Flash Forward...

Graduation

6 months later...

The day had come. Jin Seo and Go Eun were walking together for the final time to their school. They met with Chan Woo outside and walked into the main hall together. All around them their classmates stood chatting in their graduation robes. The three of them made their ways to their chairs when it was time for the ceremony to commence. Go Eun was up on the stage, as she was the class president and valedictorian and had a speech to give. When she stood up and made her way to the podium, from the balcony above a loud cheer was heard followed by many shushes.

"YEAH! That's my girlfriend!" Go Eun's face turned bright red at the sound of Ji Won hollering from afar. Chan Woo and Jin Seo snickered as Go Eun brought the attention back to her by clearing her throat. She began her speech and the crowd fell silent. When it was over the school board president took place with the diploma's and Go Eun called her classmates up one by one to receive them. Jin Seo practically danced her way on stage when she was called up, she posed next to the president with a peace sign and made a detour to give Go Eun a quick hug. The ceremony lasted about two hours and at the end of it the class threw their caps in the air. As the mass of former students exited, Chan Woo, Jin Seo, and Go Eun linked up to keep from getting separated. Out front of the school the three stood together waiting for their families and friends. The first to appear was Ji Won. He ran up and lifted Go Eun, twirling her in a circle before setting her down and quickly pecking her before her family walked up.

"Congratulations kids!" Her mom exclaimed! Chan Woo and Jin Seo bowed politely and thanked her. "We know you guys probably want to spend time with your friends and all so we just want you to know how proud we are of you! We will see you at home Go Eun." Her mom gave her a hug and casually slid her some money. She smiled at Go Eun, gave a stern look to Ji Won, and patted Jin Seo and Chan Woo on the back before leaving. 

The next to arrive were Jin Seo and Chan Woo's families. Their parents hugged them, and Jin Seo's little brother struck up a lively conversation with Ji Won. Her little brother was in awe of Ji Won, who worked as a Twitch streamer, and was excited to be able to finally meet him. Since Jin Seo had mentioned he was dating her best friend all her brother begged was to introduce them. Their families left, again with the knowledge that they would be spending time with their friends that night. Jin Seo searched the crowd for a familiar frown, hopeful that it was upturned into a smile. Four boys approached them, Jin Hwan, Yoon Hyung, Dong Hyuk, and Jun Hoe took their turns congratulating each of them. Jun Hoe went to give Go Eun a hug, but refrained and instead gave her an awkward shoulder pat and strained smile. Jin Seo was happy to see everyone, but her eyes still scanned the crowd hopefully, but after a few minutes she turned them down toward the ground in defeat. He didn't show up is all she could think and her heart began to hurt. Tears began to form in her eyes and she turned away from her friends to hide her face when she saw a pair of shoes standing in front of her. She looked up, causing a tear to escape and fall down her cheek. 

Han Bin reached up and wiped it away, a confused look on his face.

"Are you that happy to escape this place or to see me?" He smiled and asked. Jin Seo laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down to her. She gave him a quick kiss before dragging him down fully into a hug. She wiped the tears from her eyes quickly, erasing any sad thoughts that had once been in her mind, and sinking into Han Bin's arms. 

Chan Woo stopped with his out reached arms towards Jin Seo when he saw Han Bin appear in front of her from the crowd. He had seen her desperately searching the faces that surrounded them for him and when she couldn't find him she turned away with tears in her eyes. Chan Woo wasn't sure if Han Bin was there or not so he was going to comfort her. He had accepted that she had chosen Han Bin, he couldn't really object since he hadn't really done anything to claim her. It still hurt him to see her have such a broken look on her face. 

Jin Seo and Han Bin ended their moment turning back to the group. They were all deciding what to do for the night. Ji Won and Go Eun declared everyone was going out to eat and Jin Hwan offered to let everyone stay the night at his house so they could all hang out. Everyone was eager to get going as it had been a long day already. Ji Won and Go Eun drove off in his SUV, Jin Hwan took everyone else, except Han Bin and Jin Seo, in his car. The final two got into Han Bin's car and started off after the rest.

"I have to be honest. I was crying because I was trying to find you in the crowd and I thought... maybe, you hadn't come... When I couldn't find you..." Jin Seo looked at her hand that was intertwined with Han Bin's and then up to his face. He was hard to read, his face never strayed from the perma-frown that rested on it. Han Bin didn't say anything, he didn't acknowledge that Jin Seo had said anything the entire ride. It wasn't until he pulled into a parking spot by the restaurant and stopped that he spoke. He turned off the car and turned towards Jin Seo.

Han Bin reached up and cradled her face between his hands. "You dumb-dumb, how could I miss watching my girlfriend walk across her graduation stage? Do you think I got bored and decided to go find another idiot to occupy my time with? There's only one sun in my world and she's sitting right in front of me. Don't doubt me like that." He peppered kisses across Jin Seo's face who began giggling until his mouth quieted hers. This kiss was a little deeper than the ones they had shared before, and it lasted much longer. When Han Bin pulled away from Jin Seo she was breathless and smiling. "Come on, we're making everyone wait for us." They exited the car and Han Bin grabbed Jin Seo's hand, walking with her into the restaurant. 

To Be Continued...