There were times when Hyejoo caught Yerim looking in her direction and their eyes met for a mere second.

A split second was enough for her to convey feelings with her eyes. Hyejoo could tell how Yerim was burning with curiosity on the inside from so many unanswered questions yet trying to remain positive at the same time. Questions she did not dare to ask.

Hyejoo couldn't help but wish Yerim could read her eyes as well, so that she would know exactly how she felt.

Thanks to Yerim's inability to listen to alarms, Hyejoo had a legitimate excuse to be around her every morning of every school day.  

Hyejoo couldn’t help but smile at the one sleeping soundly, entranced by the cute rhythmic snoring noises, the way she drooled over the bat plushie salvaged from the set of 'New'. It made her want to move that loose strand of purple hair off Yerim's face and hug her right there and then.

She didn’t know exactly what it was about Yerim. Maybe it was the way she would blab on, telling her every single thought without any filter. Or how her eyes would light up, get all giddy and excited over a simple snack.

It was amusing to tease Yerim; she loved the way Yerim innocently fell for every single one of her silly pranks and she lived for that slightly annoyed expression the moment she realized what happened.

And most of all, she missed how Yerim made her feel. Her impossibly bright and bubble like personality was more infectious than the flu, her voice made even the most ordinary and mundane things sound so pretty. It made Hyejoo do things she would normally be too embarrassed to do and say things she would never have imagined herself saying.

To Hyejoo, it was a precious moment that felt a little bit like heaven.

“You're staring.” Heaven was interrupted by a certain someone who was most definitely not a night owl. “Either you are a creep or you like her!”

Failing to control the sudden fit of rage inside her, Hyejoo grabbed the drool stained plushie and flung it like a batarang towards the direction of the irritating voice.

“So? Are you just going to stare at her forever or are you going to tell her?” Jungeun dodged the sudden attack and continued to push her.

Hyejoo replaced the empty spot next to Yerim with a wolf plushie before muttering “I don’t think that is a good idea.”

“And why is that?” questioned Jungeun with a raised eyebrow

She shot a look over at Jungeun before letting out a sigh. There was no point hiding it “I did something stupid. She hates me.”

“You don’t know that. Yerim is not the type to hold a grudge. Did you try apologizing to her?”

Figuring Yerim could wake from this conversation at anytime, Hyejoo started to leave “No. It’ll just sound like an excuse.”

“If you made a mistake, you should own up to it. And if you like someone, you should tell her instead of pranking her.”

Jungeun was right. Maybe if Hyejoo was actually Batman she would be brave enough to confess.

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Yerim was always bright, no matter what happened. This is why the recent change in demeanor made it obvious something was off. The face that normally lit up like sunshine is gone. She was spacing out more than usual. It wasn’t like her.

Whatever happened, they usually made up by now. Instinctively wanting to help resolve the situation, Haseul took Yerim aside.

Holding her hand, Haseul looked straight into Yerim's eyes "Is everything ok? Tell me so I can help you. You know you can talk to me."