Byul sat outside as she stared at the sky as she sighed when Mino came and sat next to her

“Why are you so spaced out?” Mino asked as Byul looked at him
“Nan? I’m not” she smiled

“Honestly, you don’t need to be strong in front of me” Mino said looking at her as Byul looked back
“I’m not” she said

“I can see right through you” he said as Byul turned away awkwardly

“I am strong…It’s not pretend” Byul said

“He doesn’t know about the situation here?” Mino asked

“Who? Gyu? No” Byul sighed

“I can’t call him, it’s switched off. Probably because he’s busy with the schedules” Byul said

“I’m sure he’ll call” Mino said as Byul nodded

“I hope so” she said as Mino looked at the stars

“I’m afraid if I’ll be alone” Byul said as Mino looked at her

“Being alone is what I fear most…I was alone after my parents left me…then harmoni left me, what if I become really alone in the end?” she asked continuing to look up

“If haraboji leaves me, I’m afraid I’ll be back to being an orphan” Byul sighed

“I’m scared I might break down”

“It’s like I’m in a coma…” she added

“Coma?” Mino asked

“It’s like I’m breathing but I’m not alive, like there are people around me but no one I can call my own, no where to call home…” she sighed

“You are really selfish” Mino said as Byul looked at him

“Why say you are alone when you have me? You’ll never be alone as long as you have me…because we are a family” Mino smiled as Byul stared at him for some time

“Family…?” she asked as Mino ruffled her hair

“family” he smiled.

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“Hyung, can I call her?” Mingyu asked looking hopefully at his manager
“I miss my phone” Dino pouted

“Hyung, can’t we have our phones back?” Veron asked, pleading

“I’ll try” the manager sighed walking into the CEO’s office as the boys waited outside

“Good morning CEO-sshi” the manager greeted

“Gurae, bring Mingyu in” the CEO said as the manager nodded

Mingyu entered the room to find Red Velvet’s manager and Yeri sitting inside

“Hi” Yeri smiled awkwardly as Mingyu nodded

“I’m sure Mingyu here is clueless about why we have called you in” the CEO said

“We have told Yeri everything, she is okay with it” the CEO added as Mingyu looked at Yeri and then at the CEO

“We are releasing that the dating rumors about you and Yeri are true” the CEO said

“N-neh?” Mingyu muttered.

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Mino smiled as he sat with Byul, talking with her

“My housekeeper said Mingyu oppa went to my haraboji’s house with a girl” Byul said as Mino looked at her

“Probably they made Jeonghan to dress up as a girl to scare me” she chuckled

“They did that before?” Mino asked

“Yeah…when we were in Highschool” Byul smiled

“The housekeeper is a really good lady, she told oppa exactly what I told her to…it’s sad that she can’t recall whatever name Jeonghan oppa said as a girl” she laughed a bit as Mino chuckled

“I want haraboji to go to live with harmoni as soon as he can” Byul smiled

“Wae?” Mino asked

“Because I feel like he is suffering because of me…like he can’t leave because of me…I want him to join everyone who is waiting for him up there” she said looking at the stars

“Where I will go join them one day” she smiled

“Let’s be happy till then” Mino said looking up

“Yeah” she said

“Maybe in the end….” Byul said as Mino looked at her

“All I’ll be left with will be memories” she smiled

                                                                      *And because I know…she was so lost in her sadness….*