Wendy is walking towards nowhere in particular. She can't help but notice Rosé avoiding her. It isn't very obvious, but it's in the younger's subtle actions, and she knows her too well.

How she avoids looking into her eyes, how she always turns around if they ever cross paths, how she avoids being alone with her in a single room.

And she doesn't like this one bit.

She's used to being so close with each other, they told each other everything but for some reason that chipmunk is running away from her.

They're growing apart.

I've to fix things, but why's she being like this?

But Rosé is not the only one avoiding someone, Wendy herself has been trying so hard to avoid a certain someone.

She never imagined that Seulgi would be working here and that too at such a high position. They always see each other either while shooting or some sort of a meeting.

Wendy felt guilty because she could never say anything in the meetings with Seulgi, she could barely even look up. The pressure was always on Rosé and knowing how the latter is, she felt like it was all her fault.

Well, it is.

She's just walking to calm herself down, with all this work she hasn't been able to do that. And Seulgi being here just adds to her problem.

Her mind is in a mixed-up state right now, some part of her says that she wants to talk to Seul, and the other,

The other part is afraid.

Afraid of hearing what the other will say, afraid that the person who once was her best friend, would hate her, afraid that it'll all rush back in, everything that happened 12 years ago.
 

Afraid that she'll see someone else too.

"Okay and that's a wrap." Taehyung says with the largest grin ever.

Rosé has been working hard these past few days. They've completed their first series with a boy group of the company and they're very excited to see how it turns out.

It's been 2 and a half weeks since she met Kim Jennie and she's only seen her once or twice since then. Every time the woman was either ignoring her or being mean to her.

She recalls how she called out to her in the hallway and waved to her, but the latter just rolled her eyes and went away. Her hand was just left hanging, and boy was it embarrassing.

She has no idea why she still keeps on waving and trying to talk and trying to find her, even though the other clearly is a and doesn't want anything to do with Rosé.

Maybe it's because she made a promise.

I promise, I won't let you change.

She can't break her promise. She tells herself that, that's why she tries to see that Kim Jennie all the time.

See if she's okay.

If she's laughing like she did that day.

If she's happy.

"Guys now that this is complete, do you all wanna go out, maybe get drinks?"

Sana chirps excitedly, laughing hard at something Dahyun said.

"Yeah, please I haven't had any fun since I came here." Hyunjin huffs.

They all start looking at Wendy, who's oblivious to that. But as soon as she sees all of them, she gets startled.

"Okay okay, you don't have to stare at me like that, we'll go out tonight." Wendy raises her hands in defeat.

"So we'll meet up at the entrance at 8.30?" Momo asks, to which they all nod.

"Guys I don't wanna go, I'm not in the mood." Jin forces a smile. And he gets stares as replies. He, along with Sana, are supposed to be party-lovers not 'party-avoiders'.

"I'll get him." Sana winks. Rosé always knew the both were close and if Sana says she'll do something, she'll do it.

They all go out of the set towards their rooms, and as usual, Rosé tries to avoid staying behind with Wendy.

Until she calls her.

"Could you uhm stay back, chippie? I- these ideas, I can't uhh figure this out."

Rosé still softens up upon hearing the sweet endearment.

"You know, tomorrow we'll finally step into our own actual real office, it'll be sooo gooood, yayyy." Wendy ran around the room and jumped.

Rosé was sitting on the bed, thinking about how tomorrow would be.

"Heyyyy, aren't you happpyy~~"  Wendy sang excitedly, while jumping on the bed and resting her head on Rosé's lap.

Rosé gently played with the other's hair, twirling a long brown strand of hair along her forefinger.

"What are you thinking about little girl?"

"Wha- I'm not that little Wendy! Besides, despite being so old, you're still shorter." Rosé giggled, showing the little sign with her forefinger and thumb.

Wendy sat up and smacked the top of her head, then settled down again on the other's lap.

They stayed silent for a while.

"It'll be fine, okay? Stop stressing." Wendy showed the cutest grin while scrunching her nose.

Rosé is relieved upon hearing that, but it doesn't calm her down entirely.

It seemed as if Wendy noticed that, so she sat up and just looked at Rosé, pulling her out of her trance.

"What is there something on my face?" Rosé touched her face frantically, about to get up to go in front of the mirror, when Wendy grabbed her hand.

She pinched her cheeks while giggling. "You know you look like a chipmunk."

"Hey! I do not!"

"Awww, so cute my little chipmunk, are you angwwy?"

Rosé just looked away and pretended she was angry, but inside she was happy, all her worries gone.