❝OH MY GOSH SO LIKE KANG DANIEL NEEDS TO STOP WITH WHATEVER HE'S DOING I'M HONESTLY FEELING SO ATTACKED-❞
❝Uhh... who's this?❞
❝No one you know. I saw your phone number scribbled on the last page of this book I borrowed. You like poetry too? Me too...
"Sorry, the number you dialed is unreachable. Please try again later."
"Goldfish...?"
"I'll, uhh, call back later then."
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"Goldfish. Goldfish?"
"Sorry, the number you dialed is unreachable. Please leave a message at the beep."
"Uhh... Goldfish? Please call me back after you hear this, okay?"
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"Woah, crazy! I saw two missed calls from you! Sorry for not picking up. I was busy!"
"That's okay."
"What were you up to? I was taking my pet rock out for a walk because I felt kind of stuffy at home. I also accidentally left my phone at home. Thank goodness my sister was also out so nobody picked up the phone."
"Take your pet rock out for a walk?"
"I know. I'm a freak. I have a pet rock and I named it Rice and now I take it for a walk."
"No, no! T-that's good. It's a good weird. I l-like good weird."
"..."
"G-Goeun?"
"I think it's time to finally tell you what has been bothering me for a very long time, Seungmin."
"O-okay."
"Truth is, I don't really go to the library. I went there that day because I felt like escaping reality for a while. I borrowed this poetry book because I related to the poems written in it. Then at the back of the page, I saw your number. Uhh, this kid named Seo Namil wrote it down there with a note that said: HEY CALL THIS NUMBER WILL YA?"
"S-Seo Namil?! That's my cousin! W-why would he do that?!"
"Doesn't really matter now. I'm glad he wrote it down, actually. May I continue?"
"Y-yes."
"The truth is... I'm hurt. I'm hurt because the guy I liked for so long got himself a girlfriend. We've been friends for seven years but I've never got his number until middle school. That was when our friendship grew... as well as feelings. When I was seventeen, it started. He started to act so sweet as if he would confess very soon but the replies got shorter and later. We got busier, though we go to the same school. We barely texted and it seemed like I almost forgot about him. Then, one day, there was a picture. A picture of him... and her. I didn't know the girl at all but I saw the comments and his caption. It was obviously his girlfriend."
"I-I'm so sorry to hear that."
"Then I got over it. I was done. I become his true friend. But all of a sudden, a few days before I went to that library, he broke up with her and made a jerk move. He texted me. Of course, we're friends. So we texted like usual. But I noticed something strange in his texts. He was... flirting."
"No way. That's not nice!"
"I know! He kept it up and I felt... I didn't know what I felt, Seungmin. I felt like I was just another easy game. What, because I liked him for six years, he thought it would be okay to do this? Did he actually think I'd come running to him if he told me he liked me? Of course not."
"So those nightmares..."
"Yes. I worry. I overthink. It was all because of him. Even on that night where I stayed up and called you. It was because he texted me. He asked to meet up. Even added a kissy face next to it. Does he think I'm dumb?"
"I should slap him silly."
"I would appreciate if you did, but he's not even worth a single punch. Do you know why I didn't pick up today? Or even bring my phone out when I went for a walk? It's because of him. He sent a text to me today. Hey, I appreciate all the texts we exchanged for the past three months! You've really made me happier. I would send a long paragraph message to you but my girlfriend might get mad at me for being on the phone too long. TTYL GOEUN!"
"What a jerk!"
"I know. But, when I search the root to all of this, I have to blame myself."
"No, Goldfish! Don't blame yourself."
"It is my fault. If I had confessed earlier, if I had gotten rejected and gotten over him earlier, these feelings would've never existed. I'm such a fool. Why did I think I would ever have a chance? And the truth is, I did. I did have a chance. Why did it never happen? Because I denied myself until the very end that he believed in my lie too and moved on to another girl."
"Goeun, it's not your fault. Maybe... maybe that happened because it wanted to make you realize your feelings for him were forever going to be part of your past, and that you should accept it and move on. Maybe your destiny... isn't with him at all. Maybe there's a better guy out there for you. Maybe you just haven't met him..."
"That makes sense... Thank you so much, Seungmin. For not thinking I'm a mess. For still being a friend and listening to me."
"Is that, uhh, why you were always silent whenever something concerning love was mentioned?"
"Yes. I remembered the past. I remembered the choices I made that led to this. Everything... still kind of hurts. I don't know, I just feel hurt. Seeing him with her? A new her? Maybe it just feels so unreal, you know?"
"Do... do you still like him?"
"Of course not."
"Oh okay."
"Besides, I've found someone better."
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Sorry if you waited long for this update! My dad's laptop was in the repair shop for quite some time and I did become busy. Also, my finals are next week so rip me T.T
