She breathed heavily and wiped the perspiration forming on her forehead. Climbing the 7^th floor on foot was really a bad idea after all.

“What was I thinking!?” She shook her head and took a deep breath. She decided to climb the stairs to wear off the nervousness she has been feeling. When she entered the condo unit of Dongwoo, she was greeted with a sudden hug by Sungjong.

“I thought you wouldn’t make it!” He screamed due to the loud noise coming from the stereos and from the intensity of how surprised he was.

“I have missed you so much! When was the last time I saw you!?” He continued, taking her bag and gift for Dongwoo.

She naturally cling her arm into his as they made their way to Dongwoo’s room. She greeted everyone she knew on their way, and she was also introduced to some of Dongwoo’s new friends.

“Jongin? Dara? Eli? Youngjae? Nana?” She mentally tried to remember every names and faces even though she wasn’t really good at it. “Was it Victoria? Minzy? Jiyoung?”

She left her bag in Dongwoo’s room and went to the living room, where the birthday celebrant was laughing loudly with others.

She wanted to surprise him by attacking him from behind but Woohyun got too excited upon seeing her he ended up screaming and pointing at her direction.

“Woah! How long has it been since the last time I saw you!?” Everyone tilted their heads on the direction where Woohyun was facing.

Hoya and Sunggyu immediately ran towards her and squished her into a long warm tight hug. Dongwoo just stayed on his sit with a shot glass in his hand.

“Hey Jang Dongwoo! Please don’t tell me that you’re still mad at me!?” She screamed while being squished by Woohyun and Sunggyu.

He put his drink down and smiled at her. She tackled him, making them both fall into the couch. She tickled him, saying how sorry she was for a thousand times and asking him if he was still mad.

He patted her head and said, ”Sweetie, I was never mad at you!”

It was comforting for her to hear him say that. As soon as they properly sat in the couch, Woohyun was already shoving the shot glass in her free hand.

“Let me give my gift to Dongwoo oppa first!!!!”

Dongwoo immediately took the gift from her hand and said,” It’s your turn now! Drink! Drink! Drink!”

“Drink! Drink! Drink!” Everyone present in the room said. She gulped it down and everyone seemed to be satisfied, clapping their hands together.

“Is it my turn now?? I’ve been waiting for like forever!” She was sure the guy who said that was Sehun, the guy she met earlier.

“So how are you? Have you found the love of your life yet?” Sungjong asked, getting her full attention.

“Yeah, who’s your victim?” Woohyun asked as he poured another alcoholic drink to the shot glass.

“You mean, who’s the unlucky guy???” Sunggyu smirked at Woohyun and everyone laughed in unison.

“You guys are still so mean to me!” She pouted and took the shot glass to Woohyun, gulping it down in one shot.

“Hey it’s not your turn yet!!!!” His rebellion was too late ‘cause she was already pouring herself another shot.

“Woah somebody is thirsty!!!” Hoya, whose face is already red, exclaimed.

Dongwoo gently tapped her shoulders,”Are you okay?”

“Of course, I’m okay! Just like what Hoya oppa said, just really thirsty, you know.”

“Let me guess, another heart break?”

She didn’t have to answer him, he already knew by just looking at her.

“Whoever that person, who broke your heart for the nth time, maybe he’s not really meant for you.” Dongwoo said in the most sincere way possible.

Woohyun sat next to her, taking the shot glass from her,”Look around you. Tell me if you see someone who’s your type and I’ll introduce him to you!”

She looked at him suspiciously as he gulped down his throat the shot you were supposed to drink.

“You’re not trying to match me with one of your friends again, are you!?”

“Well…. The truth is----“

“I knew it!!!!!!!” She hit him on his shoulders, just like the old times.

“Well… maybe she’s really meant to be with Baekhyun after all. Remember him?” Sunggyu’s mouth is starting to form a smile. “Was it Baekhyun? Bacon? Sounds like that?”

“No. It was Chanyeol that she liked!!” Sungjong added.

“Ah, right. That giant derp!” Sunggyu exclaimed.

“No. I’m pretty sure it was Beakyun bacon that she liked!” Dongwoo tried to suppress his laughter but he ended up literally rolling on the floor laughing out loud.

“But I was 12!!!!” She screamed. It did not help though. Her friends laughed even more loudly and her whole face was painted fifty percent of red and fifty percent of embarrassment.

 

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