Every day was starting to feel the same.

   It wasn't like Kim Yewon hated college. In fact, it was the opposite. Learning and working towards her future goals was exciting for her. But aside from that, her social life was flat lining. Yewon always had a habit of focusing on her work instead of her friends but the friends she did have understood. Yewon was grateful that her friends were so supportive but she couldn't help but feel a twinge of sadness when she would come back from the weekend break to stories of her friends adventures and experiences. She was always invited, of course, but she mainly turned the invitations down, which would end up in her regretting it every single time. Yewon felt distant but she couldn't blame her friends for it. It was her decision to not join them, after all. 

"Yewon!" 

Speaking of friends, Yewon turned her head to spot the girl running up to her calling her name, pulling another taller girl along with her by hand.

"Hey Eunbi, Sojung." Yewon smiled at the two, chuckling as the taller girl smoothed down the shorter girl's windswept, bobbed hair that barely reached past her chin.

Jung Eunbi and Kim Sojung. A pair that was rarely seen away from each other. They had met each other in middle school, the taller girl, Sojung, transferring into Eunbi's class in the middle of the year. Eunbi had been mesmerized by her, according to her words, and was determined to become friends with Sojung. Sojung had been a bit standoffish but eventually, she gave in to Eunbi's antics. Their bond grew even stronger over the years. Yewon couldn't remember a time where the pair wasn't right next to each other, aside from the times Eunbi was sick. But even then, Sojung would take days off from school to take care of the short haired girl, only returning back when Eunbi was back to full health. It was sweet. But thinking about it only made Yewon's heart ache. Eunbi and Sojung were so lucky to have each other.

"Yewon?" Eunbi waved her hand in front of the girl's face, a confused expression on the girl's face. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Yewon quickly responded with another smile, trying to ignore the fact that she had clearly been zoning out. "I just have a lot on my mind, with all the work we have every week."

"Don't overwork yourself." Sojung said with a slightly worried tone, examining Yewon curiously while her hand remained intertwined with Eunbi's. "It's okay to take a break, you know?"

"She's right." Eunbi huffed, a small, cute pout appearing on her face. "You're always working these days, Yewon. You never come to hang out with us anymore."

"I will soon, okay?" Yewon laughed slightly at the other girl's expression. "I just have a lot of work to do. But we'll hang out again in the future."

"Promise?" Eunbi gave Yewon her best cute, begging expression, reminding Yewon of a cat that wanted food from its owner. 

"I promise." Yewon nodded, patting Eunbi's shoulder. That was enough to satisfy Eunbi, the shorter girl letting go of Sojung to give Yewon a tight hug. Yewon laughed, returning the hug as best as she could. Another pair of arms joined the two, Sojung hugging the shorter girls close while Eunbi giggled happily.

"See you around campus, Yewon." Sojung said with a kind smile as the hug was broken, waving along with Eunbi as the pair walked away. Yewon watched, the smile on her face slightly fading as the distant figures of the pair got farther away. Sojung had an arm around Eunbi's shoulders while Eunbi clung to her waist, the two having a lively conversation as they made their way to a nearby cafe for an after school treat like they always tended to do. How fun. To drink coffee with someone by your side. How lucky.

"Yewon! Hey, Yewon!" 

Yewon couldn't even turn in time before she was tackled by someone, the new girl giggling happily. Yewon didn't even need to see her face to know that the girl hugging her was none other than Jung Yerin, one of the happiest and kindest people she knew. 

"You gotta give her a warning before jumping on her like that." Another voice chimed in with a exasperated tone. Yerin pulled back from the hug, smiling widely at the younger girl before turning to respond to the other approaching girl.

"I couldn't help it, SinB. Yewon looked so pretty standing by herself and I just wanted to hug her close!" 

"You're so weird." SinB chuckled, gently slapping Yerin's arm before turning her attention to the other girl. "Sorry about her."

"It's okay. I don't mind." Yewon said as Yerin finally let go, the older girl still smiling brightly at her. Yerin and SinB, well, Hwang Eunbi, were mutual friends of Sojung and Eunbi, the nickname 'SinB' given to her by Sojung as it was easier than having to deal with calling out the name 'Eunbi' only for the wrong Eunbi to come running. Or both of them coming at the same time, which had happened more than once in the past. Yewon couldn't remember the last time she saw Yerin and SinB, the two mainly occupied with their own classes and activities. 

Yerin and SinB were childhood friends, another pair that was inseparable. They went to the same preschool, middle school and high school, refusing to go separate ways once they reached college age. Yerin was older by several years so she was always babying SinB, much to the younger girl's frustration. But it was obvious that SinB secretly loved it, not reacting much to when Yerin would get clingy and drag her all around campus and town to do something together. SinB was adventurous too, convincing Yerin to travel to different places with her when the opportunity presented itself during their school breaks. Yerin was happy to go, loving every moment that she spent with the younger girl and SinB felt the same way, even though she would never say it out loud to her