[EDITING] Stay With Me | Lai Guanlin

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No one's POV

As much as Yunhee wanted Guanlin to know the truth and break up with Sohye, she knew she couldn't do anything. She loves her best friend so much, and she will never do anything that can destroy Sohye's happiness.

It didn't matter anymore how much it was hurt to see the couple being all sweet in front of her. She's been used to it. Somehow she already became a crybaby. And she was tired already.

It felt like there was no tears left to cry.

Yunhee grabbed her phone and opened the gallery app. Her thumb kept on swiping to the right. A bright smile was formed on her lips as her eyes landed at each picture of her and Sohye. But slowly, the smile started to fade as her eyes landed to the last picture. It was the picture of all of them together at the Mesmerizing Land.

Jinyoung, Sohye, Guanlin and Yunhee. Jinyoung was the one taking the selca as Sohye clung onto his arm while Guanlin was wrapping his arm around Yunhee, making a peace sign with his hand.

As long as Kim Sohye is happy, then Kim Yunhee is happy. She reminded those words to herself everytime she was hurt.

"Yunhee."

She put her phone away and turned around, gazing at the door where Mrs Kim was standing. "Yeah, mom?"

"I am so so sorry, honey. But I have to leave," Mrs Kim said as she walked towards Yunhee.

Yunhee blinked her eyes in disbelief. "When?"

Mrs Kim sighed as guilt was written all over her face. "Tomorrow."

"Tomorrow..?" Yunhee looked down for a while before lifting her head up again. "I see.. So, when are you coming again?" she asked.

Mrs Kim went to Yunhee as she answered, "I'll be back after two weeks."

Yunhee sighed a little, but then formed a smile for her mother. "Okay, then. Be safe, mom."

"You'll be fine, right? You can call Sohye or Guanlin to come over and accompany you," Mrs Kim said, stroking her daughter's head with a warm smile.

Hearing those name, Yunhee looked down to the floor again. 'If only mom knows we're not in a good condition now,' she thought. "Yeah. I'll call them if I need someone to accompany me. Don't worry, mom."

"That's a relief. What did I do to deserve a daughter like you?" Mrs Kim pecked her daughter's forehead and turned around to leave the room. "Mom, do you need help with packing?" Yunhee asked, and Mrs Kim shook her head. "It's fine, honey. Thank you."

As the door was closed shut, Yunhee heaved out a sigh again.

"Home alone, again."

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"Take care, mommy!" Yunhee waved her hands to Mrs Kim with a sad smile.

"You too, Yunhee! Take a good care of yourself! Eat well and sleep well, okay?" Mrs Kim, too waved to her daughter before she slowly went away through the departure hall.

Yunhee turned her heels around and started to walk away, leaving the airport.

Alone with a lot of thoughts in her head, she didn't realize she was already at the park nearby her house: where she went to meet Guanlin before. She gazed at the park with mixed feelings; happy yet sad.

Yunhee lifted her head, staring at the dark, night sky. The moon was bright, and the stars were twinkling. But no matter how much it was mesmerizing, her heart just wouldn't cheer up even a bit.

Shrugging the thoughts of Guanlin off, she shook her head and started to walk again.

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Yunhee was woken up by the loud alarm from her phone. She extended her arm, reaching for her phone and turned the alarm off.

She got up from the bed and rose on her feet. Grabbing the towel, she washed up and changed her clothes. It was pretty cold, that morning. So she just wore a pair of skinny jeans along with a black sweater.

Leaving the house, she just walked anywhere her feet dragged her. "What should I do alone?" she thought.

Soon, her feet stopped in front of the 7 Eleven. "Maybe I'll just eat instant noodle."

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After having instant noodle, Yunhee then walked again. Her eyes gazed everywhere, looking at how busy was the city that morning.

And looking at the business, she knew the only place she could rest her mind was at the rooftop.

As her feet stopped at a rooftop of a building, she formed a tiny smile. The surrounding down there was still busy, but it was peaceful at the rooftop.

She sat down, plugging her ears with the earphone connected to her iPhone. She leaned against the wall and listened to whatever song that was played. Her lips sometimes moved to the lyrics as her eyes fixed at the blue sky.

"Isn't the sky sometimes feel sad too? But it's lucky. It becomes dark when night comes, but stars and moon are there with the sky."

That words suddenly came out from her mouth and she laughed at her own words. "What did I just say? That's too weird."

She remained silent again, but the next song caught her. It was Don't Forget by iKON.

Hearing the lyrics, Yunhee realized how the song somehow related with her situation with Guanlin at that time.

They say you only know how good it was once it’s gone
I didn’t understand that till I lost something
I knew a big wave would crash down
But my universe is breaking down
We were young but we became adults because of each other

I hope you remember everything, it’s too beautiful to just throw away
I hope you’re happy
Because I was happy through you

She smiled bitterly.

"How true. I only realized how precious you are to me, until the day I lost you."

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Starsss! ✨😭💕 Looking at the comments asking me to update, I felt really appreciated! Thank you so much! 💕💝

I was quite busy. Sorry for the late update, so now here you go! 😊

By the way, I know I'm late but I still would like to wish Happy Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim readers! Celebrate your Eid with joy, and capture the moments with your loved ones! ✨🌕🌑💫👨‍👩‍👧‍👦