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Starlight - 3: Soulmates

Starlight – 3: Soulmates

Posted on July 4, 2016  by thedonkatsu

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Tiffany pushes herself up, sitting up as Taeyeon steps inside the room and takes a seat on the foot of the bed. Feeling shy and awkward, she looks down on her lap and starts fidgeting with her nails, thinking of the best way to start the conversation.

The silence lasts for quite some time until Taeyeon ends it by clearing her throat and asking, "So how have you been doing?"

Tiffany slowly lifts her head and tries to smile. "I've been better. You?"

"Same here," replies Taeyeon.

"Heard you got the old grouch for me. Mustard or ketchup?"

"Both," Taeyeon states proudly.

"Really? That's awesome. Thank you."

They grin at each other, relieved that the ice is starting to break nicely.

"Who told you?" asks Taeyeon.

"I can't remember. Someone... Hyoyeon maybe?"

"Oh."

"Heard you're with this musician guy," Tiffany carefully says, gauging Taeyeon's reaction.

The blonde raises her eyebrows but says nothing until Tiffany continues with another question.

"Are you still with him?"

Taeyeon shakes her head. "No. Are you still with him?"

Tiffany looks away, feeling somewhat ashamed that Taeyeon knew about him. "No," she mumbles. "So you knew about him, huh?"

"I saw you. You looked happy," says Taeyeon, unconsciously clenching her fist at the memory of Tiffany running towards that man on the bike while wearing a huge happy smile on her face.

"I made a mistake. It was a mistake," Tiffany replies, still in a low voice. Her broken heart hasn't healed even though she's over him and the thought of what happened with him still hurts.

Knowing her best friend well, Taeyeon moves closer then gently cups Tiffany's chin, turning the girl's head until their eyes meet. "Did he hurt you?"

Taeyeon's touch and the sincerely concerned look in her eyes finally break all of Tiffany's defenses and she throws herself at her, hugging her tight while tears of regret and pain flow down her cheeks.

She tells her what happened and how stupid she feels, being misled and used by such a jerk for the sake of cheap romance and his deceptively mysterious and dangerous flair.

Taeyeon quietly listens, stroking Tiffany's hair lovingly with one hand while keeping her other arm securely wrapped around the girl's torso. She feels sorry for her and wishes that she could take away her pain but there is nothing she can do but listen, for now, and show her that she cares through her small gestures.

"I'm sorry," apologizes Tiffany once she's done letting it all out. She moves away and scrambles off the bed for tissues, wiping her eyes and nose. Then she remains standing near the desk, too embarrassed by her sudden outburst to approach Taeyeon.

"Don't be," replies the blonde as she pats the space on the mattress next to her, gesturing for Tiffany to sit down.

Cautiously, Tiffany goes to sit next to her, tissues still clutched tightly. "I'm sorry for everything I did to you, for hurting you," she meekly tells her. "You were right. I was stupid, childish and selfish. I was blind. You were so good to me and I took it all for granted. I lost you because I didn't deserve you."