Looking out of the cab's window and seeing the familiar streets of my neighborhood sent chills down my spine. It hasn't been long since the day I left for Japan, yet I felt like it was forever since I've seen the place. The snow falling down ever so slowly made me upset. Ever since I was a 7th grader, I always wanted to spend a cold, snowing night with a boyfriend; cuddling while we watched reruns of old dramas. Thinking about it then had made me miss Zelo. Not a day has passed, but I wanted to be back in his arms.

     But, of course, I didn't forget that he had someone else now.

     Luna.

     That girl with the medium cut hair, smiling like she had no problems with the world.

     Other people not knowing what I saw might have thought I was being the overly jealous, paranoid girlfriend, selfish because I didn't want to share.

     But, I've already claimed Zelo as my box of crayons. No one else can have him but me. I'm the spoiled kid who doesn't want to share. Because I had him first.

     Wait. That might not even be true.

     It's possible that Luna might have been his ex girlfriend, right? He hasn't mentioned it, so it could be a big possibility... The cab screeched to a halt and my body went forward, the seat belt protecting me from going any further.

     "Mianhe..." The old driver muttered. "Young kids trying to cut me off..." I smiled at him and nodded in agreement, seeing the big old house that belonged to my family in the corner. In a few seconds, I had reached my destination, opening the cab door and handing the cab driver a 50, waving him off and telling him to be safe. I turned around and headed inside my house. My keys jingled as I pulled it out, pushing it in the key hole and turning it. I felt instant comfort when I opened the door. Warm air had engulfed me and made me feel like laying on the floor and just sleeping there.

     Before I could reach the big, soft, comfy couch in the living room, I heard footsteps coming to me.

     "You're back." My brother greeted me, his lips formed a tight lipped smile, something he always did when trouble arose.

     "What happened? Why did you want me home so early?" My curiosity level rose and I was dying to know how urgent the matter was for me to go home in a middle of a school trip. He looked down and sighed and I felt worried.

     "Dad, he wanted to talk it out with you himself, but since he's so busy, he wanted me to talk to you." He looked back up at me and then scanned around the house. "Come here." He waved towards a sofa and I walked over to it and sat. He sat in front of me, biting his lips together and his eyebrows furrowed.

     "There are a lot of big problems going over at the company... Dad is over there trying his best to fix it all. But, the thing is, the problems are too big to deal with. One of the employees had turned his back on us and told a rival company about our plans to achieve success this year... That company had used it and if we keep up with that process, people will believe we mimicked their actions-"

     "I don't understand. It wouldn't matter that they've done that! We could always think up of something else..."

     "I haven't finished..." His head hung low. "We think the same employee has hacked into our company's shares and stolen all of the money." I gasped at his words. How could someone do that?? "Our company has gone bankrupt and more than half of the employers have already left due to that problem." Does he mean to tell me all this happened during the little time I was gone? My eyebrows touched and I shook my head unbelievingly at the floor.

     "What's going to happen to us?" I asked him. "To our family??"

     "That's the reason why I came back. Dad informed me about the struggle and I came as soon as I could to help you both. You know I have a doctor's degree and I've already landed a job at a nearby hospital. With the salary I'll be getting, I'll have more than enough to support an even bigger family than ours." The worry filling me up had spilled some, but the knowing that something so big had happened to us scared me. If it wasn't for my brother getting a good job, we all would have been homeless by now. Maybe all the times he was cold to us wasn't his true self. Maybe that was just the way he was and the way he felt on the inside was the total opposite.

~

     A week had passed and exams were already rolling in. I haven't seen Zelo during that time and I stopped using my phone to save money. I haven't heard of him yet and weirdly enough, the person I saw most, Zelo, was never around school. Well, maybe the reason why that's happening is because everyone had been mixed into different classes for the final exams. The only friend of Zelo's that in my class is Himchan. I don't know if he knows what's going on between us, but the day he asked why I haven't been contacting Zelo in a while and I told him it was because I was focusing on school work, he shut up and let me go back to studying. I guess he knows there's something wrong with me...

     Ever since that night I saw Zelo kiss that girl, I began to have second thoughts. I mean, actions don't always speak louder than words, right? It's just me and jealousy sparking up in me again, like what had happened with Hyuk Min a few years back. I automatically assumed things without proper explanation. Well, maybe I just need to forget things ever happened. That's always the best answer. He and I can still be happily together without any problems if I just forget...

     If I could just forget...

~

     Zelo pouted as he stared outside the classroom window. It's been days since Hye Mi had texted or called him back. He stopped calling her three days ago because it had said that the number had been disconnected. He felt so lonely and depressed most of the time, half way back to what he was when Hye Mi was gone. He hasn't seen her around either and he blamed the stupid school for putting students into different classrooms to lessen socialization since they wouldn't know much people in their new classes. He doesn't even see her at lunch and it's making him so frustrated and angry that he barely eats anymore.

     He felt his phone vibrate and he cautiously looked over at the teacher's desk. Mr. Ok was sleeping so he slipped his phone out and read the message.

Himchan:

Guess who! c:

     Zelo rolled his eyes and texted the idiot back.

Me:

I know who you are you. Pabo.

     He sent his message and put his phone into his pocket only to pull it out again because Himchan had texted back.

Himchan:

It's not Himchan, smart one -___- Ever thought that other people could use his phone, sweety? c;

     His eyes widened at the last word and wide smile crept up on his face.

Me:

Baby?? Hye Mi-ah??

Himchan:

c:

     His smile widened and the bell rang. His feet sprang off the ground and he quickly texted her back, heading off to the place he told her he'd wanted to meet up. A whole week without his girlfriend and he finally gets to see her? It's the happy moment for a man in love.

~

      I breathed in and out slowly and I felt my heart beating faster and faster by the second. I was sitting on a bench under a big orchid tree behind the school where Zelo told me to go to. I felt so happy that I could finally see him, but why did I feel so scared? I kept imagining things to no stop. Did he tell me to meet him here because he wanted to break up? Does he want to break up with me because he's in love with that other girl and not me? A jumble of questions filled my head and I just couldn't help but feel so paranoid after what had happened.

     Maybe it was stupid of me to use Himchan's phone to get a hold of Zelo and talk to him, try to make things better for myself. I saw a figure jogging over to where I was, a fluff of pink bouncing at the top of it. My heart began to beat faster, my legs began to feel weak and my hands were shaking as if I was in the cold without any cloths on.

     Scared.

     I was so scared of what would happen.

     Zelo stopped in front of me with that goofy grin on his face, panting and I felt bad because he had probably ran from a far distance. I looked at him and I smiled happily. He chuckled and brought his arms around me, hugging me tight like he always did. But I stood there frozen, face in his chest and my arms close to my sides. But, after a few more seconds, I did hug him back, feeling so awkward.

     He rubbed my back slowly and pulled away, a confused look on his face. "Why are you shaking like that?" I looked him in the eyes for about a second but pulled away, not being able to help thinking about him kissing that girl.

     "I don't know... maybe because I haven't seen you in a while. I think I'm just excited..." I choked out a laugh and tried my best to look at him without turning away. He smiled and took my hand.

     "I'm really mad at you, you know that?" He said.

     "Erm... why's that?"

     "You never answered my calls and changed your number!" He pouted angrily and I couldn't help but laugh, missing his childish antics.

     "Stupid, I deactivated my phone. My dad's company recently went bankrupt and nothing's going very well right now... We think that in a few weeks, maybe even days, the company won't exist anymore... I've stopped using all the useless things I don't really need and sold them. My brother's a doctor now so he's able to pay for things and we're able to live comfortably. Even so, I don't really want to be using such expensive things anymore."

     "Aish." He chuckled, squeezing my hand. "You're such a good person." He leaned down and kissed my forehead, making me feel joyful and giddy like always, almost making me forget about a few things. "Where are you living now?" He asked, concern all over his face.

     "In a cute modern apartment near the school. Oppa drives me to school everyday, but I ride a bus home since he's busy at work. Sometimes I come to school from the bus, too, because Oppa stays the night most of the time."

     He looked at me with big eyes. "You walk alone?!"

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A/N: Ok, to be honest, I had more to put instead of just ending with Zelo asking Hye Mi if she walked alone lol.

BUT, I thought I needed to update for you guys... it's been weeks... ehe...

I was thinking of putting in more troublesome chapters with Luna but it seems nobody wants her. What can I say? I turned her into such an unlikable person  

Anyways, hope you guys liked this chapter!!

Btw, before you all stop reading, has anyone ever had that one splinter you cant see so you can't pull it out and you have to feel the pain till it goes away by itself?? GAAHH.   I HATE IT!!

-This chapter was posted on October 17, 2012-