Rina laid down on her bed, staring at the ceiling. Was it normal for others to think or feel the way she did? She was finally with someone as caring and loving as Donghae and she had such a great friend in him too, as well as in Yubin and Luna, even if she was thousands of miles away, but she still felt something was missing. Her hunger to be a writer was strong. She was eager to join the writing contest however she was lacking in ideas. For a person who was so enamored with someone, she wasn't inspired and that made her worry more. Why was she so lackluster? Did that say something about her relationship with Donghae?

“This is killing me,” she buried her face in her pillow.

Without realizing it, tears fell from her eyes and straight on her pillow.

“Why?” she mumbled, “Why am I like this? So ungrateful.”

Days passed again as Rina didn't know how to start a conversation with Donghae. He was so displeased with her that Rina became more lonely, more isolated. Instead of trying to fix her still new relationship, she focused on gathering ideas for the writing competition which required for a short story, an area she didn't do to well in.

“My short stories always come off like phrases, like it's a middle of something. It never is complete or satisfying,” she was talking to herself in her cubicle

“Other people might think you're crazy if you continue this,” Jaewook was hovering over her with a cup of coffee in hand, “Have some.”

Rina wasn't sure if she would be friendly with Jaewook or not since he was the spark of her last argument with Donghae.

“Um, thanks,”

“What are you working on? This image of you makes me feel nostalgic. Like we're still in high school,”

“You like to reminisce a lot,” she commented

“That doesn't sound too nice for some reason. Did I say something wrong?”

Oh nothing, just started a fight between my boyfriend and I, Rina wanted to say.

“Just, past is past,”

“Oh. I'm sorry about mentioning Jay last time,” he apologized

“It's fine as long as you don't repeat it,” Rina said focusing back on her notebook

“Let me just say you are doing better than he is,” Jaewook told her before walking off.

What's that supposed to mean? Wondered Rina.

Donghae was pacing back and forth in front of Rina's home. He could just enter if he wanted to. He had a key to her place but nowadays, he felt like he was just a stranger to her. He wasn't so sure he was welcomed. Their conversations became short, awkward, meaningless even. This wasn't the