i should've known - enemies to lovers || sim jaeyun

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july 2nd 2023.

jenna and i both stopped at the front of my gate to give eachother one last hug.

"i'm still in shock." i heard her chuckle. i chuckled back and patted her back. we both broke the hug and i placed both of my hands on her shoulders.

"i'll promise to update you everyday." i smiled. she smiled back and nodded.

suddenly, i saw tears forming in her eyes before she covered her face and started laughing.

"jenna! stop, no!" i let out a laugh and hugged her once again.

she sniffled and spoke. "i'm just so proud of you." we both continued to laugh as she cried.

after that, i finally entered my gate and prepared for a long trip.

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14 hours later, i had finally arrived to seoul, south korea.

before i left the airport, i decided to grab breakfast first since i was pretty hungry. i sat down at a table in tim hortons and started eating.

it was 8:34 AM in south korea and i was exhausted. i barely slept during that flight.

i felt my phone buzz in my pocket. i pulled it out and saw that it was my bestfriend calling. i answered and put the phone up to my ear.

"hey!" she said over the phone.

"hey." i responded.

"damn, you sound beat up." she chuckled.

"god, you don't even want to know. i barely slept on that plane." i scoffed before taking a sip of orange juice. "not to mention, my back is killing me. my bags weigh more than mount everst."

i heard her let out a laugh, which made me crack a smile.

"i told you not to pack too much. you know your cousin lives there and if you need anything, you can just go to her!" she said.

"but hey, atleast you made it. did you make it to your hotel yet?" she asked.

"no, no yet. i'm at the airport eating breakfast. i was starving but luckily i spotted a tim hortons and decided to eat something before i left." i let out a yawn.

"alright, alright, thats good." she said. i then took a bite out of my sandwich.

"you should go out today, you know, have some fun." jenna suggested.

"i'll try. i mean, it's been forever since i came here. might aswell visit places." i spoke while i chewed.

"stop, you know what you should do? visit our old middle school." i heard jenna laugh over the phone at her idea.

i chuckled, "that's not a bad idea, i'll see." we both continued to chuckle.

"do you know when you're going to meet your members?" she asked

"yeah actually, tomorrow." i said before taking another bite into my sandwich.

"really? that's great! well, what about the group name? did they announce it yet?" she said.

"i have no clue actually. maybe they'll announce it tomorrow? not sure." i said then took a sip of orange juice.

the line went silent for a bit before jenna sighed and spoke. "alright then. I'll head to sleep now. stay safe and have fun, okay? love you!"

"i will, love you more." I responded, then hung up.

i finished up the rest of my breakfast and left the airport to take a taxi to my hotel.

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i was awaken by my loud alarm. i slowly opened my eyes and reached for my phone on the nightstand. i turned the alarm off and sat up on my bed.

it was 4:15 PM and i promised myself i'd go out and treat myself. i got up, got dressed, and headed out.

i started off by going to a cafe near my hotel. i ordered a latte and a croissant then went to the roof of the cafe to enjoy the view, i was liking my day so far.

after that, i left the cafe and walked around the city.

i stopped when i spotted a flower shop. i decided to walk in and find something for my bestfriend to bring back home to her. i started looking for her favorite flowers, lilies.

"hi, excuse me? do you guys sell lilies here?" i asked the cashier. she nodded and showed me the way.

"okay so over here are the lilies. but just so you know, you can also make a bouquet with all your favorite flowers and..."

her voice started fading away when all of a sudden i spotted a bouquet of carnations.

my mom's favorite flowers.

everything around me became quiet.

she used to always buy them. our house was filled with them. i remember my dad always buying her those for her birthday, valentines day, their anniversary, or any speacial day. everyone knew she loved them.

she even got burried with those flowers.

suddenly, i felt someone shake me by my shoulder slightly. i snapped out of it.

"ma'am, are you alright? you're crying." i heard the cashier say. i put my hand up to my face and realized that i was actually crying.

i sniffled and quickly wiped my tears. i cleared my throat and smiled awkwardly.

"sorry, i just remembered something." i laughed nervously.

she smiled and slowly nodded then went back to talking, "so, like i said, these lilies will cost you about-"

"actually, i change my mind. can i have the carnations instead?" i smiled.

"yeah! of course. do you want them in a bouquet or individual?" she asked.

"i'll just take three of those, thank you." i said.

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i stopped at the park and sat down on a bench to get my mind off of everything.

my parents weren't that wealthy. we lived in a small neighborhood and they would constantly apologize for not giving me 'the lifestyle i deserved' when in reality, i didn't care about the lifestyle i had. what i cared about was them. all that mattered was that i had them in my life.

i would come back from school and find my mom preparing lunch and i'd help. when we'd eat, they'd always give me most of the food and i'd see them eating only eat a small amount, which always made me upset.

i remember how i used to tell them everything that happened at school and mention every detail. all we'd do is burst out laughing and crack jokes with eachother. my dad, of course, would come up with half of the jokes.

god, his jokes were so unfunny it would make me laugh. i still remember some of them to this day.

my dad was the funniest guy you could ever meet. he could never be serious. i remember there was this one time where i was crying about school and instead of hugging me or comforting me, he just started doing goofy dance moves.

i miss his smile.

..and, my mom.

my mom was the sweetest woman you could ever meet. she was nice to everyone and never had any problems with any human being on this planet. she was the ray of sunshine in my life.

whenever i'd feel sad or stressed from school, i'd always go and spend time with her. she's truly the only one that knew how to make me feel better.

i'd do anything to see them again.