13 Moving On

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I looked at Jinri sleeping.

When you saw by the peephole that Yugyeom was going to kiss her. You intervene. You didn't understand yourself.

All you know is that you don't want it to happen.

Is that the reason why I kept holding on to Jessie? So she'll distract me?



Jessie please reply. Please reply soon.

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I woke up and Jinri is no longer at her bed. Fuck, I overslept again and now I can't get out since it's way past 6AM.


There's a post it note on the table

Reheated the food. Hope you get to eat it before it cools down again 🙁
Thank you for yesterday.
I'll buy burgers later. 🙂

My phone messages are still empty but that doesn't stop me from texting Jessie. It's not like I have no other choice.

Suddenly, my phone rings.

Jessie...


"Hi babe."

"Hi..."

"Babe, can we talk?"

"Yeah, of course noona. I've been waiting for you to call me and talk to you."

"No... can we talk in person. I'm here at our resto."




I swallowed the lump up in my throat.



"You're back?... that's nice... Okay, I'll be there in an hour. I just woke up."

"Thanks. I'll wait for you."

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I saw Jessie at the corner booth. I took a deep breath and went to seat with her.


"Hi." Jessie said.

"Hi." I said.

"How's your trip?"

"Listen babe, about that..."

"Did you even go?"

"Babe..."

"Jessie... tell me what's happening."

"I'm sorry, babe."

"Sorry for what? I don't understand. DID YOU EVEN LEAVE?"

"Look Jungkook. You know this would come, it's like a monthly ritual for us."

"But you never broke up with me, you put up with me, Jessie. WHAT'S GOING ON?"

"I was waiting for him to change and then I met you. Then I thought, you might be ... instead of him."

"Who's him? CAN YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?"

"I didn't leave... I'm supposed to, but my flight got cancelled..."

I shifted my gaze away from her. I know where this is going. For the first time in our relationship, SHE is breaking up with me.

Her hands cupped my face.

"You know we're on borrowed time, we're a ticking time bomb. Sooner or later we'll find someone who can make us happy and we both know that it's not each other."

"You found someone else. I was waiting here... for you... and now you're leaving me?"

"It's not that."

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