It was Saturday, I was lying in my bed lazing around on my phone when I received a notification that left me perplexed.

"Hwaaaa 🐸 sent a message to Gang 🌸"

S: Oh, wow!

HJ: What's up? - he asked sitting at his desk.

S: I already told you about Wooyoung, Seonghwa and Yeosang right? Well, Seonghwa just sent a message in our group chat.

HJ: Oh yeah, wasn't Wooyoung your high school crush?

S: Yeah, that's right.

Woo is now just the memory of a teenage crush for me. I opened Seonghwa's message, intrigued by what he wanted to tell us.

Gang 🌸

Hwaaaa 🐸
Hello guys, damn, it's been a long time! I wanted to catch up a bit!

HJ: So, what's that Seonghwa guy saying?

S: He's just checking in.

HJ: Cute, how long has it been since you guys talked? - he exclaimed with enthusiasm.

S: Since high school!

Our last message was from senior year, I'd invited them to the party I threw for my 18th birthday.

Since then, I had only heard from Wooyoung once during my first year of college. We briefly talked about our studies, he'd gone to literature school.

He also told me that Yeo, Hwa and he weren't as close as before, it seems they had a bit of a falling out at the end of high school. So, seeing Hwa's message was even more surprising.

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
Heeey Hwa!! It feels so weird to receive a message in this convo, it brings back memories!

Fox 2.0 🍗
Hi guys!

Fox 2.0 🍗
Damn, our names with emojis it's indecent

Hwaaaa 🐸
Right, it's too nostalgic

Wood 🪵
Hey gang!

Wood 🪵
The names with emojis are great 👀

Fox 2.0 🍗
You're saying that bc you made it 👀

Wood 🪵
Maybe 👀

Jongho 📅
Oh wow i wasn't expecting to receive a message here!

Hwaaaa 🐸
So, how's everyone doing??

One by one, we told about our lives, studies, and loves. We spoke as if we had never stopped.

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
I moved in with my bf in Seoul, i joined a performing arts school!

Hwaaaa 🐸
Wow that's so cool! Do you like it?

Hwaaaa 🐸
I knew you were made for it considering how you and Woo never stopped singing

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
Lmaoo yeah i love it

Hwaaaa 🐸
And how long have you been with your boyfriend? 😮

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
It's been 2 years!

Wood 🪵
Oh that's awesome Sannie!!

Wood 🪵
And daaamn you've finally scored!

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
Yeah, well, not all of us are like you stringing together love stories 😠

Hwaaaa 🐸
Lmaooo

Wood 🪵
Hey! It's been two years since i've been with my gf! It's a record 😌

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
Lool congratulations, i'm so proud of you

Wood 🪵
We even live together

Fox 2.0 🍗
Are you still in literature school Woo?

Wood 🪵
Yeah i'm in my third year but imma change after this, it's too annoying

Jongho 📅
Everyone's changing paths 😂😂

Wood 🪵
Yeah but idk what i'm gonna do yet 🥲🥲

Wood 🪵
I was thinking of doing something like you San singing or dancing but i don't know

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
Duuuude go for it, you're so really talented 😭

Wood 🪵
Yeah? You think so?

Wood 🪵
Is your school that good?

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
Yeah, really good
If you want we can talk privately and i'll explain a bit about the courses and everything

Wood 🪵
Sure

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young_woo
Alright spill it my boy!

I detailed the course of my school days, what's cool, what's not, and everything useful for him to know.

young_woo
That honestly sounds amazing

young_woo
I searched for schools in Daegu but they don't seem that great

_sannie
No if you wanna do that you have to come to Seoul, the schools are much more prestigious

young_woo
Alright i'll think ab it i'll let you know what i descide :)

_sannie
Yep!

young_woo
Nothing to do with it but it's so cool that Hwa sent a message it's great to talk again

_sannie
Hell yeah, but didn't you guys have a fight?

young_woo
We did but we cleared things up last year 😊

_sannie
Aaah okay good, cause rn there's such a good vibe so i doubted that you guys had been on bad terms lmao

young_woo
Ikr lmaoo but yeah it's super weird it's like we never stopped talking it's really cool

_sannie
Honestly i was really bummed that we stopped talking when we started our 11th grade

young_woo
Me toooo but i really had no idea how to start talking again

_sannie
Yeah same, it was weird

young_woo
Rn everything's good tho lol

_sannie
Yeah :)

In the following days, we continued to exchange messages to share our lives stories.

Fox 2.0 🍗
Damn San, you've had a major glow-up

I guess he says that because of the photo I just posted in my Insta story. What, you wanna see it?

Here, enjoy. He's right, I've had a glow-up.

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
Lol thanks it's nice, you've all had a glow-up too, i saw it in your posts

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
Except Jongho, he hasn't changed, had a dad's physique since birth we remember that

Fox 2.0 🍗
You're damn right, Jongho how is it possible?

Wood 🪵
The question is: when he becomes a dad will he still have a child's face?

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
That sentence just traumatized me

Jongho 📅
Men, leave my dad's physique alone okay!?

Hwaaaa 🐸
We really need to have a get-together again someday

Fox 2.0 🍗
Yeaaah old-school style

Sannie 🏴‍☠️
🤝🏼

Conclusion of Chapter 21: San finally scored.

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The gang is back! I can't deal with these damn emojis 😭 😂