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When night came, you went to bed and it took time for you to open your eyes and quickly turn to face my side. I feigned surprise.

"You already sensed me while asleep?" In response, you giggle before reaching for me, your arms snaking around my waist while mine went around your own.

You hummed in delight. "I've been needing this all day..." You murmur into my chest.

A smile tugs the corner of my cheeks and I reach for your hair, gently brushing my fingers through it while my lips attach themselves to your forehead.

"Don't take it too hard at work..." I whisper and you nod. "Have the girls been hanging out with you often?"

"... Not — really..." You answered. "But they've been busy with their own things so I understand. Jennie was going to travel overseas, Jisoo is really doing well on her acting and Chaeng is preparing to go to the US finally sign that contract she wanted for so long..." You went quiet and my arms tighten around you even more. "Everybody's dreams have been coming true."

And there's you, I add to myself mentally, because of my selfishness you're, you're here— stuck in this hell hole. I want to say I'm sorry, but you will say there's no need for me to apologize.

"... Haven't you been going to dance at all?" I ask hesitantly.

You bring yourself away from my embrace. A smile adorned your lips as you stare down at me when sitting.

"I don't need that right now, it will take too much of my time." My brows furrow. "I'm already working too much at the studio, if I go to the dance who knows I might be tired from overworking." You laugh to yourself.

But dance has always been your dreams, you've told me about it for months. What happened?

Suddenly, you change topics to something else and I only found myself going along to it, but those thoughts still troubled me.

And I wonder, are you hiding something from me?

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