friendzone • k.sj

eight

note: listen to the media while reading. this song was sung by james reid, a famous filipino actor, model, singer.

eight: cool down

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Krista couldn't stop herself from worrying. She doesn't know what happened to Seokjin after the incident. Wondering how he is right now, she looked at the clock to check the time; 8:07 pm.

All right; get your shit together, Krista. She stood up from her couch and left the apartment room, going to Seokjin's. Discreetly walking in front of his door, the door of the elevator opened, Seokjin leaving inside it. Krista panicked; shit, abort mission. Abort mission. She turned around quickly, making Seokjin's attention turn to Krista.

"Krista?" Seokjin called, Krista said to herself she was already fucked up. She bit her lip, squinted her eyes, and realized that her surprise her Seokjin is probably going to fail. God knows he was about to get surprised.

Krista had no choice but to face Seokjin, the illustration board in her hands. She forced herself to smile, greeting him as casually as she could, "Hey there, neighbor."

All right, Krista's surprise will be a complete failure. She had to care less about the surprise thing already ― but to focus on the apology she has to message him. Seokjin began questioning Krista, "Where are you going?"

"Um ― well, I'm supposed to knock in front of your door, place this illustration board on the floor, and hide from you as you get it which is only happening in my imagination because you know, dreams don't come true most of the time. Yikes," she squeaked, closing her eyes from embarrassment. Seokjin was feeling confused, not getting familiar with what she's saying. Krista handed the illustration board to Seokjin, looking at her hands. "I'm sorry about what happened in school earlier."

Seokjin got the illustration board from Krista's grip and looked at it, reading the words with her own crammed penmanship. He furrowed his eyebrows, trying not to laugh, but failed to do so. Laughter came out from his mouth ― yet he's not trying to make fun of Krista's effort, but he reminisced the things that happened in school earlier. He didn't even take it as a big deal.

"Krista, you didn't have to do this," Seokjin told Krista softly, looking at her. "But thank you, literally. I really appreciate it."

Krista is supposed to be having some fun ― not letting herself tear up as if people would pity her depressing stress existence. She despises the idea of getting pitied; she knows she's not one weak person. She felt like she was overjoyed with her life until all the things that could make her happy vanished. Does that mean she shouldn't be happy all the time because people say that we have to know our limits? She questioned herself what she's done wrong wrong to be betrayed?

"Hey," Seokjin waved his left hand in front of Krista's face as she was spacing out. She focused once again and gazed at Seokjin. "You all right?"

Krista was completely feeling flustered. Spacing out is the least thing she wants to do right now. She nodded as her response, "Yeah, I am. Anyway, I ― I have to go back now. You know, school work and such. The stress is intimate."

"Go for it, Krista," Seokjin lifted up his hand and gave Krista a fist, a sign to give him a fistbump. "Like what Koreans say when they try to cheer a person up ― fighting."

Krista giggled at Seokjin, obviously in the mood to adore his childish side. She gave him a fistbump and replied, "Fighting. Um ― friends?"

"Of course we're friends―"

"No ― I mean... I want to start all over again, pretend like I met you just now. I don't want you to remember me crying over a complete douchebag named Casper. Starting from now on, I'll be the better and stronger version of myself," Krista stuttered from the words as she tried explaining everything she wanted to tell Seokjin.

Seokjin chuckled softly, feeling proud for his friend. He knows she's strong so she will stand up for herself. "That's the spirit."

[revised: 071217]
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