TAGS: mina, chaeyoung, jeongyeon

"Jeongyeon...." I call her name. She is sitting right beside me. No one else is here.

"Hmm?" She responds.

"About Chaeyoung..."

"What?"

"I don't think it works........."

"Why?" She asks me shortly.

"I don't know.... I do like her, you know? But I just want a simple friendship. I mean.... If we're dating, so what? It's not like I can do anything anyway. What's the point of two people confess each other if it just stops there? As a friend, I can show how much I care even more than if we're in a real ship......"

Jeongyeon is listening to me. I pause in purpose and wait for her response. "I have expected this kind of conversation from you....."

"Really?"

"You're just afraid of the context, right?"

"Afraid.....?" I ask myself. "Yeah, I am! You know about my past, Jeong-a. I'm complicated. I broke people's hearts. I just don't want to break another heart. Not hers...."

"Sure, I know."

I gulp. I lower my head down. "........Can we just be a friend?"

I pause myself again. So does she. We are enjoying the silence of this beautiful afternoon. Well, not that beautiful for me......

"It's my fault......" I say.

"How?"

"I guess I was the one who gave the context."

"But you said it was not your intention. That's just a misunderstanding."

"Yeah but....."

"Stop blaming yourself!"

".....