TAEHYUNG'S P.O.V

I walked outside of the school building with my head down, and stopped when I walked where behind the school was.

I stopped in front of the wall, and leaned one hand on it as I breathed in and out.

I lifted my hand and punched the wall as I screamed out in anger, making a large imprint of my fist into the newly concrete wall. I panted, looking at the hole I made.

My fist was numb to the pain, though I hoped that it would hurt instead.

To make me concentrate on it than what I was feeling in my heart.

I slowly sat down on the floor and rested my head on my knees.

I couldn't stop it, but the memories from earlier flooded back into my head.

"Yah! I fell for you, alright? It's the words you've wanted me to say back to you for a long time! I l like you! You promised that you would make me your girlfriend! Where's that promise?! Huh?!" She had said, and that only made me hurt more.

I wished she didn't say that.

I wished she didn't fall for me to begin with.

I wish... that I could take back that promise I made to her when we first met.

But yet, I still wanted them all.

I wanted to be happy to hear the words,"I like you" coming out from her lips.

I wanted her to by my girlfriend, I wanted to hug her, and even kiss her again... but I can't.

The tears that I have been holding in, started to fall from my eyes, and down my cheeks as I grabbed my head in between my hands.

It was reality that stopped me from dreaming on.

It was because of this sickness I had... I couldn't be with her. It's not that easy.

If I continue on with her, it would only hurt  her in the future.

I couldn't be any more selfish to take her with me, so that's why I lied to her earlier, telling her everything that we had together... was all a mistake.

So that, in the future,
it could only hurt me.

A lump formed in the back of my throat as my bottom lip started to tremble as more tears came down my face. I reached over my chest, my hand shaking as I clenched it into a fist.

She mustn't know about me anymore.

I won't let her.

It was only for her protection.

"I'm so sorry... Hyeri..." I say as I cried the tears for her. "I'm so sorry!"

As I said the words, I had no choice to convince myself that I didn't need her for me anymore.

Although she probably doesn't know the full story, I still won't tell her anything.

And that was for the best.

HYERI'S P.O.V

I walked home alone that late afternoon, keeping my thoughts to myself as I walked slowly on the sidewalk.

It was hard for me to keep going, but I knew once I'll reach home... I can let it all out.

The path was longer as I walked by myself, but it was probably because he wasn't here with me.

It's funny how one accompany you, you don't realize how the time pasts so quick.

I suddenly stopped in my tracts, and I turned my head to the side to see a lit up vending machine.

I walked towards it to peer inside of it to see little milk cartons with many different flavors.

This was where he got me that strawberry milk carton that one time...

I wanted to drink one again and so I reached inside my pocket to take out some leftover change I had, and placed them in the slots, and pressed the button to buy one of the strawberry milk, and one of the chocolate.

As I watched it slide out, it suddenly stopped on the edge.

I banged my fist on the cover for it to go.

It didn't.

"Yah," I say, and banged my fists on it, which it didn't even budge at all.

I began to grow angry at it.

"I really had a crappy day and I need this!" I yelled at it, as my tears started to flow. "Come on, just work for me this one time...?" I sniffed as I rested my head on it, feeling hopeless again.

As I leaned there, I didn't notice that there was person who came up to the vending machine.

I turned my head to see a guy putting his money in the slot, completely ignoring that I was standing there.

He then realized the vending machine was stuck, and I opened my mouth.

"Ah, excuse me, my milk carton is still-"

He turned and looked at me, and cocked his head.

"Move."

Geez... What's wrong with him?
I thought, as I stepped away for him.

I didn't know what he was doing, but when he kicked the vending machine, earning both mine and his milk cartons to drop, I changed my mind about him.

He crouched down, and grabbed both of the milk cartons, and handed the strawberry and chocolate one to me as he grabbed his own also.

"Um... thank you," I say, as I accepted it from him.

He didn't say anything, but opened his carton and took a huge gulp out of it.

As he did, I looked at him. He seemed to look a little familiar, although I couldn't pinpoint where I had seen him at.

He looked around my age, seeing how he was dressed in school uniform still.

So I asked him.

"Have... I seen you before?"

He had already finished his milk carton, and looked up at me. He only sighed as an answer, but then he dug in his pants packets, to take out some change, and showed it to me.

I looked at it in confusion.

"You dropped your change when you threw it in the convenient store. I was behind you, so I collected them and tried to get you but you were quick, and ran away." He said, and offered it back to me.

"Besides, that was so awesome how you just leaned over to scan your things like that. You must have been really late for something." He said with a half smile.

"Ah..." I say, remembering that night when my mother wanted me to get late night grocery, and the cashier guy was taking slow as heck, but I had to go meet Tae at the Banpo bridge so I hurried it all up.

"Yeah, I remember now. Thank you for keeping my change." I say as I reached and grabbed it back. "But how would you know when to give it back to me?" I asked, looking him weirdly.

He scoffed. "I see you and your boyfriend walk down here all the time. I live in the same neighborhood as you, didn't you know?"

"S-sorry," I say, surprised and pained at how he said, "your boyfriend", meaning Taehyung.

"Anyways, I'm turning on this road. I'll see you around,"

He said as he walked off. He then stopped and turned around to look at me.

"By the way, you got some sweat on your face, especially near your eyes,"

He said, while motioning his finger around his eyes.

"Ah," I say and started to wipe the tears that were still on my face away. "Thanks."

He nodded, and turned and walked away, leaving me alone.

Sweat?

Why would he call my tears sweat?

He was probably trying not to make me feel embarrassed or something...

When he turned, his name tag caught in the glint of the sunset, and and I could read his name.

Yook Sungjae...

Huh. That was a strange encounter.

I thought, and with the two milk cartons, I walked the rest of the way back home.

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I knocked on his door.

"Taehyung-ah, I know you're in there," I say loudly.

I knocked again.

"I got something for you..."

There was no answer.

I guess he doesn't want to see me anymore.

I sighed sadly, and crouched to put the chocolate milk down in front of his door.

I reached inside my backpack to get a pack of sticky notes and a pen. I wrote a note for him, and stuck it on the cart.

As I stood up, I looked up at his door.

Maybe he was having a bad day, so that's why he's like that to me.

I'm sure he didnt mean it.

Tomorrow morning, he'll be wanting to walk with me to school again after he reads the note I left him.

With positive thoughts in my head, I turned around and headed towards my own house.

TAEHYUNG'S P.O.V

I watched her wait at the front door of my house from across the street. My hands tightened on the straps of my backpack, and I took a step towards her, but I hesitated.

I clenched my teeth, seeing how hard it was to keep from calling her and say that I was right here.

I watched her leave a milk carton, and saw her walk back down the steps, her face was full of concern and worry for me. Even after saying everything was a mistake... she still didn't believe it?

I sighed, and saw how this was going to be much harder than I had thought.

After she had walked far enough, I ran across the street and collected the milk carton in my hand.

It was the one I had the last time I got us milk cartons.

I turned it on the side, and saw that she had left a note.

I took it off, and read it.

Hey Tae. Just so you know, I'm not mad at you... I forgive you. You're probably feeling down about something and I know you don't want me by your side right now, so I'll just leave this chocolate milk carton as a small gift. I hope you drink it and your spirits will lift!

Hwaiting! - Hyeri

My hand shook as I held the note, and I looked down at the milk carton.

Even though it was tempting, I maintained my emotions, and looked up, and opened my front door and stepped inside my house.

Leaving the milk with the note outside.

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