childhood friend

two

doyeon pov

i was awakened by my jarring alarm clock making me jolt up from my bed as i groaned, usually it'd be my brother sunwoo who woke me up everyday by his loud, sometimes annoying, voice but today was different. my face dropped as thoughts from sunwoo leaving last night crept back into my mind even though i had called him last night it felt as if he moved to the other side of the world not the other side of the country. i reluctantly dragged my feet to my kitchen looking at the living room which lazy sunwoo would lay, i miss him. i made a quick smoothie and opened my phone to quickly message juyeon before today and thats when i realised he had ignored all my recent texts..

"thats so unlike him" i said to no one as i scrolled thru our past convos, i questioned what was wrong but clearly nothing was wrong,, maybe his trainee life was busy recently or maybe he forgot about me, i sighed to myself; as i closed my phone screen i saw a notification ping hoping it would be him. but it wasnt.

"ugh again" i groaned not wanted to look further at the repeated message, "another love confession.. seriously what is up with guys liking me so much" this isnt the first time this has happened to me i'd say the millionth time i've received a confession at this point its the only thing thats anyone will interact me with its always 'i like you' this or 'i love you' that but i always reject them.. now im not that person ever to hurt a soul but when it comes to guys i've completely given up,

i dont hate those people most are just fine but not someone who i'd see myself happy with and since then all my friends left me, all the girls have been jealous of the endless attention i get from guys but i'd gladly swap my place with them ugh "when will i meet a guy who i would love back" and for myself i often beat myself up for turning down so many boys and breaking so many hearts into two, not that it was my intention, but i couldnt imagine how it would feel to be rejected by someone you love; thankfully i havent liked anyone and probably wont anytime soon

i took the last sip of my smoothie and headed to my room to get ready, today is my (last) first day of school meaning im entering the last year of secondary school, though its already been five years since i started this school it doesnt feel like it especially without him being there without me, besides i wasnt ready to go to college but atleast i'd be with my brother : i wonder what destiny awaits me in the future.

i glance again looking at my phone hoping i'd get a nicer notification rather than love messages.. a ping alerted me

kim sunwoo

• happy first day back to school!!

• ya do you think im excited for this??

• you should be, anyways i brought a lil present for you this year so you wouldnt be so lonely

• are you coming today!!

• nah but someone else is...

• who! tell me
seen

surely it couldnt be him, i thought to myself : everyday for the past five years i wished he'd come back and since he ignored my messages it felt as if my desire to see him died down, i was left alone again,, until i heard the door bell ring "must be my surprise" i head towards to door twisting the door handle and to my surprise

"doyeonnn!!" i gasped at the sight it wasnt him but younghoon, when i said all my friends left me ig all did but one - kim younghoon who i guess you could say is a decalcomania of my brother except younghoon is my age and goes to the same school as me; like juyeon, me and younghoon had also grown up together, him crashing at our place to hang out with sunwoo which would eventually end up being us three together,, we are the best trio!!

"hoonie~" i embraced him as he walked inside our, now just mine, apartment "so youre the somebody sunwoo was telling me about" i asked "of course im here with my little yeon for our last first day at school" he answered giving me a small side hug "hey im not that little" i pouted in reply "i know but you're cute" i giggled at his compliment whilst grabbing my bags ready to leave

"come on lets go" i offered him my hand to which he accepted as we walked to school, some people would say we looked like a couple but in a way he was another older brother to whom i loved the same way as sunwoo, he's always been through all my complaints of guys and all sorts,,

"you look sad yeon, you missing him?" which one i questioned in my head i assumed he meant sunwoo since he was closest with him, "yeah he only left yesterday but it felt like hes been gone for years" again a tear threatened to fall but before it could younghoon cupped my face with his hands and placed one earphone into my ear "dont worry yeon im here for you" he placed the other earphone into his ear and played our song 'un village' by baekhyun; i laughed at the sight of hoon dancing along and layed my head on his shoulder enjoying his thoughtfullness - i would never trade anything in the world for this relationship..