“Stop staring at them like some jealous creepy girlfriend” I whispered at the back of Sinb’s ear making her flinch at my sudden appearance 

I sat across her and laid my food tray on the table and started eating lunch but her, looking pass through me, was bothering me that it made my hand stop when I was about to take a bite. I lowered my spoon back on the plate and looked at the direction where Sinb was looking

Yerin was at the end of the cafeteria flirting with Yuju who looked like someone who’s just trying not to show that she was uncomfortable while on the other hand, Yerin doesn’t notice it

I looked back at Sinb who was still lost in her own world and cleared my throat to get her attention before talking

“Why don’t you try flirting with Yerin instead of getting anxious about her being with that other girl” She changed her gaze onto me and furrowed her eyebrows and I could tell that she’s annoyed by my comment so I pretended to look at the ceiling to avoid her rant

What surprised me was, instead of hearing her rant, I heard her sigh and her spoon clanking on the tray making me look at her. I saw her looking down on her plate while playing with her food

I was about to say something until she opened first and what she said caught my attention

“I tried. Trust me” Her sadness in he voice was evident and it was like she was already losing hope—accepted that her feelings for Yerin won’t and will never be reciprocated because it is just a one sided love

“What do you mean?”

“I tried flirting with her. But... she doesn’t even notice that it was a way of me flirting. She just takes it as a joke every time so I end up not doing it anymore” She stood up, carrying her plate and forced a smile

“I’m gonna head first. I really have no appetite so I’ll see you back in the dorm”

Then I saw her back slowly getting farther and farther from me and the more she fades, the more I wanna run towards her and comfort her. That’s what I did... I stood up and jogged towards her

“Bi! Wait for me” I shouted making her stop walking and turning her head towards me

She was blinking her eyes confusedly as I approach closer making me smile due to how adorable she looked liked

“Wanna go with me to my favorite hang out place in this city?” She tilted her head and tried not to form a curve on her lips

“Does that mean its a yes or no?”

“Hmm... are you sure that place is not dangerous? Or not something that I would hate?” She teasingly said making me chuckle

“No, of course not. Why would I put a beauty like you in danger?” Then I reached out my hand for her to hold. She raised one of her brows and smiled at me

“What does that mean?” She said while pointing at my hand that was reaching out for hers and I shrugged in response

“Give me your hand. It’s cold outside. I’ll keep you warm even if it’s just one hand that I’m holding”

“Are you hitting on me, Kim Sojung?” I smirked but soon turned into a smile

“What if I am? What would you do?”

“Let me think. I guess—“ I didn’t let her finish and grabbed her left hand and placed it inside my pocket while it was interlocked with me

“Aggressive and frank, aren’t we?” She had the smirking face that I had always loved to see on her face. I hummed and nodded in response

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I led her into the old playground that was located on a cliff. She scanned the area while I looked at my watch to look at the time

“We’re here just in time” I said towards her making her hum questionably

I dragged her to the picnic table that was placed at the near edge of the cliff and made her sit on it. I hopped on it and sat beside her

“We’re just in time for the sunset” She then looked at the sky that was slowly turning into the hues of orange and the sun was slowly setting down and vanishing from the vast sky. The whistles of the grass and tree trunks that follows the rhythm of the wind

She looked so calm and how should I describe it? She looked something or someone who seems so out of this world... so out of this world that it could make the smile on my face fade due to the beat of my heart and all of the sounds around us were slowly vanishing and the things around us were disappearing making it look like it was just the two of us in a boundless place

I was slowly observing all of her features and everything about her seems so perfect and captivity... so different from what I’ve seen from her during the first time that I’ve seen her

What is this that I’m currently feeling? Why is it so bizarre and why does it seem like it is something forbidden?

Forbidden...

Don’t tell me that this is how love works... It’s impossible that this will be love... I vowed not to fall in love yet this is happening

Is this why Eunha warned me about not getting too close with her? Because I would break the rules?

Would there even be consequences if I happen to break it? As far as I know, no cupid has ever broken the most impressive rule so there’s no guarantee about what would happen with us if this is really what love is

Everything around us seemed so... perfect... at this moment... 

She slowly turned her head and smiled at me “The sunset is beautiful”

“You’re more beautiful” I said under my breath, not letting her hear it. She tried asking me what I just have said but the only answer I gave was “Of course”

She nodded her head and raised her right hand towards the direction of the setting sun and closed one of her eyes “You know... when do you think I’ll find my soulmate?”

I looked at her with the awe still visible on me “In the right time... maybe... even sooner”

“I wonder when would that be” She then slowly lowered her hand and placed it on top of her lap to observe it

“No one can tell”

There was silence for a while but that silence got broken with her question that caught all of my attention and I don’t know why but... I felt my heart breaking into million of pieces and shattering apart with the last few words she had said

“I wish cupids were real and make Yerin reciprocate her feelings towards me”

“But what if you’re really not meant for her but for someone else?”

“If that someone else will treat me better and a person whom I could love more than her... then I guess, why not?”

Why do I suddenly wish that the locked file was already open? So that I could know if she and Yerin are the ones inside it? And why do I wish that it’ll be Yerin and somebody else or if it’s Sinb... why do I wish that it is I who is her pair?

Pair...

Locked file...

Forbidden love...

Cupid...

My eyes widened at the thought of me having a chance of being the one inside that file and the thought of Kyung playing with me

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As soon as we came back inside the dorm, I rushed towards the bathroom and made the file appear on top of my hand magically and checked the lock if it was gone but who am I kidding? I was being delusional about it getting opened because of my feelings towards Sinb...

The folder was still exactly the same as the last time I checked it. It was still unscratched and the locked tightly wrapped around it

“Who are the pairs exactly?” I whispered as I open the door to head over inside our bedroom

As I enter the room, I saw Sinb already deep asleep and her blanket covering her body. I laid on my bed and covered myself with blanket facing Sinb’s sleeping face

I stared at her while smiling the whole time  until I fell asleep

I suddenly saw two persons with blurred face. A man and a woman in front of me, facing me and I kept hearing shouts and static sounds as they come nearer and nearer me

“Why?”

“I told you be careful”

“Why didn’t you listen?!”

“You told me you won’t leave me”

“What happened with your promises?”

“You left me like I was just a piece of object that can be thrown away when your done having fun with it”

“You’re a heartless person”

“Don’t listen to her. She’s just trying to deceive you”

 Then before the woman can struggle me, I woke up trying to catch my breath and cold sweats were dropping from my head and throughout my body and my hands were on my neck checking if someone was struggling me but there was nothing. Even around the room, there was no one... Sinb across me was still sleeping soundly

I stood up and headed to the kitchen to get a glass of water then I headed to the bathroom to wash up my face to get a hold of myself

I slapped my face with both of my hands as I the water drip from my face. I looked at the mirror trying to figure what that dream was but I couldn’t figure it out and thought that it was only just a nightmare but something about it still bothered me like it has a deeper meaning

“What was that nightmare all about?”

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Author’s Note: Please do comment about your thoughts because it’s highly appreciated :)) // Thank you for the new subs and upvotes ~