[TAENYFic] Grow old with me?

32> Realise

"Hey! Ermmm...Mi young is here." A girl with shoulder-length, brown hair whispered to me. My breath hitched for a short moment before I exhaled and calmed myself down.
"And?" I replied with an almost successful attempt at being nonchalant. I say attempt because the analytic gaze of one of my best friends, Sooyoung told me she had probably spotted my surprise just now or maybe my short response had alerted her some way else. I don't know. These people can read me like a book.
"Well....after what happened. You know." Her tone clearly showed concern but it annoyed me somehow. I didn't know how but it did.
My reply was sharp and swift but it didn't affect her one bit. My short stature is to blame here. " D-don't worry. We still talk so..."
Just as she was to respond, a waft of a mild but sweet scent permeated the room and the clanking of shoes against the wooden tiles alerting us to her making her way here.
"Sooyoung! Thanks for the invite~" She zoomed past the door to give the tall girl a hug.
"Thanks for coming." The flagpole in return just smiled. Amused at the bubbly girl.
I took my time looking at her. As her very presence drown out my senses as her perfume tickled my senses in that familiar smell. She had not change her prefered aroma since we....

Her hair was it's normal colour. A deep ebony, bangs at the front and tied into a ponytail fanning at the back with curls dropping down to her shoulders. Her white chiffon blouse was covered by a familiar black varsity jacket. She also wore black skinny jeans and a pair of strange shoes that looked to be a cross between heels and sneakers. She finished it with a cute bagpack.
I was taken by surprise as she snapped around and looked at me.
S-She was still as beautiful as I remembered.
"You! I haven't seen you in a while." She had a mischievious grin as she said those words. "How are you doing? Oh, and I hear you're getting married...where's my invite, huh?"
Her words flabbergasted me. She appeared nonplussed to whatever was crossing my mind. Was she unaffected now that more than a year had passed since we last met. Knowing that whatever that caused us to drift away -a reality..... is nothing now?

*Snap*Snap*Snap*

"Are you there?"
"Uhh....Fa-Ermm... Stephanie, yeah. I was just surprised."
She raised her eyebrow in question and I answered quickly, hoping she didn't catch on.
"You know. It's been a while and- Yeah! I've heard about your clothing line. Congratulations!"
And just like that, I was caught in a tight and warm hugged that I missed so very much. It was the type of bliss one felt when the gesture was sincere. But alas all good things come to an end as she pulled away. A radiant smile on those pink lips. "Thank you. It was so very hard, you know. But I did it. Omo! Seohyun is here...See ya later. I need to meet the rest. Stay well, Taeng."
And just like that she was off to the maknae's direction. Then and there did I noticed the lack of negative emotions fron her. And realise that I had made the girl who had swore she couldn't live without me realise she can.