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"What happened?" Dayeon carefully approached Chaehyun. "Nothing... Go away." Chaehyun pushed Dayeon away and walked into a cubicle. Dayeon stood beside the sink, frozen. She was trying to figure out why she was crying.

"Is it because of your boyfriend?" Dayeon asked once she remembered that video Hikaru showed her. "How... How do you know?" Chaehyun opened the door and looked at Dayeon, her face full of confusion. 

"The video..." Dayeon said, also confused. "Which video?" Chaehyun slowly walked out of the cubicle, her eyes still on Dayeon. "I don't have it. Hikaru does." Dayeon explained. "Take me to Hikaru." Chaehyun said, waiting for Dayeon to respond. Dayeon nodded and searched her bag, soon holding out a jacket and cap. 

"What's that for?" Chaehyun asked, crossing her arms. "Do you want people to see you've been crying and ruin your reputation even more?" Dayeon rolled her eyes when she watched Chaehyun grab the jacket and cap immediately. "We can go now." Chaehyun said once she put the cap on. 

Just as Dayeon was about to open the door, a girl opened the door and almost hit Dayeon in the face. "Sorry!" She smiled apologetically and rushed to a cubicle. Dayeon smiled back and held the door open for Chaehyun and followed behind once she walked out.

"Hikaru! Show me the video again!" Dayeon yelled, startling Hikaru and the rest at the table. "Why? And who is that?" Hikaru asked while taking out her phone and passing it to Dayeon once she found the video. "No reason. No one." Dayeon answered, giving the phone to Chaehyun and watching the video with her. 

"Who recorded this?" Chaehyun asked, looking up from the phone and glaring at Hikaru. "The owner of the school's tea account on twitter, why?" Hikaru asked when she took the phone back. "Who is the owner?" Chaehyun asked, still glaring at Hikaru. "Chaehyun?" Hikaru squinted her eyes to check if it was actually Chaehyun. "Yes! Who is the owner?!" Chaehyun was getting impatient. "No one knows." Hikaru answered and Chaehyun groaned. 

"I think I know who it is." Yeseo spoke up and everyone turned their heads to face her. "I once heard one of your minions talking to the other minion about the tea account. She said things like, 'I didn't post on the tea account for ages.'" Everyone turned to Chaehyun, but she was gone. Dayeon was also gone.

"Are you the owner of the school's tea account, Lexi?" Chaehyun grabbed Lexi's shoulders from behind, startling the other girl. "Uh... No... Why?" She hesitated before answering. "Liar." Chaehyun let go of Lexi's shoulders and walked in front of her. 

"What happened to you?" Lexi quickly changed the subject once she saw what Chaehyun was wearing. "Don't change the subject. Tell me the truth. Are you the owner of the school's tea account?" Chaehyun crossed her arms. 

"I'm sorry! I just wanted to become famous!" Lexi shouted out, backing away. "Why did you post the video about me then?" Chaehyun asked. "Because everyone loves you! And I realised I would get more followers and fans if I posted it!" Lexi honestly answered. 

"But that was a private argument between me and my ex! I didn't want anyone to find out that's why we were in a private place!" Chaehyun yelled back, trying to block her tears. "I'm sorry..." Lexi apologised quietly, looking down at her shoes. "Go." Chaehyun ordered without looking at her.

"Chaehyun... Are you okay?" Dayeon walked to Chaehyun once she saw Lexi was further away. "Yes." Chaehyun simply said and left. 

Soon stopping in her tracks. "Thanks... I'll give back the cap and the jacket another day. I don't think I can stay any longer or come to school tomorrow." Chaehyun said and started walking away. Dayeon watched as Chaehyun's silhouette was getting smaller every step. 

Then, the bell rang and everyone was now rushing to class, bumping into Dayeon who was now trying to get to her own class. 


Dayeon was back home, sitting on the edge of her bed and thinking about Chaehyun. "Dayeon! Lunch is ready!" Her mother called out. Dayeon lazily stood up from her bed and left her room. "Mom..." Dayeon started, "Can we go to Chaehyun's house today?"

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