How Are You #1: How Are You?

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Is there anyone that made you feel like you have to talk to the person, or do something to make him or her happy? Jennie had a senior who she really liked to interact with back in middle school. But after the senior, Jisoo, had graduated, they haven't talked since then. Jennie remembered meeting her one day, at the park. Jennie was at the park for a casual school event with her friends. Jennie wondered why Jisoo was there and the former remembered that the older probably lived around the area, even though Jennie did not know where she really lived.

Jennie chuckled at the fact that she even enrolled into the same vocational high school as Jisoo after her middle school exams, but Jennie said that the location of the school and her father being an alumnus influenced her decision to choose that high school. Only Jennie knew the true reason. Jennie never regretted one bit, enrolling into the school. That school had given her opportunities that she would not experienced elsewhere. Jennie then remembered bumping into the older a year after the park event at her high school exam hall. It was at the hall where she took her first statistics exam. The venue was huge anyways and they had to share the venue with people from other courses. Jennie definitely did not think of ever seeing Jisoo there. She even tried to go to the school of IT to see the senior but it always go in vain. Heck, she managed to meet the older at the most unikely place. Anyways, from there on, Jennie did not see Jisoo. Sometimes, Jennie would think about her, like how the girl is. Jennie remembered them talking about their ambitions in middle school.

Jennie was at home, trying out the questions from her additional mathematics homework. The girl was stuck with a question and did not know where to start. She knew that she had many friends from her class that could easily solve the question, but the first person that she thought of was her senior, Jisoo, who she had met in her traditional music orchestra club. It was only until the end of the second year where she really talked to the older senior. Anyways, Jennie could not remember how they actually became closer after the open house duty. She took the picture of her half-written work and sent to the older.

To: Jichunnie

Hi Unnie, how do you do this question? I am stuck.

Jennie was staring at her phone and she was excited when the older came online and read her message. Soon, she received a reply.

From: Jichunnie

It should be like this after that part. I am also kinda stuck myself, but you get the general idea right?

Jennie laughed. She was hoping that the older would spare her the agony of going through the question on her own, but the older was also stuck. The younger of the two analysed the answer but was distracted. She was distracted by the fact that the older only used that specific pen color for her work and also the handwriting. The older had really nice handwriting. It was interesting that the Jisoo written on the foolscape, landscape. The written work on the lines were hard to see but thank goodness she's young and her eyes worked perfectly. After the analysis, the younger replied Jisoo.

To: Jichunnie

Oh, I get it already. You need to simplify the surds. Thank you! <3

It took a few minutes before the younger got a reply.

From: Jichunnie

Actually you are a genius, why do you need help anyways?

The younger was getting a bit playful and replied the older. Jennie really loved talking to the unnie. Sometimes, the younger would text the older for no reason but usually homework questions because ther conversations tend to be longer.

To: Jichunnie

Aniya, I genuinely did not know where to start. But you are the one who is taking the GCSE this year. You need to practice more.

From: Jichunnie

I guess I really need to practice more. Feeling ashamed that my dongsaeng solved it :')

The younger panicked, thought that she may have hurt the older's feelings.

To: Jichunnie

Aniya unnie, you helped me too! You are smart ok, I was joking.

From: Jichunnie

I could tell you joker :p

The older probably knew that the younger was panicking. Jennie chuckled to herself. She really loved the interactions.

To: Jichunnie

Unnie, have you decided which school to go to after middle sch?

From: Jichunnie

Probably a vocational high sch

To: Jichunnie

That's cool

From: Jichunnie

How about you?

To: Jichunnie

Somewhere that can get me to be a doctor

From: Jichunnie

Next time I shall visit you when I am sick

To: Jichunnie

Yea sure, my clinic will always be open for you and you will have your discounts

It had always been like this, her reminiscing about the past. However, she was grateful to meet Jisoo who taught her how to love others and to receive love from someone you admire.

"Unnie, it has been 3 years. How are you?" Jennie thought to herself as she looked at the clear blue sky.

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