"Aeri" called Jimin inside her hug.

Aeri gives her no response.

Jimin has been calling her name repeatedly since she got drunk. Even after Aeri asked her why she keeps calling her name, she calls her again, with the same pattern being repeated.

"Aeri" 

She lifts her head to face Aeri who's been so quiet all this time.

"You smell good" said Jimin while burying her face to the neck of Aeri's hoodie.

Aeri pats her head with no words. It's weird how calming her voice is. She knows how impactful Jimin will become if she calls her name. But she never knew that someone could make her this happy and make her chest beats so fast just by calling her name.

"Aeri"

Jimin tightens her hug to Aeri. 

"I feel like you have been treating me differently these days"

There's a light drop inside Aeri's heart. 

And she hates this feeling.

"like what?" asked aeri.

"I dont know" answered Jimin along with a quiet whimpering in her voice. Jimin's voice is so quiet, thin, and unconfident. Totally different from her usual. "It feels like you are still cold to me but not that cold anymore. And… you came…''

She is now not the overflowing confident Jimin. 

And Aeri can not say anything about it.

She cant do anything about it 

Jimin tells her once again. 

"I like it" 

Aeri can't deny how hurt her heart is now. Hearing those words. 

"Let's go home"

"I dont want to" whimpered Jimin.

"Youre tired"

"I know, but…"

"but?"

"i dont know how long this would last"

Aeri cups her cheek and then looks straight to her eyes. Blue, rain, lilies, candles, no symbols could draw and describe her sadness. The look aeri gives to Jimin.

She takes some time seeing those eyes. As if the world was pausing.

Aeri bravely confesses herself.

"me neither, jimin"