TaeNy’s Apartment,

Tiffany’s POV

This morning, I woke up to the sound of Taeng’s voice. I was still under the warm blanket when I heard her singing under the shower. My Taengoo has a very nice voice, when I can’t sleep, she would sing to me. Of course, I have to insist a lot before she gives in.

This week is going to be pretty busy for her. Since her parents went back to New York, Taeng has to go to work again. It should be something important since she told me that this week, she has to go every day. We’re going to school together this morning but after school, she has to go to the office.

While I was sad when she told me about her schedule this week, I found out how to occupy myself. I called Yuri’s mom and asked her if she could teach me how to cook. Taeyeon is going to work very hard this week so I want to surprise her with some nice food. Auntie told me to come after school which I agreed to. I just need to hide it from Taeng.

I also told Yuri about my little secret and she swore to keep quiet about it. After eating breakfast, we left the apartment.

“Aish…I didn’t get enough sleep…” Taeng complained when she started driving.

“We didn’t go to bed late though” I wondered.

“I couldn’t sleep well because someone kept on kicking me” she said.

“Excuse me?? Are you blaming it?”

“Who then? This morning, you were the only one next to me”

“I didn’t kick you…I slept very peacefully” I told her with a smile.

“You did though. You kicked then hugged then kicked…You’ll see tonight, I’ll show you my bruises”

“Show me now!”

“They haven’t appeared yet…give them some time”

“Little kid” I teased her. “I’ll sleep in my room tonight then”

“I’d love to see that”

“Ya Kim Tae Yeon! Do you want to sleep on the couch?” I threatened her.

“Okay okay sorry. I love your kicks anyway so keep them coming” she joked.

I punched her lightly on the arm before pinching her cheek. “Hey! I’m driving!” she complained.

Actually I wanted to give her a kiss…but she was driving so I didn’t want to distract her from the road. I’m sure she wouldn’t complain though.

S1 High School,

Yuri’s POV

I drove Jessica to school today. Both of us kind of acted like nothing is wrong while we both know that things are not the same anymore. The atmosphere is totally different when we meet. I want to be cheerful and happy but I can’t…I can’t even pretend to be happy.

I can’t stop myself from looking depressed…and that affects Sica as well. None of us is happy and we’re not even hiding it.

When we arrived to the school, students kept looking at us and whispering to each other. I knew some people spread rumors about us…

When I walked into the class, Gyuri jumped on me. “Oh Yuri! I heard about the sad news…” she said while hugging me.

I looked at Sica and she completely ignored it. She went to her desk and sat down. Tiffany and Taeyeon were standing near the window and both of them gave me a disappointed look…like I was the one at fault.

I gently pushed Gyuri away. “What are you talking about? And please, don’t do that in the future” I told her.

Gyuri was still smiling brightly and she held my arm while talking. “Everyone is talking about you and Sooyeon breaking up” she said, not hiding her excitement and absolutely not lowering her voice.

“Can you please keep quiet? And don’t hold my arms!” I said annoyed before walking to my desk.

“But Yuri…” she started but was interrupted by the teacher coming in.

Everyone went to their seats quietly before the lesson started. No one really knows about my relationship with Jessica…besides us and TaeNy, no one knows…who spilled the beans?

The lesson went without any trouble. I noticed that Jessica looked rather tired today. She always looks sleepy in class but there was something different this time. I asked her if she was fine and she told me that she was only sleepy.

During lunch, I was going to eat with the others when Gyuri kept on following me. “What are you doing Gyuri?” I asked the girl who was walking behind me.

“Can we eat together?” she asked.

“Sorry but I’m going to eat with my friends” I told her.

“Can I come too?”

“Why don’t you go with your friends?”

“I want to be with you”

“Gyuri…I beg you…just leave me alone. This is really not the day…”

“Is it because Sooyeon dumped you?”

“Excuse me?” I was getting angry now.

“You can talk to me you know…I’ll support you Yuri.”

I looked at her angrily before walking away. I made sure she wouldn’t follow me though. “Stop following me or I’ll get really angry…and you don’t want to see me angry.” I warned her before leaving.

I was pretty down the rest of the day though. It didn’t start well and didn’t go well as well. Everything around me is falling apart. Jessica is next to me but it’s like she isn’t there. I miss her when she is sitting beside me…How I wish things were like before.

Once school ended, Jessica told me she would go back on her own and I didn’t need to drive her. I didn’t insist…I’m not going to insist anymore…

I watched her walking to the bus station alone but she was talking on her phone. It was probably her mother or sister but something told me that it was better if I didn’t know who she was talking to.

After school,

Taeyeon’s POV

Sometimes school is so boring that I wonder what I’m doing here. I wish I could catch up some sleep instead of listening to some of the most boring teacher in history. Today, I have to go to work after school. This is the beginning of a busy week.

I’m not going to throw tantrums at my dad for leaving so suddenly…I’ll do my job and wait patiently for next week to come. I’m pretty excited because we have 2 weeks vacations starting next week and I have already planned it.

Tiffany doesn’t know but I’m taking her on vacation. I had this idea last night…while she was kicking me in her sleep. I think we both deserve it and since last time in Bali we weren’t together yet, I really want us to go on vacation as a couple.

So I pray for this week to end quickly. The only thing that I worry about is Yuri. She was rather depressed today so I concluded that it didn’t get better with Sica. Maybe I should bring on her vacation too…

I had to drive Tiffany home before going to the office. But surprisingly, she asked me to drop her at Yuri’s house instead.

“What are you doing at Yul’s house?” I asked her.

“Nothing, I just want to visit auntie and maybe try to cheer on Yul” she said.

“Why didn’t you cheer on her at school?”

“Should I remind you that I’m in-between? There is Sica as well”

“Your friend dumped my friend…it’s easy to pick a side” I stated.

“I don’t want to pick a side…” she rolled her eyes. “I want them to get back together”

“Then tell her to be smart and choose Yuri. If she picks that idiot Donghae, her life is ruined. “

“Taengoo…”

“I know I know…it’s not as easy as it seems…”

“It’s not…it must be hard for her to understand her own feelings and what she really wants”

“If it happens to us…” I started…immediately regretting it.

“What if it happens to us? What would you do?” she asked, like she already knew what I would do.

“No I mean…if I was Yuri…”

“You can’t be Yuri…I’m the one who might end in Yuri’s position…” she whispered.

I realized that Fany wasn’t as confident in our relationship that I thought she would be. Sunye’s shadow was still there. Talking about Sunye, I haven’t seen her for awhile. She hasn’t come to school for days…weeks now.

“Tiffany” I called her. “It won’t happen to us” I stated firmly. “I’ll make sure it never happens to us” I reassured her.

“…I hope so…” she concluded the discussion.

Why our conversation turned out this way? I have no idea. I would have preferred a happier topic to talk about before leaving her at Yuri’s house and going to work.

Before she got off the car, I pulled her in for a kiss. “Smile” I told her. “Don’t think about those kind of things. I’m going nowhere” I assured her.

“Liar” she suddenly said, scaring me.

“Huh?”

“You’re going to work now…” she smiled.

I breathed in relief before kissing her forehead. “Yes...and I miss you already. I don’t know when I’ll finish so tell Yuri to drive you home later”

“I can take the bus back”

“NO!” I strongly opposed. “You know it’s dangerous at night so just go with Yuri. I’ll call her later.”

Fany rolled her eyes before agreeing with me. “Fine, I’ll tell her don’t worry” she said before giving me a kiss and getting off the car.

I waited until she went into the house before driving away. I know she is a big girl but it’s impossible not to worry about her. Stubborn and clumsy. Even Seohyun can take care of herself better than this mushroom.

Aish…I miss her already.

Kwon Residence,

Tiffany’s POV

Sometimes with Taeng, we ended up in those super serious conversations that we didn’t see coming. While I know it’s healthy to have this kind of talk from time to time, I can definitely live without it. If I can live one day without thinking about Taeng’s past relationship with Sunye, I’ll do it.

Luckily, I quickly forgot about this when Yoona opened the door to her house. I really like this house. I love the people who live there and I simply love the atmosphere.

“Fany unnie! Mom is waiting for you in the kitchen” Yoong told me before running upstairs.

She is such a cute girl, no wonder Seohyun couldn’t resist. I went to the kitchen and saw Yuri and her mom eating snacks together. I greeted auntie before joining them.

“So Fany, ready for your first lesson?” auntie asked me.

“SURE! I’m so excited to have cooking lessons!” I said happily, but my smile fainted when I looked at Yuri’s sad face. “Yuri, are you okay?”

It took her time to respond. “Yeah…I’m going upstairs with Yoona” she said before leaving the kitchen. It’s painful to see Yuri like this…she doesn’t deserve that…

“I don’t know why she looks so down…” auntie began.

She probably doesn’t know about Yul and Sica’s relationship. I bet she’ll be very sad if she knew about them since she really likes Sica. I didn’t say anything about it and told her that Yuri will get better in a few days.

“Of course she’ll be better! That’s my Yul!” she said. “Come on Fany! Let’s cook!” she exclaimed.

For the next hours, we cook together. Auntie teaching me from A to Z. I took a lot of notes as well…much more than in class. Today she cooked some of Taeng’s favorite dishes and that will go on for the rest of the week. Auntie already told Yoona and Yul to not complain about the menu.

I knew Yoona was aware of Yul’s situation when we had dinner. She was constantly making jokes and lived up everyone’s mood. Yoona always teases her sister but it’s obvious that she loves and admires her big sister.

After dinner, I helped auntie cleaned up before Yuri drove me home. I told Taeng that I will ask her myself but she still called Yuri.

On the ride to the apartment, Yuri was awfully quiet. I’m not used to the quiet Yuri. To me, Yul is a happy girl who always smiles, no matter the circumstances. It really saddens me to see her like this.

“I’m cheering for you, Yuri!” I told her once we reached the apartment’s building.

“Thanks…” she said quietly.

“Yuri-ah…it’s not over yet…I know it’s not so you shouldn’t give up” I told her.

“…I’ll try…”

Seeing her like this, I wanted to knock some sense into Jessica, but I knew better. It’s hard for both of them…but especially unfair to Yuri. I gave her a hug before getting off the car. “Don’t think too much, things will get better soon. Goodnight”

“Goodnight Tiffany” she tried to smile, to reassure me but I saw her smile faded away as she drove away.

Why did it end up like this? It was with a heavy heart that I went back home.

Next morning at TaeNy’s Apartment,

Taeyeon’s POV

Today is the first time that we’ll be apart for the whole day with Fany. It might be nothing but I know I’m going to miss her presence. Yesterday I only worked after school and I was already dying to go home and see her.

We ate breakfast and I drove Tiffany to school. Our relationship is not a secret anymore. I don’t know how people discovered it though…maybe holding and flirting in public didn’t help to keep the secret safe. Anyway, the fact that we are living together is still unknown to the school and I’m grateful for that.

I dropped Fany right in front of the school. I surprised myself recently when I realized that instead of being mysterious and secretive about my girlfriend because that is my personality, I tended to want to show it off.

“Have a nice day” I wished her before putting a kiss on her cheek.

Fany showed me her trademark eyes-smile before kissing me back. “I’m going to miss you today, don’t work too hard” she said before getting off the car.

I watched Tiffany walked away. That is pretty stupid but now, every time I see her walks away…it pains me. I want to walk alongside her…not watch her walking away from me.

Tiffany suddenly stopped walking and turned to look at me. I saw her letting out a sigh before smiling sweetly. I understood that she was wondering why I was still there instead of going to work. Fany waved at me and with hand gestures, told me to leave. Before I finally drove away, she blew me a kiss.

Yes, today is going to be a hard day.

Later in the afternoon,

I have a meeting with a client today. For a change, the meeting is taking place in some fancy restaurant. I left the office and called Tiffany on my way to the parking. I was lucky that class has just ended and she could answer her phone. This week is probably going to be very long since I have to work every day and won’t have time to spend with her.

“Hi Sweetie!” I heard her sweet voice answering my call.

“Hi Cutie…” I replied awkwardly. I’m still not used to be all sweet talking with her. “Am I bothering you?”

“Not at all, class just ended. I’m happy that you call me Taengoo. I wanted to call you all day but I didn’t know if you were busy or not”

“I’m going downtown for a meeting now and since school was over, I thought I should call you”

“Are you driving right now? You shouldn’t use your cellphone if you’re driving, remember” she reminded me.

“I’m sitting in the car now, still in the parking lot. Are you going home?”

“Huh…no, I’m going to Sica’s house now”

“What time are you coming back? Want me to come and pick you up?”

“No it’s ok, I won’t come home late so don’t worry”

“I’ll be home for dinner…guess we won’t have time to cook tonight. I’ll buy some food on my way. What do you want to eat?”

“Up to you Taengoo”

I couldn’t help but let out a sigh at her answer. “Thanks for your help”

“I don’t know what to eat..:”

“Me neither…I’ll stop at the first shop then”

“I don’t want to eat noodles”

“Rice then” I suggested.

“No buy some pizza”

“Why didn’t you say earlier that you want American food?” I laughed at her.

“Ham pizza without mushroom, please”

“Sure princess. Okay, I have to go now, I’ll be late”

“Go go!!! Drive safely and don’t come home too late” she told me.

“Yeah and you be careful. Call me before you leave Jessica’s house”

“I will. Good luck with the meeting!”

“Thanks. Bye Fany”

“Bye Taengoo”

Even though it was a short conversation, it made me happy to hear her voice. With that, I drove to the restaurant where I was supposed to meet this businessman. It took me about 10 minutes to drive from my company to the restaurant, but I had to find a parking to park my car since the restaurant didn’t have its own. After I had parked my car, I walked to the restaurant which was only one block away.

On my way there, I walked passed some shops…and something caught my attention. Actually, I wished I hadn’t seen it…if only I took another path…if only I didn’t look into that coffee shop.

At the back of the shop, there was a table with two people. One of them was Fany whom I should be happy to see…if only she wasn’t sitting and talking with Sungmin. I don’t know how I control myself…instead of running into that shop and confronting them; I instantly pulled out my phone and texted Tiffany while walking away. Right after I sent her my message, I got her reply:

<<I’m on the bus to Sica’s house>>

Obviously, she was lying. I don’t know if her lie hurt me more than it made me angry. I tried my best to suppress my feelings as I walked to my meeting. I don’t know how I’m going to talk business after what I saw. The only thing I want to do right now is to run back to that shop and tell Sungmin once and for all to leave Tiffany alone.

It’s with images of Tiffany and Sungmin sitting and talking together that I went to my meeting. I managed to do my work properly but my mind was obviously somewhere else.

In A Coffee Shop,

Tiffany’s POV

I can’t believe I agreed to go for a drink with Sungmin. All thanks to my curiosity. I can’t say that it didn’t freak me out to walk into Sungmin outside of school. He likes to pop out of nowhere and unfortunately, he always pop out right in front of me.

After all the discussion with Taeng about Sungmin, I knew I better avoid him at all cost and that’s what I did. As soon as I saw him walking toward me, I was already ready to come up with an excuse to get away. Of course, thing never works the way you want it to.

While I tried to end our conversation, Sungmin caught my attention. It was easy; all he did was mentioning Taeyeon. He told me that he wanted to talk to me about Taeng, that there were things that I needed to know about her…so I agreed to listen to him.

I was supposed to go to Yuri’s house for another cooking lesson but that could wait. We’ve been sitting in that coffee shop for 10 minutes now and he hasn’t come to the point.

“I don’t want to be rude but can you please go straight to the point? I have an appointment” I told him, I was losing my patience.

“Sorry…I just wanted to catch up with you. We haven’t seen each other for weeks”

“What’s the thing about Taeyeon you want me to know?” I went straight to the point. If he wasn’t going to speak up then I will ask.

Sungmin took his time before replying to me. “I…I learned that you two were dating right now…” he started.

“Yes”

“How is she treating you?”

“I’m sorry but why do you care?”

“I’m worried about you…Taeyeon is not easy to handle”

“Excuse me?”

“Is it the mysterious vibe that attracted you?” he went on.

“Sungmin, no offense but that’s none of your business”

“I’m just saying…” he paused. “She is going to hurt you…like she hurt Sunye”

“…”

“Don’t you think it might be a phase? I mean her feelings…I actually think she is confused once again.”

“What are you trying to do?” my voice sounded irritated now.

“Tiffany, Taeyeon has been with Sunye since they were kids…those feelings don’t go away that easily.”

“…”

Why…why is he talking about Taeyeon and Sunye with me? Why is he trying to stick their previous relationship into my mind? Of course I know Taeng and Sunye were close and that there is lot of things that Sunye knows about Taeng that I don’t.

“I’m sorry to drop it on you but Taeyeon probably wanted to change her mind. I don’t think she’s serious”

Now I must admit that Taeng was right…Sungmin is not as nice and simple as I thought. I know what he is trying to do but did he really think it would work out? Yes, his words hit me because Taeyeon/Sunye is still a sensitive topic and that deep inside, I still fear Taeng will go back to her childhood love. But I’m not going to freak out and give up on everything that we’ve build so far.

“Sungmin…thank you for warning me but no thanks. This is between Taeyeon and me and last time that I checked, you and Taeng aren’t that close friends so I don’t think that you’re able to understand what’s going on in her mind” I told him.

Suddenly, I felt my phone vibrated. It was Taeng. She texted me and asked me where I was now. She often texts me when we’re not together and always ask for my location. It’s not really spying on me, she never asks about what I’m doing or with who, she just wants to make sure that I’m safe by knowing where I am.

Unlike the other times, I hesitated before replying. Should I tell the truth or not? The last thing that I want is to lie…I don’t want our relationship to be full of lies and secrets. But…I know her views on Sungmin and I already know how she would react. And I can’t tell her that Sungmin lured me by using her name. Taeng will go berserk and I don’t want to create trouble for her.

So I made up a lie. I texted her back and told her that I was on the bus to Sica’s house. I know I shouldn’t have lied…but that’s better for everyone. Maybe I’ll tell her the truth another time. I closed my phone and focused on Sungmin again. He was curious as to who I was texting but didn’t dare to ask.

“I have to go now so if you have nothing else to add…” I started.

“Taeyeon promised Sunye that she will never leave her…just so you know” he quickly added before I stood up and took my bag.

I looked at him and wanted to say something back but I couldn’t. His last words scared me and for one second…I had doubts about Taeyeon’s feelings. What if she goes back to Sunye? What would I do?

I held on to my emotions and bowed to Sungmin before leaving. The fresh air outside made me feels slightly better. I walked to the bus station but ended up taking a taxi to Yuri’s house.

I don’t know how I’m going to face Taeng tonight…lying about going to Yuri’s house is fine since it’s on purpose…but my lie about Sungmin…I feel guilty already.

At Taeng’s Office,

Taeyeon’s POV

There is no way I can concentrate after what I saw. It was a miracle that the meeting went well. I’ve been sitting in my office for hours now and the work is not done yet. I feel like calling Fany but I don’t know how I will handle it. A part of me wants to forget about it and act like I didn’t see anything. If Fany was to tell me face to face that she likes hanging out with Sungmin, I wouldn’t support it.

I was going crazy sitting at my desk and thinking about this issue when my phone vibrated. I got a new text message. I hoped it was Fany but when I looked at it…it wasn’t her. Instead, it was someone I wasn’t expecting at all.

I read the message and like magic, I forgot about Fany and Sungmin. I rested against my comfy chair and played with my phone. Should I reply back or not? Last time she left, we said goodbye to each other…I feel that this time, it might be better to not too see each other again. I also know she is not leaving for good…which makes me feel uncomfortable…I have a bad feeling about it.

Kwon’s Residence,

Yuri’s POV

I knew something was wrong with Sica today, besides the fact that we’re not at ease around each other anymore, there was something else that bothered her. Luckily, Fany told me discreetly that Sica got sick.

I wanted to stay by her side and checked on her but it was pretty difficult with Gyuri glued to me. After school, Sica told me she would leave on her own, I’ve also noticed that she was a lot on her phone. I know that she is always with her phone but I don’t know…something is bothering me…

It was also planned that I drive Fany to my house for the cooking session, but she also dumped me. When I got in my car, I spotted Fany getting on Sungmin’s car. I don’t know where they went but I sure hope Taeng doesn’t know about that.

So after all these emotions, I got home and met with my not-so comforting sister. I told Yoona about what happened with Sica. Even though she is my younger sister and I would prefer her to stay ignorant about dating and stuff, she does have good advice…sometimes.

Yoong didn’t miss the chance to tell me how I messed up with Sica. According to her, I shouldn’t have been so mellow. She told me to take control of the relationship next time…to stand for myself.

“I told you, I can’t force her to be with me” I said to my sister after telling her how the day went.

“Then you should act like you don’t care about her. Stop looking like a sad puppy for once” she scolded me.

“…I can’t help it…whenever I’m around her…she’s Jessica…”

“Well I don’t care whether it’s Sica or any other girl; you should stop acting like you need her more than she needs you.”

“…”

“Look at Taeng unnie, it’s obvious that Fany is crazy about her and I’m pretty sure that Taeng unnie’s character played a big role in that”

“Taeyeon IS like that…she doesn’t need to act distant…”

“I’m telling you, if you want your girl back, don’t chase after her. Make her want to come back on her own.”

“Oh really??? And how?”

“Hmm…act like you don’t care anymore or make her jealous!”

“The jealous thing is fail. It brings more trouble than anything else” I stated. I saw it a lot on TV, whenever someone tries the jealousy thing, it backfires.

“I actually think that if you don’t run after you, she’ll slowly come back. If you don’t let her know how life is it without you, she’ll never realize it” Yoong concluded. “Think about it” she said before going in her room.

I stayed alone in the kitchen for a while…thinking about what my sister has just said. Should I follow her advice? Ignoring Sica would probably be the hardest thing to do…Am I able to do it?

I don’t know how long I sat in the kitchen, struggling with myself on how to make my next move but soon enough, someone rang the door bell. I didn’t realize that my mom wasn’t around. No wonder the house was so quiet.

I went to open the door. It was Tiffany. I couldn’t help but be surprise at her presence. She was with Sungmin earlier so I imagined they would have spent more time together…but I felt relieved when I saw her on the porch.

“Hi Yuri! Why are you so surprise to see me?” Fany asked.

I didn’t want to tell her about what I saw earlier. I wasn’t going to judge the situation. She probably had her reason and I didn’t want to put her in an uncomfortable situation.

“Oh..no…I’m just surprise that you came so fast” I made up.

“Yeah…I took a cab, that’s why” she explained.

We both went to the kitchen and I told her my mom wasn’t at home yet. Eventually, our conversation led to my relationship with Sica.

“So…what are you doing to do?” Fany asked.

“To tell the truth…I really don’t know. I don’t know where I’m standing anymore…I don’t know if I should chase or give up…” I admitted.

“Do you know how she is feeling? What’s her position right now?”

“I didn’t ask her directly…I’m scare she will reveal her feelings to me…what if it’s Donghae?”

“But you need to know…it can’t go on like this forever. You two are too awkward with each other now…”

“I have a bad feeling about this…I don’t know where its coming from but something is going on…”

“Why don’t you go see her tonight? Check if she is fine or not, you can tell her I told you she was sick”

“Yoona told me to stop caring so much…she will come back slowly to me if I do that”

“She might…or maybe she will walk away from you because you’re walking away from her. I don’t know what she is going to do. I tried to talk to her about that but she refused.”

“Then what I should do?”

“Don’t give up on her yet…try again…one last time” Fany suggested.

As soon as she finished her sentence, my mom appeared in the kitchen.

“Tiffany! Look what I bought!” my mom showed us her bags.

She bought a lot of food…probably for her cooking session with Fany. I was going to let them alone when Tiffany grabbed my hand.

“Yuri! Why don’t you cook some porridge for Jessica? Since she is sick” Fany said.

My mom was suddenly very excited. “OH great! Let’s the three of us cook together! I’ll teach both of you!” she said happily.

I hesitated a bit before joining them. I still don’t know what I should do about Jessica. I really do have a bad feeling about this.

Sica’s House,

Yuri’s POV

After cooking the porridge for Jessica, I packed it nicely and with Tiffany, we left. Before going to see Sica, I had to drop Fany at the apartment. During the ride, I was really curious to what she did with Sungmin but tried my best to not ask anything.

She probably noticed that something was odd with me. Usually, we always joke and talk a lot in the car but today I was very quiet.

“Are you okay Yuri? Don’t think too much about what’s going to happen.” She said, thinking I was worried about seeing Jessica.

Because I didn’t want her to be suspicious, I acted as if Sica was the reason to my quietness. “Yeah, I know.”

We both remained silent until we reached their apartment. I dropped Tiffany and she wished me good luck before getting off the car. A part of me felt bad for not telling Taeyeon about what I saw. I have no right to get into their relationship but Taeng is my friend…maybe I should have warn her? I tried to stop worrying too much about them before driving to Sica’s house.

Slowly as I got closer to Sica’s home, I felt more and more nervous. I’m not the cheerful and bubbly Yuri around her anymore. Since what happened, we are both on serious mode when we’re together. That’s sad but I can’t change it.

Once I arrived at her house, I parked my car and stayed in it for at least 10 minutes. Oddly enough, I’ve never been into her house. Every time I come to pick her up, I stayed outside and waited. Of course, I’ve seen her sister before but not her parents.

Sica told me once that her mother knows who I am. She saw me from the window but we’ve never met. So now, I’m really nervous to not only meet with Sica, but also her parents.

When I finally had the courage to get off my car, I saw the front door open. It was her little sister Krystal.

“Hello Yuri unnie” she greeted me with a polite bow.

“Krystal, how did you know I was there?” I asked her, still surprised of her sudden apparition.

“Hmmm…Sica unnie saw you from her windows…she told me to come and get you” she explained.

“Oh…” so Sica knew I was there waiting by myself. Does it mean, she doesn’t mind seeing me?

I followed Krystal inside the house. As soon as I stepped in, I looked around to see if her parents were there.

“My parents went out earlier, they will back later tonight” she said. I felt a little relieved as well.

Krystal showed me the way to Sica’s room and let me go in by myself. “Good luck unnie!” she said before running to her room.

I held the bag with the porridge box tightly before knocking on the door. Slow as usual, Jessica didn’t ask me to come in immediately. When I heard her soft voice, my nervousness got worse.

For the first time, I entered her room. There was nothing that stood out more to me; there were a lot of pictures though, Sica really likes taking pictures. Jessica was sitting at her desk, doing her homework. When she turned and looked at me, my heart skipped a beat.

“What where you doing outside?” she asked me.

I tried to calm myself down and showed her my bag. “Fany told me you were sick so…” I took out porridge and put it on her desk. “I made you some porridge, hope you feel better with it” I explained to her.

Jessica looked at it and smiled. “You shouldn’t have...I had a little fever only”

“Still, you should take care…” I said while giving her a spoon that I also brought with me. “Come on, eat” I told her.

I know Yoong told me that I should back off a while and let her come to me, but I can’t do that. Looking at her now, I can’t leave…I still want and need to see this beautiful face every day. Right now, I can’t suppress my feelings for her.

I watched Jessica eat quietly. We’re still seeing each other every day but I miss her.

“Sica…can we talk for a minute?” I asked, unsure of her response.

“I knew there was something else you came for” she said with a smile.

“Sorry”

“I also think we should talk”

I definitely but definitely hate that sentence. No matter who say it, it always sounds bad…always.

“Hmmm…you first?” I asked. I didn’t want to tell her how I miss her and stuff if she has already decided on our fate.

“I miss our friendship Yuri. I miss the old days when you would always annoy the hell out of me and I would scold you…”

“I miss our relationship…” I said honestly.

“Yuri…I still need time and…knowing you are waiting for me make it difficult for both of us to be natural around each other.”

“So? Are you asking me to stop waiting for you? Because you know I can’t…”

“I just want us to be like before…not thinking about where we’re heading to…let things come naturally”

A part of me didn’t want that…I know what I want for us and I don’t need and want any other options. Can I be around her without thinking about the future? Can I hang out with her knowing friendship is the only thing that keep us together? I don’t want Sica as a friend…I want more than that.

Then I thought about what Yoona told me earlier. Stop caring so much, stop showing her how much I need her in my life…maybe it’s time for me to step away a bit, just to let her witness by herself, how is it like without me next to her.

“Friends is it then…let’s be friends Jessica” I said before offering my hand.

Giving up completely on this girl is impossible for me, I can’t stay away from her for too long and I definitely can’t shut her off as well…so for now, we’ll be friends and I will act like a friend.

No matter how much it hurts…I’m willing to try…but this time, I’m not going to run. Instead, I will make small step…slowly but surely, she will be back with me.

TaeNy’s Apartment,

Tiffany’s POV

I was very happy with myself today, not only did I make things clear with Sungmin, I also learned a lot with auntie. I really want to improve on my cooking skills since starting next week; we’re having 2 weeks vacation. We’re probably staying at home with Taeng so I want to take care of her. Poor her, she is working a lot this week. We barely had time to be with each other.

Taeng told me she would be home earlier so I expected to see her at the apartment already. And I was right; Taengoo was already at home when I arrived. She was sitting at the dining table, working on her computer. Looking at her being so serious was…kind of sexy. I really love the nice and dorky Taengoo but it would be a lie if I say that her mysterious side wasn’t attractive.

“Taengoo!!” I shouted while running to her and giving her a hug from behind.

Taeyeon didn’t react and was still focus on her computer. She didn’t even look at me.

“Taengoo?? Taengoo?” I called her while sitting on the chair next to her.

“I’m working” she replied coldly.

I wonder what happened to her…she looked really angry and that scared me a bit. It’s been awhile since Taeng had such a pissed expression on her face.

“Where were you?” she looked straight at me and asked.

I didn’t know if I should tell her the truth or not. “Huh? I was at Sica’s house like I told you” I lied. It came out naturally…Taeng’s angry face scared me…I can’t tell her the truth.

Taeyeon stared at me. She looked hurt at what I said. Without a word, she closed her laptop and walked in her room.

I stayed there wondering what just happened. Taeyeon won’t get angry if there is nothing to begin with. So I walked to her door and knocked.

“Taengoo? What’s going on? Did something happen?” I asked through the door.

But she didn’t response. “Are you angry with me? Can I come in?” I insisted.

Suddenly the door opened and Taeng busted out. She grabbed her jacket and walked toward the door.

“Are you going somewhere?” I naturally asked.

“…” Taeng didn’t answer me.

I quickly ran to the door and put myself between the door and Taeng. Not letting her leaves without an explanation.

“Tell me what is going on!!” I told her.

“Let me go out…”

“Why?”

“Let me leave before I get angry”

“You’re already angry…what happened?”

“Tiffany”

“Did I do something? Just tell me!”

I didn’t expect Taeng to explode. She threw her jacket harshly on the floor while screaming at me. “YOU WERE WITH SUNGMIN!”

My eyes went big when I realized what happened. Taeyeon saw me…and she knows I lied…and am still lying.

“Taeyeon..:”

“You lied do me…not once Fany…twice! I gave you the chance to be honest with me…but you…”

“Let me explain Taeyeon…this is not what you think…” I tried to explain while grabbing her arm.

“Go away…” she said in a serious tone.

I couldn’t stop the tears, they were flowing now. “Taeyeon just hear me out” I begged her.

Taeyeon pushed me aside and opened the door. I was ready to run after her when she stopped and turned back at me.

“I trusted you…I trusted you Tiffany…how could you…Just leave me alone” she said before turning around and leaves.

I stood there devastated…what have I done?