last night, chaewon let the cat sleep with her. hours passed and morning came. chaewon fixes the ribbon of her uniform as puts her doll shoes on hands-free.
she glances down at the door mat, seeing the cat peacefully sleeping. she opens the door, making the cat wake up. "i'm letting you go," chaewon says, pulling the door more to the set the cat free. stepping out and locks the door, she looks down when she felt something brushing on her shoe.
she smiles when she saw the cat putting a flower down by its mouth before running away. she bends down to pick the flower and twirl it against her fingers, scanning it. yellow florets, white petals. it's a daisy, one of her favorite flowers.
she puts it in her jean pocket before excitedly walking to school. she quickly reached the school gates since the distance between the school and her apartment is short. it's always like that, her classmates aren't surprised if she came 1 hour early before class starts.
she walks inside the building and makes her way to the vending machine to get two chocolate bars. one for herself and the other for the love of her life. she walks towards the lockers and inserts a chocolate bar in one of the holes before taking the flower out of her pocket and hangs it on a hole.
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minju silently walks inside the building, some students greeting her like a queen. "good morning, minju!" she simply nods and smiles at the people greeting her. she is lucky her fans in school aren't following her like paparazzis because she doesn't want to be called like a celebrity wannabe.
she goes to her locker, noticing a flower hanging. she brushes her fingers to the petals of the daisy. she decides to leave it hanging there for a while. unlocking the locker, a chocolate bar is seen inside. she immediately knew it's from chaewon, so as the flower. she takes the chocolate out and places her books inside before closing the locker.
on her way to class, someone approaches her randomly. "minju! you know how to sing and play guitar right? i'll just give you this just in case you want to join," the girl hands her a paper and waves before walking away to approach another person.
'i'll think about it,' minju says in her mind as the person already disappeared. her eyebrows meet as she reads what's printed on the paper. looks like it's a show that will be presented before the school year ends. it's the first time their school is doing this, so it's uncommon for the students.
minju looks up, seeming to think deeply. she wants to join, but she doesn't think she can do it alone. she needs a friend. she's that not worrying about it. she still has plenty of time.
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as usual, all classes ended. it was boring for both minju and chaewon. for minju because there is nothing that interests her, and for chaewon because she doesn't share class with minju.
chaewon storms out of the classroom, her hair tied in a bun, some blue ink traced on her white blouse. the wind blows her bangs to the side, uncovering her attractive eyes. she looks to the side and pulls her hairtie, leaving her hair down. she's haggard yet still blooming.
walking by the lockers, she checks minju's locker if she took the flower. chaewon thought it'd be romantic if minju took the flower like it's from a secret admirer but it seems like minju didn't. she doesn't know if she liked it or not, but she didn't made a big deal about it because it's just a flower, until she heard footsteps behind her.
she turns around, watching the sight of a boy giving a bouquet of roses to minju. minju smiles and thanks the boy before smelling the pleasant scent of the roses.
chaewon turns back to her way and sees a janitor moping the floor. the janitor notices the flower hanging at minju's locker, so he comes to reach for it and throws it on the bin. chaewon just stands there, looking like a withered flower, and walks out of the building.
the boy smiles at minju once again and leaves. he's just an ordinary boy who admires minju and tries to get her, even though he's aware it's close to impossible.
minju hugs the bouquet with her arms and makes her way to her locker, just to notice that the daisy is missing. she furrows her eyebrows, turning around to see if she'd see it anywhere, but it's gone now.
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walking by the road, chaewon sighs. she doesn't want to fool herself anymore. she wants to make herself accept the truth that her chances for minju are just there to make her feel better. just like promises.
promises exist for us to feel at ease, but they are meant to be broken.
chaewon spots a store nearby. she comes there and walks inside. she always goes there if she needs something so she knows where to find what she's thinking right now. she looks into the pet food section and picks a cheap pack of cat treats. just in case she'll see the cat again.
she goes out of the store and comes home. the cat is nowhere to be seen. she unlocks the door and suddenly feels something touching her ankle. she looks down and founds the cat kissing her shoe. "hey!" she greets and the cat lays down on the side, just looking at her.
"i have a gift for you. wait here," she says, actually hoping for the cat to stay. she opens the door and goes inside. after few minutes, she comes out, holding a bowl of cat food. she kneels down to reach the cat and places the bowl beside it. "here you go," she says and watches the cat eat.
when the cat finishes, she brings the bowl inside and let it drink water. chaewon stays outside for a while to watch for the cat.
"you found bomi." chaewon hears a voice coming in front of her and she stands up to see the person. he looks familiar. "he's always escaping our house. how many times did he come here?" he asks, hands in his pockets, eyes on the cat.
chaewon questions in her head why is he talking so casually as if they know each other. "i met her yesterday night," she responds and the boy looks at her this time, his eyes slightly widening at the girl's face.
the boy's eyebrows meet as he moves his face closer to the girl but not enough for their faces to touch. his face soften and he moves his face away, still looking into chaewon's eyes. he smiles softly and speaks, "we meet again."
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