The sound of the ticking clock on the library wall was the only sound that could be heard in the quiet almost empty library.

From behind the desk in the middle of the room, Kim Sowon looked up from behind the new book on her left hand that the school library just receives today along with the other books that she hasn’t stacked in the library bookcase towards the clock. It’s already half-past two and that means it won’t be that long until that person comes.

Unconsciously, Sowon fingers started to tapping the desk in front of her making some random rhythmical beat as she began humming some random tune to match with her beat. It was a weird habit of her that she began to develop ever since she agrees to take over this library committee job. She learns that doing things like that will help her to spend time more quickly when she got nothing to do in the library.

It’s not like Sowon doesn’t like to read books because if she is there’s no way she will let herself take over the job no matter how desperate Solar sound like when she asked her to replace her position because she wants to focus on her club activity as it was her last year of attending it and she wants to win the competition that will be held soon. This is why she asked Sowon because she knows that Sowon does not belong to any club.

No, Sowon love books as books are her only friend that keeping her accompany when she is still a little child. She never had any friends other than books before because of her shy timid closed nature, fortunately for her, as she grew older she slowly began to open herself up making her at least had some friends now.

However even if Sowon loves books, she still put some boundaries between them and her. She is not that desperate to wasting her time until her shift is over with reading school textbooks that filled most of the school library’s bookcase. No, she rather spends it with her random humming and tapping fingers

Sowon dark brown eyes looked up towards the clock once again before darting them towards the door, smiling slightly to herself. If her prediction is right then the girl that she’s been waiting for will come in a few seconds now.

“Three… two… one.” Sowon mentally counted and when she heard the door slide open, she can’t help but smiling amusedly at herself and diverted her eyes from the clock towards the newcomer.

A girl walked into the library room with her hands holding a sketchbook and pencil close to her chest. Her shoulder-length pinkish hair is styled into a messy ponytail that emphasizing her cute innocent face, her chocolate eyes that remind Sowon with the color of warm chocolate on Winter days shine brightly as she looked around the library before stopped right on Sowon’s dark brown one. She gave Sowon a shy smile as if telling Sowon that she notices her before walking to her usual seat in the library far in the corner of the room just right beside the window.

Jung Eunha is the girl named and Sowon recognized the girl as one of her school famous students. She is already made so many reputations of herself even when they are still in their first year, she is their school art protégé who’d been winning so many awards national or international scale with her painting making her receive a full scholarship, she’s also a great singer and becoming the vice - president of the school choir club on her second years along with Choi Yuju, and not to mention her beauty and cuteness are overflowing from her whenever she’s painting or performing on stage.

However, Jung Eunha wasn’t only known for that, what really intrigued about her is her kindness, brightness, and friendliness that is different from the image she always emitted when she was on stage or painting which made people quickly felt attached to her.

Sowon never one of those girls who like to gossip around, so she never really notices Eunha at least not until she took over the school library committee job. It is really hard to not notice the girl as Eunha always comes to the library every day around the same time which is around half-past two, with a sketchbook and pencil in her hands. The girl will usually stay until half-past three as the library always closed around four and Sowon guesses that the girl leaves because she doesn’t want to bother Sowon from cleaning up the library.

Sowon often wonders though as for why Eunha always sketching in the library and not in the art room, it more makes sense if she wants to sketch as the art room had more supplies than the library which offers nothing but books and well... books.

She, however, shrugged her confusion, realizing that it is not her business so she shouldn’t be too nosy about it and instead she just learns to enjoy the other girl's presence in the quiet almost deserted library.

Tick tock.

The sound of the clock on the library wall resounding again but this time it is not the only one who accompanies Sowon as the sounds of scribbling pencil and occasionally the sound of shifting paper that coming from the table far in the corner of the library is now accompanying her too.

Sowon smiled to herself once again as she finally continues to read the book on her hand.

XXX

“There must be some reason why someone like Jung Eunha always spends her time in the library,” Sowon’s best friend Yerin commented when Sowon told her that Eunha once again comes to the library.

Sowon eyebrows arched up as she looked at Yerin. Her hand that holding the chopsticks stop in the mid-air before she decides to put it back down, not really bothered to eat the rest of her lunch as she is more interested in what Yerin had said.

“And what is that?” Sowon asked, tilting her head slightly.

“How should I know?” Yerin said as she sips down her chocolate milk in a harsh way that is making a loud sound much to Sowon amusement and put it down the now empty box on the desk. She looked at Sowon straightly on her eyes and said, “But don’t you think it kind of suspicious for an artsy student like her staying late in the library when she had the art room all for herself?”

“You’re thinking too much about it,” Sowon said shaking her head, “There’s probably some kind of circumstances that made her can’t use the room.”

“Yeah? Like what?” Yerin said challenging Sowon.

Sowon intertwined her fingers together before put her chin on the top of it, a usual pose that she always made when she thinks of something and smiled at Yerin, “Like there’s a noisy student in the art room and because of that she can’t sketching as good as she wants to be since her concentration is always broke by this certain member?”

“That is awfully detail,” Yerin said, raising one of her eyebrows as she looked at Sowon, “If I don’t know better I will say that you stalked her. Oh wait, you did stalk her.”

“I did not do such a thing!” Sowon quickly denied feeling a little bashful at Yerin accusing, "How can it even count as stalking when all I did is just watching her when she comes to the library?"

"Watching?"

"I mean noticing! Beside it hard not to do so when she always come exactly at the same time every day!"

Yerin shrugged, “I won't judge, you have a crush on her so it's understandable.”

Sowon looked at Yerin with mouth agape. Her eyes widened in surprise as her cheeks now change color into a slightly pink color, if only Yerin didn’t leave her phone on her desk she will take a picture of this as Sowon without a doubt looked so silly right now.

Completely different from her usual composed self.

“I am not having a crush on her!” Sowon finally shouted after a few seconds of silent, face beet red.

“You can’t fool me Sowon.” Yerin said shrugging, “But I truly thought that there’s some good reason why Eunha always spends her time in the library. And it is not because of that reason you said before.” Yerin quickly added when Sowon opened to talk, “Who knows, maybe Eunha was in love with you too, that’s why she always spends her time in the library to be with you.” Yerin finished as she gave a winked towards the flustered Sowon who decide to look away from Yerin and solely focus on her unfinished lunch.

Sowon almost forgot just how much a tease Yerin can be.

“It is not like that…” Sowon murmured lowly as she pokes her food while in front of her Yerin let out a laughed, obviously heard what Sowon just said.

XXX

Although Sowon dismissed what Yerin just told her during the lunch that day, Sowon can’t stop herself from having this nagging feeling that perhaps Yerin is right. There must be some reason why Eunha always comes to the library and around the same hours too.

Sure she always has her curiosity about Eunha even before her conversation with Yerin but it usually died down the moment Sowon told herself that she shouldn’t be such a nosy person, however, today seems not the case because no matter how many times she told herself to stop being a nosy person and just enjoy the silent moment, she still can’t shrug it off. Instead, it increases and made Sowon can’t even focus on the book she read.

Sighing slightly, Sowon closed her book deciding that she won’t be able to read the book while her minds are scattered around on a certain girl.

Sowon stood up from her seat, making a small sound as she did so and walked over towards the pile of books that are placed in front of her desk and took it as she decides that probably stacking the new books in the right place will take her mind off from the girl. It is kind of ironic really that Sowon’s minds now are all in the jumbled while the person who made her mind in this mess probably only recognized her as a student who worked in the library.

Sowon looked at the clock on the wall, she still has some time before Eunha usually arrival time. Hopefully, she can put her mind at ease before the girl come as she doesn’t want to look like an idiot person even though Eunha probably will only give her a small glance like she always did when she entered the library.

Smiling slightly at herself, Sowon then starts doing her work as a library committee. It was quite of hard work as she needs to search for the right book section and make sure that she put each book in the right place where they belong to other students who want to read it won’t be confused when they search for them, but it is still way better than having to participate in any clubs that her school has. Beside Sowon always love the smell of books as for her it quite relaxing, it’s weird she knows but everyone has their preference and Sowon preference is just a little bit weird than most of the people are.

Before Sowon realizes it, she almost finished doing her job as now she only held one book about flowers in her hand. It was an easy job for Sowon to find the flora and fauna section in the library as her school only has one section for that kind of book which is placed in the near corner of the room.

Sowon let out a small hummed as she walked towards the book section when something caught her eyes. Jung Eunha was standing in front of one of the bookshelves – Sowon recognizes as an anatomy section – with a frown latched on her face while forms a cute pout. Her eyes were looking at the top row of the bookshelf and Sowon couldn’t help but smile when she realized what the problem is.

Sowon walked towards the smaller girl.

“Need help?” she asked and her smile went a bit wider when she saw how Eunha jumped in surprise.

Eunha turns around in surprise and lets out a small gasped when she saw Sowon standing just a few meters away behind her.

Eunha’s eyes flickered from Sowon’s eyes to the ground. Her cheeks burned with embarrassment, probably because Sowon caught her having a hard time reaching a book from the bookshelf.

“I-I uhm…” Eunha stuttered and Sowon couldn’t help but think how cute the girl is when she is like this.

Sowon smiled as she waited patiently for Eunha to form a solid answer.

“Yes please…” Eunha finally whispered.

“Which book?” Sowon asked.

“Th-The one with the green cover,” Eunha said as she pointed out the book she wants.

Sowon smiled as she reached out for the book and took it out. She then looked at Eunha and offered it to the smaller girl, “Here,”

Eunha took the book from Sowon’s hand.

Sowon breath hitched when she feels how Eunha’s soft fingers accidentally grazed her skins.

“Th-thank you Sowon,” Eunha said softly with a smile making Sowon eyes widened in surprise and this time gave Eunha a curious look on her face.

“You know my name?”

Eunha’s cheeks blushed slightly and Sowon swear that it was the cutest thing she had ever seen as Eunha awkwardly coughed on her hand, “Y-Yes, I once accidentally heard one of your friends call your name when I was sketching in here.”

Sowon nodded her head at the explanation she could not stop herself from feeling a little bit disappointed at that fact though.

“Oh uhm… Where is my manner?” Eunha said pulling Sowon out from her thoughts. Eunha smiled towards Sowon, cheeks still red from before as she offered her hand towards Sowon, “I’m Jung Eunha.”

Sowon smiled, the girl in front of her is cute, “I’m Kim Sowon, nice to meet you too.”

Eunha beamed.

“She is cute,” Sowon thought, “Kind of like a bunny.” Sowon blurted out.

Eunha's eyes widened in shock while Sowon wanted nothing but to kick herself when she realizes what she just blurted out.

“A-a bunny?!” Eunha spluttered in shocked obviously not expected that.

“I-I’m sorry, did I offend you?” Sowon asked quickly afraid that she offends the other girl with her words however when she saw Eunha gulped nervously and her face red with embarrassment, Sowon couldn't help but feel a bit swoon by that.

“N-No, it's okay. I-I don’t mind at all,” Eunha finally said in a soft voice and shy smiled latched on her face as she looked down on the ground.

And Sowon swears that at that time her heart beating much faster than she could ever imagine, faster than the random beat she usually made, and faster than what she always feel after running a few laps.

That is when Sowon realizes that Yerin indeed right.

She is having a crush on Eunha, and not only a small one.

A big hard crush.

XXX

After the event that happened between Sowon and Eunha where Sowon helps Eunha out, they got closer to each other.

They now exchange greeting when they passed each other in the hallway, talking to each other and sometimes Eunha even offered to help Sowon in placing the books back in their places. Sowon didn’t even remember the last time she feels this happy, even the happiness she felt when Yerin said she and Sowon are friends couldn’t even compare with what she felt right now.

However even though Sowon and Eunha did become closer, Sowon still finds can’t bring herself to asked to question that she and funnily Yerin too as the girl keeps urging her to asked Eunha about her reason why she always spends her time in the library.

“Come on, you guys are friends, now right?? She even let it go when you called her a bunny,” Yerin said that one time as she looked at Sowon, “So it shouldn’t be weird for you to ask her that.”

And while Sowon did agree that it’s not weird for friends (she didn’t know if that is the correct term to address her relationship with Eunha) asked about that kind of thing, Sowon still feels afraid as her relationship with Eunha is still new. She is afraid to make some mistake asking Eunha that as she thought that it is probably a private matter and Sowon doesn’t want Eunha labeled her as a nosy girl and hates her for that.

No, she just got closer to Eunha and she can’t risk it just for her curiosity.

The sound of the door slide opened pulling Sowon out from her deep thought as she quickly looked towards the newcomer, Sowon could feel the smile that began to form on her face when she saw who it is.

“Good afternoon Eunha,” Sowon said, feeling slightly happy that now she can greet Eunha every time the girl comes into the library.

The girl softly smiled and greeted back, “Good afternoon, Sowon,”

After the small exchange, Eunha walked to her usual desk in the library and Sowon resists the urge to follow the girl because she knows that she still needs to uphold her duty as the school library committee and also she doesn’t want to disturb Eunha from doing her things.

Sowon looked back at the book on her hand and continue reading the book on her hand, she can’t stop herself from smiling slightly when she heard the familiar sound of the clock on the wall accompanied by the sound of scribbling pencil.

XXX

“This is a really good book.” Sowon thought contently as she closed the book, feeling happy that she finally finished the book that she’s been reading for the past few days.

Sowon was thinking of which book she should pick next to read when she realized that she didn’t hear the voice of scribbling a pencil anymore that she usually hear when Eunha is in the library. Curiously Sowon looked at where Eunha is seated and what she saw made her heart crushed.

Eunha was still sitting at the seat like she always did but this time instead of sketching she is staring adoringly through the window with her hand holding her chin while a light blush on her cheeks as she smiled softly at whatever she saw right now.

It suddenly becomes crystal clear for Sowon, the reason why Eunha keeps coming to the library at the same time every day without fail, the reason why Eunha always picks the seat in the corner of the library room just right beside the window.

Eunha was in love, that’s why she keeps coming to the library at the same time every day without fail and always sit in the same spot all the time. It is so she can look at the person she is in love with through the window in the library.

Sowon heart clenched in pain as she quickly looked away from Eunha. She can’t stop herself from feeling so much pain and she definitely can't stop herself from forming tears. So, in the end, she decides to do what she can do the best to hide her feelings from Eunha. She stood up and quickly walked out of the library to the nearest bathroom.

She needs a five-minute breather so she can compose herself and look at Eunha in the eyes again.

She can’t let Eunha know what she feels, she doesn’t want to burden Eunha with her selfish feeling. Eunha after all already has someone that she loves so the best that Sowon can do is to support Eunha from behind all while hoping her heart is strong enough for it.

XXX

Hwang SinB, that is the name of the girl that Eunha love.

It’s not come into a surprise for Sowon when she knows this; in fact, it was kind of expected. Hwang SinB, after all, is another famous girl in her school.

Hwang SinB is an heiress of Hwang Company, one of a big company in South Korea. She is also beautiful but in a different kind of beauty from Eunha who is cute and innocent, she had a beauty that is between cold and foreign beauty with soft brown hair and light brown eyes with a glint of hazel in it. She is also the dance club ace with a really smart brain as her score is always A and never less than that, and from what Sowon gathered from Yerin she was also really kind and friendly much like Eunha.

Really, can anyone be more perfect than the girl is?

Aside from Eunha of course.

Sowon first knew the fact that Eunha love the said girl when she walked to the seat that Eunha always picked and looking through the window. That day is one of the rare days where Eunha didn’t come on her usual time and that gave Sowon a chance to see who is this person that Eunha see through the window.

At first Sowon a little bit confused as there’s nothing to see through the window because she just realizes that the schoolyard can’t be seen from this spot as a big tree blocking the view. However, her confusion is gone once she saw that this spot is the right place to get a perfect view inside the school dance club practice room and just when she notices that, Hwang SinB entered right on the usual time Eunha usually came to the library.

That is when Sowon realize that indeed someone as beautiful as Eunha belongs to another person who is just equally beautiful like her or in other word, Hwang SinB is a perfect girl for Eunha. Sowon can see just how radiant SinB is when she dances even though she is so far away from where Sowon is.

Sowon heart clenched once again in pain but this time Sowon suppressed it with a small sad smiled before she turns around and walked back to her desk.

Tick tock.

The sound of the clock felt like mocking her, telling her that she didn’t have much time to compose herself because Eunha will come in any second.

Sowon can still remember how worried Eunha looked after yesterday's event where she just ran off from the library. Eunha didn't say anything when she came back but Sowon knows from the glances that Eunha keeps sending to her that the girl is worried.

Sowon doesn’t want to make Eunha worry like that anymore.

Tick tock.

Sowon drummed her fingers once again on the desk while singing a random tune but unlike her usual happy tune this time the tune that she made is sad. She needs to learn to let go and give up fast or not only she will be hurting her heart but also Eunha’s.

XXX

“Do you want to go with me?”

It was the usual afternoon at the library with Sowon putting back all the returned library books today to their respective places and Eunha being a kind person like she always is offered Sowon her help which Sowon gladly receive because no matter how much Sowon want to push Eunha away, she knows Eunha didn’t deserve sudden cold attitude change and besides Sowon need helping hand as the books are too much for herself to handle.

Sowon expected that they either will be exchanging a small talk like they usually did or probably just working in comfortable silent that’s why when that question suddenly was thrown out towards her, Sowon could only blink as she looked at the now red face Eunha who tried to looked anywhere aside from her.

“Go where?” Sowon softly asked tilting her head in confusion.

“T-To the Cinema,” Eunha quickly said, face getting much redder as she just realizes that she didn’t say where. “Y-You told me about this movie a few days before a-and I thought y-you want to go there? With me?”

Sowon frowned as thoughts swirling around inside Sowon’s mind, like why in the world Eunha asked her when she is in love with SinB? After all, Sowon told Eunha about it so she can bring SinB with her and beside Sowon swear that she saw Eunha talked to SinB just a day before with rosy cheeks when SinB whispered something to her.

She thought for sure that Eunha already told SinB her feelings back there and they already began dating.

Is she got it wrong?

Maybe Eunha hasn’t told SinB about her feeling, too shy for doing it.

Or maybe, this is just one of Eunha’s act of kindness that Sowon used to hear and experience it before, Eunha knew that Sowon doesn’t have anyone to go with as Yerin doesn’t watch movies (Sowon had told Eunha about it when they talked about the movie) and so Eunha asked her so she won’t feel miserable by herself.

Or probably Eunha just wanted to spend her time with her friends?

“Sowon?” she heard Eunha asked with concern.

Sowon smiled sadly, as much as she wants to say yes to Eunha’s invitation she knows she shouldn’t. She shouldn’t be selfish, she needs to support Eunha so she can go to the festival with SinB.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can go with you,” Sowon said and she immediately felt bad when she saw how Eunha’s smile flattered and how devastated the girl suddenly looked. Which is still confusing, was Eunha really want to go with her that much?

Sowon mentally scolds herself, there’s no way Eunha want to go with her that much. She’s just being delusional again.

“But I am sure SinB will be more than happy to go with you, Eunha.” Sowon said as she tried her best to smiled at Eunha who only looked at her briefly before said in a soft voice and for a second Sowon thought her voice sounded as if Eunha was really hurt by Sowon’s refusal, “Yeah... sure.”

XXX

“You’re stupid,” Yerin said as soon as Sowon finished telling her about how she rejected Eunha’s invitation a few days ago.

Sowon frowned at her friend before she focused on her tasked again which is put the books back to their places-again. They were in the library and at first Sowon was reluctant to tell her friend about the incident but Yerin keeps pestering her when she realizes Eunha didn’t come to the library like how she used to be.

“I am not,” Sowon denied, “I’m just thinking the best thing that I need to do for both of us.”

Yerin shook her head, “Sowon you are not a martyr and this is not some kind of stupid drama we used to like to watch. Eunha asked you to go with her so obviously, that means something and the fact that she looked devastated when you rejected her... poor girl.”

Sowon sighed, “Really Yerin? I told you that she only pity me, she loves SinB and not me. Besides the devastating looked must be my mind playing a trick on me.”

Yerin raised her eyebrows, “How can you be so sure that she loves SinB?”

“I saw the way she looked at SinB okay? And how she blushed when SinB whispering something to her,” Sowon sighed, “She looked as if she was so in love.”

Yerin opened , ready to counter Sowon’s words when suddenly the library door slide opened in a loud voice startling the two girls. Sowon quickly turned her attention towards the door, ready to greet the new visitor and probably asking if they need any help when she recognized who the newcomer is.

There standing right in front of the door with a face filled with guilt (probably she didn’t know that she will make such a loud noise) was Hwang SinB herself.

Sowon could feel something unsettle inside her stomach.

SinB's eyes were roaming around the library, as if she was looking something and the moment her eyes locked with Sowon’s eyes twinkling in relief and recognition before saying in a loud voice, “Oh there you are, I’ve been looking for you.”

“Me?” Sowon asked confusedly.

“Yes, you. Do you mind if I take your time for a few minutes? I need to talk about something really important to you.” SinB said, smiling.

Sowon gulped, she was not ready yet to talk with her crush’s crush. She quickly threw a ‘please help me’ looked on Yerin who in return only shrugged as if telling her that she was on her own before Yerin continued her stacking job. Annoyed, Sowon kicks her friend's leg making the girl let out a yelp of pain and glared at her before she’s bracing herself and walked towards SinB who’s still waiting for her in front of the door.

“What can I do to help you?” Sowon asked, mentally praising herself for not stuttering.

“Well, it’s not me who needs your help, more like a certain whiny girl who’s been sulking for days now because you rejected her invitation and told her to go with me instead.”

Sowon eyes widened, “You mean Eunha?”

SinB sighed, “Yes her, and as much as I love her,” Sowon heart sank when she heard that, “I hate her when she’s sulking like that. It’s really... annoying.” SinB shook her head, “I know that sometime Eunha can be too much to handle but that girl like you-“

“Wait, what? Eunha like who?” Sowon blinked in confusion while behind her she could hear Yerin said, “I knew it!”

SinB titled her head, “You of course.”

“I think you got it wrong, I mean Eunha doesn’t like me!” Sowon quickly said, “She likes you!”

SinB eyes widened in shock before she quickly gagged, “Oh gosh, no she’s not. Eww... It would be so weird if she likes me!”

Sowon frowned, “What’s so weird with Eunha liking you?”

SinB shuddered as if the idea itself was already repulsive which is probably the truth, “She’s like a sister to me and I am sure that Eunha thinks the same way with me too! So there’s no way she will like me! The person she likes is you, that’s why she even bothered to go to the school library and spending all of her free time here instead of inside the art or choir club room where she usually likes to hang out!”

“Huh?”

“Oh gosh, you didn’t know do you?” SinB said in shock before she mumbled something under her breath that closely sounds like stupid, dummy and Eunha.

“I don’t know what?”

SinB sighed, “Eunha like you that is the only reason she always came here at the exact time every day! She was hoping that by doing so she will capture your attention!”

“B-But there’s no way!” Sowon shook her head, “I saw the way she looked at you through the window and she blushed when you whispered to her!”

“I was teasing her about her plan to invite you to the cinema, that’s why she was blushing and about looking through the window she wasn’t looking at me, heck she wasn’t looking through the window at all! Here, come with me.” SinB said as she quickly grabbed Sowon hand and lead her towards the chair where Eunha usually sits. She motioned for Sowon to sit which Sowon confusedly did so before she walked towards the librarian desk - Sowon’s desk - and sat on the chair.

“Tell me, what did you see?” SinB said, gesturing for Sowon to looked at the window.

Confusedly, Sowon did what SinB told her to and the moment her eyes looked at the window  she let out a small surprised gasped while behind her, Yerin (Sowon doesn’t even know since when the girl was already there) let out a small whistle, “Well, damn.”

Sowon had to agree, that damn indeed because what she saw when she was sitting was different from what she saw when she was standing before.

When she was standing she could see the music room clearly while when she was sitting like right now, she couldn’t see it at all, instead she only sees the tree and...

“Well, now you know,” SinB said shrugging.

SinB’s reflection.

XXX

It wasn’t really hard to find Eunha, the girl was sitting inside the art room with one hand holding a brush while the other holding a palette, she was frowning as her eyes were so focused on the canvas in front of her. This was the first time Sowon saw Eunha painting as she usually has only stolen a few glances of the girl sketching on her sketchbook in the library and well she is looked so beautiful and different from her usual self that Sowon already get used to.

“Eunha,” Sowon called out softly hoping by doing so the girl won’t be so surprised, unfortunately, Eunha still surprise and Sowon can only watch in amusement when she saw how Eunha jumped slightly from her sit and almost let her brush and palette go.

“Oh my god, Sowon you surprised me!” Eunha shouted as soon as she turned around and saw Sowon standing at the door entrance.

“I’m sorry,” Sowon said, offering a small guilty smile towards the other girl, “Did I caught you in the bad time?”

“N-No you’re not,” Eunha quickly said while shaking her head, she then put down her brush and palette before she walked towards Sowon, “What brought you here?” she asked, she looked at Sowon for a few seconds before she looked down to the ground.

“Well, I’m looking for you.” Sowon softly said.

Eunha’s head quickly snapped up in surprise, ”M-Me?”

Sowon nodded, “Yes, you haven’t come to the library at all for the past few days.”

“O-Oh...” Eunha looked down again, “I-I’m sorry I’ve been busy with my... painting.”

Sowon smiled, “I see, thank goodness I thought you avoid me because I rejected your invitation.”

“N-No!!” Eunha quickly denied, her face red, “I-I’ll never avoid you just because of that!”

Sowon let out a small giggled, “I see. So, what have you been painting?”

Eunha caught off guard from the sudden turn of the topic could only blink, “H-Huh..?”

“May I?” Sowon asked and quickly walked into the room, not even bothered to wait for Eunha’s response. She walked straight towards the canvas wanting to see what Eunha’s been drawing for the past few days when suddenly Eunha grabs her arm, stopping her from going any further.

“W-Wait!” Eunha said almost shouted and Sowon thought that Eunha looked so adorable right now with her red and flustered face like this, “I-It’s not finished yet so I couldn’t show it to you yet.”

“It doesn’t matter, I want to see it.”

“Bu-But it’s not perfect yet and it’s-“

“You don’t want me to see it?”

“That’s not what I mean! It just the painting-“

“Eunha,” Sowon said in a soft voice cutting Eunha’s word and made the girl looked at her, “Relax, I won’t judge.”

“B-But...”

Sowon smiled reassuringly before she put her hand on the top of Eunha’s and push it off gently before she walked once again towards the canvas behind her Eunha fidgeting in nervous as she tried to look at anywhere aside from Sowon.

“This is really beautiful, Eunha...” Sowon whispered in awe the moment she saw what Eunha’s been painting. It was a picture of her in the library reading a book. Eunha really knows how to capture the moment and draw it prettily because Sowon swears she didn’t look that beautiful, “I guess this is what you’ve been drawing in your sketchbook huh?”

“Y-You’re not angry?”

“Why would I be?”

“I draw you without your permission...”

“And you did a really great job, I look so beautiful in here unlike what I usually looked.”

“You always look beautiful, Sowon.” The moment those words left Eunha’s mouth the girl quickly closed with her hands while her eyes went wide in surprise while Sowon could only look down on the ground shyly, “T-Thanks...” Sowon softly said.

“Y-You’re welcome,” was Eunha's shy response.

They fell into an awkward silence for a few minutes before Sowon decides to break it.

“Eunha,”

Eunha looked at Sowon.

“I like you.”

Eunha’s eyes widened in surprise as hang opened, “Wh-What?!” she spluttered out, face redder than ripe tomatoes and she looked so flabbergasted that made Sowon couldn’t stop herself from laughing slightly at the cute sight in front of her.

Eunha's face dropped, “A-Are kidding with me?”

Sowon shook her head, “No, I’m sorry that I laughed but I am not kidding at all Eunha. I like you.”

“B-But I thought you didn’t like me that’s why you rejected my invitation before.”

“I’m sorry it was all a misunderstanding, I thought you only take a pity on me which made you asked me to go with you and also that time I thought you are in love with SinB. That’s why I told you to go with her.”

“Wh-What?! SinB and I are not-“ Eunha began to explain but stopped when she saw Sowon smiled.

“I know,” Sowon answered, “SinB already explained it to me.”

“S-She did?” Eunha asked in confusion.

“Yes she did, and I really am thankful to her for that because if she didn’t come to me and explain everything to me I will be stuck into believing that you’re in love with her and I won’t tell you my feelings towards you,” Sowon said and she could feel her blood all rushed to her face.

Eunha opened but quickly closed it when she saw Sowon raised her hand, “Please let me finish this before I lost all of my nerves.”

Eunha nodded her head.

“You see, I always feel curious towards you Eunha as why someone like you always spend your time inside the library sketching while you can do it inside the art room or outside at the school garden because really if you need to find some muse to draw I doubt you can find it inside the library which is only filled with books and not to mention you always come right on the exact time every day. I got so curious that I began to quietly observe you and I guess that is how I feel for you.” Sowon takes a deep breath,

“You don’t know how happy I am when we finally talked for the first time and slowly become friends. I want to ask you at that time about why you always come to the library but I didn’t have any courage to ask you, afraid that I step into boundaries and break our friendship which is just barely started. So in the end, I try to find it out myself, I walked towards the chair you usually sit and looked outside the window only to notice that the only scenery you can see from there is the music room where SinB always practices.”

“Huh?!” Eunha shouted in surprise but quickly covered once again when she remembered what Sowon told her before.

Sowon chuckled, “Don’t worry, SinB already cleared that misunderstanding but that time I felt my heart broken that’s why I decide to at least support you and help you be together with SinB. I rejected your offer even though I want to go with you and pushed you to go with SinB all because of that.” Sowon smiled, “Thank goodness SinB came to me today and told me everything before I made another stupid mistake.”

“Sowon...”

“Eunha, like I said SinB already told me everything, however, I’m here because I want to hear it from you so please Eunha... tell me the real reason why you come to the library every day on the same time and always sit on the same place?”  Sowon asked as she looked at Eunha pleadingly.

Eunha takes a few steps, closing the gap between her and Sowon before she softly caresses Sowon’s cheek making the girl let out a small content smile at the gentleness, “I like you.” Eunha softly said and Sowon finally let out the breath she’s been holding in,

“I really really like you, that’s why I always go to the library although I never like it in the first place at the same time every day because I was hoping that by doing so you will at least notice me. I always sit in the same place because I can see your reflection reflected on the window glass which made me can stare at you as much as I want to without creeping you out. I never saw SinB that way she’s like a sister to me and the only person that I like is you Kim Sowon.” Sowon leaned towards Eunha, resting her forehead against the smaller girl as Eunha softly whispered,

“I really really like you Kim Sowon, I hope that you will also like me even if it was just a tiny bit and I also hope that I could always make you happy.”

“I really really like you too Jung Eunha and I hope you know that my feelings for you are big, really big so you don’t have to worry about it,” Sowon said, laughing. “And you always make me happy.”

“Then will you give me a chance to keep making you happy?” Eunha asked finally pulling away slightly so she could stare right into Sowon’s eyes, her face is red from embarrassment but Sowon swears she that she never see anyone as beautiful as Eunha is right at this moment, “Will you please be my girlfriend?”

“You don’t even have to ask.” Sowon smiled, “Yes.”

XXX

The sound of the ticking clock on the library wall was the only sound that could be heard in the quiet almost empty library.

From behind the desk in the middle of the room, Sowon looked up from behind the book on her left hand. It’s already half-past two and that means it won’t be that long until that person comes.

Sowon’s fingers began to tap the desk in front of her making some random rhythmical beat as she started humming some random tune to match with her beat.

Sowon dark brown eyes looked up towards the clock once again before darting them towards the door, smiling slightly to herself. If her prediction is right then the girl that she’s been waiting for will come in a few seconds now.

“Three… two… one.” Sowon mentally counted and when she heard the sound of the door slide opened, she can’t help but smile towards the newcomer who also gave her a bright smiled that can rival the sun.

“You’re here,” Sowon said still with smiled latched on her face.

Eunha nodded, “I’m here.”

Her hands holding a sketchbook and pencil close to her chest. Her pinkish hair reached her shoulders, her chocolate eyes that remind Sowon with the color of warm chocolate on Winter days shine brightly and full of adoration as she stared right on Sowon’s dark brown one. She walked towards Sowon, kissing her cheek (a gesture that always made Sowon blushed no matter how many times Eunha did) before walked to her usual seat in the library far in the corner of the room just right beside the window.

“You know that you can always sit here beside me right? It’s not like any other students came at the time like this.” Sowon said as Eunha put all of her things and sit down.

“I know, but I like it here.”

“Why?”

“Because this is where it all started,” Eunha answered, smiling brightly, “Beside here I can stare you all day and sketching your beautiful face without disturbing you too much.”

“Cheese ball,” Sowon muttered with bright cheeks which made Eunha laughed.

Tick tock.

The sound of the clock on the library wall resounding again but this time it is not the only one who accompanies Sowon as the sounds of scribbling pencil, occasionally the sound of shifting paper, chatterer and laughter are now accompanying her too.

Sowon smiled happily as she listens to another lame attempt joke that Eunha told her.

She really felt happy now and she knows that she will always feel this happiness for a really long time as long as Eunha with her.

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