A sharp pain went through the boy's heart. His biggest fear came true. He had let her down.

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i'm so sorry

:

i feel so bad

:

ji, i'm sorry

geez i just woke up

give me at least 3 minutes to be ready to handle you

you don't need to apologize, i'm sure you had good reasons

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sorry

:

ah shit sorry

:

i just can't stop saying sorry

:

are 3 minutes over already?

it's been less than 10 seconds, jungwon

:

did you go home safely yesterday?

:

how long did you wait?

i went home after you didn't show up for 15 minutes

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A lie. She waited for at least two hours for him. Worrying. Scared for his safety.

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so you don't need to worry

really?

:

you don't know how glad i am

:

i really tried to go to you but i couldn't

:

there was an incident at my company

you mean the dating scandal?

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Jungwon's hands froze, his face dropping.

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how do you know?

how can i not?

everyone's talking about it

:

...

and that's why your company took your phone?

:

yeah

:

safety measures

damn sucks to be you

:

hah, yeah

oh

i have to go, work's calling

see you

:

wait!

:

ji

:

you know, about me and ae cha

what?

:

it's not what you think it is

good lord you don't need to explain yourself, jungwon

what the hell are you doing

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The girl felt uneasy talking about his feelings and his relationship with someone else.

She wasn't jealous.

Liking someone was just something so foreign to her. Let alone loving someone. After all, it was something that she couldn't relate to. Something that she didn't believe in.

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:

do you really think we are dating?

the whole world does

why? are you not?

:

it's complicated

well, then let's just drop it

i don't really care anyway

:

oh okay

as long as you are happy

:

yeah ...

:

ji, are you free later?

:

i think i need to see you

today?

sorry, i have to take over my colleague's shifts

i will be too busy the next days

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They both knew it all too well.

No matter how hard they tried to pretend as if nothing was wrong...Things have turned weird between them.

Days would pass by without any of them ever reaching out to the other.

Why? It just felt wrong to both of them.

The boy felt bad for lying to her, while she on the other hand felt like she had to hold herself back now that she knew he had a partner.

That's when one day, things changed completely.

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hello

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ji, right?

yeah? yes, it's me

hi jungwon

:

jungwon?

?

:

oh yeah RIGHT right

:

for a moment i forgot who i was LOL

:

my bad xd

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yep, it's me jungwon

are you okay? you sound kinda out of it

:

never felt better B)

oh okay i'm glad :)

does your company still have your phone?

:

what?

:

i didn't know they had it in the first place

?

:

uhh...yes i guess

aw that sucks :/

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btw

:

do you like michael jackson

??????

that's like super random

:

do you?

yh he's alright

i like 'Billie Jean'

:

ME TOO

you know, i'm usually not the type of person to text a lot

oh really?

:

ahh sorry...i'm kinda playing a game while we are speaking right now😭

:

heeseung just mercilessly killed me can you believe it

heeseung? from enhypen?

you mean the tall good-looking one?

:

no that's me😎

:

i'm talking about the old grandpa that stays up till 5 am every night and complains about not getting enough sleep

💀💀💀

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i will turn it off real quick

no there's no need!!

please continue playing jungwon it's fine

:

...

:

you PASSED!

pass what?🤨

:

the vibe check

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ji!

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ji? i got my phone back

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you are online, right?

:

why aren't you answering?