Jong Kook high-fived Ji Hyo. They had won another mini-game on Running Man, and it was break time.

Her hair dishevelled, she looked more than a little tired, with her sunken eyes, as she seeked shade under a tree.

She tried to mask the fatigue with a smile as bright as day, but Jong Kook knew. She was like a rubber band stretched till its maximum, and would break if stretched anymore.

He did not hesitate to envelope her small frame in a tight warm hug.

"Hang in there, it will be over soon." he whispered, caressing her hair softly.

(12/8/14)