Jihoon's POV
Night came and we still train despite of what happened. Fortunately, we have no lessons today so the staff wouldn't see the bruises Noa and Yedam have. We finished packing our stuff, ready to go home when I noticed that Noa was nowhere to be found.
"Jihoon! Where are you going?" Raesung asked.
"I'm going to find Noa. You guys can go ahead." I answered.
"I'll go with you." Junkyu volunteered and he followed me.
Junkyu and I decided to look separately so we can find him faster. I began looking from the 2nd floor until I found him on the balcony. He was leaning forward against the bar while staring at the city buildings.
I texted Junkyu where we were then slowly approached Noa.
"Noa." I called.
He looked back at me and didn't say anything. I went beside him then leaned against the bar too.
"I didn't expect someone would actually noticed that I'm missing." Noa said and chuckled.
"What do you mean? We're still your friends." I tried to assure him.
"After what happened. I don't think I can be friends with you. I let you down." He replied and looked down.
"Regardless of that, you're still our friend." Junkyu appeared and we looked behind us.
He walked to the other side of Noa and put his hands on his pockets.
"You're not perfect, you're still human. It's just that what you did is a lot more worse than we thought that you could do as a human." Junkyu added.
Silence.
"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry for letting you guys down." Noa apologized.
"So, I guess you know what to do now." I said as I looked and smiled at him.
"Yeah." He answered and looked at me.
"What about Lou? What's going to happen to her?" Junkyu asked. "She can't be kick out. If you tell the staff what happened, they're going to kick her out too because she dated you." Junkyu explained.
"You're... not planning to ruin her life more, right?" I hesitantly asked because I'm afraid about what he might answer.
"I can't longer call myself a human if I did that." He answered.
I felt relieved.
"I'm going tell the manager that Yedam caught me dating someone that's why he hit me." He added.
I put my hand on his back and gently carres it.
"That's the Noa we know." I said and genuinely smiled at him.
Suddenly, we heard sobbing sounds. We looked at Junkyu and he was crying.
"Yah, why are you crying?" I asked him.
"This might be the last time we could see Noa." He said as he tried to wipe his tears.
Reality hits me too. I forgot the part that Noa will be no longer a trainee here after he tell the story to our manager. Then, he's going back to Japan.
A tear escaped my eye and my mind started recalling the good times we had. We've been friends for 2 years already and letting a friend go is the hardest part of friendship.
Noa hugged us. Junkyu cried harder and I hugged Noa back. I don't want him to go.
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Minji's POV
After the day that Lou told us what happened to her. We still managed to train today. I always accompany her because she has no one right now and I want her to know that I'm here, that she's not alone.
We got out of the restroom and started walking in the hallway.
"Minji, you don't have to assist me in everything. I'm not limp or something." She joked and forced a laugh.
"Lou. You don't have to force yourself to act like your okay. It's okay not to feel okay."
"Thank you."
"Lou." A man's voice surprised us and it was Noa.
I held Lou's hand and pulled her behind me.
"What do you want?" I asked him, cautious.
"I just want to talk to Lou." Noa answered.
"No. She has nothing to say to you." I firmly told him.
I dragged Lou away and started walking to the opposite side.
"I already told my manager what happened." Noa said which made us stopped walking.
Lou let go of my hand and I looked at her. She nodded and smiled at me. She walked back to Noa and I followed her.
"But don't worry, I didn't tell her about you and me. I told him that Yedam caught me dating somebody else outside the company." He assured.
"So, you're.. going for good?" Lou asked.
"Yeah. I'm going back to Japan tomorrow." He answered.
Silence.
"That's why for the last time." Noa began kneeling in front of Lou as he started crying. "I want to tell you I'm really sorry and asked for your forgiveness." He apologized.
"I know what I did is not right and I've been a trash to you. You don't deserve any of that. I'm sorry for all of that. But I want you to know that you're my first love and I will always love you." He added as he started crying harder.
Lou pulled him up then wiped his tears and held his hands.
"I-I love you, Noa. I really do. But what you did changed everything. I might not forgive you right now or sooner, but I want you to be happy wherever you are. Don't feel sorry to me anymore and live your life fruitfully. Goodbye, Noa." Lou said as she started crying as well.
Lou slowly let go of Noa's hands and walked past him. I put my hand on Noa's shoulder and bid him my goodbye then followed Lou.
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Jihoon's POV
I woke up in my room and grabbed my phone to see what time it was. It's already 6:25 am. I'm 25 minutes late. I quickly get off the bed and grabbed my toiletries.
Suddenly, I noticed that Yedam's uniform and bag were still here. He's still here? Is he late too? I walked outside the room and I heard noises from the living room.
I walked to the living room and found the rest of my team crying, especially Junkyu and Hyunsuk.
"What happened?" I asked out of confusion.
Yedam walked towards me and gave me a piece of paper. It was a letter from Noa. He said that he's sorry for leaving discreetly and causing so much trouble to us. By the time we're reading this, he's already on the plane to Japan. My heart sank when he mentioned me in the letter.
Jihoon Hyung. I'm sorry and thank you for everything. I'm sorry if I can't keep my promise to debut together. Thank you for being always there for me and taking care of me. I know I'm not there anymore to take care of you especially Junkyu Hyung. Take care of him even without me. I hope you guys debut and enjoy the rest of your life.
I know you told me not to live with guilt but again, I'm sorry if I can't promise you that. I think I'll always feel sorry to you but I'll try best to live my life meaningfully. I hope you have a good life and health.
Your friend,
Noa
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