jungeun went into her dorm room, hoping that jinsoul would be sitting on the couch. unfortunately, she was not there.
jungeun sighed of frustrated. "why... why am i so stupid?" she muttered.
she looked around when she noticed jinsoul's bag on the coffee table. she must be home.
"jinsoul?" she called out. no reply.
jungeun sighed and decided to check jinsoul's bedroom. where else could she be?
she quietly stepped towards jinsoul's door and was about to open the door, until she heard a voice.
it was jinsoul! but who was she talking to?
jungeun's heart raced as she quietly opened the door. she spotted jinsoul by her window, on the phone with someone.
as much as she shouldn't have, she couldn't help but eavesdrop.
"i don't know, yerim. i'm not sure if she'll like that." jinsoul said.
jungeun's face went pale. since when did she get yerim's number? and who was she talking about?
jinsoul sighed. "you're right, babe."
babe?!? jungeun's eyes widened in shock. she felt a wave of sadness pass over her head.
jinsoul smiled. "thanks, yerim. i love you too, babe." she hung up and smiled tightly.
jungeun already had tears streaming down her face before jinsoul spotted her in her doorway. she gasped.
"jungeun!" jinsoul yelped nervously. "w-what are you doing?"
"what am i doing?!" jungeun sniffed. "how do you know yerim?"
jinsoul looked at the floor. "listen-"
"don't you dare give me any excuses!" jungeun said angerly. "you lied to me! you lied about not knowing yerim. you lied about not having a girlfriend, and you lied about..." she sighed frustratingly. "you lied to me about everything!" she choked out.
jinsoul blinked back tears. "i'm sorry, jungeun. there just wasn't a chance to tell you."
"you had me falling in love with you, trying to make my move for months. i thought you were available for goodness sakes! turns out it was just one big fat lie." jungeun sobbed.
jinsoul was speechless. she couldn't believe what jungeun was saying. "y-you what?"
jungeun wiped her tears. "i-i love you, jinsoul. and i don't mean it as a friend-way, i LOVE-love you. i think about you all the time. you're the only girl i want to be with, the only girl i'd spend with for the rest of my life." she felt more tears on her face. "b-but i can't have you now. after all this time, i thought i could. i thought i could be the girl you wanted to be with."
she paused. "turns out you already have one. and i can't do anything about it."
"i'm sorry, jungeun." jinsoul quietly cried out. "i didn't know."
jungeun sniffed and wiped her face. "well, what can we do about that." she shrugged.
there was a moment of silence before jungeun left the dorm room.
jinsoul sobbed as she climbed onto her bed.
"i'm sorry..." she muttered.
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