Since just yesterday, I noticed the shadowy detail under her eyes have gotten worse. She had them before, but this time it was more noticeable and her overall figure got skinnier too. Her pale skin gotten dull and looked haggard. For days I had watched her, I would at least see her smile before getting on the bus. But now, it was an unreadable face. I wondered what was going on in her mind. 

Tiffany waited a bit and then followed the girl on the bus, sitting at the back.

After the passing of a few stops, the bus finally reached our destination. She made her way through the now crowded bus and got off with haste, why is she acting so anxious? To this day, I still cannot figure out what she is working on, but I know whatever it was must be important. Especially, if it's something that can keep her attention like that. We were waiting at the red lights when fate caught up to us, when her phone hit the lamp post and knocked it out of her hands. It landed on the ground behind her. She turned around and bent over to grab her phone, showing her protruding collar bones underneath her white t-shirt. I sighed in relief when she didn't notice me, especially when I was just a little more than a meter away from her. It was then when she walked forward without looking the screeching sound of the approaching traffic greeted her from afar. Instinctively I stepped forward and let her hear my voice again.

"HEY!..." 

I chased after her in an instant, like a predator locked onto its prey and reached out to grab whatever I can grab on to. Panicked as I could barely get a hold of her. My heart beat ever so rapidly. Whatevert this was, god has chosen the perfect bait for me. 

Just when I got a firm grip, the traffic hit me with a blast of air and I was greeted by a high pitched car horn. After pulling her out of harm's way, my body let out a gentle shudder, a feeling of relief finally washed over my body. As if it was from an old habit, I couldn't stop but to scold her.

"TaeTa---yeon! Watch where you are going..." I paused when she looked up at me with those eyes, the look that I remembered when I first met her. She was about to talk back...until she looked around and realized the situation. The sweet voice I was anticipating for seemed to be lost between her teeth. slightly opened as I took off my sunglasses.

"Hello Tae..." I wanted to call her TaeTae, but at the same time I knew I probably shouldn't. I tried my best to smile, trying my hardest to suppress the urge to hug her like the old times. When the world was just me and her.

She remained silent.

[Pov end] 

Taeyeon was lost for words when she saw the girl who just saved her. They walked silently towards the school campus and Taeyeon stared at the lady in front of her. Undeniably, Tiffany got a lot prettier, especially now grown up and had make up on. She looked at the way Tiffany walked and looked back blankly whenever she looked back at her. She wondered how Tiffany knew where she was going, has she been to the school already?

The two made their way inside the library and found an empty study room and went inside. 

"I...I should of said hello sooner...I didn't mean to surprise you." Tiffany said nervously, didn't know what to expect from the old familar girl sitting in front of her.

"Nah, it's ok."

An awkward silence ensued. Tiffany shifted in her seat and settled her bag on the desk. She felt a bit uneasy and Taeyeon doesn't seem like she wanted to talk.

"Still quiet hmmm? How you been?" Might as well do a fresh start.

"Fine, I guess. You?"

"I am happy to see you again. I actually came back a few weeks ago...I am going to finish studying here."<