YOU

PILOT 2

Our day starts at the ass-crack of dawn. I know from you posted schedule that you teach a 6:30 class called Get up and Flow. I jogged close to your apartment window and watched you change into your attire and leave your apartment. You caress the sweaty backs of bulimic, dead-eyed real mommies of SoHo.. "I'm loving your form today, Tasha." you said with a smile, I walked past your workplace stealing a glance at your figure. ..Offering smiles and lies of encouragement.

I wore a red cap and a black bagpack while walking around your campus. By 10, your at campus to TA a romantics class and play Vanna White to some shirt. "Morning, Professor Lee" you said as you walked close to him, "I told you, it's Dongwook. Are you ready for class?.." It's obvious he wants to fuck you. Now you're hard to get, you let him think maybe one day he might.. His hand falls on your back as you smile and move away from it without a thought. And what's the harm in that, right?

After class, you head to your favorite cafe. Rosé walks out of the big doors of the campus with an arm full of textbooks, I eye you with a phone against my ear. To write for the first time all day. But your life doesn't cooperate. She checks her phone with a string of texts from her friends.

'OMG. remember that guy from last night?!'

'He was a total Harvey.💀 He tried to finger bang me at the bar Lynn'

Your wealthy girlfriends have just now woken up, and have nothing better to do than plan their next pointless yet influential night.

'WTH Jennie what a TOAD Lol'

'Annika's B-Day🥂 Tonight! See y'all at the Gilded Pig💋'

Can we get real for a second? You have questionable taste in friends, Rosé.

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Later that evening
"Cheers!" Rosé lifted her glass with a smile at Annika. "Happy birthday!" Annika laughed and thanked her. Expensive taste in lives is such a sight to see, isn't it? I watch your interaction from a far while sitting at the bar with a black cap and a dress shirt under my black leather jacket. "Ready?" Rosé says before handing Annika a wrapped gift. She gasps in delight at the sight of a scarf. "Do you like it?", "No, I hate. Of course I Love it!"

"Jason didn't even get her something like that nice, and Annika finally let him do ___" Laughter erupted by Jennie's comment as Annika tried to clear it all up before being handed another gift but this time from Jennie. "Please open my gift next and tell me how much you hate me then." She unwraps a diamond butterfly necklace. "A butterfly? It's my spirit animal for the year. You remembered?" Annika says with a smile. "Only 'cause you wouldn't shut up about it." Jennie reply's with an eye rolled smile as she sipped her champagne. You want so badly to be one of them.

Watching your other two friends leave the bar with excuses of not being able to party till 5:00 and scrape it together tomorrow is a obvious lie.
"Bye!" But you can't either way, you have to work for a living. "A McQueen Rosie? It'd be too much even if someone self centered like her deserved it, which she does not." Jennie said to her in a soft tone.
Hmm. Maybe not all your friends are dumb. "It's no big deal. I had a gift card.." She replied while fiddling with her bracelet from Jennie's gaze. "How broke are you?"

Rosé looks away evasively. "Just tell me what's up." I tilted my head with a slight brief glance, actually sounds like she cares.. "look, I appreciate-" "why don't you just let me loan you some cash? I keep telling you, it nothing Rosie." Also sounds snobby. "You know id do anything for you. Don't forget that." I clench my jaw slightly at the sight of her hands creeping towards Rosés with a smile. I felt relieved when she moved away.

"What are you doing later?" Rosé sighed and replied, "I gotta write." Forced a smile and nodded. "Virtuous. Catch you later then." I downed my drink before getting up from the bar and grabbing my bag. Rosé smiled up at her she placed a hand on her shoulder before walking away. Is that the best friend you've got? If so, you really are alone. I walked past her as she downed her drink with a low gaze
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