Since The Start
Blue Sky Black Sky"Wheein-ah, let’s go back to Jeonju today!” the younger girl said to her best friend of 10 years and counting. “Uh? All of a sudden?” was her reply, along with a set of eyes staring at her, as big as rabbits. “Yeah! We haven’t been there in so long and I miss ittttttttttt,” the younger girl whined. “Okay, okay, let’s go. Pack your bags Hwasa.” The shorter girl said, standing up and heading to their room.
2 hours later,
“Wah!!!! We are finally in the train! Urgh, that man was so irritating, holding up the queue with all of his unnecessary questions,” Hwasa grumbled, plopping into her assigned seat. The slightly older girl laughed at her, before saying, “This was all your idea you know, and you being oh so smart decided to go back right before Chuseok.” Hwasa chucked a neck pillow at her, something they always have when they take the long 1 and a half hour train ride back to their hometown, before the two of them burst into laughter together. They were always like that, since middle school, laughing at the simplest things, as long as they were together. They were like 2 peas in a pod, always together, and always laughing, hardly serious. Sometimes, in the dead of night, they would sneak into each other’s bed and spend hours just talking, not caring if they had a schedule early in the morning the next day. They would wake up, and realise that though they were late, they had spent the night cuddling, cherishing every moment together. Just like how the sun was to the moon, they were exactly the same thing, just as dependent on each other, but shining just as brightly when apart, though they hardly were.
“Kya! Jeonju smell!” Hwasa shouted, stretching her whole body while walking out of the train. The normally hyper puppy was strangely quiet today, Hwasa had tried to hold the older girl’s hand before they fell asleep, like they normally do, but the girl had moved her hand closer to her body, avoiding Hwasa, and it didn’t go by the younger girl, “Right Wheein-ie?” The puppy merely nodded her head, and with a small laugh, picked up both girls’ bags and started walking towards the taxi stand. “Wheein-ah! Wait up!” Hwasa shouted, rushing to catch up with her, puzzled at her friend’s behaviour.
“Wheein-ah... Did I do something wrong? You seem a little quiet today.” The younger girl asked softly. They were at Wheein’s house, after being welcomed by her mother. Having grown up together, their mother was used to seeing Hwasa come over. And Hwasa knew she needed to talk to Wheein so here they were, in her room. Wheein turned over to look at her friend, eyes softening when she saw the hurt, worry and sad expressions in the younger’s face. She saw tears welling up in her eyes, and gently wiped them with her thumb as they rolled down her face. “You stupid fool, you made her cry again!” Wheein shouted to herself mentally, giving herself a slap at the same time. “Please don’t cry Hwasayah, I’m sorry. You did not do anything wrong. It’s just that...” she hesitated. Hwasa looked up, knowing that something was bothering her friend, but not wanting to push her too. “It’s okay, don’t force yourself to say it,” Hwasa said, knowing how hard it was for her friend. This made Wheein burst into tears, wondering how she didn’t deserve such a good friend, when she herself was a y one. Her best friend instantly went to hug her, protect her, surprised by her sudden outburst. Wheein thought back to all of the precious memories she had with the girl she was lucky enough to call best friend, out of the millions and billions of people in this world. Hwasa had always been there for her since the beginning, when she reached her first crisis in middle school.
She was on the school roof, tears threatening to burst out of her eyes, her personal wall breaking down bit by bit, ever so slowly. She knew that if she starts to cry, she would not stop, and she could not afford for that to happen. What if someone catches her, the number 1 student in school, only child of the school principal, head president of the student council and most importantly, most popular kid in school. She knew that it would not happen,
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