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This will be the last chapter of this story :( but.... I'm not going to mark this story as complete before I put up an epilogue. 

Well, once again:

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Hyomin’s POV

            Graduation day. I can’t believe this is it. We’re finally graduating! People say the real world is when you’re no longer a ‘student’. We’re officially adult who needs to work to stay alive now.

            Our families are all here. Even Tiffany’s dad and siblings flew all the way from US just for today. I look around me and meet Sunny’s gaze. He’s chatting with Yuri’s brother.

            “Hyomin-ah, we’re so proud of you.” I averted my gaze towards my mom. She looks at me with such a proud look. Well I am the only child and they told me I was a miracle. They said they almost lost hope in having a child. But verging on an impossible age for a woman to have a child, my mom miraculously got pregnant and 22 years later, she witnessed me in a toga. Two things on her bucket list are seeing me in a toga and a wedding dress. One down, one to go.  

            “I can’t wait to have you in the office, dear.” My dad says as he stands beside my mom. Wearing the same proud look on his face.   

            “Yeah, me too, dad.” I don’t really have a choice. He got this big company and of course, he wants his own flesh & blood to take over after his retirement. Honestly, looking for a job is difficult nowadays. So I’m grateful I already got something for me as soon as I graduate.

            I look around once again and catch Sunny who's squeezing through a crowd of people, heading to where I am. Wait, is he coming here?!

            “Hyomin-ah!”

            “Sunny-ah! H-Hi...” I am not ready to introduce him to my parents yet!

            “Congratulations on your graduation!” He wants to give me a hug, but I opted for a handshake instead. I could feel my parents’ eyes piercing through him. He confusingly takes my hand and shakes it.

            “Ehem!” My dad’s faking a cough. Uh-oh.

            “Mom, dad! Umm... this is my.... uh..... this is Yuri’s cousin, Soonkyu.”

            Sunny finally turns his body and realizes my parents are in sight.

            “Oh, I’m so sorry! I didn’t realize Hyomin’s parents are here.” He bows to my parents.

            “It’s okay. So, you’re close with our daughter?” my dad asks. I can see my mom’s eyes twinkle. Thank God Sunny’s wearing something formal right now and NOT his high school uniform. I’m still not ready to introduce him as my boyfriend though.

            He looks at me, wondering what to answer my dad’s question.

            “HYOMIN-AH!!” Taeyeon’s voice makes us turn. 5 of my best friends are standing not so far away from us. 

            “Come here, Hyominnie! Let’s take a picture!” Jessica is motioning for me to come closer. 

            “Soonkyu-ah, can you take our picture?” Yuri comes and gives the camera to Sunny. 

            Thankfully we can leave the question answerless for now, “Mom, dad, do you mind?”

            “No, no. Go ahead, dear.”

            Sooyoung puts her arm around my shoulder as soon as I’m near them. Jessica and Yuri are standing close to each other. Tiffany has her arm loop around Jessica’s arm and her other arm is on Sooyoung’s waist. Taeyeon suddenly comes to my side and hug me.

            I smile at the sight. This is really the end of our college days. My college days.

            “Ready?” Sunny asks as he puts the camera directing to us.

            “Smile, girls!”

            CLICK!