11^th September, 2019

‘You asleep yet,

 Hyeran?’

‘No…about to, 

why?’

‘I won’t be long,

just want to say 

thank you.’

‘What for?’

‘For liking my video…

about the new group.’

‘You know how I

 feel about that

 new group.’

‘Yes, yes I know,

which is why I’m

thanking you, 

for supporting it

anyway.’

‘I’m supporting YOU, 

get it straight, Oppa,

 and as long as I can

 see a smile on your 

face, I suppose nothing 

else matters.

 Please try to squeeze

 in some sleeping

 and resting time,

 even during practices, 

okay? 

That’s one of the 

many reasons I disagreed 

with you being part 

of this whole thing, 

you need time to rest.’

‘I will,

don’t worry 

about me.’

‘And congrats 

on that too, 

you being leader.’

‘LOL, 

it won’t be 

a big deal.’

‘You think?’

‘Well…

I’ll do what I can,

I doubt I’ll have to

do much as a leader

anyway…’

‘Oppa, 

you’ll be a great one,

 I promise.’

‘What makes you

think that?’

‘You just have a

 way with people, 

no one can deny that.’

‘And do you think 

I have “a way” with 

you, hm?’

‘You understand me, 

Oppa, 

sometimes even better

 than myself, but…’

‘But?’

‘Never mind, 

night.’

‘So soon?!’

‘Look at the time,

 Oppa.’

‘It’s still a bit 

till midnight.’

‘If I don’t sleep,

 you won’t either, 

right?

 Now please, 

drop your phone

 and go to bed.’

‘Or?~’

‘Or I’ll come over 

and tie you to your

 bed myself.’

‘That’d be what 

you want me to do, 

right?’

‘But no, I won’t,

 I’m not going to 

fall for that.’

‘Hyeran ah, 

you seem…

different these days, 

what happened?’

‘Nothing.

 I’m my old self.’

‘Is it because I haven’t

been texting you 

often lately?’

‘Nonsense!

 It’s not because

 of that at all.’

‘Then…why?’

'Hyeran ah, 

you still there?'

‘My heart aches for you, 

Oppa…that’s why. 

It’s just…unfair,

 what you have 

to go through.’

‘And my heart aches

for you the same way,

Hyeran ah.’

‘Why? 

I have nothing one

 would feel sorry for.’

‘Your career, 

ruined by the

ban in China. 

I mean,

you know Chinese, 

you could’ve had a lot

of opportunities in China! 

But then the ban came

and now you’re stuck 

in Korea…’

‘I can focus on acting, 

Oppa.’

‘That’s not what 

you want to do

the most, Hyeran ah, 

I know that.’

‘Do you? 

Do you really?’

‘My point is, 

don’t feel bad for me, 

what I’m going through

is not worth your time 

worrying or being angry

about, okay? 

You should spend

your time doing 

what makes you happy.’

‘You say that 

to me, Oppa, 

what about you?’

‘I do gaming 

all the time.’

‘Not recently.’

‘I have a supportive 

friend like you,

that’s all I need.’

‘Supportive?

 I could only do 

so much by liking 

your post.’

‘No, 

you’re doing more

than that, Hyeran ah,

more than you 

can imagine.’

‘Anyway, I’ve been

taking too much of your 

sleeping time away

from you, go to bed now.

And I’ll sleep too, 

worry not.’

‘Take care.’

‘You too. Night~’

‘Good night, Oppa.’