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"Hyemin, you okay?" Chaeyeon spoke up, taking her out of her thoughts. Hyemin gave a small smile and nodded.

Now that she thought of it, it all made sense. I mean, she heard Sunghoon and Chaeyeon used to be close so it would be natural for him to fall for her. It wasn't even a love triangle anymore, it seemed more like some love hexagon. She was (fake) dating Sunghoon, who liked Chaeyeon, but she was currently dating Jungwon. Hyemin mentally chuckled.

What in the Wattpad...

Sitting there right now, she felt a little weird. Her gaze flickered to the one and only Sunghoon who was staring at Chaeyeon. She instantly recognized the way he looked at Chaeyeon. It was filled with so much love and adoration. A small frown made its way to Hyemin's lips.

Hyemin felt her phone vibrate, signaling that she had gotten a new message.

definitelynotsunghoon : can we go

definitelynotsunghoon : i don't feel good

highmin.xoxo : are u okay?

highmin.xoxo : i'll make up some excuse

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"My mom just texted and she said we have some guests over right now so she wants me to be home," Hyemin frowned, earning all their attention.

"Aw, that's too bad," said Jungwon, and Chaeyeon nodded.

"It was fun meeting you though," Chaeyeon grinned.

"Same here. Well, see you guys Monday,"

They both waved at the couple and exited the restaurant. Sunghoon let out a little sigh when the cold wind greeted him. He was glad they left. When they entered the restaurant, Sunghoon felt like he was being suffocated.

The car ride home was even quieter than when they were heading to the restaurant. Hyemin thought if she should say something but opted to stay quiet instead, playing with her fingers as she thought to herself.

She couldn't even imagine what Sunghoon was feeling. She felt stupid for not getting the signs earlier. They were one turn from getting home when Sunghoon took a different route. She tilted her head in confusion as they pulled up to the park.

It was obviously empty since it was nighttime so they had the whole place to themselves.

Hyemin turned her head to the male, and as if on cue, he spoke up. "I wanted some fresh air. Hope you didn't mind."

"Nope, not at all."

He sat down on a bench and stared at the ground quietly. He could feel his eyes well up and mentally cursed himself. No, he didn't want to cry. Not here. Not now. Not ever. And especially not in front of Hyemin.

She sat down next to him. After a few seconds of silence, she cleared her throat.

"You can talk about your feelings, you know? It's not good to keep your feelings bottled up," she said quietly.

"There's nothing to talk about." He answered curtly.

"Yes, there is; your feelings for Chaeyeon," At the mention of her name, she felt the boy stiffen in his seat. "It's totally normal to like someone, Sunghoon. But, if you don't want to talk about it, I'll just go—"

He grabbed her wrist before she could walk away. "Stay, please."

Not even a second after she sat back down, Sunghoon wrapped his arms around her, soft sobs escaping his lips. Hyemin was taken aback at first but gently rubbed circles around his back as he cried.

If someone told her 4 months ago that she'd be hugging and rubbing soothing circles on Park Sunghoon's back, she would laugh at their face.

"I-I thought I've already m-moved on from h-her—"

"Shh, it's okay."

"I know it's selfish but sometimes I wished that I met Chaeyeon earlier. But even if so, she'd still pick him. She always did."

Her eyes softened. Even if she did not get along with him sometimes, her heart swelled at the sight of him crying. He didn't deserve it. No one did. She wished she could take away all his pain. She could feel her dress dampen with his tears but she couldn't care less.

"A-And I feel like such a horrible friend for liking one of my best friend's girlfriend."

"You're not a horrible friend, Hoon."

"How do y-you know that?"

"I just do. Yeah, you annoy me and sometimes I want to throw you off a cliff but you're not a horrible friend. Remember that, Sunghoon."

"Well, I-I bet you're gonna make fun of me for c-crying later."

"No, I won't."

"Promise?"

"I promise." she sighed, "It's normal to cry. Crying doesn't make you weak. You tried your best but not everything will work out the way you want. Those are the things that make you stronger. It may seem like you have so many bad things going on in your life right now but just try to hold on okay? And maybe there's a reason why you and her didn't end up together. Maybe there's someone better for you."

"There's nobody better than Im Chaeyeon." Sunghoon sniffed.

"You say that now." she wiped his tears. "Are you okay now?"

"Yeah..." he tore his gaze away from hers. He cleared his throat and his eyes turned red. "Thank you for being here for me."

"No problem, Park." Hyemin grinned. Even if she didn't want to admit it aloud, she thought Sunghoon looked cute at the moment. His cheeks were flushed, his hair was disheveled, and the way his lips were slightly pouted. Hyemin fought the urge to pinch his cheeks.

"I think we should go," said Sunghoon and she nodded.

A tired sigh left her lips when she plopped on her bed.

What a day.

It was almost midnight and Hyemin wanted to do nothing but sleep. She was glad that tomorrow was a weekend since she could sleep in. But she thought it'd be better for her to go on a walk to clear her head, plus she needed to walk her dog. Her phone buzzed signaling there was a new message.

definitelynotsunghoon : thanks again hyemin

highmin.xoxo : no problemmm

definitelynotsunghoon : no i really mean it

definitelynotsunghoon : thanks for being there for me

highmin.xoxo : i'll always be here for u bestie

definitelynotsunghoon : i'll treat u out if u want

highmin.xoxo : ahh there's really no need for that bro

highmin.xoxo : but who am i to deny free food 😍🤞

definitelynotsunghoon : as expected

definitelynotsunghoon : so when are u free?

highmin.xoxo : hmm since im not free morning then probably at noon

definitelynotsunghoon : what's tmrw morning?

highmin.xoxo : im going for a walk in the park. some me time yk 💅

definitelynotsunghoon : ohhh

definitelynotsunghoon : okay then tmrw noon it isss

definitelynotsunghoon : i'll text u the location

highmin.xoxo : okayy

definitelynotsunghoon : which reminds me or something

definitelynotsunghoon : i don't have ur number

highmin.xoxo : ### #### ####

definitelynotsunghoon : thanks

highmin.xoxo : no problemo

highmin.xoxo : what did u save me as

definitelynotsunghoon : my sugar booger 🥺💗✨🎀

highmin.xoxo : BRO

highmin.xoxo : ARE U FR

highmin.xoxo : 🤢🤢🤢

definitelynotsunghoon : yes ofc

definitelynotsunghoon : someone wise once said

definitelynotsunghoon : "if we're gonna do this, at least make it look authentic"

highmin.xoxo : wow so im wise now 😍?

definitelynotsunghoon : nevermind

definitelynotsunghoon : ### #### ####

highmin.xoxo : i saved u as parasite 🤺

definitelynotsunghoon : ouch

definitelynotsunghoon : is that how u treat ur lovely boyfriend 🥺

highmin.xoxo : no sunghoon

highmin.xoxo : just no

definitelynotsunghoon : my sugar buns

definitelynotsunghoon : pumpkin pie

definitelynotsunghoon : apple of my eye

highmin.xoxo : STOP

highmin.xoxo : im actually gonna block u park

definitelynotsunghoon : jeez okay 🙄

highmin.xoxo : enegays

highmin.xoxo : me is gonna sleep

highmin.xoxo : goodnight bozo

definitelynotsunghoon : goodnight my sweetiepie

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Hyemin chuckled at the previous messages. She looked at the window and saw a familiar face from the house across hers. Sunghoon sent her a flying kiss and Hyemin pretended to catch it before throwing it to the ground and stepping on it. Sunghoon's jaw dropped open and he pretended to look hurt. Hyemin let out a laugh and sent him a flying kiss before closing the curtain.

"Park Sunghoon, you really are something, huh?"

She laid back down on her bed, remembering his pretend look of hurt, and smiled. She then dozed off to sleep, with her heart beating faster than usual.

they're so cute :(