"For a whole year?"
"I know it sounds long,
but I haven't seen my three
kids who are living in South
Korea in so long."
"Okay.."
"So....you'll go?"
"Of course, Dad. I wouldn't miss it
for the world."
"Sweet! Just tell me
when you three are coming."
"Alrighty."
"Bye. Be safe!"
"Bye I will!"
Ying looks down and sighs. She thinks for a bit and looks at all her friends.
She goes and sits down with them, acting like nothing is happening.
---
They were in the dance studio at school for their performance that will happen tomorrow.
"Okay!" Choi Youngjoon says.
Everyone sits down and drinks water.
"Okay, so I want to ask, does anyone want ot say anything? Since this will be our last performance for a few months." Choi Youngjoon says.
Ying hesitates, but raises her hands.
"Yes?"
"Uh...after this performance.....I'm going to be in London with my dad...we haven't seen each other in a long time, so he took off a whole year of work to hangout with me and Wang so, I will be leaving the team." Ying clears her throat, "And also for personal reasons."
Most of them were shocked, as some already knew. Hyunjin looks at Ying, but Ying avoids eye-contact with him.
"Why are you leaving?! You're like.....our best dancer on the team!" Abi Seo pouts.
"Awweee, we'll miss you." Rikki hugs Ying.
Ying smiles, "I'm not leaving forever, but...I just need a break."
"Hmm okay." Choi Youngjoon nods, "We'll miss you!"
Ying smiles. Hyunjin still looks at her, but Ying doesn't connect eye-contact.
----
Ying was packing up her stuff and Hyunjin walks in.
"Why did you avoid me today?" Hyunjin asks.
Ying looks back and turns around, "Excuse me?"
"I said, why did you avoid me today?" Hyunjin says, "When I was going to ask you a question, you completely just left and you knew I was going to ask, and then you completely don't talk to me the whole practice, avoiding eye-contact with me, and you completely avoided my presence."
"Well now you know how it feels for your presence to feel avoided." Ying picks up her stuff.
"What did you just say?" Hyunjin looks at Ying.
