Once Upon A Time

t h i r t e e n

jihyo

i intertwined our hands together. i smiled seeing how both of our hands matches each other. she glanced at our hands and chuckled. "you're so cute, jihyo." she said making me blush.

"i love yo-" i was cut off with a beep. jeongyeon removes her hand from mine. jeongyeon receives a text from someone. she's not showing it to me. nor saying anything about who is she texting with. a smile crept up her face as she typed with both hands.

is it that important? her smile for that message irritates me and makes me curious. what is it yoo jeongyeon?
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i've been visiting momo's house every end of class with jeongyeon but she's still the same. she's been quiet this past few weeks. she doesn't even invites us for slumber parties anymore. even sana doesn't know what is happening.

i need to know what has been bothering her till now. today is saturday and we didn't made any plans. i rung the doorbell which was opened by sana. "jihyo." she looks shocked seeing me here. is there something wrong?

"hey. i came to here to talk with momo. can i?" i said trying to look inside. sana tries to block my view. "what are you doing, sana? i need to talk to momo." i said and forced myself in. i saw jeongyeon and momo talking seriously on the doorway.

"jeongyeon. you said you had enough! what is this again?!" momo shouts. this is the first time i have heard her shout with anger. what are they talking about? "is this why?! oh, c'mon, hirai. what makes you think i still love jihyo?!" jeongyeon shouts and i admit. it is very sharp that it cuts through me.

i could feel myself being broken into pieces. tears that wasn't supposed to drop starts dropping one by one. "you said it yourself, yoo jeongyeon! that night! you were drunk. i wasn't that drunk, jeong. you kissed me thinking i was jihyo. for pete's sake. admit it! you haven't moved on, didn't you?!" momo said nagging at jeongyeon.

"alright! i thought i did. but she came back. she made my heart beat fast again for the second time. she made me feel love again. i tried to ignore it, momo. i'm telling the truth. but it seems like my heart can't forget her." jeongyeon said.

my heart stopped for a moment. did i hear it right? sana gasped beside me. it made jeongyeon and momo turn their heads to us. their eyes widened seeing me here. in shock. i dont know what to say nor to feel.

everything seems to stop. "j-jihyo." they both stuttered. sana remained quiet and so does i. i can't bare them fighting because of me. i came back that's why jeongyeon fell again. no, not again. i should leave.

i ran away. i think that is what's best for us. me leaving again. i can't hurt her again. i shouldn't. to avoid that i have to leave.

momo

we went to our own rooms. jeongyeon is drunk. and i'm pretty sure, i'm not. i carried her to her bed. she keeps mumbling something. her hand wrapped around my nape and we shared a passionate kiss.

what have i done? she's my friend. that is supposed to stay as that. "i love you..." she mumbled to me. "i love you still, jihyo." i swear i could've felt my heart broke. she still loves jihyo. and i'm not supposed to be hurt.

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