Breaking Out // Gahmi

Thirty-Six

Dami PoV

"Aawwwww. So cute." Sua squealed way too loud. I'm surprised I'm not tone deaf yet, considering I have to suffer through her yelling every day.

Reluctantly I let go of Gahyeons hand and plopped down on our usual seat in the cafeteria, blushing furiously.

It was already a week after the school festival, but it was the first time I was actually brave enough to hold her hand in public. It still feels a bit weird, being stared at and having people whisper behind your back, but it was definitely worth it.

Gahyeon ducked her head too, being just as new to this as I was. At least I'm not the only embarrassed one.

"Don't be shy." Yoohyeon punched my arm. "We're glad that you are happy. It's okay to show it." I smiled at her gratefully, cheeks still red.

"Hey, isn't it your birthday soon?" Siyeon asked. It still felt a bit unusual to hear her so invested, but I guess she finally warmed up to us.

I hummed affirmative in response. I couldn't wait to finally be of legal age. There were so many doors unlocked the past few weeks, that I could finally open.

"You can finally get out of that stupid center and live with me again. I need my best friend back!" Yoohyeon groaned. True, I can finally move back with her, but I'm starting to think if that is what I actually want. To be honest, I'm actually starting to like the center and Handong is a surprisingly good roommate. (Better than Yoohyeon anyway, but don't tell her that. At least Handong wakes up on time and is punctual for school.) But then again, I kind of miss my best friend too. I mean we obviously still see each other a lot at school, but not as much as we used to. Mosty she is occupied with her girlfriend Jiu or her sciency stuff, that she is taking a lot more seriously nowadays. I guess she is starting to think about college too. Unlike me who still tries to push that thought away as best as possible.

Again I just hummed, deciding this was a decision for another day.

"Will you throw a birthday party?" Jiu wiggled her eyebrows in excitement. This girl only had fun on her mind, I swear.

""Actually," I started. "Handong and I asked the center and they said we could throw a party there. Isn't that insane?" Who would have thought they'd be so chill about it. I didn't mention the small catch. We we're allowed to celebrate there as long as we wouldn't bother the other residents. I figured it'd be fine. Most of the other kids there are chill. It's definitely better than nothing, though personally I don't even need a party to begin with. But I know the other would be mad if we didn't celebrate and as soon as Handong found out it was my birthday soon I couldn't stop her from trying to talk Miss Lee into it.

"Sweet." Sua whistled, already halfway in plan mode. "Should we buy booze? Oh, we should definitely bake a cake, that would be epic. What snacks should we get? More importantly, who should we invite? "

"Uuuuuhhh." I stammered, overwhelmed with all of her questions. "Maybe we can try to keep the guest list as small as possible?" The fewer people the better. Plus, I don't want to overdo it. A full blown highschool party probably wasn't what the center had in mind. I didn't like masses of people anyway, so two birds one stone.

"Party pooper." Sua and Jiu complained, whining.

"We should listen to Dami. It's her birthday." Gahyeon spoke up and I could kiss her right now. I was still too shy to actually kiss her in public, but I pressed a chaste kiss to her cheek.

"Whipped." Yoohyeon coughed and I glared at her in response. I knew she was right though.

"So what kind of cake should we make?" Sua didn't let herself get distracted from planning mode, especially not when it came down to one of her favorite topics: food. She kept on babbling. To be honest at some point I started to tune out. I didn't care about the specifics anyway. like what cake or what booze. All I cared about was that I could spend my birthday with my friends. Though the question about staying at the center or moving back in with Yoohyeon still plagued me. I genuinely enjoyed both options and I knew that however I would choose I would end up hurting one of them. Yoohyeon is my best friend and Handong I strangely grew fond of.