The end of the whistle of their teammate identified the end of the days' match and only then did Seulgi stopped from running around and laughing.

"You just got lucky!", Joy screamed as she playfully pushed their team's ace in front of her, who is on her way to their lockers.

"That's hard work!", Seulgi retaliated, "And talent, right there", she then laughed with the team defender's reaction. "You should've seen your face, it was ugly"

Joy scoffed, "I never look ugly"

"Whatever", Seulgi snickered, the hype and adrenaline still there.

It's not like her friend was lying anyways. Even after a very spartan practice regime, Joy was undeniably still attractive even with the messed up ponytail and sweaty face and neck. She just wished that her friend would be wholesome about it, even just for a little bit.

Shaking her head with her thoughts, Seulgi proceeded to move towards her locker when a plastic bag hanging on its handle made her pause. Curious, she carefully stepped closer and reached for the bag. 

"What's that?", Joy asked when she felt her friend's sudden silence.

"I'm…not sure", Seulgi answered before she picked out the content of the mysterious bag, with Joy shifting closer to peek.

"Oooh~ another gift", Joy whistled once she saw the note attached to it. "Still as popular, I see"

It was unbelievable. Inside was the largest bottle of Pocari Sweat one could ever buy in the academy's cafeteria and two pieces of the brand of chocolate bar Seulgi prefers most with a note that says: Nice goal! Eat these to recharge, please. Also, Happy Birthday!

"Well, a very simple gift but thoughtful, I'll give 'em that"

Her teammate was right, it was a very simple gift. But the thought behind it was really melting her heart in ways she can't explain.

"Who's it from?"

Seulgi's thoughts were intruded. "I…don't know. It doesn't say"

"No name?"

"Well, just this initial", she said as she showed Joy the pink note with the letters neatly written at the bottom right part just beside the note's stamp that she identified as a carrot.

"J-H-N..? Huh. Who could that be?"

It was the most interesting gift she's ever received on her birthday and the fact that it was given to her almost