“What are you trying to say?”

Her eyes were blurred with tears, threatening to fall. Her hands were clenched tight, as her heart felt like it has sunk a million miles down.

“Things just haven’t been working out between the both of us lately. We argue almost every single day now, and we barely look at each other. Is this what a relationship is to you? Is it, Brittany?”

With her name said, her heart sunk right to the bottom. She looked down, trying to hold back her tears.

After a moment of silence, she finally spoke.

“But why would you choose today?”

Her words were filled with hurt. She finally looked up at him, tears that continuously streamed down her face. Soft sniffles that turned into sobs, it was just too much for her to handle at once.

“I… I’m sorry. I didn’t want you to be upset on your birthday. I thought if I just said it now, you could be happier for the rest of the day. I just couldn’t take this any much longer.”

He rumbled through his pocket, taking something out. He took her hand and gave back the locket that she gave him for their first anniversary. He hugged her, and slowly turned to leave.

Brittany stood there, motionless. She was still crying, watching the one she loved so much leave. She held tightly onto the locket, feeling her nails digging into her palm.

After a moment, she took a deep breath, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and walked into a nearby coffee shop.

She sat there, looking down at the locket. She was still trying to take in everything that had just happened. So many questions filled her head, yet at the same time, her mind felt empty.

She sighed and took a sip of her coffee, trying to clear everything out of her head.

“Well… happy birthday to me.”

After 30 minutes have passed, she decided to leave, hoping that her rest of the day will turn out better. She put on a smile, and walked out of the coffee shop.

As she opened the door, she accidentally opened it a bit too fast and hard, hitting someone right on the head.

“ACK!” The guy fell, falling backwards, slipping on the stairs and fell straight onto the concrete.

“HYUNG! HYUNG!” Another guy came rushing beside him trying to help him up.

“I think he fainted!”

“Is he okay?”

Brittany looked down, worried and frustrated. She couldn’t believe this was happening to her. First a terrible break up, and now injuring someone? Not to mention, on her birthday?!

“OH C’MON, ARE YOU SERIOUS? IT’S A FREAKING DOOR. HOW DOES THIS EVEN HAPPEN TO ME. REALLY, I’M NOT EVEN FEELING ANY SORROW RIGHT NOW.  BUT HONESTLY, IT’S A DOOR. A DOOR. HOW DOES SOMEONE FAINT FROM A DOOR. I JUST CAN’T RIGHT NOW.”

The group of boys looked at her, confused.

“Um… are you alright?” One of the guys asked.

Before she could respond, another one of the guys spoke.

“Guys I called 911, so they should be here soon with an ambulance.”

Soon enough, they all heard sirens, and knew it was for them. They all got onto the vehicle, including Brittany.”

When they got to the hospital, all of them went with the fainted guy except for one of the boys and Brittany. They went to sit by the waiting area.

Brittany looked down at her feet, speechless. This was definitely not the birthday she planned for.

“Are you okay? You started screaming at us at the coffee shop, that even people around the street started staring.”

She closed her eyes, and took a breather.

“I’m sorry. Today’s just been really rough for me.” She gave a small smile and looked away.

“What’s your name, by the way?” The guy scratched his neck awkwardly, trying not to sound creepy.

“Brittany.” She looked back at him.

“Oh, cool name. I’m Jeongmin.” He gave her his signature eye-smile.

Brittany looked away, slightly blushing. She got butterflies in her tummy and her hands started to sweat.

*What is this even?!* She thought to herself. She stared at their feet, shifting from left to right. She couldn’t help but smile like a fool to herself.

At the same time, Jeongmin was also smiling to himself.

*She’s so cute…* He thought to himself. He continued to stare at her, admiring at how petite and fragile she looked. He thought she was thinking about the accident earlier, so he tried to brighten up the mood.

“Hey, things will turn out alright. You don’t have to worry at all.” This time, his voice was soft and gentle. He patted her on her shoulder and smiled.

She looked up at him and nodded.

She stared into his eyes, and couldn’t help but smile even more.

*Maybe today won’t be as bad afterall.*