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i groaned as i sat up. today was the day hyejin was leaving us. i didn't want her to leave, but it wasn't my decision. as i walked into the hallway i could see hyejin laying out clothes she wanted to wear.

i walked in her room and she looked up at me. "i need your help. which one do i wear, the padded jacket or the peacoat?" she asks, holding up both of them.

"i say just bring both. it'll be cold either way." i say as i sit on her perfectly made bed. that's just like hyejin. everything has to be perfect, neat, organized.

she's not taking much, just two suitcases filled with clothes in one and books in the other. dad lugs her bags into the trunk and we follow behind him.

i could see seokjin is in his driveway staring at us. i look back at hyejin who doesn't even spare a glance at seokjin.

hyejin always said that if you were to let something go, you needed to let go of it forever. i just never thought she would let go of seokjin. i got in the car and we drove to the airport.

we got to the gate and i didn't want hyejin to leave. we won't see her until chuseok or christmas and i don't want to be the big sister yet.

i held my tears in as hyejin hugged dad and jieun first, saving me for last. "we'll be back." dad says, taking jieun with him.

i look everywhere else but hyejin's eyes. i know if i do i'll start crying. she pulls me in for a hug and i hug her as tightly as possible. "i'm gonna miss you." i mutter.

"i'm gonna miss you too." hyejin pulls back and wipes my tears. "hey no crying okay? i don't wanna feel bad when i get on the plane." she says and we laugh a little.

dad and jieun come back with a handful of magazines from the bazaar we passed by earlier. "we uh.. kinda got all of them." jieun said, making us laugh. we all went in for a group hug.

"alright, alright i gotta go." hyejin says, her voice muffled. we let her go one by one and she grabs her carry-on. "take care of everyone okay?" she tells me and i nod. "i'll try." i say and hyejin smiles before turning to the gate.

"do you think she'll turn around?" jieun asks, hopeful. "no. that's not hyejin." i say, twisting the hem of my shirt in my hands. "she isn't like that." i say as dad hugs me and jieun. "can we get a dog now?" jieun asks and dad just laughs.

"hey it was worth a shot." she said. i took one more glance at the gate that hyejin walked through before running to catch up with jieun and dad. i just imagined what it'd be like if i left.

i don't think i'd be as strong as hyejin... i'd probably cry all the way through the drive here. i probably won't be moving any time soon either. i'll probably just stay with dad and jieun until i'm twenty or dad kicks me out or something.

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