Chapter 30

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Star is silently looking at Ten from the window. Five of the Rookies will be having their flight today to Bangkok. Ten looked up to check her and then smiled at her. Star just smiled faintly and waved her hand. Then Ten boarded the car.

Star sighed and leaned her forehead against the glass window. She prayed for their safe trip.

"I'm already missing you." She whispered while looking at the road where their car passed.

She grabbed her phone and texted him.

'Remember my pointers for you okay? Take care.'

Her phone immediately beeped telling her that he already replied. Star smiled and opened his reply.

'Ok. Don't catch a fever without me. I'm warning you.'

She laughed timidly and just replied an emoticon.

She went back to their vocal room for the resume of their training. She saw there Seomin and the other trainees exercising their voice meanwhile Chahyun is busy with her phone. She sat beside her but Chahyun stood and went out of the room. She didn't even look at her. Star's forehead knotted while asking herself why is she being like that for these past few days. And she feels like she's being like that only to her.

She just sighed and shook her thoughts off her head. She stood and walked towards Seomin to join them on their vocalization. As soon as they finished, their trainor went in together with Chahyun.

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Their training finally ended and it's already night. Star decided to go to the rooftop to be alone. She's been missing Ten badly.

While on her way, she remembered Ten's sweetness. She smiled faintly and hugged herself before opening the door to the rooftop. As she opened it, she saw a man figure there who's sitting on the floor.

She's about to leave when the man looked at her. And it was actually Yuta.

"Star!"

Star smiled at her and walked towards him, "I thought you're a stranger."

Yuta smiled, "Why are you here?"

"I'm always here. How about you?"

He laid on the floor and stretched her body, "I'm so tired today and I want some relaxation. Then I decided to do it here."

"Ah, I see."

"We've been practising hard lately for our performance in Bangkok. I hope my body copes up well. I'm feeling bad everytime I wake up. I feel sick every morning."

"Yah, you should go home now and sleep. Take a rest and medications to prevent getting sick. You must get better."

"But..." he sat and faced Star, "Is it okay for you to leave you here alone?"

"I'm always here. Alone."

Yuta hugged his legs and rested his chin on his knees, "But I don't want to leave you here."

"I'm fine. I also have to go later. I just want to stay here first."

"Then let's just go back together."

Star sighed and shook her head, "Stubborn." Yuta just laughed at her.

"I'm excited for spring." Star said to cut the silence.

"What's with the spring that you like?" He asked.

"I just love springs. It feels like... it's giving hope."

"I see."

Silence began again and it's killing Yuta. Star's fine with it because she's enjoying the stars.

"Anyway, when will you fly to Thailand?" She suddenly asked.

"I can't fly to Bangkok." Yuta said then scratched his forehead.

Star gasped, "Are you serious? Why? Passport? Money?"

"Simple. I have no wings." Then he laughed.

Star hissed then hit him on his arm weakly, "You, silly."

"I know." Star just laughed at him. "The day after tomorrow, the remaining members will FLY to Bangkok. But we don't have wings."

"Yaaaah!" She whined then pouted. Yuta tapped her head and laughed at her expression.

"When is your birthday?"

"Why are you asking?'

"Just asking."

"It's nearing."

"When?"

"December 1." Yuta gave her a poker face and she just laughed at him. "It's a revenge."

"Seriously? Nearing?"

"Hahahahaha!"

"You're really crazy."

"I know." She stopped herself from laughing. Actually, her birthday is really nearing. She just don't want to tell exactly when is it.

"I remembered something." Yuta said.

"Hmm?"

"Way back when Ten is still sitting in on SOPA, you two had an issue."

Her brows furrowed, "What issue?"

"The boyfriend-girlfriend thing."

"Ah, that. I thought we already cleared ourselves?"

"I know. He told me it was just an act to escape the crowd."

"Yeah. It is. He's a bad thinker. He can't think of a better solution that day. Tsk." She shook her head in dismay while reminiscing that day.

"Are you two still communicating?" Star looked at Yuta.

"Pardon?"

"Are you two still talking to each other?" He again asked.

"Uhm, s-sometimes?" She started searching for a good answer in her mind for them to not get busted. Her eyes started to shake in nervousness.

"How often is that sometimes?"

"Why are you asking?"

"Just... curious." He shrugged.

"Not very often. You know, both of us are busy, especially you guys, the Rookies. Plus we don't really get along."

Yuta nodded, "Are you close?"

'Why is he effin' asking?' She asked in his mind.

"Before, at school. Since we became classmates." She smiled weakly.

"Really?"

Star's right eyebrow raised, "Really."

Yuta nodded, "Okay."

"Okay?"

He smiled, "Are we closer than how you are close with Ten?"

She was taken aback. 'Why is he asking things like this suddenly?'

"I don't know. Does it matter?"

"Not really. I just want to know since Ten is also my friend. I hope you get close with the others." He smiled widely.

"I hope too."

Yuta stood and stretched his arms, "We have to go now. We will catch colds here."

Star's about to stand when Yuta reached for her hand and helped her stand. For a short while, he didn't let go of her hand. He just looked at their hands while smiling.

Meanwhile, Star's starting to feel uneasy, "Uhm, l-let's go?"

Yuta looked at her and smiled, "I wish we can be more than this." Then he pressed her hands, released it and walked away first.

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