and her life in New York.

He held onto Junghyun's hand as she licked the ice cream with delight, pointing out excitedly to the ducks swimming around the pond at Central Park. They settled down at a spot and Junghyun had pulled Miyoung to the pond to feed the ducks.

"Jihyun? She was a mess when she first arrived here." Sooyoung chuckled dryly and Jungkook pursed his lips, staying silent. "I could hear her crying every day from my room - the walls were so thin. The girl was so lonely in this big city. We totally understood how she felt because when we first came from Korea we were like that too, so we went over the next day and approached her, she was so easy to get along with! We instantly clicked and became close friends." They explained and Jungkook cast his eyes towards the ground. He knew the reason why she was crying, and it wasn't just because she was lonely in New York.

"We have dinner parties all the time! We usually get off work around the same time and get dinner together, before gathering at the sofa to chill with some wine. Ji loves that the most. But the thing about wine is that she'd get all sentimental and start crying for no reason at all." Sooyoung chuckled but Jungkook remained expressionless - the boy realised that most of their memories involved Jihyun crying.

"Ji's such a strong girl." Sooyoung said before continuing, "She came to New York and she had to juggle work along with taking care of Junghyun. Thankfully Mrs. Kim was here, but it was really heartbreaking seeing Jihyun suffering so much over the last few years." She said truthfully and Jungkook was taken aback. "How about Junghyun's father?" He asked curiously and the girl looked surprised, "You don't know about it?" She asked and he shook his head in response.

"Well, we don't know him personally, but anyway it's not our place to talk about this so you should ask her personally." That was all she said while he nodded his head in understanding to respect her privacy.

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"You're back!" Mina screamed the moment she caught sight of the brown-haired girl coming into the office - she could recognize that face anywhere.

Chuckling, Jihyun ran into Mina's arms, as if the two had been separated for a long time. "Gosh, it's only been a month!" Jihyun pushed Mina off playfully as the older clung onto her. "It felt like forever!"

"You're exaggerating." Jihyun rolled her eyes and Mina peered over to the back, only to find Jihyun alone. "Where's my favourite girl?" She raised her eyebrows and Jihyun laughed, "Miyoung and Sooyoung are taking care of her now." Mina pouted in response.

"Okay fine, I would love to catch up, but we have a tight schedule! Jessica's coming tomorrow so let's run through the details on her photoshoot." Mina straightened herself quickly.

"Let's go!" Jihyun pumped her hands in the air, getting herself and her mindset ready for work. She was determined not to let Jungkook mess up her thoughts.

The next 8 hours became a brainstorming session and arrangement of different people coming together to coordinate the outfits and look for the photoshoot. No matter how busy she was, she couldn't help but think about Jungkook, and whether he was okay. Glancing at her phone, the girls seemed to have read her mind.

She opened the group chat to find a photo of the two girls with a covered up Jungkook and a smiling Junghyun posing in front of the Statue of Liberty - she let out a small smile, glad that they seemed to be having fun.