[Airport]

"God Kai, hurry up!" Chanyeol hissed as they both ran into the arrival hall.

"Give me a break... It's hard to find parking on a Christmas Eve!" He complained and broke into a jog to catch up with him.

It has been 3 years since they all graduated and Yeri had finally suggested that all of them get together for another Christmas celebration.

Chanyeol and Kai were here to pick Seulgi up. This was a secret from Irene. Seulgi hadn't been able to make it back for Christmas the past two years and had finally found time.

"Seulgi!" Chanyeol waved when he saw her exiting the customs. Seeing them, she immediately ran to greet them as well.

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[Way Back]

"Was Irene pissed? I had to lie about being busy..." Seulgi frowned.

"Uhh... kind of? She ate 2 cartons of pizza and a bucket of ice cream." Chanyeol sighed.

Seulgi tenses up. She was worried how Irene was going to react when she saw her.

Kai suddenly sighed, catching Seulgi and Chanyeol's attention.

"Irene... I have never seen Irene being so needy. I didn't even know that she had this side to her." Kai said.

"Ah~ I know what you mean... she's a handful nowadays." Chanyeol huffed.

Seulgi could understand their pain. When she couldn't come back for Irene's birthday parties and special holidays, Irene would always be whining and throwing a tantrum while they skyped or called. Seulgi remembered having to baby talk with Irene just to cheer her up.

“How do you even do it?” Kai asked Seulgi.

She shrugged earning another sigh from Kai.

“Women…” Chanyeol huffed.

Seulgi chuckled at how exasperated the two boys were. It was adorable how Irene can be like that.

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The Christmas party was held at Irene's house and had her helpers cook a few dishes for the celebration. Yeri was currently with her out shopping for presents for the boys. Throughout the whole trip, Yeri could see that Irene was still gloomy.

"I'm sure Seulgi would make it next year. She is grad