On the other side (Sae byeok x Ji yeong)

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"Don't worry you will understand everything after I run some tests on you." I said as I guided her toward a chair. She sat down and I started with the simple test. I was about to continue but her continuously looking at me made me feel nervous.

"Could you please stop looking at me? I can't focus." I said.

"I'm sorry, it just still feels surreal that you're alive."

"I know, I have felt it too before."

I took out the metallic crown and I put it on her, I adjusted everything on the computer so that it was her memory. I instructed her to close her eyes and to relax, once she did, I started the program.

After some minutes, she woke up again with tears in her eyes and looked at me in the eyes.

"Ji yeong." She said in a whisper. Then she quickly hugged me.

I hugged her back, her embrace was warm, it felt like a dream.

"I'm so thankful, this was only a game and you're not really dead." I pulled back from the hug, looking her in the eyes.

"Oh, since when did we become so close?" I said laughing.

"Oh shut up and hug me." She said smiling and I complied happily.

Unfortunately that warm embrace came to an end when she pulled away.

"I missed you Ji yeong." She smiled. "After all you're my friend, even though I don't always show it, I really like you." My heart skipped a beat at her comment, even though she had just previously friendzoned me.

We chatted for a little more but we eventually had to stop when one of our superiors asked us to go back and work. I wish we could chat more but as he said we had more important priorities right now.

We went back to our respective desk and started working on the project.

After a few minutes, I quickly got distracted by Sae byeok's presence next to me. I turned my head toward her, she was concentrated, looking at the monitor and from time to time she wrote something on a notebook.

How could she be so beautiful?

I sighed, feeling sad that I will never get the chance to be with her. She already had so many people who had a crush on her here and I bet that she had even more outside of work, but somehow she was still single.

"Are you gonna keep looking at me all day long? Not that I mind." She chuckled.

I looked away flustered.

"I was just looking at what you were doing." I lied.

"Yeah, sure and I have superpower." She mocked me.

"Okay, I was looking at you. I don't see what is so wrong with looking at my friend that I haven't seen for awhile." I defended myself.

"I must be really pretty for you to be looking at me for such a long time." She said, making me blush.

"Oh, shut up. You already know you are pretty"

"Maybe, but I'm not as pretty as you." She smiled and I started blushing even more.

What's she trying to do!? Is she flirting with me!?

I was going to respond but we got interrupted again by one of our superiors.

"Will you two stop flirting and start working."

I rolled my eyes and responded. "Yes, boss."

"Flirting as if." I said under my breath.

Before going back to work, Sae byeok winked at me.

I turned back toward the monitor, flustered.

I need to calm down, it doesn't mean anything.

Seriously, what is wrong with her? 

She is usually so serious and sometimes teases me but never to that point. Maybe I messed up something with her memories.