AMBER'S POV

My heart started beating faster when she told me loved me. 

What is love? 

What does it make someone do?

Is it okay to be in love?

I looked at Soojung, I didn't think she was in love with me. I now understood why she always wanted me to be around her. Then, I remembered Eric's words. He thought he was in love with me, but wasn't. I blinked and looked away from Soojung.

“ Say something,” Soojung said.

“ I don't even understand what love is anymore,” I stated.

“ Then I'll make you understand again. I'll make you understand every day,” Soojung said.

Is she being honest? I don't know why else would she lie. However, I don't know if I am willing to risk it. I'm afraid to love again.

“ I'm telling the truth Eunyoung, I love you. I'll do anything to prove it,” she said.

I bit my lip turned to the door. It was too much. Then, I heard a splash behind me and whipped my head around. What is she doing, swimming in this cold weather? Actually, why is the pool even open?

I waited a minute and realized that Soojung couldn't swim. I took off my coat and jumped into the pool. I saw her floating underwater and tried to make her get up but she wouldn't. Is she trying to kill herself?

I breathed in as much oxygen I could take in and went back underwater.

KRYSTAL'S POV

I couldn't think of any other way to stop Eunyoung from leaving. So I jumped into the cold pool. Like the stupid person I am, I didn't think about not being able to swim.

When Eunyoung dived after me, I shook my head because I wanted her to realize how serious I was. Then, she got closer and closer to my face, but I tried to push her away. 

Eunyoung put her lips against mine and blew into my mouth. I blinked at the sudden kiss and stopped pushing her. She broke the contact of our lips and dragged me up. We both breathed heavily for air. I looked at her eyes and lips. They were soft, and I wanted more. 

“ Soojung, why did you do that?” She asked angrily.

I made her face me and kissed her. At first there was no response, but then she kissed me back. Then and there, I knew that she had something for me too. When Eunyoung tried to pull back for air, I leaned in because I didn't want to end the kiss. 

“ Hey what're you guys doing in there? It's December, not July!” A guy asked.

We both quickly got out of the pool soaking wet and freezing. 

“ Kids these days,” the man muttered.

Eunyoung put her dry coat on me and we went back to my place. It was silent the whole way, and I knew the reason why. If either of us said anything, it would just lead to the kiss that happened.

“ D-do you want some clothes? I have a few clothes that my dad left behind here. Y-You can go take a shower and go home if you want,” I stuttered.

She nodded and followed me to my room. I gave her the clothes and she took a shower in one of the guest bedrooms. I covered my face in embarrassment. What did that kiss mean?

AMBER'S POV

Did I kiss her back? Did I just kiss Soojung back? Why did I like it so much? All these questions started popping up in my head as I showered. I touched my lip and thought back to when she kissed me.

“ Soft,” I said.

I shook my head and turned off the shower. I put on the clothes Soojung gave me and dried my hair. 

It was probably my fault though. When I tried to give Soojung some oxygen because I thought she was running out of breathe, I kissed her first. If I liked it so much, does this mean I have feelings for her too? However, why aren't I as happy as when Eric first confessed to me? Is it because my heart is still suffering from the heartbreak?

After taking a shower, I left her home and went back to my apartment. I lay down on my bed and couldn't fall asleep. I was deep in thought about the kiss, the confession and whether or not I really felt the same.

Then, I remembered soojung’s words. Can she really help me understand what love is again? I fell asleep with confused thoughts. When I woke up, I looked at the time; I only got a few hours of sleep.

I dragged myself out of bed and changed. I groggily went to work, unable to think straight because of last night. I stared at my blank screen as I thought back to last night.

“ Eunyoung!” I heard someone yell.

I looked over and saw Nana with not a very happy expression.

“ I've been calling your name for a while you know?” Nana asked.

I made an O with my mouth and looked back at my screen.

“ What's wrong with you?” She asked.

“ I didn't get enough sleep,” I said.

“ That explains your dark circles,” she said.

She walked over to me and fixed my messy bed hair.

“ Now tell me what's really wrong,” she said.

I blinked and sighed.

“ I got kissed and confessed to by a friend,” I said.

“ That's it?” She asked.

Nana sighed and pat my back.

“ You've got a long way to go if you can't even be honest with your feelings to that person.” Nana said and smiled.

I looked at her and thought about what she said. Nana was right, I needed to be honest.

“ Can I be excused for the rest of the day?” I asked.

“ If you promise to do twice the amount of paperwork,” she said.

I nodded and she gave me a go sign. I stood up and ran out of the building. I forgot my coat and umbrella, so I got soaked in the rain. I pulled out my phone and tried calling Soojung, but she wouldn't answer. Then I looked for the number of soojung's manager. She told me to contact him if I really needed to talk to her during work.

“ Hello?” He answered.

“ Hello, this is Eunyoung.” I said.

“ Oh yes, Krystal's friend. What do you need?” He asked.

“ Do you know where Krystal is?” I asked.

“ Well, I think she told me that she'd walk through this one park after filming. She didn't say which one though, so I don't know if I helped you any,” he said.

“ It's fine, I think I know,” I said.

“ Really? That's good. I don't even understand why she'd walk through a park when it's raining,” he said.

I bid him goodbye and started running to the park. It was a few kilometers away, but I ran as fast as I could. It was where I asked her if she wanted to meet my parents. I breathed heavily and let the rain soak my clothes. I ran around the park trying to find her. When I was starting to think that I wasn't in the right park, I approached a big fountain. I breathed heavily for air.

Then I looked up and saw a familiar figure looking at a fountain with her umbrella. She was just looking at the fountain as the rain dropped on her umbrella. Her hair and makeup was done, so it looked kind of like a movie. My heart started beating faster at the sight.

“ Jung Soojung!” I yelled.

She looked over at me and widened her eyes in surprise. I ran to her with all the energy I had left and hugged her. Her umbrella almost dropped because of the sudden contact. 

“ Eunyoung, what are you doing here? You're soaking wet. What-” she said.

“ Soojung, shut up and listen to me.” I said.

I faced her and breathed heavily.

“ Soojung, after a lot of thinking… I figured out that it's okay for me to love again. I don't want to avoid the problem any longer. I want you to fix my broken heart. When you kissed me, I thought it was wrong at first. However, I then realized that it's only because I haven't had that kind of contact in a long time.” I said.

I cupped her cheeks and stared deep into her eyes. She touched my hands and I felt the warmth from it.

“ I like you Jung Soojung. I want to fall in love with you. I want to be with you. I want to kiss you everyday from now on, and I want to make you mine,” I said.

“ Eunyoung, I like you too. I want to be with you and only you for a long time,” Soojung said as she started tearing up.

I smiled for the second time in a while and kissed her. She dropped her umbrella and kissed me back as we got soaked in the rain.