2 SOULS IN LOVE | kim sunwoo.

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we all click our glasses that has wine inside as its almost new years. we only need thirty more minutes to pass by for a new year to approach. i didn't expect myself to spend it with these three, but it feels nice and comforting.

"i'm thankful to be going into the new year with you." hanni whispers to eric. we're sitting on a think blanket that is above the sand. the good thing is that eric had it in the trunk of his car which ended up being helpful, so we wouldn't get dirty.

eric and hanni are sitting in front of sunwoo and i. my legs are to my side with my knees in front of me as i have one hand rested on my thigh and the other one holding onto my glass. hanni is in the same position as i am meanwhile sunwoo and eric are sitting criss crossed.

"sometimes i forget you're here." hanni brings her attention to sunwoo. now that i think of it, these two never greet each other. "sometimes i wonder why eric likes you so much." he replies back coldly.

"sunwoo!" i smack his arm as my eyebrows furrowed. "she started it!" he argues as he makes eye contact with me. "you're just jealous. you wouldn't know how it feels to be liked." hanni still throws her next insult.

sunwoo dramatically gasps, "really? ask all the strangers that are in love with me. oh! like that one girl who asked for my number two days ago."

"you were with me two days ago." i interrupt. "shh, mimi! she wasn't supposed to know that." he groans out loud and brings his head to hang low in defeat. "ha!" hanni laughs as eric is just admiring her wide smile when she wins against sunwoo.

"guys! ten more minutes!" eric suddenly yells out a few minutes later. "what? already?!" says hanni in shock. with time passing by, it suddenly turns into seconds and soon enough, we're counting down.

"three, two, one! happy new year!" we all say loudly and even hear the whole town starting to celebrate. we see the fireworks rise up at the sky and when i bring my gaze back to my friends, i see eric and hanni lean in for a kiss.

i grab sunwoo's attention and point at the two and his nose scrunches up in disgust as i hold in my laugh. when he seems me turning red from trying to not release a loud laugh, i can see a wide smile form on his face.

we bring fingers up to our mouth as we pretend we're disgusted by the view. they still haven't pulled apart yet. for a couple that isn't an actual couple, it doesn't look like it's their first time kissing. guess they've been waiting for this.

i end up looking at the sky again when another firework goes up, so i break eye contact with sunwoo. when i was going to face him again, i feel a peck on my cheek. my gaze is on his again and he's backing away.

he stares at me with a soft smile, "just so you won't say you didn't have a new years kiss." he shrugs innocently as he keeps his gummy smile. i chuckle at his thoughtfulness, "wow. thanks." i say in sarcasm, but he knows i'm truly thankful for his consideration.

finally, hanni and eric pull away from each other and stares at us with their cheeks flooded red. "oh! i forgot people were here." eric scratches the back of his neck shyly. "you don't say." i deadpan him. "in my defense, hanni's a really good kisser." he points at her as he blames her.

the night was filled with laughs and a new year to start. my mind kept drifting off to when sunwoo gave me a small peck on my cheek. it was a cheesy action to do, but the fact that he did it made my heart skip a beat a bit. i don't know if it's normal for that to happen in a friendship, but it was a cute experience.

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it's six pm, junuary first and i've decided to stop by the cafe. as i'm ordering, i realize the one behind the cashier is soobin. i knew he worked here, but he usually has morning shifts.

"mimi?" his eyes go wide as he questions my existence. "i'd like a hot chocolate, please." i'm straightforward into my order. i didn't want to create small talk or some sort of catch-up. there's a line behind me after all. "oh. of course." he nods and adds it to the order.

he asks me if i wanted anything else, but i declined and stood with my drink only. i wait until my name is called and what happens next shocks me more.

soobin approaches me and sits down in the chair in front of me. "here's your hot chocolate." he hands it carefully to me. i take it immediately and i'm about to get up when he softly grabs a hold of my wrist. i stop in my tracks, not turning around and keeping my gaze to the front.

"can we talk?" he asks. i sigh and hesitate, but i sit down anyway. "hi soobin, i know we left off on good terms, but i don't think it's okay to allow for us to talk. we already got closure and what's best for us now is to maintain a space between us since we just broke up last month, so—"

"i don't want space between us." he cuts in between my sentences. my jaw is slightly hanging as i'm processing what he just stated. "i could care less whether or not i have someone else's initial. i want you and i don't think i need some initial to decide who i truly should be with."

my eyes shut closed because it pains me to see him in front of me after these past few weeks. i let out a breath to feel a bit more relaxed before i respond.

"that's not how it works." i say sharply. "at the end of the day, it never worked out between us. we thought we were in love, but i don't think it was meant to stay like that. we never had the time for each other and i think that's important when it comes to relationships, soobin." i explain to him, so he could understand.

"thought we were in love?" his eyes twitch as i could hear a crack in his voice. "soobin, i—" i try to find the words to defend how wrong that sounded. i did have love for him and so did he for me, but what i want for him to get is that it wasn't enough for it to consider us as soulmates in this world.

"i thought we were okay after this breakup, but now i see how you actually saw our relationship." his tone switches up on me. my eyes squint at how he's making me look bad. "you're unbelievable, mimi."

"you know, since you're trying to insult mimi for being such a bad girlfriend, how about we take a trip to the past? oh! like when you were the worst boyfriend towards her." someone cuts in our conversation as they grab an empty seat, pulling it near our table to take a seat in front of us.

i see that it's sunwoo. how does he always know where i'm at?

"sunwoo, let's not—" i try to stop this. soobin's nostrils look like they just got larger and he's practically glaring at sunwoo now. their face expressions towards each other says it all.

"oh, i see what's going on here." a fake chuckle can be heard after soobin speaks as he points between sunwoo and i. "you think that s is for this guy now?" he turns to me with a face that is calling me pathetic.

"soobin, you don't know what you're saying." i defend myself. "but, if that's what you're assuming, then go ahead. i'm not dealing with any of your bullshit." the words grit through my teeth. i stand up from my chair and pull onto sunwoo's sleeve to make him stand up.

we're out of the cafe and i release a long breath that i didn't know i have been holding in. "why are you somehow always around me?" i stop in my tracks and look at sunwoo who looks confused.

he's standing in front of me with his eyebrows furrowed. "i don't know. i can't really explain it, but it's like i get this feeling that i know where you...are?" his gaze drops to the floor. he looks lost. i can't even comprehend what he's trying to say.

"that's insane, sunwoo. apparently, you're only supposed to get that feeling with your...soulmate."