JungKook left his dorm at 7:30 am and hung out at the college building, even though his classes started at 9. It always seemed easier to study in the cafeteria while exhausted rather than sleep in violent flashes of nightmares. He never did sleep enough nowadays; not with the constant reminders of Seohyun through his dreams. The terrible part was that he knew that she'd end up being late like yesterday. It was almost like they were switching places.

"Oh, hey! I know who you are. You're Jeon JungKook, right?" a girl asked. He looked up from his book and smiled.

"Yes, I am. I know I've seen you before, but I'm terrible with names. What was it, again?" he asked. She looked nice, wearing a white button-up shirt with sleeves down to her elbows and a short blue pencil skirt with blue flats.

"I'm Krystal Jung. I'm Jessica Jung's little sister and I work at the diner. You showed up there once with Seohyun," she reminded him. He almost cringed at the name, but he kept to himself not to be rude.

"Krystal. Nice to see you again."

"So, where is Seohyun?"

He pressed his lips in a very fine line. JungKook, you have no right to cry. Do not cry. "Seohyun and I broke up," he answered. dropped open.

"W-What?" Krystal asked in disbelief. JungKook smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, it's funny, isn't it? One minute, we're in love, and the next minute, she doesn't want anything to do with me. All because I made a mistake. I don't blame her, of course, but it was nice to think that maybe I could've told her what happened. Maybe we wouldn't be so far away," he explained, more to himself than to Krystal.

"B-But... But no! No, I liked you two! You seem awesome and Seohyun is pretty cool, too! That's not fair," she stated agitatedly.

JungKook let out a chuckle. "No, I suppose it's not, but what can I really do about it? She won't talk to me," he told her. Krystal sighed.

"Mind if I sit?" she asked. He shook his head and she sat down across from him. "What's up with your eyes?" she questioned softly, holding a palm to h