enigma ◇ ikon | jinhwan

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She was crying the next time he saw her. Her head was buried in her arms, her sobs filling the air.

The girl looked small, fragile, unlike the girl he had met weeks before. Jinhwan couldn't recognize this girl.

He sat next to her, unsure of what to do. Should he reach out and comfort her? Let her know he was there?

She was quiet for a while before she looked up. She mumbled words he couldn't comprehend, slurred through the sobs that escaped her.

"What's wrong?" he asked her.

She didn't reply. Jinhwan thought she didn't look so well. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying, her cheeks stained with tears. Snot was dripping down her nose and she wiped it off with the sleeve of the sweater she was wearing.

"Are you okay, Eun Mi?"

She didn't answer but it was obvious she wasn't.

She stared up at him for a moment, silence replacing her sobs, and then she stood up. The girl didn't utter a single word as she walked away.