Hyomin closes her eyes hoping the tiredness would go away, hanging up on her mother, she never finds talking to her this annoying before, her mother loves and understands her the most, every time they talk , it’s always filled with love and care, but this time she feels it a bit different, she doesn’t understand why her mom just acts this way now.

“Mom, we will not talk about this anymore?” Hyomin is trying hard not to sound annoyed by her mom persistence.

“Sweetheart, uncle just wants the best for you” Her mom convinces

“He has the right to control over Eunjung unnie’s life but not mine, I’m not his daughter” , Hyomin doesn’t really understand why all of sudden her mother seems to agree with her uncle on everything.

“Hyomin ah, why are you so stubborn?” Her mom sighs

“Mom, you’ve raised me up and you know me well than anyone else” Hyomin is reminding her mom.

“I’m sorry dear” Hyomin can tell her mother is realizing something.

“Is anything wrong mom?” Hyomin starts to wonder

“No , nothing, don’t overthink” Her mom reassures

“Mom, if you are not comfortable to stay there, I can get you your own place, I can afford that” Hyomin tries again with her offer. She used to talk to her mom about that before, and, actually Hyomin didn’t even have to use her own savings, with large fund her father left her and her mom is more than enough for them to get their own nice place and lives comfortably from the start.

“I’m happy to stay here, and please never ask me about moving” Her mom quickly tells her. Hyomin is taken by surprise at how serious her mother is

“If you say so, but I just want don’t you to feel uncomfortable if uncle comes up with his idea again, because I’ll never do as he tells me to” Hyomin strongly stands for herself.

“Alright, I’ll talk to him so he won’t bother you with this” Her mother finally gives in.

“Thank you mom” Hyomin smiles on the phone

“Hyomin ah, are you coming home for Eunjung’s birthday, right?” Her mother reminds.

“I forget that” Hyomin just remembers it.

“Don’t overwork yourself and forget things around” Her mother chides.

“Okay mom, I’ll mark the date” Hyomin reassures

“So you are coming?” Her mom asks again

“I’ll try my best” Hyomin smiles which no one can see.

“I hope to see you tomorrow night, I miss you dear” Her mom says

“Miss you too mom” Hyomin smiles

“Please eat well, I love you” Her mom says before ending the call

“Love you too mom” Hyomin makes a kiss sound.

Hyomin massages her temple, feeling weary. She is so exhausted with her workload, so much to think about each day, now her uncle irrational persuasion seems to add more pressure to her, thing that she will never ever be happy to comply, she is not going to repeat the same mistake again, once is enough. It has already been hard for their love, why allowing herself into more complicated mess. Then she remembers a birthday of her important person , of course she can never forget it

"Another year comes round" Hyomin smiles as she takes a trip back to her memory lane , where she always finds the beauty that lay in them, memory never gets old because it has been shared by two of them .

Flashback

“Hyomin!” Eunjung bawled at Hyomin who was trying to prevent Eunjung from entering her room. Little Hyomin , at the age of 9 years old, pouted, she didn’t like it when her older cousin was being harsh to her.

“Are you hiding something from me?” Eunjung was being bossy

“No!” Hyomin shouted

“Let me in then” Eunjung demanded.

“No!” Hyomin insisted

“I’ll tell aunty that you did something bad then” Eunjung threatened

“I'm not doing anything bad, unnie” Hyomin started to get angry

“I won’t believe it until I can witness with my eyes” Eunjung took a chance to push the door which Hyomin tried to prevent from opening

“Yah” Hyomin screamed, Eunjung brushed through her and walked into the room, where she saw a mess on Hyomin's bedroom floor. Cardboard, paper, glue, scissors and all craft stuff scattering on the floor. Hyomin pulled Eunjung back by tugging on her arm

“What are you doing?” Eunjung turned around and asked amusingly

" Yah, leave my room" Hyomin , with her skinny figure, and all attempt to get Eunjung out of her room.

" I won't" Eunjung's feet were rooted on the floor

" I'll be mad at you any minute soon" Hyomin warned , Eunjung held her laughter, how could someone knew the time before getting mad

" I'll be mad too if you don't answer my question" Eunjung knew Hyomin wouldn't be able to stand it if Eunjung was mad.

“I just…..” Hyomin was unhappy, her face was downcast, Eunjung couldn't stand to see it too, so she was going to cheer her up seeing that she did upset the younger cousin, then she felt something sticky and wet on her arm which was grabbed by Hyomin.

“Holy, Hyomin” Eunjung widened her eyes, when her hand was smeared with blood

“I’m sorry” Hyomin retreated her grip, seeing how her blood dirty Eunjung’s arm, she forgot about the cut on her finger, and all the reason she tried to cover this when she heard the knock on the door

“You silly” Eunjung quickly grabbed Hyomin’s hand to check on the cut.

“Oh my gosh” Eunjung was shocked to see a deep cut, no wonder blood was oozing out so much.

“I’m fine” Hyomin tried to pull it back

“Yah, you are going to die when all blood comes out from your body” Eunjung scared Hyomin as she squeezed where blood came out and led Hyomin out of her room, Hyomin’s face pale but not because of blood loss but by believing that she would die like Eunjung threatened

“Where are we going?” Hyomin asked, as she stopped by the door

“Get your cut cleaned up” Eunjung reasoned

“No, my mom will see and she will scold me” Hyomin’s face turned scared

“Your blood is coming out a lot” Eunjung was getting impatient

“That will make my mom more angry” Hyomin refused to step further.

" Hyomin " Eunjung scolded her younger cousin

" Eunjung unnie , please " Hyomin pleaded , " If mom gets angry , I'll be grounded" She begged , pitifully, and Eunjung's heart got weak

“Alright, wait for me here, I’ll come back real quick” Eunjung didn’t want to see her aunty scolding at her cousin too so she decided to do something.

As said, Eunjung ran down and back with a first aid box to clean up Hyomin’s blood and sealed it with cute pink band aid.

“All done” Eunjung smiled

“Thank you Eunjung unnie” Hyomin looked at her band aid and smiled widely

“Don’t be too happy, I’m going to nag now” Eunjung warned

“I hurt my finger, please don’t be mean to me” Hyomin pouted innocently

“I’m doing this because I care” Eunjung sat down next to Hyomin.

“Cutter is very sharp tool, you should not use it when you are alone, you can hurt yourself”, Eunjung instructed

“I’m a 3 grader, I’m not little kid” Hyomin retorted , at 9 years old, believing that she was old enough to do thing herself

“Whatever, you are always a clumsy kid” Eunjung knocked Hyomin’s head, Eunjung who was just couple years older acted like she was so much older

“That hurts” Hyomin acted

“At least tell me, I can help you for whatever you are doing” Eunjung added “ By the way, what were you doing?” She asked

“I …” Hyomin was nervous , they hadn't finished it earlier

“Homework? I can help” Eunjung was going to get up to walk to pile of cardboard

“No” Hyomin held Eunjung back by grabbing her hand.

“Then what?” Eunjung turned around and asked

“Fine" Hyomin hid her face " I was doing a handmade card for your birthday” Hyomin lowered her head, feeling disappointed that she couldn’t even succeed in cutting the cardboard without hurting herself. Hearing so, Eunjung felt so touched.

“Aw, you don’t have to do that” Eunjung used her both hands to cup Hyomin’s face and lifted her face up.

“I want to give you something” Hyomin said sadly

“I do appreciate that” Eunjung meant it

“But I couldn’t even cut paper, I want to make you proud of me the way I’m proud of you” Hyomin admitted

“Oh, my silly girl, I’m always proud of you” Eunjung said honestly " Don't you know that?"

“Are you?” Hyomin asksed

“Absolutely, I’m very proud of my little creative Hyomin” Eunjung encouraged, “ You are very good at drawing as well” Eunjung added.

" Do you really mean it?" Hyomin asked, expectantly

" I do mean everything I say" Eunjung smiled

“I'm happy to hear that” Little girl who got a compliment from her older cousin could never be more happy.

“Now, let’s me see what you were planning to do for me, but I’ll help a little by cutting the cardboard, and paper for you, okay?” Eunjung suggested

" So is not surprised anymore?"Hyomin pouted

" Your idea has already surprised me" Eunjung cheered up

"Alright then" Hyomin had no choice

" I'll help , let's get it done" Eunjung suggested

“Okay ! ” Hyomin was excited.

A birthday card that was supposed to be a surprise for Eunjung had been seen by Eunjung in every process of making, but for Eunjung, Hyomin’s thoughtful heart was more important than anything.

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“For you, happy birthday” James passes a birthday gift to Eunjung.

“Thank you” Eunjung smiles, receiving it.

“We are excited to know what it is” Eunjung’s father says

“You can open it” James suggests

“Should I ?” Eunjung asks

“Sure” James smiles, then Eunjung is unwrapping her birthday gift to find a very nice necklace.

“So beautiful” Eunjung compliments. " Thank you"

" You're welcome" James smiles knowing Eunjung likes his gift

“That's a very thoughtful and meaningful gift, James, sure knows how to choose gift for girl” Hyomin’s mother comments

" That's very sweet, isn't it ?" Eunjung's father adds

" That's very cute" Hyomin's mother says

“Hyominnie, don’t you have a gift for Eunjung?” Hyomin’s mother nudges Hyomin who seems to look at the necklace without a blink

“Oh, I'm sorry Eunjung unnie, I've been so busy so I forgot to go for a shopping, I’ll give to you later” Hyomin speaks her straight face

“Such a forgetful Hyomin ah” Her mom complaints

“No worries, it doesn't really matter, and you don't have to” Eunjung assures and turns her attention back to the gift.

" Well , this is for my wonderful niece " Hyomin's mother passes Eunjung her wrapped gift.

" Thank you, but you don't have to auntie" Eunjung says then she gets up to give her aunt a hug for thanking .

" You grow up another year, please stay healthy" She hugs Eunjung back and wishes

" I will aunty" Eunjung says , as she releases the hug her arm brushes gently on Hyomin's arm who sits next to her mom, they stare at each other for swift second but quickly break the stare.

"I'm sorry" Eunjung apologizes

" No problem" Hyomin shrugs it off

“ Now it's my turn" Eunjung's father annouces, " This is for my amazing daughter” Her father lifts up a new car key

“Wow, thank you oppa” Eunjung takes a car key from her father and holds dearly

“You deserve it” He smiles , Eunjung bends over to give him a hug.

" I'll drive well" Eunjung is happy.

" That's a new model" James comments

" Yes, and it was just imported yesterday" Her mother proudly adds.

" Ah , I can't wait to try it" Eunjung is exited

" Your old car will be sad now" James teases Eunjung

" Oh by the way , I've never seen Hyomin's car nor that you drive before" Suddenly James brings up a topic that the whole family never mentioned it , then everything goes silence , until Hyomin decides to speak

" I simply don't like driving" Hyomin states plainly

" Oh I see" James seems to notice the quietness so he doesn't intend to carry on

The family birthday party for Eunjung goes on merrily, Eunjung is all happy, while Hyomin can’t help inwardly sighing the umpteenth times looking at the couple, still faint smile appears on her face watching Eunjung making a wish and blows off the candle, how she wishes they were still kids and all birthday party had only four of them as family... she can't help but jealous of the past which lived on its own rhythm, untouched and beautiful.

“As everyone is here tonight and it's good day, so I would honorably ask everyone to be my witnesses” James holds his breath, everyone is listening to him with different reactions, his move is very obvious

“I would like to ask you to be my fiancé, will you engage with me?” James looks at Eunjung who is so surprise. Hyomin drops her cake fork.

“I’m sorry” Hyomin apologizes

“James” Eunjung doesn’t know how to react , she doesn't see it coming , she instinctively looks at Hyomin and quickly averts back to James.

" I think ..." Eunjung is about to say something

Everyone is waiting, but then Hyomin’s phone rings which interrupts the moment.

“Excuse me , I'll be back” Hyomin quickly excuses herself to answer the phone, but more like she wants to leave this awkward scene, Eunjung watches Hyomin leaving the table.

Hyomin walks off to the front yard absent-mindedly, she can’t get James’s words out of her mind, her heart is wrenching with unknown fear, and her eyes sting. She is brought back to her sense again, when she hears the phone ringing again.

“Hello Haeri unnie?” Hyomin answers the phone with her mind elsewhere.

“Hyomin ahh” Haeri says in a hurried tone which alerts a listener a bit.

“What’s wrong unnie?” Hyomin asks, that's not a good sound to hear

“We are in trouble” Haeri tells.

“What is going on ?” Hyomin just remembers about her friends.

“It seems like someone finds out about Minkyung’s attempt to commit suicide

“How?” Hyomin is alerted

“I don’t know but I’ve seen reports outside this place” Haeri informs.

“Oh no” Hyomin puts one hand in

“I don’t know what to do” Haeri says scarily

" Did anyone else know ?" Hyomin asks in hurried

" No, I call you first" Haeri responds

“Unnie, please stay inside, I’ll see what I can do” Hyomin calms her down “ Jiyeon” is the only name Hyomin can think of.

" Okay , thank you Hyomin ah" Haeri says

" I'll call you back okay?" Hyomin is going to hang up to call someone else. And she decides to call a person who came to her mind earlier

" Hello" Jiyeon answers with an excited voice

“Jiyeon, where are you?” The call is answered right away after Hyomin dials.

"I'm leaving the company, what's the matter?" Jiyeon is suprised with Hyomin's urgent tone

" I need your help , Minkyung and Haeri unnie are in trouble , they seem to smell the blood" Hyomin is referring to reporters and Jiyeon can understand it right away

" Where are you now?" Jiyeon asks , hoping Hyomin is in less troubled circumstance.

" I'm home, but I'll meet you half way so we can your friend’s medical center quicker " Hyomin explains quickly.

“Okay, that's great, I'll drop you location where we will meet" Jiyeon reminds

" Wonderul , I'll see you soon" Hyomin hangs up

After hanging up from a short urgent call, Hyomin turns to look toward the house, Hyomin doesn't hesitates to go back in, she is more than tempted to leave now , afraid to know what is going on there, this is so unexpected, and Hyomin is not ready to face it, even though she never doubts Eunjung’s love for her but with the circumstance and with Eunjung’s father is there, she can’t really tell what it’s going to happen. Hyomin quickens her pace and asks their family driver who happens to be around to drive her to a location described by Jiyeon, hoping her friend’s situation will distract her a little bit.

And 10 minutes sharp afterward, Hyomin sneaks into Jiyeon's car as soon as soon as she pulls over, she explains the rest of the story to Jiyeon as they are headed to the medical center where her friends, Minkyung and Haeri are stuck with reporters are around.

" Do you know how to get them out?" Jiyeon asks

" Honestly, I have no idea" Hyomin replies

" Game will be over if they get caught" Jiyeon states which it only makes Hyomin worry even more

" I don't know how they found out" Hyomin says

" It seems like nothing in this world can be hidden" Jiyeon takes a glance a Hyomin , Hyomin feels as if it is related to her, she stays silent for a moment

" I doubt it" Hyomin finally says while she is thinking about something else now

" Can you get a hold of Haeri and tells her not to let anyone in the room ?" Jiyeon asks

" Yes I told her " Hyomin informs , " But I'll let her know we are coming" , she starts dialing Haeri's number and tries her best to speak to Haei who sounds super anxious.

By no time, Hyomin and Jiyeon arrives at the car park of the health care center, Hyomin is reluctant to get off, and is about to ask Jiyeon what to do next but her question is automatically answers when Jiyeon reaches to a back seat for a cap and a hoodie.

" Wear this" Jiyeon passes them to Hyomin

" Thanks" Hyomin is impressed by how thoughtful Jiyeon is while she looks at Jiyeon pulling up a hoodie she is wearing.

" We'll get in by the back door, my friend already gets someone to open for us. Jiyeon has talked to her friend Dr. Sooyoung on the way to the hospital and Jiyeon seems to come up with an idea how to handle the situation.

" That's awesome" Hyomin is thankful, these are the thing she never thought of

" Let's go and pray we'll never get caught before we even starts" Jiyeon has a funny smile on her face.

" Let's hope not" Hyomin prays

With the assistance of Sooyoung's nurse , Jiyeon and Hyomin manage to get inside the room where Minkyung is hospitalized , they are greeted by frighten couple who are so hopeless . Hyomin gives each of them a comfort hug, while Jiyeon has indifferent expression on her face, but Haeri is grateful and thanks to her for coming.

" Jiyeon has a plan" Hyomin announces

" Oh, you do?" Minkyung who just stops crying, asks

" Please help us , Jiyeon , I'll forever be grateful" Haeri gets some hope

" Well, I can't promise it will work through" Jiyeon bites her lip

" We've got nothing to lose now" Minkyung says , pleading

" Let's give it a try" Hyomin suggests

" Okay so here is a plan" Jiyeon starts, after her scheme is explained, Minkyung and Haeri seems hesitant now.

" Won't you risk it , will you?" Minkyung feels bad now that her friend is gonna be in trouble

" I believe it a way out" Hyomin agrees with Jiyeon, " And don't you worry" Hyomin smiles at her friend

" What if it fails and you guys?" Haeri can't think of anything worse than this.

" I'm sure we will be affected by it but compared to what would happen to you guys if it is exposed then I'm fine" Jiyeon shrugs it off

" I'm fine , and I'm in" Hyomin assures , just then a knock on the door follows by an entry of a nurse , everyone looks at the newcomer

" Dr. Sooyoung sends me in" She informs

"Okay, let's do it" Jiyeon gives her an approval look, the rest of them in the room anticipate what is going to happen.

" Wish us luck" Hyomin tells everyone.

Good 20 minutes passed by, thing comes to a picture of what is going to happen , Jiyeon has a brief scheme explained to the rest of them, it's not promising that is going to work, but it's the only thing that can do as of time being , and it's not like they have plenty of choices, the future and career of Hyomin's friend and Jiyeon's label mate is in their hand now, failure or success they can't even complain about it . Jiyeon looks at Hyomin which the latter nods as if to say she is ready.

The door is opened, Jiyeon is with her glasses on and Hyomin now are with a hoodie, walking out of the hallway, headed to the entrance, a guy wandering around notices them right away.

" Jiyeon ssi ?" He asks in surprise, that's beyond his expectation, then another person starts to hear him

" Isn't that Hyomin ?" Another female exclaims then few other reporters start to look their way

" Absolutely, it's Jiyeon and Hyomin" One reporter adds , then the chaos starts, they mercilessly approach them as if hawks seeing their prey

" Jiyeon ssi, Hyomin ssi why are you here?" A reporter who gets to them first, asks

" Oh my god, what did happen to your hand ?" Another reporter who notices Jiyeon's hand wrapped by a bandage asks

" Can you please give us some detail of your injury?" The other reporter joins

And it's Hyomin that starts to speak up, she smiles at them first.

" It's so embarrassing to unexpectedly meet our reporter nim here" Hyomin smiles shyly

" Would you mind telling us what happen Hyomin ssi?" One reporter asks

" It's just a little accident" Hyomin looks at Jiyeon " Jiyeon sprained her arms while we were practicing a special performance"

" How come did you two are here together?" Another reporter with a suspicious mind asks

" As I said earlier, we were rehearsing, all alone, so I brought her here when she got injured" Hyomin explains

" You mean you two were practicing alone? "

" Kind of" Hyomin gives a smile

" Oh "

" What kind of the rehearsal to give you such an injury?" Another question arises, Hyomin tries to come up with an excuse , they are ballad singers and there is no way that they would have such an extreme rehearsal to cause Jiyeon an injury

" Something that you've never seen me or Hyomin doing it before" Jiyeon calmly butts in

" It's for my special concert" She adds

" Wow, what's an interesting stuff to look forward to"

" Yes, more than you can imagine" Jiyeon boasts

" This's gonna make fans thrilled to hear"

" We store a lot of surprise. Please look forward to Jiyeon's concert and give her more love" Hyomin tries to wrap thing up

" Hyomin ssi seems to be a great supporter here" One of them teases

" Yes , what's a nice thing to see" Another adds

" Jiyeon ssi , one last question" A male reporter requests , Jiyeon looks at him

" We know that you never have any friend in the idol world because you're very isolated and unapproachable and you're very private with your personal life that we've never seen you're close to anyone, given that Hyomin ssi just starts working with you, how come you become so close with each other all of sudden?" He asks, Hyomin frowns at the reporter, his question is very sensitive and in a way which very offending. Hyomin rubs Jiyeon's arm giving her encouragement, then trying to push her away, but she doesn't move

" Thank you for your question reporter nim" Jiyeon has her cool smile, " But aren't we aware that Hyomin is very beloved by her fans? Isn't she lovable? Jiyeon asks them which they automatically nod.

" It's just hard not to befriend and want to get close to a very loving and caring person like Hyomin" Jiyeon smiles at Hyomin, which gives a latter a star-stuck moment.

" That's the sweetest I've ever heard you give an interview" One female report admires

" I'm sorry to get everyone worry" Jiyeon gives them a bow them

" Please get well soon" Reporters give in , they can't keep an injured person any longer. Jiyeon gives Hyomin an eye signal to walk, Hyomin understands, as she follows suit, she clings light to Jiyeon's arm as they are walking away.

" Phew" Hyomin releases her breath

" Aren't they annoying?' Jiyeon closes the door to her car

" Never thought I would have to experience thing like this" Hyomin is still thrilled

" It's not pretty as you may imagine" Jiyeon who grows up in the entertainment industry knows better

" You must have been strong enough to come this far, and stand at this point" Hyomin can't help but admires

" That's because there is no place for a weak person here" Jiyeon's voice shows no sadness in it

" Don't mind those people" Hyomin remembers an unfair accusing created by what people think of Jiyeon .

" Don't you agree with them?" Jiyeon asks

" No, that's not you" Hyomin shakes her head

"Then who is me?" Jiyeon is curious what Hyomin thinks of her

"Mm, how do I say ?" Hyomin smiles as she thinks of what to put into word to describe Jiyeon , Jiyeon waits

" You're just an authentic you" Hyomin defines short and meaningful, which makes Jiyeon think

" Well, thanks" Jiyeon says simply, Hyomin knows she is shy , she wants to more but before she can do so , her phone rings and it's none other than Haeri .

" How is everything Haeri unnie?" Hyomin quickly answers the phone , Jiyeon listens

" We've got to our place safely now"

" That's great" Hyomin looks at Jiyeon and smile

" I don't know how I can thank you guys enough"

" You're welcome Unnie" Hyomin is more than happy now

" Please thank to Jiyeon for us, we are forever grateful to her"

" Haeri unnie , say thank you , and they are forever thankful to you" Hyomin holds on the phone but speaks to Jiyeon

" Tell them , they are welcome and please stay cautious" Jiyeon says

" Did you hear it Haeri unnie?" Hyomin asks

" Yes, we will, thank you"

Hyomin hangs up and leans her back tiredly , so much happens at a time , at least one problem is resolved , and she doesn't want to think of another problem weighing on her heart at the moment , it's something that it's beyond her ability to work it out.

" Do you want me to drop you somewhere?" Jiyeon asks as she drives off

" Do you have any plan ?" Hyomin asks

" No" Jiyeon answers

" Would you like to grab some sweet? My treat" Hyomin suggests

" I wouldn't say no" Jiyeon accepts the invite

" I didn't really know you are a big eater" Hyomin comments, she can't believe Jiyeon can eat alot

" That's for you to learn" Jiyeon says

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Eunjung tries to suppress her unsettled thought and shows no obvious that she is worried about Hyomin who suddenly ran away from her birthday party last night, and it happened after James wanted to propose to her, though it was an engagement proposal, she knew Hyomin might have been shocked and could have overthought about that happened last night by now but Eunjung can't blame the younger woman though , she must admit that she was shocked too, it is quite a big step, Eunjung didn't see it was coming, even her father was surprised too . However, she disapproved Hyomin's immature rush act to leave just like that without waiting to hear her say, and now she is waiting for Hyomin to contact her first which the latter seems to play a waiting game with her.

As she logs into her computer, people may think that she would check her work email first thing in the morning considered a person she is, but no, she types a name of person she always thinks of in every beat of her heart into a search engine and even got some notification for automatic alert on popular entertainment sites, she reads everything about Hyomin even a very small article , and today she gets a bunches of notifications , Eunjung is interested

" An unexpected bond of two ballad singers Park Hyomin and Park Jiyeon , spotted accompanying one another to a health care center for unfortunate accident"

" Popular label mates recently collaborated in a hit single " Kiss and Cry" Park Jiyeon and Park Hyomin developed their friendship helping each other in time needed"

" Finally we got to see a very first close friend of a lone star Park Jiyeon , how special Park Hyomin is to Jiyeon, we have the answer here"

" Fans positively response to a blossom friendship of a lovely couple from " Kiss & Cry , more than 100+ k look forward to their next single while 8000+ praising they look cute together "

" Jiyeon admits that Hyomin is loving and caring that she wants to get close to"

" The story of Park Jiyeon and Hyomin with exclusive unseen photos of them dancing under the snow"

Eunjung loses track of time , unaware of how much time she spent reading articles after articles popping out today , and she finally stops at the exclusive photos claimed to be taken behind the scene at the filming set of a TV program, and Eunjung is sure that they were not scripted, looking at how genuinely and naturally they interacted and a most captivating moment when they danced a classic dance together underneath the falling snowflake , a happy smile captured in the moment , Eunjung gritted her teeth till she hears the sound of her clashing teeth.

Emotion overwhelmed, Eunjung can't hold it any longer, she needs to hear the answer from Hyomin, a person who makes a calm Eunjung goes insane the way she is now and a real reason that she just left her birthday party last night, is it really because of Jiyeon ?

On the other side, Soyeon is rushing to the apartment where two artists in her supervision is giving her a headache , she needs to get to them before she gets a call from the CEO, she knows he is not going to be silent and she can't predict what he is going to come up in his mind this time, so she needs to prepare . Once she gets there, the whole place is quite and it seems like both Jiyeon and Hyomin are still in their own beds, so she knocks on Jiyeon's bedroom door first but no response, then she knocks on Hyomin's door , same, no response , she frowns , just then she hears the main door open, faint unfished conversation is in the air and two people she is looking for, show up, Hyomin with a pot of flower in her hand and Jiyeon is holding one too , holding the door.

" Oh Soeyon unnie?" Hyomin is surprised to see her manager unnie

" What did take you here?" Jiyeon asks , no emotion shows

And the long conversation and preaching from Soyeon starts from there, Hyomin and Jiyeon can't even lie, and they know Soyeon wouldn't believe it if they make up any story so here they go ,revealing everything to Soyeon which Soyeon isn't startled at all, she waits until they finish.

" You should put back a bandage on your arm , Jiyeon" Soyeon remarks , looking at Jiyeon's arm where has nothing on like not like a bunch of pictures were taken last night. Jiyeon just sighs .

" We will have to deal with this, I'll wait and see what the CEO wants me to do" Soyeon ends

Before Soyeon left, she gave a stern instruction to the duo to be prepared and careful with their every move , because one wrong move can cause damage more than they ever know and both of them aren't naive, they quite expect thing like this when they decided to save a poor couple.

" I'm sorry to drag you into this" Hyomin apologizes when they are alone

" Well, it is what it is, and I knew it coming" Jiyeon reaches for a remote controller before turning on TV

" Aren't you worried?" Hyomin asks

" It's kinda fun actually" Jiyeon replies nonchalantly

" How about you?" Jiyeon asks when Hyomin becomes silent

" I don't know" Hyomin replies but she seems to be in a deep thought , Jiyeon examines her

" I don't have anyone to care about so I'm not worried, and you don't have to worry if you thought that you dragged me into a trouble, I'm fine with it" Jiyeon tries to cheer Hyomin up

" I wish I could be like you" Hyomin looks at Jiyeon

" How?" Jiyeon raises an eyebrow at Hyomin's statement

" Carefree and burden free" Hyomin gives a faint smile

" Things may be as it seems" Jiyeon says

" You're right, things are not always as they appear to be" Hyomin agrees, bitter is in her voice. They go quiet for a moment, until Jiyeon decides to break the silence.

" Hey, let put our plant some where" Jiyeon looks at the plants they put down earlier when they sat and talked to Soyeon

" Ah, I forgot about them" Hyomin looks at two pots of plant that she asked Jiyeon to get for the apartment as she invited Jiyeon for a jogging with her this morning ,they agreed to have them as the " War Over" symbol to end their unpleasant first impression and starts a new friendship

" I'll name mine as Min" Hyomin takes her pot, " How about you?"

" Does the plant need a name ?" Jiyeon asks , amused

" Sure, they have life" Hyomin says

" Mm" Jiyeon contemplates , " Then I'll call my plant as Ji"

" Welcome to our home JiMin" Hyomin takes two pots of the plants and makes her way to the kitchen, Jiyeon doesn't smile at first but then a corner of her lip lifts up

" Home " Jiyeon whispers, it has been long time since she last heard it , and the last person who ever said so now was nowhere Jiyeon could find her, she is so far away where God has taken back ....Jiyeon misses her mom

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A journey of a dandelion on a heartroad now continues from where I left it, hope I am not giving you guys so much heartstring as story goes on , we will see what pain laid ahead , don't hate me yet , I can ensure a twist though, please look forward to it. Thank you for all comments and special thanks to who stick around patiently :) ...