“Jen! Jennie wait! Jen!” I heard Jisoo calling after me, but I kept running. I don’t want to hear what Seulgi has to say. I don’t want to know. Eventually, I realized that Jisoo is n longer chasing after me, but I didn’t slow down. I kept running, like I have been the past 7 years. Slowing down, I finally began to take in my surroundings. I’m in the middle of Hongdae, there’s a lot of college kids, buskers, tourists roaming about. They all look like they’re happy. It must be nice,

 

“Jennie.” I felt someone tap my shoulder from behind, when I turned around it was her I saw, but then I blinked and realized that those weren’t the same brown eyes that used to stare at me so softly.

 

“Rosie..” I forced a smile, composing myself, “Uhm what are you doing here?”

 

“I grabbed some food nearby, why are you here alone? Where are the others?” She frowned, jutting her lower lip a bit, “Hey are you okay?” She asks after staying quiet. I didn’t know how to answer that question without revealing something I hate talking about.

 

“I’m fine.” I replied, about to walk away, but she stopped me.

 

“I don’t think so.”

 

“Roseanne.” My voice was stern, using her full name for her to understand that I just want to be left alone.

 

“Look...I know we’re not friends, we’re practically strangers. And I’m not going to ask you to tell me what’s bothering you now or why you ran out at dinner last night...but I am worried. So just let me accompany you. I can even stay a few steps behind if you don’t want me next to you.” She was persistent, “Please.” Her tone was begging.

 

“I just want to be alone.”

 

“Okay.” She nods.

 

So I begin to walk away from her. I need to keep my distance from Rosie, being around her makes me feel like things will be okay. I don’t want that. I want to keep holding to what I’m feeling now, because I’m scared that if I let go..if I move on..I’ll forget about her.

 

~ ~

 

Back at the office, I noticed the others were very solemn, all gathered around Seulgi.

 

“Hey…” I called out to them.

 

“Jen..” they rushed over to me with worried eyes.

 

“Stop with the eyes, I’m fine.”

 

“We put your things in your office.” Nayeon spoke up.

 

“Thanks.” I smiled, before turning away, feeling their eyes follow my every move. Knowing quite well that they’ll give me some time to settle my thoughts before either Nayeon or all of them come barging in here.

 

~

 

“Jen.” Seulgi, peeked her head inside.

 

“Seul,” I tilted my head a bit to see if the others were hiding behind her, but they weren’t, “What’s up.” I gestured for the seat in front of my desk.

 

“About earlier, I’m sorry. I should have been more considerate of your feelings, but I also think it’s time Jen..it’s been so long, I know Cha...”

 

“Seulgi.” I interrupted her.

 

“Okay I won’t say anything else. But I did want to give you this.” She hands me a brown manila folder.

 

“I don’t know.” Seulgi shrugs.

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“It’s for you.” She points to the label on the side, “See it’s To: Jennie Kim ONLY.”

 

“From?”

 

“C’mon Jen...can’t you recognize the handwriting?” Seulgi chuckles.

 

“But I’ve already gotten everything she wanted me to have.”

 

“Auntie found it in Chae’s room the other day. It was locked in her desk drawer.”

 

I frowned, “Locked in her desk drawer?”

 

“Mhm.” Seulgi nods.

 

“Thanks.” I smile, holding onto the folder tightly.

 

“Yeah, no worries Jen….I’ll go back to work now.” She stands and I nod.

 

“Seul!” I called out before she could close the door behind her, “Yeah?”

 

“Tell the others I’m really fine. I know I worried you guys.”

 

With one last nod, I was left alone, staring at the mysterious envelope. Fighting whether or not I should open it.

 

“Just open it.” I urged myself, about to unseal it when a knock interrupted me.

 

“Come in.” I responded, placing the envelope in my purse.

 

It might be better to open this at home, just in case.

 

“Uh hey.” Rosie entered, carrying a white paper bag and two bottles of water.

 

“What’s this?” I asked as she sat the bag on my desk.

 

“I saw these sandwiches on a drama I’m watching and thought they look really good, and I just thought you might be hungry after...I mean I just uhm I bought extra cause I wasn’t fully satisfied with my lunch and..”

 

“Rosie.” I interrupted her cute blabbering.

 

“I..sorry..I tend to blabber when nervous.”

 

“I can tell.” I , and she puffs her cheeks out cutely, “So which one’s mine?” I ask.

 

“I knew you’d be hungry.” She smiles proudly, but then frowns and asks, “Oh...wait is it.. I mean..uh..can I eat with you?” She asks in a soft voice.

 

“Sure.” I couldn’t say no.

 

“Great!” That wide smile came back on her face, “Here this is yours,” She hands me one with slices of avocados decorating the top, “They were supposed to be the same..I hope you like avocados.”

 

“I do, but if you want the one with avoca..”

 

“Ew gross no. I hate avocados.” She grimaced and I laughed.

 

“Why? They’re delicious here try!” I offer her a bite and she backs away.

 

“Look you may be my boss Jennie but that’s just a no.” She shakes her head.

 

“C’mon trust me. Please?” I give her my puppy dog eyes and she scrunches her nose at me.

 

“Fine, but if I have to go home because of an upset stomach it’s on you Ms. Kim.”

 

“Don’t worry you have sick leave.” I tease and gesture for her to take a bite.

 

“Well??” I ask as she munches on it. I could tell by the small smile on her lips that she liked it, but wanted to deny.

 

“It’s good right?” I smirked.

 

“Eh..it’s okay.” She shrugs, taking a bite out of her own sandwich.

 

“Okay I’ll pretend you didn’t love it, like how I pretended you didn’t follow me earlier.”

 

“What? I did no such thing.”

 

“Give it up Rosie.. I knew after the first few feet.”

 

“I really didn’t!”

 

“Right so the blonde who kept a safe distance behind me while I was wandering around wasn’t you just some other creepy stalker?”

 

“I’m not a stalker, I was just..”

 

“Aha see got you. I thought I told you I wanted to be alone.” I looked at my now half eaten sandwich.

 

“You were alone..I just happened to be going in the same direction.”

 

“For 2 hours?”

 

“Was it that long? No wonder I’m so hun….I mean..”

 

“It’s okay Rosie. I know you meant well, so I didn’t confront you.”

 

It actually made me feel more at ease knowing she was just a few steps behind me.

 

“I’m sorry if I didn’t respect your decision Jennie..I was just..”

 

“I know..thank you.”

 

~ ~ ~ ~

 

My day went by pretty quickly after my lunch with Rosie.

 

“Just give it up Jen.” Nayeon tells me as we make our way to our cars.

 

“What?”

 

“It seems Rosie doesn’t do a very good job of closing office doors.”

 

“Huh?” Nayeon was seriously confusing me.

 

“Just stop trying to put a wall between you and her. You can just be friends you know.”

 

“I seriously don’t get..”

 

“We like her too, Rosie..she’s a good addition to the team, but we all feel at ease with her. I think she’ll be a really good friend to us.”

 

“Nay..”

 

“I’m just saying. Well goodnight Jen.”

~ ~

 

“Chu? What are...?” I frowned, seeing Jisoo sitting on my couch not even acknowledging me.

 

“Jisoo.” I placed a hand on her shoulder and she finally looked at me.

 

Jisoo has always been the stronger one out of the two of us. The one that would always be comforting me. In fact, the last time I saw her cry was when Chaeyoung passed away..so..now what happened that my best friend is sitting in my living room with swollen eyes?

 

“Okay who do I have to hunt down?” I ask, boiling at the thought ath someone was able to break my Jichu like this.

 

“Just sit with me for a bit Jendeukie.” She softly smiles, her voice was still hoarse.

 

I swear whoever hurt Jisoo, they better prepare themselves.

 

“Okay.” I sat next to her, gathering her into my arms, “So who hurt my supergirl?”

 

“It’s not whatever you think it is.”

 

“Then why are you sitting in my living room looking so…” I paused trying to find the word.

 

“Broken?” She finishes for me.

 

“Yeah..”

 

“After you ran away earlier...I tried to chase after you.”

 

“I know and I’m sorry..I worried you..I just..”

 

“I was worried, but I also know you well enough to know you need alone time especially when it comes to Chae..”

 

“Are you like this because of what Seulgi wanted to tell us earlier?”

 

“Yeah, so I went back to our room and Seul was already telling the others and I..I..I was just glued in front of that door. I couldn’t enter, I couldn’t leave. I listened to it all...and it made me realize that for the past 7 years, we’ve all been trying to help you move on...when in fact none of us truly have. That’s why after sitting in the car with Lisa the whole day, I had her take me here...because she’s right. We need to heal together.”

 

“Chu…”

 

“Jennie..Chaeyoung..she…”

 

“No Chu I don’t want to know.”

 

“But you do Jen..”

 

“No. I can’t Jisoo..please just...when I’m ready then I’ll come to you.”

 

“Jennie...how can you move on if you..”

 

“I don’t want to move on Jisoo. I can’t.” I began to cry, “ I can’t, because if I did, I’m afraid that I might forget about her..that one day I’ll wake up and I won’t remember how she used to smile, how loving her gaze always was, her voice...I’m scared Jisoo.. I’m so scared..I’ve already lost her once..I can’t lose her in my memories too.”

 

“Jennie…” Jisoo had her arms wrapped around me for comfort.

 

“I already lost her once Jisoo.”

 

“You know she’ll always be in our memories Jen. We won’t lose her again. Just try this time. Because it really feels like we lost both of you.”

 

“Jisoo.” I frowned,pulling back, “I’m here. I’m right here.” I assured her.

 

“Are you really?”

 

“What?”

 

“You’ve gotten more recluse, you rarely smile and when you do it’s mostly forced. You’ve put this wall around your heart and kicked all of us out. And it scares me because what if one day I wake up and you won’t be here too...Losing one friend was hard enough, but what if I lost my best friend on top of that?” Jisoo began to cry again, and it’s only now that I realize how sunken her eyes are, despite being puffy.

 

“Has that..have you been sleeping properly?” I ask her.

 

“I could ask you the same thing.”

 

“Chu, you have to take better care of yourself. What if you get sick? Stop worrying over me, I promise you..” I pause, making my decision, “I promise you that I will start taking care of myself, that I’ll really try to move on and accept things this time...but in return you have to promise me that you’ll take care of yourself. To sleep, eat, and stop thinking that I’ll leave you. Because I won’t. I promise.”

 

It’s been 7 years….maybe it is time to move on right Chaeyoung?

 

~ ~ ~ ~

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