ILOMILO, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳．

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"so you're off?" your dad asked, arm wrapped around your mom who was smiling painfully. she stares at you as you before pulling you into another hug. her hand punches your side, you yelp in pain. pulling away, she looks you deep in the eyes.

"take care of yourself. and talk to him, im sure that will ease some of the emotions you're feelings." nodding, you climb into the drivers seat, waving bye to your parents before reversing down the long driveway, watching as they got smaller and smaller.

the drive home was full of thoughts and music. mainly of connie and your relationship but more about what you were gonna say to him. how would you even go about it? apologizing? asking for an apology?

-2：27 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵

you cautiously drag your suitcases to the elevator, clicking your floor number. the soft airy music played over the speakers as you scrolled mindlessly on your phone. the song snapping your out of media-reality as you exited. the hallways you used to walk on everyday now felt longer than ever. honestly, you missed your bed. the warmth and comfort it brought you. finally reaching the door, you shove your phone in your back pocket, reaching for your keys. instead, the door swings open to reveal jia. she carried her bag and keys in both hands.

eyes meeting eyes.

everything she once held falls to the floor as she goes to tackle you. yelling happy sentences and a few tears falling from her face. your back pressed up against the hallway wall and the girl basically attached to you. another voice right throughly the apartment.

"jia! why did you leave the door wide op- YN!" sage spots you, rushing over to join in on the hug.

"hey guys." you say through a difficult breath. "can we please go inside? it's cold out here." you beg, still trying to keep jia from falling. sage quickly releases, reaching for your suitcase, she drags it in. you carefully carry in jia who was now sobbing in your shoulder. closing the door with your foot, your begging eyes try to get sage to pull her girlfriend off you. she quickly realizes, gripping jia by the waist.

"come on ji, let her breathe please." successfully pulling jia off you, she wipes the tear stains off her face.

"i didn't know when you were coming back! i was so worried that he ran you away and-" another cry breaks from her. after slipping off your shoes, you make your way to her, cupping her cheeks and kissing her forehead.

"how about we all just have a face dinner here and i can explain everything! sounds fun jiji?" she was still crying as your cupped her face.

you knew your disappearance was a lot of everyone. but especially jia. she was like family to you seeing as she doesn't have any.

"y-yes." she wipes her face once more.

"okay good. let me shower and we can run to the store to get the stuff okay?" with a nod as an answer, you smile art sage and walk over to you room. pushing the door open, you see everything was the way you left it. a few items of clothing littered your floor and makeup still sat idle on your desk. closing the door behind you, you grab a towel and toss your hair up into a bun before heading to the bathroom to put on your shower cap. staring in the mirror, all you saw was the small dark circles around your eyes. sliding open the shower, you twisted the shower knob, feeling for a good water temperature.