PLAY BACK. l, donghyuck

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jaena

[ jay-na]

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           "so?" jaena started, raising a brow at the girl sitting across her. hyejin look away, a pout tugging her lips as she played with the straw in her drink. "so?" she repeated, making jaena roll her eyes.

"how are things with donghyuck?" the girl ask, repeating the question she throw in their previous conversation.

"just fine." hyejin answer mindlessly, a sigh leaving her lips.

jaena squinted her eyes at the girl, almost amused at some point. hyejin and donghyuck's situation will always be an interesting topic in her perspective. it's amusing how hyejin still have feelings for her ex after being away for years.

"you guys are amusingly hopeless." she commented, gaining hyejin's attention who only pout in response as she sip on her drink. "what do you mean?" she ask.

jaena stop herself from scoffing, it's not like she's judging her friend, the situation was just a little mess up in her opinion, but she doesn't have a say in it — it isn't her business afterall.

"I mean seriously hyejin?" she started, "halos apat na taon na kayong hiwalay ni donghyuck."

"yeah," the girl nodded in agreement, "at siya pa rin." she added making jaena shake her head, hopeless.

"ano sa tingin mo ang rason bakit di kapa minessage ni donghyuck?" jaena ask, trying to get what her friend really thought about her situation.

hyejin's eyes finally flicker to meet jaena's serious ones, she frown, not liking the idea of thinking about donghyuck, and the fact she return the promise ring — it makes her anxious.

"how would I know." she simply responded making jaena sigh loudly.

"let's just change the topic then." jaena uttered in defeat.

"is it wrong that I still love donghyuck after all these years?" hyejin suddenly ask, voice so low, almost inaudible, dripping with emotion that it left jaena taken back by the sudden question.

"what makes you say that?" she asked back, lips pursed as take a sip of her own drink.

hyejin shrug as her gaze fell to her hands resting on the table, "I don't know." she whispered, "parang mali kasi na bigla nalang akong bumalik after years of not visiting central city, not even once, I mean I even stayed lowkey even on social media." she sigh, "I just came back after years na walang paramdam."