Usually I wasn’t the one who ran away from things. Then, why did I run this time? Was it because I was scared? No. It couldn’t be. I knew the answer. I was tired. Tired of crying, tired of waiting, and most of all tired of trying. This was my chance. A chance to run away. Run away from this damn school and run away from the stupid bull problems I always seem to attract. No one could stop me.

“Lee Bom!”

That voice. That dreadfully familiar voice echoed through my head like a bat’s cave. What compelled me to stop? I didn’t know. What I do know is I didn’t move one inch.

Footsteps came closer and stopped behind me. “Bom, we need to talk.”

No, there was nothing to talk about. “You actually want to talk to me?” My mouth twisted into a snicker. “Well this is a first isn’t it, Park Jungjin?”

I heard him sigh behind me. I knew that sigh as if it were my own. That sigh meant he was angry. “We’ve always talked Bom.”

“No!” I yelled. “We haven’t talked! Ever since…”

“Ever since what?” He questioned.

I shook my head. It wasn’t even worth answering.

“Bom, will you at least look at me? Please, turn around.” She felt his hand touch her shoulder slightly. “Please?”

Bom turned around. She was soft, when it came to him. The one thing she did do was look at him straight in the eye. Her eyes spoke for her as she watched Junjin’s face crumpled into a sad mess.

“How…” He started. “Did we become like this?”

“I don’t know you tell me.”

“How can I tell you Bom, when I don’t even know?!” Jungjin had that horrible angry look on his face, the one Bom sometimes laughed at.  He would keep his eyes wide open and straight ahead while his lips scrunched into a little pout. It was something Bom always made fun of him for.

“You don’t know?” She whispered. Of course he didn’t know. He was a boy for god’s sake. A damn boy. She made the mistake of befriending him in the first place. He was no girl. He wouldn’t understand. He never did anyways. “Fine I’ll tell you. Were done me and you. Done, finished, finite, and whatever the finish means in Chinese. Can’t you see that me and you can’t be best friends? I don’t think we can even be friends anymore. You’re never here anymore. “

“What are you talking about? I’m here aren’t I? I’m standing right in front of you damn it, can’t you see me?”

“I don’t think you can see me Jungjin!” Tears were welling in her eyes. She bit her lower lip to keep the tears in. “I’ve been invisible to you for six months now and today is the day you decide to show up and try to talk this out. Today is the day you try to keep this friendship alive. What made you come today? Is it because of him? Is it?”

Shock could be read throughout his face as if it were to say, how did you know?

Bom snickered in disgust. “I knew it. You can’t bear to lose me to another guy but I can lose you to any girl?”

“That’s not true!” screamed out Jungjin. “I want you and me to be best friends like we used to be. Not this stupid fighting and .”

And she said to him as tears fell from her eyes,” Please, just stop. You can’t salvage our friendship when it’s already gone. Don’t tell me that you still care and that I’m your priority. You stopped caring when she said yes. You stopped listening to me when she said yes. You stopped…being you.” Bom turned around and slowly walked away from it all.

And all he could do was watch her walk away. He knew she was right, all along. Bom was rarely ever wrong.

And this, was only the prequel.

Started: 05/07/10

Ended: 10/27/10