When It's Just Us

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He knew Mu Hyeok was waiting for him when he went home and found him in the couch watching TV. He sat in the other side of the couch and pushed his feet off so he could fit.

"How was the date?" Jeong Hyeok asked smiling. His brother did not answer and just kept smiling like an idiot. "What is that smile, Hyung?" as he smacked his legs.

"Nothing. It's the first date, we watched a movie had dinner and went home." He answered and watched the movie again. Jeong Hyeok let it go feeling satisfied that he covered for his brother today.

"How was your day?" he asked as he stood up to so that his younger brother could sit properly on their small couch.

Jeong Hyeok shrugged, "Boring... I get to study though." He was about to ask him about Se Ri but he dismissed the thought and stood, "Can you please stop smiling?" Jeong Hyeok teased his brother and walked out. "You should date too, Jeong Hyeok."

And with that, a certain eye smile flashed in his memory.

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"My dad asked his driver to drive me to the ball." Se Ri explained to Seo Dan on the phone who was skeptic whether she would ditch her or not. "I know that, I know that you don't have a date and that you would spend the whole night with me. But, I told you to say yes to Gu Seung Joon already!! It's not my fault you're stuck with me tonight."

She was looking at herself in the mirror while still listening to Seo Dan's reminders for tonight. She smiled as she twirls around in the mirror. She looks stunning, even she could not deny that. She knew she would make heads turn with this look.

The ride to the event place where the graduation ball will take place was short as it's just near her place. Her palms are sweating. She loves to dress up but she has one friend for a reason. She is not sociable. She hates being around people who she does not know, she doesn't like having to explain herself to other people. That's why she makes it a point to limit her circle as much as possible.

"I'm about to get out of the car." she messaged her friend. Why did she even agree to this? She feels nervous right now. Seo Dan messaged her that she's just behind her car.

It was almost her turn, she saw other students make their way to the event hall which has its own red carpet as the theme that their batch chose was Hollywood. She could see how awkward her batch mates are outside her car window.

This is it. Her driver made his way to the side of her door and opened it foe Se Ri. "Thank you" she said and went out of the car. She saw a few heads turn while she walked to go inside, she texted Dan that she have to find her inside to which she replied with 👍🏼.

Se Ri started walking then. She put on a smile and walked through the people in the event.

"That's Yoon Se Ri, right?" she heard one person asked loudly. "That dress is expensive" she heard from another person. Hearing them talk which triggered her anxiety again. She walked faster instantly regretting her decision and blaming Seo Dan in her head. She looked back and saw her car in the end of the carpet. She thought of waiting for her friend but she could not keep being in the carpet so she walked ahead.