After a while, CL and MinJi were back from wherever they went. They didn't bother explaining to me, Bom, or Dara where they went and what they were up to.


They came and sat down by your side and pulled out different items from their grocery bag. Whipped cream? Clear cement glue? A toy spider? What were they up to? 


Bom looked at the items and then at CL. She asked with slight amusement and disappointment, "Yah, CL what are you going to do?" CL smiled innocently, "Something I've always wanted to try out on my bad boys." MinJi laughed and patted my shoulder, "Don't worry. Your boyfriend won't get hurt by anything." I smiled meekly. Even though they were my friends, sometimes I was afraid of them.


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"Aww, I feel bad spoiling all this good food though!" Dara complained as MinJi and CL sprayed the cement glue over the food. They laughed and hi-fives each other after basically drenching the food with the non-toxic liquid.


Bom's stomach growled, "Aww. I'm hungry. Let me have a bite." She picked up our first experiment, a sandwich, and took a bite, "Oww!" We all laughed as she complained. I can't believe she forgot that we sprayed that already.


I walked over to the fridge and pulled out some leftover kimchi and handed it to her, "Here unnie. You can eat this." She smiled and dug in while Dara stole some every once in a while. I heaved a sigh and grabbed a piece of hardened food. I dropped it onto the ground and it made a CLINK! sound.


I looked up at them, "Are you guys sure he'll be okay after taking a bite of this?" They smiled and shrugged, "Who cares?" I smiled and shook my head. MinJi smiled and raised her hand, "Sleepover at my place tonight!"


They all helped me pack up all my stuff. They decided that I wouldn't be living with Hoya anymore since he was always "having a bad day." We all hopped into Dara's Mustang and drove off to party.


"Woo!" MinJi and CL yelled. Bom purposely tuned the music up loud and Dara put the overhang down. I laughed as they banged their head to the mucus and joined them. Even though I was having fun with my best friends, I couldn't help but feel guilty about what we did back there. Hoya wasn't always like this...


"Baby," Hoya softly mumbled against my cheek as he sat up. I shivered as his cold fingers touched my the area of my stomach that was revealed. 'Reminder to self, buy new pjs,' I mentally wrote down.


"_________," he mumbled as he planted kisses on my neck. I turned my head and faced him, "What?" He smiled and placed his forehead against yours, "Hmm, say Howon oppa~!" I blushed and shook my head, "No!" He lightly pecked my lips, "Still no?" I felt my cheeks burn even more, "No." He backed away and suddenly grabbed my sides.


"Aahhh!" I squealed and tried to get away from his hands. But I just couldn't! "Oppa stop!" I begged. He placed his hands on my waist and rested his head on my forehead, "Still no?" I looked away, not knowing what to say. If I said no, he would tickle me again. If I said yes, I still couldn't pronounce his name right.


I pouted and looked up at him. He looked down at me expectantly. I looked down and muttered, "Howon." "What?" he said, pretending not to hear." I repeated it quietly, "Howon." He smiled and said again, "What?" I pushed him off and ran for the door as my cheeks burned in embarrassment.


Hoya got up and immediately wrapped his arms my waist. "Eek!" I squealed as he spun us around. He finally pit me down after two spins and turned me to face him, "You can't get away so easily."


I pouted, "Oppa! Stop playing with me! You know I can't pronounce it!" "Pronounce what?" he asked. "Ho...yah! Oppa! You tricked me!" you exclaimed. Hoya snapped, "Dang it! You didn't say it!"


I laughed and lightly punched him. He held I hand and pressed his lips against it. I blushed and pulled my hand away. He slipped his hand to the beck of my neck and forced me to look at him. He sincerely gazed into my eyes and leaned in. I closed my eyes and waited for his sweet lips.


But they never came. I opened my eyes and stared at him. He was not even an inch away and all he was doing was staring at me. I turned away and crossed my arms. I hated it when he played around like this! It always made me seem like an idiot!


"Aww, is my baby mad?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around my waist. I blushed as his arms came in contact with my bare stomach. He softly trailed kisses down my neck and then rested his chin on my shoulder. "Should I make it up to you?" he asked teasingly.


I pouted and turned to him, "Oppa! You're so mean!" With that, I ran into the bathroom and locked the door. He leaned against the door and knocked on it, "Hey _________, don't take too long. We still have our date to go on." I bit my lip to stop from smiling to widely and answered, "Okay oppa!"


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After partying 'till nighttime, Dara drove us back to Hoya's house. MinJi had prank called earlier, and he was for sure going to be home. We all piled out and sure enough, the light was on. MinJi and CL led the way to the kitchen window and we all followed them.


Hoya stomped down the stairs in his boxers, and complained, "I can't believe _________ didn't even make food before she left." He dug through the fridge, "Nevermind." He pulled out the plate of sandwiches that we had placed in there and put it on the counter. He drowsily picked up a sandwich and took a huge bite.


"Ow! ! !" he cussed as he dropped the sandwich. MinJi, Dara, Bom, and CL tried to muffle their laughs. I laughed along, but couldn't help but feel guilty. I stopped laughing and my shoulders deflated, 'Oppa, mianhae.' I felt tears threaten to spill, so I made my way out first.


The others soon followed out after seeing Hoya throw away the food and laughed loudly. They hi-dived each other and wrapped an arm around me. Dara laughed, "Wasn't that hilarious _________?!" I nodded and wiped my tears away before anyone could see.


CL came over and patted my shoulder, "Hey, don't cry. He deserves it. You have to be strong okay ________? Don't pity or sympathize him, that's how you lose." I nodded and forced a smile, "I know."


The other three sighed and went into the car. Dara drove off to MinJi's place and parked. We all ran in and fought for places on her bean bag seats. No one wanted the couch, it was just too boring on the couch!


In the end, CL, Bom, and Dara got the bean bags. I sighed in defeat and sat on the couch with MinJi. She sighed, "I guess I should buy more bean bag pouches." The other three shook their head, "Nope! It's fine like this." I laughed and scratched my neck. Something was missing!


I felt my neck, but it wasn't there! My necklace! The one Hoya had bought me for our 100th day! It was a couple necklace and a one of a kind only! Hoya worked hard to get the money to be able to custom-make it! I couldn't just throw it away like this!


"________, what's wrong?" Bom asked. I looked at her terrified, "Unnie, I can't find my necklace. The one Hoya oppa gave me!" CL grabbed my shoulders, "You don't need that anymore." I shook my head, "No I need it unnie! Hoya made that just for me! I can't toss it away this easily."


Dara stood up, "Come on _________, I'll help you look for it." I nodded and followed her. We looked through the MinJi's entire apartment, my suitcases, and her Mustang, but we couldn't find it anywhere! We traced back to where we went to earlier that day, but we still couldn't find it.


"Maybe it's back at Howon's house," Bom suggested. I nodded, 'Hopefully it was.' Dara patted your back, "We can go look for it tomorrow when he's gone." I nodded and excused myself to a shower.


After a shower, I came back into the living room where everyone was watching the new horror film "Insidious." I sat down on the edge of them by the sofa and blankly stared at the screen. At first, I was watching, but soon I drifted back to my own thoughts...


'Oppa, what're you doing right now? Are you asleep or are you thinking about me like how I'm thinking about you? Do you miss me? I want to be back by your side oppa. Even if you yell at me and tell me that you hate me, I don't care anymore,' I thought to myself. My hand unconsciously felt for the necklace that was no longer around my neck.


"___________!" Hoya called. I turned around and waved excitedly, "Hi oppa!" He looked waited for the light to turn green and then he ran towards me with open arms. I squealed as he lifted me into the air and propped me back down onto he floor. He suddenly pushed me in for a deep kiss. As if on cue, my eyes fell closed by themselves.


When he pulled back, I was breathless. He smiled, "I missed you." I smiled, "But I was game for only half an hour oppa." He smiled and wrapped his arms around my waist. He placed his lips on mine and mumbled, "I know, but a minute is like a year to me."


I blushed at his sweet words and pushed on his chest. I gently touched his cheek and looked into his eyes, "Oppa, you eat too much sugar." "Hm?" he asked confused. I smiled and wrapped my hands around his neck and hugged him, "Because your words are too sweet!"


He smiled and wrapped his arms around my waist. He pulled away and something dropped out of his hands. I looked at it; it was a necklace. I looked at him in curiosity, "Who is it for?"


Hoya smiled and clipped the necklace around my neck, "All for you." I touched it and smiled brightly as I threw my arms around him, "Oppa you're the best!" He laughed, "You didn't read it yet. I pulled back confused and flipped the heart over. "To _________, the one and only girl for me in my entire lifetime —Hoya," we read together.


Hoya smiled warmly and cupped the back of my neck and pulled me close to him. He gently pressed his lips onto my forehead and pulled back, "It was made just for you." My jaw dropped, "Wasn't it expensive oppa?!" He smiled and shook his head, "Nothing's to expensive for my girl." I playfully nudged his head, "Aigoo oppa, you're too nice." Before he could reply, I threw my arms around him and hugged him tightly, "But I love you."


"_________. _________ ah?" Bom called. I blinked and looked up at them, "Yeah?" "Why're you crying?" Dara asked concerned. I touched my cheeks; tears? I quickly wiped them and faked a laugh, "Oh, it's just, umm. The movie! It was just so sad!" MinJi held the cover up, "________ this is a horror film, not a sad melodrama." CL touched your shoulder, "You sure you okay girl?"


I looked down at the floor as tears started to flow. I shook my head as my lip trembled. I could feel myself shaking with fear. I shook my head and cried, "I don't think so unnies. I feel like I'm dying." They all hugged me and tried to console me, but the truth was, no one could heal my breaking heart besides Lee Howon.


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The next day, around noon when we knew that Hoya wouldn't be home, we sneaked into the house. Well, according to the others, it wasn't sneak; it was visiting since I still had the key.


The other unnies promised that today's pranks wouldn't be as painful. They had whip cream, spicy white paste, and a cardboard box. They ran into the bedroom bathroom and pulled out the shaving cream container along with the toothpaste bottle.


They pealed of the labels of those containers and placed them on the whip cream bottle and spicy paste container. I just stood back and watched them play around for a while and then walked out. No matter how much Hoya had hurt me, I couldn't do this to him. Doing this, I felt like I was committing an illegal crime.


I walked around our room and looked at our pictures together. Apparently he doesn't completely hate me since he didn't toss our photos out. I picked up one of them and smiled. This picture was our very first date together at the amusement park.


I placed it down and walked around. I opened the drawer of the nightstand by the bed and found my necklace. I pulled it out and a smile came to my lips. It was never lost, but where it should be, home. I looked around, this is where I belong too.


I quickly slipped the necklace into my back pocket as my unnies came out of the bathroom laughing. Bom laughed, "One more trick! Let's go!" Dara came over and wrapped an arm around you, "We set up a camera in there, so tomorrow you can see how your man reacts to everything." I forced a smile and followed them downstairs.


They looked around and placed the box next to the sofa. CL placed a pillow onto it and Bom covered it with a red cloth. "How does it look?" Dara asked me. I gave them a small smile and thumbs up, "Totally comfortable!" MinJi smiled, "Tonight, we get to see Howon sit on this awesome chair." What I was thinking was, 'How do you know he's going to sit on it?' But CL pointed that out already, "Wait, is he going to sit on it though?"


They all looked at each other and nodded. "That's it!" they hi-fived each other happily. I looked at them confused but was soon ordered to go look for tape. Bom had managed to find a ladder to reach the ceiling and taped up an electronic spider spider up to it. MinJi sat on the sofa and CL tested it out with the remote. Viieup! It came down. Viieup! It went back up.


"We got this!" they exclaimed happily. They grabbed their stuff and we were out. I couldn't help but feel bad. It really felt like I was betraying Hoya.


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THE END!